This short, powerful video by WaterAid shows that while diarrhea is an inconvenience in developed countries, it is a death sentence in developing ones.
One of the most intriguing approaches to creating demand for improved sanitation facilities is the community-led total sanitation movement, which was created in Bangladesh in 1999 by consultant Kamal Kar with the Village Education Resource Centre and WaterAid. This video shows the process at work in one village in Bangladesh.
An estimated 1.2 million children's lives would be saved every year if the majority of mothers exclusively breastfed their children for the first six months of life. Breastfeeding prevents death from malnutrition and helps develop the immune system, improving the response to vaccines and preventing infections, including diarrheal diseases.
Created for World Breastfeeding Week 2010, the video series 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding outlines the successful breastfeeding practices and instructions that should be implemented by every clinic providing maternity services and care for newborn infants.
These parents live in the US, where they had access to emergency care to save their children when they contracted severe rotavirus infection - though it was still a terrifying ordeal. A vaccine can save children from a hospital visit in the US, and in poor countries where access to care is limited, a vaccine can mean the difference between life and death.
A diverse coalition of water, sanitation, hygiene and health organizations came together for World Water Day 2010. Its goal: to raise awareness and call for stronger commitments and more robust action to ensure universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation everywhere they are needed. The global water crisis can be solved with solutions available today.
Around the world, nearly one out of every two people lacks access to a decent toilet. In honor of World Water Day 2010, thousands of people in over 80 countries around the globe participated in the World's Longest Toilet Queue to show solidarity and raise awareness about the global water and sanitation crisis.
This year, DC's Toilet Queue garnered the participation of Mandy Moore, Alexandra Cousteau, and several enthusiastic DC area school children.
On Water Water Day 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to an audience at the National Geographic Society about water and its importance in America's foreign policy agenda.
Follow PATH's Alfred Ochola as he demonstrates how simple, cost-effective solutions are defeating diarrheal disease in Western Kenya. Read more about Alfred Ochola on PATH's website.
No one wants talk about it, but diarrheal disease is the second leading killer of children around the world. Watch this video to find out why and learn how you can add your voice to the growing conversation.
No children should die of diarrhea and, with a coordinated package of proven interventions, they don't have to. Rotavirus vaccines are among the newest tools in the fight against diarrheal disease and the only way to prevent severe infection. Follow their trail as they show dramatic impact in Nicaragua and demonstrate their potential for saving young lives in Africa and Asia.