Many diseases, including Diarrhoea, are transmitted by a failure to practice basic hygiene. Diarrhoea is the third leading cause of death among children under five and presents a major public health problem in South Africa. As a means to drive behaviour change, the germ protection brand Dettol and the Department of Health in Gauteng province recently launched a Mobile Clinic and New Moms Programme. The launch took place at the Dr. Martinez Ramirez Clinic in Krugersdorp, in the West Rand. Jane Rabothata reports