It is estimated that around one in 10 people will suffer from depression at some time during their lives. Depression is especially prevalent in those who have other conditions such as cancer, Parkinson’s, and diabetes.
As the most common childhood physical disability in the world, cerebral palsy affects two in every 1,000 live births. With no known cure, the most children can hope for is several years of an assisted and challenging life.
The risks to the mother and child during childbirth have drastically reduced over the past century. Thanks to specialised medical advances and a growing understanding of the role of health, the vast majority of births each year are complication-free and lead to healthy newborns.
Sadly, cancer can be diagnosed at any age — one example being how bone cancer is more frequently diagnosed in children and adolescents than in any other group.
