In our world today:

• Malaria causes more than one million deaths each year.
• Every minute 6 young people between the ages of 10 and 25 are infected with HIV/AIDS.

To reach Goal 6, governments must spend much more on basic health services for their people. Developed countries spend at least 5% of their GDP (Gross Domestic Product) on public health care, but in developing countries it is often less than ½ if that.