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Improved treatment of diarrhoea using zinc and ORS
Some 800,000 children under 5 die from diarrhoeal disease every year, making it one of the largest killers of children. Diarrhoea can last several days, and can leave the body without the water and salts that are necessary for survival. Most people diarrhoea are caused by severe dehydration and fluid loss. Children who are malnourished or have impaired immunity are most at risk of life-threatening diarrhoea.
QUICK FACTS
Start Date: 2012-06
Status: Explore
Focus Areas: Child Nutrition, Child Survival and Health, Newborn Care
Region: All
Country: All
Keywords: diarrhoea, ORS, Zinc, oral…
Overview
Key facts
- Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. It is both preventable and treatable.
- Globally, there are about two billion cases of diarrhoeal disease every year
- Diarrhoeal disease kills 800,000 children under 5 every year.
- Of which 80% of deaths occur in Africa and South Asia.
- Just 39% children with diarrhoea receive ORS.
- Globally, there are about two billion cases of diarrhoeal disease every year.
- Diarrhoea is a leading cause of malnutrition in children under five years old.
Treatment
UNICEF procures dispersible zinc tablets and dissolvable oral rehydration salts (ORS) for treatment of diarrhoea. ORS contain salts and sugar which help the child to absorb water to replace that is lost during diarrheal episodes. As well as ORS, a 10-14 day course of zinc, reduces the duration of the episode as well as its incidence and severity of diarrhoea in the subsequent months.
Current solution
Currently, ORS is procured in different sized plain and orange flavoured sachets which is mixed with water to make 1L or 500 ml of solution. Instructions are printed on each sachet in English, French and Spanish.
Zinc is procured in blister packs of 10 dispersible tablets. Instructions for use are not printed on the blister pack, although one instruction leaflet is included in a supplied box of 100 blister packs.
Many projects and initiatives are taking place in the area of diarrhoea treatment, with successes and weaknesses.
Project scope and focus
This project investigates feedback from the field suggesting:
- Caregivers do not complete the full 10-day programme of zinc in combination with 2-day programme of ORS.
- Caregivers are confused about the treatment guideline.
This project is an investigation into how bundling of zinc and ORS can reduce the number of deaths from diarrhoeal disease through improved use of oral rehydration therapy.
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If you are working on a project in this area, please get in touch and share your findings, conclusions and recommendations. The team is interested in hearing more about your initiative for zinc and ORS use
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Resources
Useful Websites
WHO – Diarrhoeal disease facts
WHO – Documents on the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)
WHO – Effectiveness of zinc supplementation plus oral rehydration salts for diarrhoea in infants aged less than 6 months in Haryana state, India
WHO – Bridging the gap from knowledge to delivery in the control of childhood diarrhoea
The International Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Int.): Oral Rehydration
Facts for Life – Diarrhoea
Path – Diarrheoa prevention
UNICEF diarrhoea fact sheet
UNICEF Pneumonia and diarrhoea report, June 2012
WHO – Integrated Management of Childhood Illness – Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community
Community Case Management of Childhood Illness
Defeat Diarrheal Disease, Path website
Path report Combining forces in Cambodia to overcome childhood diarrhea and pneumonia
Path report New Diarrhea Guidelines Look Toward a Healthy Future for Vietnam’s Families