Two Million Children die of this each year

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Sorry to share such a ugly topic, but given the small cost of treating this it deserves our attention. From the Daily Telegraph…
NEARLY two million children die of diarrhea each year, even though treating the ailment is relatively simple and “almost miraculous”, the World Health Organization said today.
Research into childhood diarrhea has declined since the 1980s, keeping pace with dwindling funds for a disease that nonetheless accounts for 20 per cent of all child deaths, the WHO said. (Source)
The story goes on to say that treatment is less than fifty cents per child. Our church can get their minds around this, right?
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