DripDrop wasn’t created by a beverage company, a pharmaceutical company, or any company for that matter. It was invented by a doctor on a relief mission. Whose simple question—what if a dehydration remedy could work fast and taste good?—changed the course of dehydration treatment forever.
As a Mayo Clinic medical student, Dr. Eduardo Dolhun learned the potential of ORS. He also realized this important medical intervention—proven to save lives, reduce healthcare resources and save money—had a significant barrier: taste.
Dehydration from diarrhea is the #2 cause of preventable death globally for children under 5
ORS has helped reduce the number of diarrhea-related deaths in the last decade by 54%
During early humanitarian aid missions, Dr. Dolhun witnessed the problematic taste barrier facing traditional ORS.
Although the oral rehydration solution they were using was highly effective, it was hard to get down and keep down, especially for kids who’d unwittingly spit up the very thing that could save their lives.
The number of preventable dehydration deaths stuck with Dr. Dolhun and led him to seek a better solution.
