How health volunteers are helping to prevent child malnutrition in Timor-Leste
Jacson was three years old when his mother Augusta discovered his growth was stunted and he was not getting the proper nutrition he needed. As a community health volunteer who had undergone…
A thousand days of healthcare helping to set up children for life
Becoming a new mother can be accompanied by many exciting and important new tasks, from holding and feeding the new baby to making sure she is safe and clean, and getting her medical attention if…
What is the difference between an infectious and non-infectious disease?
Infectious and non-infectious diseases are very different. An infectious disease can be transmitted from one person to another, while a non-infectious disease cannot be spread through…
What is an infectious disease?
COVID-19 has demonstrated to our generation the global disruption that can be caused by an infectious disease. It is, however, not the only infectious disease that affects developing…