[00:02] In joint fifth place are malaria and AIDS. Both kill around 600,000 people per year, followed by diarrheal diseases claiming [music] 1.1 million lives. tuberculosis and hepatitis viruses with each responsible for well over a million
[00:17] deaths. But the top infectious killers worldwide claiming around 2.5 million lives a year are lower respiratory infections. Living with these diseases also drains people's time and money. Malaria alone is responsible for around
[00:30] 500 million lost working days in Africa a year, which is a heavy burden for global level, sick days from tuberculosis add [music] up to trillions of dollars a decade. But for the world's poorest, catastrophe can hit much
[00:43] faster. Over half of all tuberculosis sufferers spend over 20% of their income [music] just to get treated. One infection can mean selling livestock, falling into debt. But [music] we can break this cycle by investing in early
[00:57] detection and prevention. By lowering treatment costs and enabling [music] to live healthy lives, every dollar invested not only saves lives, but helps to give an economic boost so places once held back by disease can thrive.