Averting a Cholera Epidemic in the Wake of Dual Natural Disasters
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- ArticleThis manuscript was published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene about the icddr,b grant mHealth Messaging: an Innovative Approach to Promote Improved Caregiver and Child Hygiene Practices in Bangladesh.
- ReportChildren less than five years of age are at greater risk of diarrheal diseases globally. Frequent diarrhea is associated with growth faltering and poor cognitive development, which together account for a huge global burden.
- ReportTypical poultry management practices in rural Uganda expose children to fecal contamination and increased risk of disease.
- ReportCampylobacter spp. infections are the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis (Murray et al., 2012). In children under two years of age, Campylobacter spp.
- ReportGlobally, access to sanitation is on the rise, with related reductions in open defecation. Yet an often-overlooked component of sanitation is safe child feces management (CFM).
- Fact SheetIn the Philippines, poor communities in Alabel Municipality in Sarangani Province benefit from an innovative financing scheme for household sanitation.
- Interagency StoryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with Haiti’s National Potable Water and Sanitation Directorate (DINEPA in French) to improve drinking water quality in Haiti's rural areas.
- Interagency StoryAccess to safe drinking water is critical in preventing transmission of waterborne diseases.
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