[tim333]

Regarding antibiotics, although I don't have numbers, in most 3rd world countries they are freely available in shops for prices starting at less than $1. I wouldn't mind betting more lives are saved by their free availability where there isn't easy/cheap access to doctors than are lost through drug resistance.

[kwhitefoot]

What do you get for a dollar? A whole course or just one pill? And how much of a person's income is that price, is it really cheap or does it just seem so to those of us who are in rich countries?

[tim333]

Last time I did it it was 30c for a course (8 pills) of Cipro in Cambodia. I assume that's fairly cheap for locals too - you can't buy much of anything for that even in Cambodia.