This expert Q&A from the University of Michigan School of Public Health addresses challenges in tackling diarrheal diseases, especially for children under five. Researchers Andrew Brouwer and Joe Eisenberg, both Epidemiology professors at Michigan, revisited the WASH Benefits trials in Bangladesh and Kenya, emphasizing the need for higher community coverage and targeting multiple disease transmission pathways to improve effectiveness. The findings call for more localized, multi-pronged public health strategies.
