Teacher Uttama Pal underscores the importance of children’s participation in lessons on basic hygiene and toilet use.
Let’s further efforts to increase fair compensation and gender equity for health workers.
The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for infants to support healthy growth and development. But why is this recommended? And when
A child having a lipid based nutrient supplement (LNS) in Bangladesh. Photo: icddr,b.
Deaths caused by diarrhea among children less than five
In recent months, numerous news articles have detailed global cholera outbreaks. What do we know about cholera, and why are these outbreaks so
Increasingly, conflict, displacement, and climate change impact access to life-saving vaccines. These factors can result in millions of children
Are we ready to face the heat of 2024? This continuing record-breaking average global temperature is being exacerbated. How will this influence the
Rotavirus vaccines became available in 2006. How have they made an impact?
There are six pathogens that are responsible for the majority of childhood diarrhea: Shigella, rotavirus, adenovirus, enterotoxigenic E. coli,
As we ready ourselves for the new year, let’s learn from past blogs by taking a look at the top five DefeatDD blogs–reader’s favorites–in 2023
Pneumonia and diarrhea continue to be leading infectious causes of childhood mortality, what do we know about the impact of immunizations?
World Toilet Day might be over, but the UN Water logo of the dedicated hummingbird from the ancient story is still flapping its wings, reminding us
Sanitation is a human right and yet 3.5 billion people still have no safe toilets and 419 million still have to defecate in the open.
World Toilet Day is a global observation recognized annually. This year, our theme is “Don’t Stall” to promote urgency in addressing some of the most
PATH analyzed the potential impact of a Shigella vaccine that could combat growth faltering as a result of diarrhea infection.