If used worldwide to control the 1.5 billion diarrhea episodes that occur yearly in developing countries, a tiny packet of ORS salts costing only ten cents could save the lives of many of the 3.2 million children who die from diarrheic diseases each year.
इसके अतिरिक्‍त, वह चेतावनी देता है, अतिसार - रोधी दवाओं का कोई साबित व्यावहारिक मूल्य नहीं है, और कुछ तो ख़तरनाक हैं ।