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WHO/UNICEF: Diarrhea Kills 1.5 Million Children Per Year
Ann Veneman, the head of Unicef said this was a ‘tragedy.’ ‘Inexpensive and effective treatments for diarrhea exist, but in developing countries only 39 percent of children with diarrhea receive the recommended treatment,’ Veneman said. Full Article at Matthew Yglesias
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