According to current estimates, about 690 million people are hungry. The World Food Program shows that 135 million people are chronically malnourished due to man-made conflict, climate change, and economic decline. Urgent action is needed to provide food and humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable areas.

In 2020, almost 5 million children under the age of five died worldwide. Newborns account for nearly half of that total (2.4 million). Generally, 2.2 million children and young people aged 5 to 24 years old died in 2020. These high mortality rates are primarily the result of illnesses that can be avoided or treated.

However, there are still many people who do not have the right knowledge, and whether newborn babies can have healthy and safe lives simply depends on where they are born. In developing countries, many mothers die from pregnancy and childbirth. We can create a healthy and long-lived society by understanding the proper preventive measures for infectious diseases and gender.

The leading causes of death in children differ depending on their age. Here are some diseases and their methods of prevention.

Pneumonia mortality in children is significantly associated with malnutrition, a lack of good water and sanitation, indoor air pollution, and a lack of healthcare access. Antibiotics are a simple way to treat pneumonia.

In 2017, 480,000 young children died from diarrhea. Oral rehydration salts can prevent between 70 to 90 percent of deaths.

Malaria claimed the lives of roughly 274,000 children under the age of five in 2019. The disease could easily be prevented with insecticide-treated mosquito nets and quick diagnostic tests.

Many precious lives might be saved if countries or communities had secure and decent medical administration systems, medical facilities and knowledge.

We throw away roughly 500 million tons of garbage in Japan each year, with about a tenth of it coming from homes and offices. It translates to around one kilogram of waste per person every day.

“3Rs” means Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. It has been popular since it was introduced as the Basic Law for Establishing a Recycling-Based Society in 2000. Today, not only in Japan but in other parts of the world, numerous measures have been taken to pursue a sustainable society.

Let’s take a deeper look at the Edo period. Worn-out clothing was used as floor coverings before being burned to ash. Ashes themselves were utilized as fertilizer, dyes, and detergents, or sold to ash buyers. According to documents, one arithmetic textbook in a temple school was utilized for 109 years. Farmers would pay money or donate crops in exchange for human waste. Recycling had the beneficial impact of producing a variety of occupations. Throughout the Edo period, there was little unemployment.

The population of Japan has increased by a factor of two and a half, but the environment showed little sign of getting any worse. Residents were forced to recycle what they had due to the scarcity of commodities and materials. Everything was viewed as a precious resource. The phrase “mottainai,” or “what a waste,” is still part of our daily lives today.