Sentences with phrase «problem for millions of children»

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For the one million children in Yemen facing malnutrition and possible starvation, the problem is one of money and not of availability.

Hasker's third proposition is that for the problem of divine non-intervention to be a real problem, «we must be able to identify specific kinds of cases in which God morally ought to intervene but does not» Many critics of (traditional) theism probably already have a more or less vague list of such cases, which might include genocidal events, such as the Nazi holocaust and the Rwandan massacre; wars; large - scale natural disasters; conditions of chronic poverty, in which millions of children die from starvation or are permanently stunted because of inadequate protein; the sexual molestation of children, which often leaves them psychologically scarred for the rest of their lives; death preceded by long, painful illnesses, such as cancer or AIDS, or by mind - destroying conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease; and the kinds of events described by Dostoyevski, such as the soldier using his pistol to get a mother's baby to giggle with delight and then blowing its brains out.

We often tell people that about a cup of Golden Rice can provide half of an adult's vitamin A needs, but for them to actually see the simple rice grains that could help nations overcome a public health problem affecting 190 million children has an impact all its own.

Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death among children under 5, responsible for nearly 1 million deaths in 2015; many survivors face a lifetime of disability, including learning disabilities and visual and hearing problems.

There are over 160 million undernourished children in this region, putting them at high risk for a range of health and developmental problems.

SAGE advised that children under 2 years of age should receive the full dose, however, and it pointed out some practical problems as well, such as the need for millions of smaller syringes.

Coverage of Reach Every Reader Launch: Zuckerberg, Chan Give $ 30M to Harvard and MIT for Literacy (The New York Times) Reach Every Reader Targets Early Literacy Crisis (Harvard Gazette) Zuckerberg, Chan Donate $ 30 Million to Literacy Effort (The Boston Globe) Mark Zuckerberg's Charity Is Giving $ 30 Million to Help Kids Learn to Read — and Love It (Quartz) Harvard - MIT Personalized Learning Program to Help Early Readers Gets $ 30M From Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (The 74) Zuckerberg, Wife Give $ 30M for Child Literacy (The Boston Herald) Chan Zuckerburg Initiative Funds Harvard - MIT Effort to Screen Children for Reading Problems (Education DIVE) Zuckerberg, Chan Donate $ 30 Million to Ed.

More than 1.3 million Britons are now on a gluten ‑ free diet, yet parents continue to report problems with getting trusted gluten - free food for their children when at school, writes Lisa Bainbridge, head of campaigns at Coeliac UK

Millions of public educators are working tirelessly and the United States is spending billions of dollars annually to solve one of the country's most vexing social problems: our education achievement gap and its horrific life consequences for millions of our children, particularly children oMillions of public educators are working tirelessly and the United States is spending billions of dollars annually to solve one of the country's most vexing social problems: our education achievement gap and its horrific life consequences for millions of our children, particularly children omillions of our children, particularly children of color.

Millions of children perish each year, but world leaders think a problem that's unlikely to become worrisome for decades is the world's most pressing concern.

The group, for example, identified problems encountered by young people who «age out» of the state's mental health system for children, work that contributed to significant changes, including a $ 3 million program to help with the transition to the adult system.

Attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 3 % — 5 % of children and young people under 18 years old.1 The core symptoms include inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity leading to significant impairments in academic and social function and increased risk of substance misuse, unemployment, criminality and mental health problems.2 3 Early treatment is crucial to improve symptoms and reduce the burden on the family and wider social and healthcare systems.4 With the increasing rates of diagnosis of ADHD, spending on ADHD medication has increased sevenfold between 1998 and 2005,5 and expenditure on medication treatment costs in the UK is now estimated at # 78 million per year.5 6 This has placed increasing financial burden on health services and highlighted the need for more efficient and cost - effective services to diagnose and treat the condition.