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ZINC & OTHER MICRONUTRIENTS — ZINC

Data & Reports: Zinc & Other Micronutrients (resources are listed chronologically)

ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY

Data & Reports: Oral Rehydration Therapy (resources are listed chronologically) Progress over a Decade of Zinc and ORS Scale-up: Best Practices and Lessons Learned UNICEF and CHAI, 2016

Curatio International Foundation, Georgia

Curatio International Foundation, Georgia The Curatio International Foundation engages health providers, academics, and policymakers to overcome resilient challenges in the Republic of Georgia.
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Jul 15, 2010

Health/WASH Network

NOTE: As of November 2020, the Health/WASH Network is now the WASH and Health Interest Group.

Government of Kenya Unveils New Policy to Combat Diarrheal Disease

On March 31, 2010, the Government of Kenya stepped out as a regional leader in the renewed fight against DD—unveiling an updated national policy to manage and control diarrheal disease.  The policy, which highlights traditional and new interventio...

Water & Sanitation

[l|node/223|Safe drinking water] is essential to good health, but more than 880 million people worldwide lack access to it, according to UNICEF. Additionally, approximately 2.5 billion people around the world do not have access to basic sanitation. T...

Oral Rehydration Therapy

Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) focuses on replacing lost fluids through [l|node/221|Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS)], breast milk, soups, cereals, and rice water mixed with salt. [l|node/89|Learn more about prevention and treatment of diarrheal dise...

Infant & Young Child Feeding

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Vaccinations

In the developing world, where treatment can be hard to access, diarrhea can be deadly. Prevention of diarrheal disease through immunization is a relatively new intervention, but is becoming an essential and lifesaving part of diarrhea control strate...

Zinc and low osmolarity oral rehydration salts for diarrhoea: a renewed call to action

Diarrhoea remains a leading cause of death among infants and young children, accounting for 18% of child deaths and 13% of all disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).