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Dec 17, 2010
Diarrheal disease treatment and prevention are on the wish list all year around for families and communities in developing countries, so a number of charities and philanthropies are making it possible for gift givers to donate directly or in the
Dec 15, 2010
To me, a sustainable sanitation service, in very general terms is one where everybody can get access to a toilet and toilet services -- of their choice -- forever. 
Dec 08, 2010
Many of us have heard the staggering numbers before:
Dec 02, 2010
During my recent trip to Kenya, my mission was to explore the ways we can better engage women as advocates for child health. In several interviews with health care workers, NGOs, and community leaders, I repeatedly heard the words, “Just give women
Nov 24, 2010
I spent last Friday evening celebrating toilets and talking to a group of nerds about the deadly global impact of diarrheal disease and the solutions to defeat it.
Nov 22, 2010
Bread for the World Institute has just released its 2011 Hunger Report, Our Common Interest: Ending Hunger and Malnutrition. The report is available in print and online for free at www.hungerreport.org. This is the 21st edition of the Institute's
Nov 19, 2010
We have heard many times that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and, while one might not immediately see the connection between beauty and a toilet, investments in sanitation can literally make the difference between life and death.  This would
Nov 16, 2010
On an outing long ago with my Aunt Frieda, I needed to use the bathroom. This struck her as a calamity because she had a horror of public bathrooms, and she was frantic about me not touching any surface in the rather nice and clean department store
Nov 12, 2010
With communications in high gear for World Pneumonia Day, I have spent a lot of time recently helping to get out the word about the world's leading killer of children under five. The Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia, which was formed last
Nov 11, 2010
Diarrhea is one of the top infectious disease threats to deployed American forces.