Claudio F. Lanata

TL;DR: Although it is known that diarrheal diseases are a major burden in children, this first global and regional estimates of the disease burden of the most important foodborne bacterial, protozoal, and viral diseases demonstrated for the first time the importance of contaminated food as a cause.

TL;DR: An international collaborative research agenda is proposed to generate knowledge about the true determinants of performance and about the effectiveness of strategies to improve performance and it is recommended that ministries of health and international organisations should actively help translate research findings into action to improve health.

TL;DR: In this assembled sample of 24-month-old children, the proportion of stunting attributed to or=2% of the time before 24 years was 18%, consistent with the hypothesis that a higher cumulative burden of diarrhoeas increases the risk of Stunting.

TL;DR: The high mortality associated with rotavirus disease underscores the need for targeted interventions, such as vaccines, to realize the full life-saving potential of vaccines.

TL;DR: The importance of separating biological or behavioural interventions from the delivery systems required to put them in place is highlighted, and the need to tailor delivery strategies to the stage of health-system development is discussed.