Just read this article
"Global child deaths plunge by 12,000 a day" and I am thanking God that such progress has been made over the last decade or so. (Here comes the 'but') But, if you continue down through the article, some pretty startling facts pop up. The one that snagged at my heart was this:
"The news that the rate of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is declining twice as fast as it was a decade ago shows that we can make progress even in the poorest places," he said.
"But we cannot for a moment forget the chilling fact of around 21,000 children dying every day from preventable causes," he added.
The "he" quoted above is Anthony Lake, executive director for UNICEF.
21,000 per DAY. Let's all hope and pray that that number goes down by a significant amount soon. Another decade is too long to wait. Read the whole thing.
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