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Poo-ruse and share informational resources to advocate for greater investments to defeat diarrheal disease. Click the link below to visit our ‘State of the Field Report’ for up-to-date data and research related to diarrheal disease.

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A group of children and two adults, all wearing colorful clothing, stand together in front of a brick wall. One adult appears to be speaking or instructing the children, who are listening attentively. The setting is outdoors, and the ground is uneven.
Jul 10, 2017

“A healthy start to a new generation”: Stopping the cycle of diarrheal disease

To stop the vicious cycle of malnutrition and diarrhea and subsequent lifelong impacts, we need to reach children early with a multifaceted approach, especially in the hardest to reach areas. These models of success in India are turning the tide. F...
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A young girl with neatly braided hair holds and comforts a baby in her arms. They are indoors among other people, including a woman in the background who is wearing a patterned dress and looking downward. The setting appears to be a communal or medical facility.

How rotavirus vaccines save lives and livelihoods: Jacqueline’s story

Rotavirus still kills over 200,000 children each year, but even non-fatal cases can have a dramatic impact on families due to the economic burden of treating the disease. Parents like Jacqueline, a mother from Malawi, often lose substantial amounts o...
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A large cube made up of smaller orange cubes on the left symbolizes DALYs. Some small cubes are departing from the main structure and transforming into stick figures on the right, representing healthy lives. The text reads, "turning DALYs... back into healthy lives.
Feb 24, 2017

Cascading Burden

The cascading burden of diarrheal disease Revealing the hidden costs of ETEC and Shigella diarrhea
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A group of women and children are gathered indoors. A woman is holding a baby with a ponytail, dressed in a leopard-print top and black skirt. Another woman, holding a baby, and two children are sitting in the background. The scene is casual and informal.
Feb 15, 2017

Diarrhea Innovations Group

More than half a million children lose their lives to diarrhea each year. While safe, effective, and affordable treatment and prevention methods are currently available, they have not always been widely adopted and do not offer comprehensive protec...
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Text in bold orange reads "The cascading burden of diarrheal disease." Below, in smaller black text: "Revealing the hidden costs of ETEC and Shigella diarrhea.
Feb 13, 2017

The cascading burden of diarrheal disease

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An image with the text "DIARRHEAL DISEASE & MALNUTRITION ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED" in large, bold letters. The words "DISEASE" and "MALNUTRITION" are emphasized in red. The background is light blue.
Feb 13, 2017

Diarrhea and malnutrition are inextricably linked

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A group of children and a few adults are gathered together outdoors, smiling and looking at the camera. One woman is holding a young child. There's text at the bottom that reads "can see a very important reduction in hospitalization and death.
Jan 01, 2017

From introduction to impact: The story of rotavirus vaccines

Rotavirus vaccines are saving lives and improving health in countries where they have been introduced as part of the routine childhood immunization program. We spoke with scientists, advocates, and leaders in three countries—Nicaragua, Ghana, and M...
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Blue background with white and yellow text reading: "Of infections that Kill kids, diarrhea is Number 2. No joke." The hashtag #poohaiku appears in the top right corner, and the website "DEFEATDD.ORG" is at the bottom left. The name "@lauramedison" appears at the bottom right.
Nov 19, 2016

Poo haiku: No joke

Number two. In more ways than one. Make a stink and share a poo haiku!
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A graphic features two toilets facing each other with speech bubbles above them. One speech bubble reads, "You say it is gross; I say it is important." Below, the text states: "Diarrhea talk." The image includes a web address, defeatdd.org, and the hashtag #poohaiku.
Nov 19, 2016

Poo haiku: diarrhea talk

Make a stink about diarrhea. Share a poo haiku! 
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Infographic titled "Why is Diarrhea Dangerous?" It features illustrations of pathogens: Enterotoxigenic E. Coli (ETEC), Shigella, and Rotavirus, followed by a diagram showing the infection pathway of ETEC through ingestion and contamination.
Oct 01, 2016

Why is Diarrhea Dangerous?

This infographic walks you through the biology behind a key question: Why is diarrhea so dangerous, anyway? The danger is in the dehydration caused by a diarrhea pathogen (in our example, ETEC).
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