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Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD, MPH

Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD, MPH, is founder and president of One Health Trust, formerly known as the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP). He is also a senior research scholar at Princeton University and an affiliate professor of global health at University of Washington.

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August 22, 2024
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Mass antibiotic dosing to reduce child mortality works better when not limited to infants

Mass antibiotic administration to children in sub-Saharan Africa reduced mortality rates, but there was little benefit when dosing was limited to infants aged 1 to 11 months, as recommended by WHO, according to results from the AVENIR trial.