> Dollar for dollar food, water and education in the 3rd world has to have the greatest impact on human suffering Medicine in the 3rd world actually seems to o

> Dollar for dollar food, water and education in the 3rd world has to have the greatest impact on human suffering Medicine in the 3rd world actually seems to outperform any of those[1]. On the other hand, it's medicine of the "let's take the well-known cures and distribute them to people who don't have them" variety, not the "let's research a cure for this rare but heartbreaking disease in children" variety. [1] http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities