Definition. Thoracic surgery is the repair of organs located in the thorax, or chest. The thoracic cavity lies between the neck and the diaphragm, and contains the heart and lungs (cardiopulmonary system), the esophagus, trachea, pleura, mediastinum, chest wall, and diaphragm.
If youâre reading this, chances are you switched on a light. But for the 1.3 billion people around the world who lack access to electricity, darkness is a reality. There is no electric light for children to do their homework by, no power to run refrigerators that keep perishables or needed medicine cold, no power for cooking stoves or microwaves.
Statistics: Worldwide. Nearly 37 million people are now living with HIV. 2.6 million are under the age of 15. In 2014, an estimated 2 million people were newly infected with HIV. 220,000 were under the age of 15. Every day about 5,600 people contract HIVâmore than 230 every hour. In 2014, 1.2 million people died from AIDS. Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly 78 million people have contracted HIV and close to 39 million have died of AIDS-related causes. As of March 2015, around 15 million people living with HIV (41% of the total) had access to antiretroviral therapy.