Acting Director Of icddr,b’s Centre For Communicable Diseases Discusses Handwashing, Sanitation As Ways To Prevent Diarrheal Diseases

Defeat DD: Handwashing works! And icddr,b has the research to prove it
“…Handwashing is an easy way to prevent diarrhea, but is not always practiced. How can we improve the practices of people in countries where diarrheal diseases remain prevalent? To get some answers, we spoke with Dr. Emily Gurley, an infectious disease epidemiologist who is currently acting as the director of icddr,b’s Centre for Communicable Diseases…” (10/28).

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