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Poo-ruse and share informational resources to advocate for greater investments to defeat diarrheal disease. Click the link below to visit our ‘State of the Field Report’ for up-to-date data and research related to diarrheal disease.

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A flow diagram illustrating the transmission routes from fecal matter to a person. Arrows connect feces to fluids, fields, floors, flies, fingers, and fomites, which then lead to food and subsequently to a person, indicating potential contamination pathways.

May 01, 2020

WASH and its links to nutrition

There is strong evidence linking safe WASH to health and nutrition, though nutrition is only one of many development outcomes from investment in WASH services. USAID has identified four recommendations for WASH programming that are likely to have gre...

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A circular infographic aims to reduce pneumonia and diarrhea morbidity and mortality. It outlines three strategies: Protect (breastfeeding, nutrition, vaccination), Prevent (handwashing, vaccines, air quality), and Treat (ORS, antibiotics, continued feeding).

Jun 01, 2018

Diarrhoeal disease – UNICEF

This page lists some top-line statistics about diarrheal disease burden as well the status of intervention coverage. Read the full webpage.

Factsheets

A woman wearing a patterned blouse is sitting outside on a brick path near a mud wall, breastfeeding her baby. The baby is wrapped in a colorful cloth. There is greenery in the background.

Feb 01, 2015

Human milk banking: South Africa

This case study shares how PATH and partners successfully advocated for national policies in support of human milk banks in South Africa.

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A smiling healthcare worker in a white uniform and headscarf is seated at a desk. They hold up packets of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS). Various health posters and educational materials are displayed on the wall in the background.

Jan 02, 2014

Combining forces in Cambodia to overcome childhood diarrhea and pneumonia

Combining forces in Cambodia to overcome childhood diarrhea and pneumonia 360 KB PDF

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Jan 01, 2014

Global Nutrition Targets 2025: Policy brief series

In 2012, the World Health Assembly Resolution endorsed a comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition. This policy brief series outlines a set of six global nutrition targets that by 2025 aim to:

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A woman with a wide smile is sitting indoors, holding a baby wrapped in a blue blanket. She is wearing a white tank top and patterned skirt. The background features a white curtain and some household items. Both the woman and baby appear happy and content.

Nov 01, 2012

Community Access to Zinc Becomes a Reality in Kenya

On August 27, 2012, the Kenyan Poisons and Pharmacy Board approved an appeal to reclassify zinc from a prescription medicine—only available at hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies with the prescription from a trained health professional—to an over-...

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A smiling woman holds a baby who is looking at the camera with a curious expression. The baby is wearing a yellow garment. In the background, another person is wearing a mask and using their phone.

Nov 01, 2011

Controlling Diarrheal Disease in Vietnam

This fact sheet summarizes PATH's projects in Vietnam that aimed to reduce childhood illness and death from diarrhea. Efforts included collaborations to update guidelines for health workers, clinical trials of rotavirus vaccines, and household water ...

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A woman wearing a red patterned dress holds a baby wrapped in a blanket while sitting on a bench. In front of her is a blue container labeled "ORS." Several people sit and talk in the background. The setting appears to be a healthcare facility.

Nov 01, 2011

Charting the Course for Integrated Diarrhea Control in Malawi

Diarrheal disease is one of the top two causes of child death in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and Malawi is no exception. Diarrhea causes approximately 11 percent of deaths in children under five years of age in the country, with approximate...

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