the cost of blindness
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The Cost of Blindness
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45 million people around the world are blind
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90 percent of them live in developing countries
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Avoidable blindness could cost the world up to US$110 billion of economic productivity over 20 years
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But 80 percent of blindness can be prevented or treated
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Every minute, a child goes blind, and 60 percent of children will die within a year of going blind
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Often, this can be prevented for less than the cost of a cup of coffee
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Nearly half of blindness is caused by cataracts
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Which can be cured for the price of two cinema tickets
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Since 2003, we’ve helped to restore sight to more than two and a half million people
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Now we’re hoping to raise US$20 million…
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…to help 20 million people…
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…in 20 cities in developingcountries…
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…see
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