A group of smiling children stand in front of a textured, mud wall. The children are dressed in casual clothes, with some wearing T-shirts and one child holding a toddler. They appear joyful and close-knit.
A cartoon poop emoji with a worried expression is placed on a colorful, paint-splattered, and sticker-covered wall. Below it, a sign reads, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as Traveling Poo imitates Jackson 'Poo-llock.'.
Jan 01, 2016

Traveling Poo's Global Adventures

DefeatDD and our partners sent Traveling Poo on a journey of self-discovery to find his proper place in the world. Flip through this album to see what lessons he learned along the way. Design credit: Tony Frye Design. These photos are part of a campa...
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A person runs up a grassy hill with bare feet, wearing a brown outfit. Trees and a small stone structure are in the background under a clear blue sky.
Jan 01, 2015

Presenting DefeatDD's 2015 Toilet Calendar

Make every day World Toilet Day! Help us raise awareness for sanitation by poo-rusing, liking, and sharing these images from our 2015 toilet calendar, "Oh, the places we go: Public health's humble hero." Then download your own copy here --> https/...
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A rural scene with an outdoor pit latrine marked "V.I.P" in yellow paint. The latrine is next to a small brick structure with a red roof. The background shows grassy, hilly terrain with a tall mountain under a cloudy sky. A tree is also visible near the latrine.
Jan 01, 2014

Oh, the Places We Go: Public Health's Humble Hero

The medium: photography. The product: a calendar. The muse: the toilet. In 2013, contestants submitted their visual ode to commodes on social media using #placeswego for the chance to appear in DefeatDD's 2014 Places We Go calendar. Here are the winn...
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A person wearing an orange shirt is sitting on a bed, holding and feeding a child wrapped in a colorful blanket with animal prints. The child has a bandage on their forehead. The background includes a window, medical supplies, and a blue wall.
Sep 01, 2010

ORT Corners in Kenya

A room with benches, plastic containers, and oral rehydration solution (ORS): these are the simple tools that furnish a typical oral rehydration therapy (ORT) corner. In the 1980's, this highly effective, low-cost intervention tremendously impacted c...
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A woman smiles at the camera while holding a child in front of a brick wall. A poster with Bengali text about diarrhea prevention and treatment is visible behind them, showing illustrations of clean water, medicines, and steps for ensuring hygiene and health.

Defeating Rotavirus and Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh

Take a trip with the DefeatDD team, reflecting on a visit to Bangladesh in 2009 to witness a pivotal clinical study of rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in impoverished communities where diarrheal disease is a common killer and access to prevention and...
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