A group of smiling children stand in front of a textured, mud wall. The children are dressed in casual clothes, with some wearing T-shirts and one child holding a toddler. They appear joyful and close-knit.
A person wearing a striped hospital gown is bottle-feeding a newborn wrapped in a white blanket. The scene appears to be in a hospital setting.
May 06, 2020

Maintaining safety and service provision in human milk banking: a call to action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

In The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the Virtual Collaborative Network of Human Milk Banks and Associations called on global policy leaders and funding agencies to prioritize four high-impact areas: (1) ensure neonatal nutrition is an ess...
Special Features
A woman in a yellow polka-dot shirt holding a baby. The woman is smiling, and the baby has one hand in its mouth. The background is a textured white surface.
Nov 16, 2019

A Universal Health RevoLOOtion

We’re calling on sanitation and UHC advocates to join forces at the global, national, and local level. Our message is that health for all is impossible without sanitation for all. We need a universal health revo-LOO-tion.
Special Features
A large cube made up of smaller orange cubes on the left symbolizes DALYs. Some small cubes are departing from the main structure and transforming into stick figures on the right, representing healthy lives. The text reads, "turning DALYs... back into healthy lives.
Mar 01, 2019

Cascading burden: revealing the hidden costs of ETEC and Shigella diarrhea

Stunting, malnutrition, and household finances are a few of the underappreciated consequences of repeated diarrhea infections. Vaccines against ETEC and Shigella, leading bacterial causes of diarrheal disease, are currently in development and hold gr...
Special Features
Graphic showing two boxing gloves labeled "ORS" and "Zinc" striking a box labeled "Pull to Open," with packets of "ORS" and "Zinc" tablets flying out, alongside instruction manuals. Text reads: "Co-packaged ORS + Zinc: A One-Two Punch Against Diarrhea.
Feb 01, 2019

Oral rehydration solution (ORS) + zinc co-pack

In July 2019, the World Health Organization set the global norm to deploy a simple, powerful game-changer: the ORS + zinc co-pack. 
Special Features
Three individuals are crossing a shallow stream in a forested area, holding hands for support. One person is seen looking and smiling at the camera. A caption superimposed on the image reads, "Hello, are we together?" attributed to Dr. Alfred Odolia.
Oct 01, 2014

Together Against Diarrhea

In a swampy field in Western Kenya, an energetic Alfred Ochola surveys the crowd. All eyes are on him as he rolls up his pants, wades into a muddy stream, and fills a bucket with dirty water.
Special Features