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While diarrhea-related deaths have decreased globally, diarrheal diseases remain the second-leading cause of childhood deaths. We aim to save and improve millions of lives through the development and delivery of low-cost interventions that prevent and treat diarrheal and enteric diseases.

Learn more below and visit the program page for more details about our work in this area.

Financing and Partnerships for Global Health Challenges

There are now more than 87 new drug and vaccine candidates in the development pipeline for neglected diseases such as HIV, diarrheal diseases, and malaria. We are at a watershed moment for global health – more than 100 credible product candidates under development for diseases that cause mortality, morbidity, and misery for billions of people around the world.

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If You're Reading This, Wash Your Hands!

What if you could do something to reduce your daughter’s risk of pneumonia by 25 percent, or your son’s chance of having severe diarrhea by 50 percent?

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Success Story: A New Vaccine Set for Children in Africa

Let’s face it, no one likes talking about diarrhea. For most of us it is an uncomfortable and infrequent inconvenience.

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Childhood Deaths Continue to Decline, But Are We Doing All We Can?

Each year, I eagerly await the publication of one number: the number of childhood deaths around the world.

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A Compelling Case for Rotavirus Vaccine in Africa and Around the World

Last month, I visited the pediatric ward of a district hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and found it relatively empty.

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