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Breastfeeding is associated with a lower incidence of infant diarrhoea and respiratory disease, particularly in less developed countries [ 1 ] . A recent ecological study on breastfeeding showed that more than half of all infant deaths from diarrhoeal disease and acute respiratory infections in Latin America are preventable by exclusive breastfeeding in infants aged 0-3 months and partial breastfeeding throughout the remainder of infancy [ 2 ] . The theoretical basis for this may be a combination of the nutritional and immunomodulatory effects of human milk [ 3 ] . Since 2001, the WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding up to the age of 6 months (World Health Assembly Resolution 55.
One recent review suggests that the medical failures occurring prior to organ procurement in brain dead patients may be largely preventable by the use of invasive hemodynamic monitoring, aggressive rewarming and liberal transfusion therapy [ 13].
The HPV test--for human papilloma virus, which can cause cervical cancer in women over 40--could save many lives in the developing world, where lack of access to Pap tests leads to nearly 200,000 preventable deaths every year.
Linked to poverty, decreased productivity, and premature death, tobacco remains the second major cause of preventable death in the world and fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide [59].
Specifically, it is not mentioned in the piece how preventable ailments receive a lower ranking, regardless of cost.