the Public health community of Africahttp://medical.bizcommunity.com//410/330.htmlAfrica Public health news15Public health news - Africahttp://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/11/logo5.gifBizcommunity.comhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/en-usSat, 04 Jul 2009 19:26:08 +0200Zambia: Sanitation backlog to blame for high child mortalityhttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/237/330/35353.html<p>LUSAKA: Dehydration caused by severe diarrhoea is a key cause of infant deaths in Zambia, a country with one of the highest child morality rates in the world, according to a new report by Zambia's health department.<br /> <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/237/330/35353.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=237&c=330&ct=1&ci=35353">Send to a friend</a></p>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/237/330/35353.htmlTue, 28 Apr 2009 10:16:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/410/330.htmlLacking safe water, children face ongoing riskshttp://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/411/330/34553.html<p>In Southern Sudan, where water is not just a basic survival need, but a game of risk, children fall victim to preventable water-borne diseases caused by contaminated water and poor sanitary conditions.<br /> <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/411/330/34553.html">Read full story...</a> | <a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=411&c=330&ct=1&ci=34553">Send to a friend</a></p>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/411/330/34553.htmlWed, 01 Apr 2009 15:16:00 +0200http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/410/330.html