defeatDD.org

defeatDD.org provides information for policymakers, advocates, programme staff, and anyone interested in learning more about the global burden of diarrhoeal disease and what we can do to change the landscape. There is a multimedia section, a toolkit for advocates, country success stories, data and reports, and a blog.

deafeatDD.org strongly pursues the strategy of providing "take action" ideas to spark advocacy efforts. Since its launch in May 2009, defeatDD.org's Call to Action against diarrhoeal disease has received support from the health, water and sanitation, and environmental sectors, with more than 100 organisations signing on. Individuals are also invited to add their voice to urge donors, international health policymakers, national leaders, and the private sector to commit resources and political will to reduce deaths and illness from diarrhoeal disease.

defeatDD.org places a strong emphasis on the use of social media. In order to open conversation and inspire action on the topic of diarrhoea, defeatDD.org has held a "poo haiku" contest in which "poo-ets" were invited to tweet creative poetry ("poo-etry) about the issue of diahorrea - one winning entry called attention to the importance of oral rehydration salt (ORS) in preventing the disease. deafeatDD.org also has a presence on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Children, Health.

"By joining our voices, we can increase awareness and action against a fatal, but often overlooked, threat to the world's children." According to PATH, diarrhoeal disease is the second-leading cause of death among kids under five, responsible for 1.3 million child deaths annually. Every day, nearly 4,000 children die of diarrhoea. Yet, PATH says, it does not have to be this way. PATH advocates for integrated prevention and treatment solutions: child health, water and sanitation, nutrition, vaccines, zinc, and rehydration.