The Recipe That Saved More Lives Than Penicillin
20th Century

The Recipe That Saved More Lives Than Penicillin

A desperate mother's kitchen experiment in 1960s Bangladesh became the world's most effective weapon against child mortality.

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Medical HistorySouth AsiaPublic HealthChild MortalityBangladeshCholeraGlobal Health20th CenturyInnovationDilip Mahalanabis

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