Sub-Saharan Africa has 24% of the worldwide disease burden, yet it has only 3% of the world’s health workers. (The DATA Report 2008)

This week’s theme: A miscellany of facts

Related facts:

• Help needed An additional 1.2 million teachers are needed in sub-Saharan Africa in...
• Moving money An estimated $22.75 billion in remittances (7% of global remittances) flow...