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Sep 01, 2012
In 2010, the UN Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health highlighted the suffering of women and children around the world caused by lack of access to life-saving commodities. The Strategy called on the global community
Reports
Aug 01, 2012
In 2009-2011, Africare, in partnership with UNICEF, implemented WASH programs in rural Zambian schools. They constructed latrines and handwashing stations, implemented school-led-total-sanitation to end open defecation, and mentored students to
Photo gallery
Aug 01, 2012
Mothers and fathers in Mukuyu village attend community meetings to learn about safe practices to keep their children healthy and safe. Their community health worker teaches them about handwashing, sanitation, and the simple salt and sugar formula to
Photo gallery
Jun 01, 2012
This report makes a remarkable and compelling argument for tackling two of the leading killers of children under age 5: pneumonia and diarrhoea. By 2015 more than 2 million child deaths could be averted if national coverage of costeffective
Reports
Apr 09, 2012
How can we stop millions of deaths from diarrhea? With simple solutions. Just listen...
Video
Mar 02, 2012
Do you remember how your mom took care of you when you got sick?
Moms everywhere want to take care of their kids. Diarrhea can be deadly, but mothers have hope when they have access to simple solutions. Proven, affordable tools should be at-hand for
Video
Dec 02, 2011
At defeatDD, we love to talk *bleep*, so we made a video about it. After all, if we can't talk *bleep,* we can't defeat death by *bleep.* Spread the word!
Video
Nov 01, 2011
This briefing paper details PATH's partnership with officials and health leaders in Vietnam that bridged policy with community health delivery to reduce hospitalization and death from childhood diarrhea. A multi-faceted effort brought the national
Factsheets
Nov 01, 2011
This document outlines a landscape policy analysis that identified challenges and opportunities for prioritizing diarrheal disease in Malawi. A local steering committee identified strengths and weaknesses in current policies, recommended steps to re
Factsheets
Nov 01, 2011
Diarrheal disease is one of the top two causes of child death in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and Malawi is no exception. Diarrhea causes approximately 11 percent of deaths in children under five years of age in the country, with
Factsheets