In some regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, as high as 10% of children die before the age of 5 years old, mostly due to diseases like malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea, which in wealthier countries can be treated by antibiotics. The World Health Organization (WHO) conducted studies to determine the most effective ways of treating children as a function of age. Let's hope we have the means of providing the medication in amounts large enough to make this difference, and in the process saving the lives of millions of children with the antibiotics we take for granted in the West.
