Some people analyse what’s rationally most impactful all day, every day, as a job: those people at GiveWell. Surprisingly (or not) all of their “best charities to donate to” are working on preventing the poorest from getting sick and/or dying. These charities are selected for being the closest to evidence-based in terms of having the biggest impact per $1.

The top 1 and 2 charities prevent people from getting malaria:

1 Give people preventative malaria drugs

2 Give people mosquito nets

Mjamm malaria drugs

In the cosy “net cave” with mummy

The other top 3 and 4 charities also prevent infectious diseases:

3 Give people vitamin A supplements to decrease their vulnerability to infections

4 Give people cash when they bring their baby for routine vaccinations

If you don’t have carrots around

$4000 would be nice 🤔

Infectious diseases have been the leading causes of death for most of humanity’s history. But not anymore. Now it’s probably “lifestyle” that is causing cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other diseases.

If we aim to create some sort of equal world, some money should go to these major causes of why poor people get sick and/or die. Plus set a new example of a healthy living environment – so that these currently poor people survive, get richer and not stumble into “our diseases”: ‣.

These top 4 charities are a pretty good bet for the 6600 persons/month in the US, who were pondering which is “the best charity to donate to”.

<aside> 💭 OK, after saving poor people from getting sick – what’s the next most rational thing? Don’t be hungry

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