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Jan 31, 2019

The best superfood that babies can have to defeat diarrhea

If more mothers like Rashmi donate breastmilk, it would help defeat diarrheal disease.
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Jan 09, 2019

Addressing the hidden burden of gut dysfunction

Many aspects of EED remain shrouded in mystery. Here's what we know.
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Nov 28, 2018

Hospitals without water, toilets, or soap make the sick even more vulnerable to infection

Think back to the last time you visited a doctor’s office or a hospital. Was clean drinking water available?
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Nov 12, 2018

For pneumonia and diarrhea, there’s complementarity in tools and partnerships

The solutions are simple, but they are multiple, and they are only as good as the level of awareness about them.
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Oct 18, 2018

Thanks to rotavirus vaccine, Baksari’s daughter has protection against the most lethal form of diarrhea

Jan 24, 2018 Ringing in 2018 with an exciting rotavirus vaccine milestone Rotavirus vaccines are starting off the new year with a bang! Blog Read More During a recent visit to an immunization session site in Rajasthan, a series of observations left m...
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Oct 10, 2018

Clean hands: a recipe for health long after a meal is over

Blog originally posted on Crowd 360.   If you’re reading this post, chances are you have grown up with the familiar injunction to wash our hands, especially before eating. But here’s something you may not know: clean hands are a recipe for hea...
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Game-changing vaccine from India gets added to global rotavirus vaccine options

ROTASIIL® is the first thermostable rotavirus vaccine to be approved by the World Health Organization.
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Why we can't stop talking about diarrhea

It isn’t fair that children be saved just to lose out on a happy, healthy life.
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Diarrhea Myths, Debunked

Beyond the silly and the squeamish, there’s a more important story to tell.