In the indigenous Ngäbe communities, within the Bocas del Toro region of Panama, many people face acute dehydration due to poor water consumption and high incidence of diarrheal disease.
As part of their effort to help reduce the present and future burden of disease in the developing world, Floating Doctors set up clinics throughout this region to provide medical support. At these clinics, DripDrop was distributed as both a treatment for chronic dehydration and to supplement patient education. In six months, Floating Doctors treated 2,792 patients suffering from dehydration with DripDrop.
