Number of child diarrhea deaths can be halved with current interventions, experts say

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Deaths from diarrhea -- a major killer of young children in poor countries -- could be almost halved if already available interventions such as breastfeeding, hand washing with soap and improved household water treatment were widely implemented, according to experts.

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