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Oct 01, 2013
As the development community prepares for the final push towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while also entering into a process of defining future global development goals post-2015, it is important that lessons are learnt on
Reports
Sep 01, 2013
Increasing the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding could save an estimated 1.5 million infant lives each year. In fact, up to 55 percent of infant deaths from diarrheal disease and acute respiratory infections may result from inappropriate
Factsheets
Jul 01, 2013
This brief provides an overview of policies and initiatives driving global action to reduce the impacts of childhood pneumonia and diarrheal disease—two dire but often under-resourced global health issues—in the context of broader priorities for
Factsheets
May 21, 2013
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Cette trousse à outils est conçue afin d'aider les organisations de la société civile (OSC), les organisations
non gouvernementales (ONG) et d'autres groupes ou individus militants à plaider pour la mise en œuvre des
Toolkits
May 02, 2013
The Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology and Bharat Biotech announced positive results from a Phase 3 clinical trial of a rotavirus vaccine developed and manufactured in India. Data from the trial, presented at the May 2013
Published research
May 01, 2013
Zinc is an important micronutrient for the overall health and development of infants and young children. But among children in the poorest countries, zinc deficiency is widespread and can result in higher rates of infectious diseases, including
Factsheets
Apr 17, 2013
Zambia is leading the charge to defeat diarrhea. The country serves as a model for the successful integration of policies, education, safe drinking water, rotavirus vaccines, and ORS/zinc.
Video: PATH; Photos: PATH/Gareth Bentley.
Video
Apr 10, 2013
Share these photos on Facebook and Twitter to help spread the word about the GAPPD: the first global plan to simultaneously tackle pneumonia and diarrhoea, two leading child killers.
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Graphics
Apr 05, 2013
Full report: Integrated Global Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD) (PDF, 763 KB)
Authors: UNICEF and WHO
Published: April 2013
GAPPD report resources:
Executive summary: in English and French
Summary:
Reports
Apr 05, 2013
This advocacy toolkit is designed to assist civil society organisations (CSOs), nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), and other advocacy groups or individuals to advocate for the successful implementation of the recommendations of the Integrated
Toolkits