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A group of people sit on a concrete path under large trees, looking out over a scenic rural landscape with buildings, a road, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.
Feb 07, 2022

Solving the puzzle of decreased rotavirus vaccine performance in LMICs

Earlier vaccination may be key to improving rotavirus vaccine efficacy in low-income country settings.
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Packets of ORS/Zinc medication are displayed on a table. The package includes instructions for treating diarrhea, sachets of low-osmolarity ORS, zinc tablets for a 10-day course, and a tool for measuring safe water.
Feb 02, 2022

The ORS/Zinc Co-Pack Alliance: what is it and why is it important?

A new advocacy alliance aims to accelerate access to ORS and zinc through co-packaging, awareness-raising, and removing barriers to implementation.
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Dec 16, 2021

'Super Bif’ to the rescue! How the infant gut microbiome helps fight infections

Beneficial bacteria in an infant's gut - fed by breast milk - are key to helping fight infections such as diarrhea.
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Dec 09, 2021

Lessons on advancing primary healthcare in Africa

Primary health care includes basic child health tools like immunization, oral rehydration solution, and health education for parents.
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Nov 19, 2021

PODCAST: The quest to transform the toilet

DefeatDD joins the Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Alliance's podcast to discuss sanitation with Pipe Dreams author Chelsea Wald.
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A close-up of a young child receiving an oral vaccine. The child is wearing a red and white hat, and two hands are gently administering the vaccine using a small dropper. The background is slightly blurred.
Nov 15, 2021

13th African Rotavirus Symposium reveals setbacks, hope in rotavirus vaccination efforts in Africa

Pandemic disruptions pose an unprecedented challenge on rotavirus vaccination efforts in Africa, but countries are still making progress.
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Book cover titled "Pipe Dreams" by Chelsea Wald. The subtitle reads "The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet." The illustration features a flowering plant growing from a toilet bowl, with green and red text on a beige background.
Nov 10, 2021

How can you contribute to the toilet revolution?

Note from DefeatDD: Our current sanitation systems are insufficient for the challenges of the future. The supposed “gold standard” of sewered sanitation protects against disease but wastes water and energy and requires expensive maintenance. Too ...
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A woman is holding a child while another woman, both wearing face masks, administers an oral vaccine to the child. The scene appears to be in a healthcare facility with posters and charts on the walls in the background.
Nov 04, 2021

Rotavirus vaccination progress in Africa shoulders unprecedented challenge in pandemic

The Rotavirus Organization of Technical Allies (ROTA) celebrates rotavirus vaccine access champions in Africa.
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Oct 27, 2021

The importance of country-level voices in vaccine development

New rotavirus vaccine approaches such as injectable next-generation rotavirus vaccines (iNGRVs) may address barriers to rotavirus vaccine uptake and access.
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Oct 26, 2021

The potential of circular sanitation systems in building healthy, adaptive, climate-resilient cities

Hadija, an entrepreneur, mother, and grandmother of four (pictured above), has lived in Kenya’s capital Nairobi for over 30 years. She loves the cultural diversity and numerous business opportunities the city offers her. On the other hand, she is w...
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