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A female healthcare worker in a white coat and headscarf is talking to a patient while holding medication. In the background, other healthcare workers are assisting patients at a clinic. The setting appears busy and dedicated to patient care.
May 23, 2024

Searching for new avenues to control cholera

The alarming increase in cholera outbreaks is fueling renewed interest in novel treatment tools.
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May 08, 2024

Preparing for safe drinking water during natural disasters

What would you do if you saw river water levels gradually rising to your doorstep? That’s what people in villages of the Cachar District in Southern Assam, India, vividly remember.
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Apr 23, 2024

Have You Ever Celebrated the Contributions of Vaccinations In Your Life?

Sometimes we overlook the everyday tools that keep us safe and healthy. For many of us, it’s easy to overlook the impact of vaccination, which has saved and improved countless lives.
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Apr 17, 2024

Building back better – bringing back the joy in schools

Teacher Uttama Pal underscores the importance of children’s participation in lessons on basic hygiene and toilet use.
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Apr 03, 2024

How do healthcare workers defeat diarrheal disease?

Let’s further efforts to increase fair compensation and gender equity for health workers.
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A group of people in a laboratory setting, wearing protective gear including blue hairnets, masks, white lab coats, and gloves. One person is seated and working with lab equipment while the others stand close by, observing the process.
Mar 27, 2024

How does human milk banking help ensure child health?

The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for infants to support healthy growth and development. But why is this recommended? And when women face barriers breastfeeding, what alternatives exist to provide nutrients to newborns?
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Mar 20, 2024

In Bangladesh, WASH has significant impact in high disease burden households

Deaths caused by diarrhea among children less than five years old are highest in poor communities in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, including here in Bangladesh.
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A healthcare worker in blue scrubs and red pants talks to a woman in colorful attire and a headscarf, who is seated next to a child lying on a bed in a medical tent. Other patients are seen resting on beds in the background.
Mar 06, 2024

Why do we keep seeing cholera in the news?

In recent months, numerous news articles have detailed global cholera outbreaks. What do we know about cholera, and why are these outbreaks so prevalent?
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Feb 21, 2024

Zero-dose children are an indicator of broader inequities

Increasingly, conflict, displacement, and climate change impact access to life-saving vaccines. These factors can result in millions of children around the world not receiving immunizations, often described as “zero-dose children”.
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Feb 14, 2024

Getting ahead of diarrhea outbreaks in 2024

Are we ready to face the heat of 2024? This continuing record-breaking average global temperature is being exacerbated. How will this influence the prevalence of diarrheal diseases?
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