Background In low-and middle-income countries (L&MICs), the biggest contributing factors
to the global burden of disease in childhood are deaths due to respiratory illness and …

Worldwide, early childhood infectious diarrhea continues to be a significant concern.
Diarrheal illness affects the world's youngest and most vulnerable citizens …

This paper presents a synthetic review of impact evaluations examining effectiveness of
water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions in reducing diarrhoea among children. The …

Background Oral rehydration solution (ORS) is a form of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) for
diarrhoea that has the potential to drastically reduce child mortality; yet, according to …

OBJECTIVE: The major objective of this study is to provide estimates of diarrhoea mortality
at country, regional and global level by employing the Child Health Epidemiology Reference …

Background Diarrhoeal diseases are major contributors to the global burden of disease,
particularly in children. However, comprehensive estimates of the incidence and mortality …

Background Diarrhea is one of the major causes of death in children under five years of age,
disproportionately affecting children in low-and middle-income countries. Treatment of …

Abstract The Millennium Development Goals call for reducing by half the proportion of
people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. This goal was adopted in large …

Background Diarrheal diseases remain a leading cause of illness and death among children
younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries. The Global Enteric …

Background Diarrhoeal diseases cause illness and death among children younger than 5
years in low-income countries. We designed the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) to …