More saving the world...

Listening to NPR a while back, about an American operating in yemen to make pots that are impregnated with silver, which evidently purifies the water for about 7 years. Some unknown quality about silver... he's making them all day long and selling for $25 each...  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124012949

Then read some other articles- can't remember, newsweek maybe? That a traditional treatment for diarrhea in africa is  a rehydration formula with some kind of sugar water... however, parents don't really believe it's "medicine" so don't administer it as they might normal medicine, so the kids still die of dehydration. What folks have discovered is that zinc in tablets, given during the flood season (when most get sick) dropped mortality down to zero in test villages, and provided a mechanism along with the sugar water which caused parents to administer both. Oral Rehydration System (?) ORS - now they come in packets, and have included the zinc - here's article about Bangladesh: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-05-01-diarrhea-kids_N.htm

Here's the original article about zinc- it was Time magazine... http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1914655,00.html

what else? We can't stop children from dying from dehydration and we're worried about HIV?  Maybe Bill and Melinda Gates...

I'd like to help... but wonder if I have it in me....