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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 map of Africa from the 2060s shows varying cholera risk levels. Northern areas are depicted in blue indicating low risk, central and parts of western Africa are in red indicating high risk, and the eastern and southern areas are in shades of yellow and orange indicating moderate risk.

Sep 01, 2022

Diarrhea and Climate Change

Learn more about the link between diarrhea and climate change from our video series!

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Infographic titled "Climate Change = More Diarrheal Disease." It depicts a sequence showing CO2 emissions leading to climate change, which causes flooding, droughts, and famine. These result in water contamination, scarcity, and malnutrition, leading to increased diarrheal diseases.

Nov 01, 2021

Diarrheal Disease & Climate Change

Droughts, floods, and famine are increasing due to the climate crisis. Among many impacts, these weather extremes are projected to increase the burden of water-linked diseases like diarrhea. This infographic explains the links between the climate cri...

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Nov 01, 2021

Climate Change = More Diarrheal Disease

Poor sanitation exacerbates waterborne illness such as diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid. As climate extremes become more common due to climate change, they will put stress on the world’s water and sanitation systems – many of which are aging, poorl...

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Image of a research paper titled "Association of enteropathogen detection with diarrhoea by age and high versus low child mortality settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis." The authors listed are Julia B Baker, Mateus Honka Agossouviac, and others. A summary and background section is visible.

Oct 12, 2021

Association of enteropathogen detection with diarrhoea by age and high versus low child mortality settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diarrheal disease can be caused by many different pathogens - including rotavirus, adenovirus, Shigella, enterotoxigenic E. coli, Cryptosporidium, and others - and many models for estimating the burden of diarrheal diseases across populations rely ...

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Text on a cracked dark background reads, "Climate change is the greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st century." Source: The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change. "DEFEATDD" is in the bottom right corner.

Sep 15, 2021

Climate change is the biggest global health threat

As climate extremes become more common due to climate change, they will put stress on the world’s water and sanitation systems – many of which are aging, poorly planned, or nonexistent. This means more outbreaks of waterborne disease, and those w...

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A close-up of hands being washed under running water with seven blue water droplets labeled: Education, Soap, Infrastructure, Water, Public Policy, Access, Funding. Text below reads, "HYGIENE'S HELPING HANDS | DEFEATDD". The background features green foliage.

Sep 15, 2021

Hygiene's Helping Hands

Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene—collectively known as WASH—are essential for child health. They are foundational solutions to fighting diarrheal disease. WASH solutions should be sustainable, locally focused, and supported by polic...

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A grayscale image of a smiling person wearing glasses and a gown with colorful science-related illustrations in the background, such as a microscope, molecules, and a DNA strand. The purple backdrop includes the text "DEFEATDD" in the corner and "Dr. Miren Iturriza-Gomara" at the bottom.

Mar 15, 2021

Women Leaders in Child Health

Dr. Iturriza-Gomara is a virologist, with expertise in enteric virus infections, virus evolution, and molecular tools for diagnosing, monitoring, and tracking infections.

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Mar 01, 2021

Gender equity is better for children

View more resources about the link between gender equity and child health!

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A woman wearing a striped sweater sits in a room holding a baby wrapped in a blanket. She is feeding the baby with a bottle. Behind her, there is a wooden chair, a desk with papers, and shelves with folders.

Mar 01, 2021

When women are empowered, their children thrive, too: A video story of Teresa

Watch Teresa's story as part of a video series!

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Oct 01, 2020

The cost of diarrhea adds up

When evaluating the cost of diarrheal disease, one should include not only direct treatment expenses, but also direct non-medical costs such as travel expenses for a visit to a health care facility and indirect costs such as lost income and product...

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