"The number of children under the age five who die annually has plummeted from 12 million in 1990 to 7.6 million in 2010, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) have said in a new report.
The two United Nations agencies estimate in the report that the drop means about 12,000 more children's lives are being saved each day.
They say there are many reasons for the improved under-five mortality rate, including better access to health care and preventive measures such as immunization, clean water and better nutrition."
Read the whole article here. Twenty years of effort really do make a difference. Imagine what we could accomplish in another twenty.
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