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Rehydration: Why It is So Important and How It Works To Save …

Rehydration is the replenishment of water and electrolytes lost through dehydration. It can be performed by mouth (oral rehydration) or by adding fluid and electrolytes directly into the blood stream (intravenous rehydration). See more

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Diarrhoea, Diarrhea, Dehydration, Oral Rehydration, …

WebDiarrhoea, diarrhea, diarrhoeal diseases, dehydration, oral rehydration, mother and child nutrition are the focus of Rehydration Project. We create and support mother and child …

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Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)

WebORT is the giving of fluid by mouth to prevent and/or correct the dehydration that is a result of diarrhoea. As soon as diarrhoea begins, treatment using home remedies to prevent …

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

WebWater, sanitation and hygiene and the Millennium Development Goals. Better hygiene and access to drinking water and sanitation will accelerate progress toward two …

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CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WebThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and …

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New Formula for Oral Rehydration Salts Will Save Millions of Lives

WebThe new formula Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS), released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today, will save millions of lives and reduce the severity of illness of those …

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Prevention of Diarrhoea

WebProper case management, consisting of oral rehydration therapy and feeding, can reduce the adverse effects of diarrhoea, which include dehydration, nutritional …

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Diarrhoeal Diseases CD ROM

WebThe Diarrhoeal Diseases CD-ROM provides an illustrated introduction to this important group of diseases, their causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control. It contains: …

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How do I prepare an Oral Rehydration Salts ORS solution at home

WebRecipe for Making a 1 litre ORS solution using Sugar, Salt and Water. Clean Water - 1 litre - 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.) Sugar - Six level teaspoons. Salt - …

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Dehydration: Why It Is So Dangerous

WebDehydration (hypohydration) is the removal ofwater (hydor in ancient Greek) from an object. Medically, dehydration is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which the …

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Breastfeeding and Maternal Nutrition

WebFAQ Sheet is a series of publications of Frequently Asked Questions on topics addressed by the LINKAGES Project.This issue focuses on the impact of maternal nutrition on …

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A Global Review of Diarrhoeal Disease Control

WebA Global Review of Diarrhoeal Disease Control. UNICEF Staff Working Papers Evaluation, Policy and Planning Series Number EVL-97-002 UNICEF New York, N.Y., USA. A …

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Treatment of Diarrhoea at Home

WebHome treatment is an essential part of the correct management of acute diarrhoea. This is because diarrhoea begins at home and children seen at a health …

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Treatment of Dehydrated Patients

WebDehydration occurs when the water and electrolytes lost during diarrhoea are not fully replaced. As dehydration develops, various signs and symptoms appear which can be …

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What if symptoms of dehydration begin to appear

WebThe child should be taken quickly to the nearest health post, or station where prepacked ORS is available. The trained health worker will then show the parents how to mix ORS …

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World Health Organization

WebThe Diarrhoeal Diseases Control and Management Reference for Health Professionals World Wide including primary health care personnel working on child …

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Oral Rehydration Salts ORS

WebFor more than 25 years WHO and UNICEF have recommended a single formulation of glucose-based Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) to prevent or treat dehydration from …

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Dialogue on Diarrhoea

WebIssue no. 60 March-May 1995 Dialogue on Diarrhoea The international newsletter on the control of diarrhoea1 diseases Teaching not preaching

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ORT: Celebration and Challenge

WebIn a speech delivered at Pan-American Health ~rganiza-tion headquarters in Washington, DC on 2 March 1994, UNICEF Executive Director James P. Grant called for a major …

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Diarrhea, Diarrhoea

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