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Description: GiveWell is matching donations from first-time donors dollar for dollar up to $250. Click on bit.ly/3rHPv9a to donate and be sure to use the fundraiser code MINUTEEARTH at checkout to make sure your donation gets matched. The most cost-effective way to save a human life right now is to help give Vitamin A drops to certain groups of people, thanks to the health effects of the drops and the ease of their distribution. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Vitamin A: A group of nutrients called retinoids used in several different processes in the human body. - Malaria: A serious disease carried by parasites in a certain type of mosquito that feeds on humans. - Value of Life: The economic value used to quantify the benefit of avoiding a fatality - Upstream interventions: Approaches to healthcare that address root causes rather than symptoms. - Night Blindness: An early symptom of Vitamin A deficiency in which the eye is unable to process low levels of light. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* David Goldenberg | Script Writer, Narrator and Director Sarah Berman | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Aldo de Vos | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC neptunestudios.info OUR STAFF ************ Sarah Berman • Arcadi Garcia i Rius David Goldenberg • Julián Gustavo Gómez Melissa Hayes • Alex Reich • Henry Reich • Peter Reich Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | youtube.com/MinuteEarth TikTok | tiktok.com/@minuteearth Twitter | twitter.com/MinuteEarth Instagram | instagram.com/minute_earth Facebook | facebook.com/Minuteearth Website | minuteearth.com Apple Podcasts| podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 REFERENCES ************** Linus Pauling Institute. Vitamin A. Micronutrient Information Center. Oregon State University. Retrieved from: lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-A#introduction Imdad, A, Mayo‐Wilson, E, Herzer, K, and Bhutta, ZA (2017). Vitamin A supplementation for preventing morbidity and mortality in children from six months to five years of age. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Vol 3. Retrieved from: cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008524.pub3/full GiveWell. Vitamin A Supplementation. Retrieved from: givewell.org/international/technical/programs/vitamin-A GiveWell. 2020 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Retrieved from: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16XOOB1oWse1ICbF0OVXUYtwWwpvG3mxAAQ6LYAAndQU/edit#gid=1377543212 Anna J. MacMonegle, James Nonnemaker, Jennifer C. Duke, Matthew C. Farrelly, Xiaoquan Zhao, Janine C. Delahanty, Alexandria A. Smith, Pamela Rao, Jane A. Allen (2018). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of The Real Cost Campaign's Effect on Smoking Prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol 55:3 (319-325). Retrieved from: ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(18)31877-4/fulltext Our World in Data. Causes of Death. Retrieved from: ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#cause-by-cause