.. the poster actually raises a good point. Many third world countries are rife with disease causing urinary defects in both children and adults. Donating to foreign aid charities would enable the comparitively cheap medicines required to treat such diseases to be supplied to them.

This would increase quality of life and prevent death. So, come on - instead of forking out for that new OLED Digital Camera why not donate a few dollars to charity and help underpriveleged people gain a new lease of life?