BADEA DG arrives CongoUNAMID worried over harassment of peacekeepers in Darfur2010 WC/CAN: Benin names 18-man squad against SudanBADEA DG visits Burundi IMO pledges support to avert piracy off Somali coastSomalian prime minister to visit BrusselsLibya, Somalia review cooperationBurundi sets conditions for keeping soldiers in Somalia Nigerian club fails in bid to lift African champions league titleKenya Airways launches flights to Kisangani, DRCIndia grants US$263 million to DR CongoKabila, Mugabe hold talks Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE UNICEF launches ambitious child health campaign in SomaliaNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hundreds of Somali children and women have received a high-impact life-saving health package from the UNICEF during the Child health Days Campaign in the Afgoye Corridor, a 30-kilometre stretch of road west of Mogadishu and the world?s most densely populated settlement for the displaced. 12/11/2009 Full Text... Nov 12, 2009
The Child Health Days package also includes oral rehydration salts to treat diar rhea and water purification tablets. . (Panapress.com)
Aid for child illnesses stalls amid focus on AIDS fight Oct 31, 2009
Before his birth, she said, no one told her she should give him oral rehydration salts -- known as ORS -- as soon as he got diarrhea, though she was counseled on the need to get tested for HIV. Nor did anyone give her a packet of the salts to take home ... Before his birth, she said, no one told her she should give him oral rehydration salts -- known as ORS -- as soon as he got diarrhea, though she was counseled on the need to get tested for HIV. Nor did anyone give her a packet of the salts to... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Countries slow to use lifesaving diarrhea treatments for children Oct 9, 2009
Despite evidence that low-cost diarrhea treatments such as lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements could drastically reduce the number of deaths among children, little progress has been made in implementing these life-saving techniques, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They examined the implementation of current treatment guidelines and found that few countries are equipped to quickly adapt policies, and many struggle to... (EurekAlert!)
Crystal Cruises' Creative Fundraising Events Benefit Global Children's Charity Sep 15, 2009
Even a little helps - $5 provide a malaria net for three years; $25 buys lifesaving pneumonia antibiotics for more than 100 children; $50 distributed oral rehydration salts to 500 children; and 100 provides more than 35 families with a year's worth of safe drinking water. To make a donation, visit crystalcruises. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
NADMO Director visits flood disaster areas in Upper East Sep 12, 2009
Dr Kokou Awoonor-Williams, Upper East Regional Director of Health Services, said that most community-based health centres had collapsed and urged the authorities to supply medicine including Oral Rehydration Salt and anti-snake bite serum and other logistics to the Service for emergency cases. The Upper East Deputy Regional Minister, Mrs. Lucy Awuni and the Regional Maintenance Manager of Ghana highways Authority accompanied the Director of NADMO to Builsa District one of the most affected area. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Children need urgent help - UNICEF Sep 10, 2009
The shipment includes ready-to-use therapeutic food for the treatment of severe malnutrition, and oral rehydration salts to prevent diarrhoeal dehydration. Other emergency supplies including water filters, jerry cans, blankets and soap have been distributed. (AlertNet)
Republic of Congo malnutrition rates hit 15 percent-IRIN Jun 4, 2009
Between 20 and 29 percent of new mothers were not examined after delivery, 44-53 percent were not provided with Vitamin A supplementation, and up to half did not seek care for infant fever and coughs, stated the survey, adding that there was limited anti-malaria control and use of oral rehydration salts to treat infant diarrhoea. At least 72 to 78 percent of new mothers did not breastfeed their children within one hour of delivery and a lack of access to maternal health services, especially in... (AlertNet)
Bangladeshis face contaminated water after cyclone-IRIN Jun 2, 2009
UNICEF is procuring 70,000 bags of oral rehydration salts and pre-positioning 12. 5 million water purification tablets, essential drugs and 135. (AlertNet)
New Trial Casts Doubt On Role Of Zinc Supplements In Diarrhea Treatment May 12, 2009
The authors found that neither duration of diarrhoea, total stool weight, use of oral rehydration salts nor use of intravenous fluids were affected by supplementation. The authors said, "There could be many reasons for the lack of effect observed in our study. Although our study controlled for baseline serum zinc concentrations, these are not always a reliable measure of body zinc status. As such, baseline zinc deficiency in our subjects may have affected our results. Different diarrhea... (Science Daily)
Zinc pill for diarrhoea queried May 5, 2009
" The researchers found supplements had little effect on how long diarrhoea lasted, how much diarrhoea the children produced, or how much need they had of oral rehydration salts or intravenous fluids. The researchers said it was possible that there was something unusual about the children in the study. The baseline levels of zinc in their bodies may have been unusual, or there may have been something odd about the type of diarrhoea with which they were struggling. However, the researchers called... (BBC News -- South Asia)
USAID Works in Zabul Province, Afghanistan May 2, 2009
Right now, USAID is supporting social marketing of health and family planning products, such as contraceptives, water purification agents, and oral rehydration salts, for sale through the private sector. USAID is also supporting the national Polio Eradication Initiative; funding the Diseases Early Warning System for Avian Influenza and other infectious diseases, and providing technical support to build the effectiveness of the National TB Program. (PR Newswire)
Zimbabwe: Health Team Finds 30 Cholera Strains Mar 4, 2009
The report said there were an "inadequate" number of skilled health care personnel, such as physicians, nurses and paramedics, "in most of the health facilities", and in "one CTC [cholera treatment centre], in the absence of ORS [oral rehydration salts], IV [intravenous] fluid was administered orally". "However, the sense of urgency in handling of patients with severe dehydration was not always evident ... In some cases, intravenous lines were not removed even after full correction of... (allAfrica.com)
Cash for child medicine research Mar 1, 2009
" The grant, from the charitable foundation set up by Microsoft's Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, will be used to produce guidelines on dosing for existing paediatric medicines, and to advise on testing, treatment and the use of medicines in such patients. Good judgement A key target are the treatments given to millions of children dangerously dehydrated after bouts of diarrhoeal disease. The combination of oral rehydration salts and zinc is not only unpleasant tasting and difficult to... (BBC News -- UK)
Cholera Under-Reported, Infects Millions a Year Feb 7, 2009
The government in Harare initially recommended that people self-medicate with a home-made solution of sugar and salt to prevent dehydration, but ultimately oral rehydration salts needed to be shipped in to save lives, Checchi said. "Unfortunately, the cholera epidemic has struck at a time when most Zimbabweans are unable to purchase salt and sugar," he said, referring to the country's severe economic crisis that has caused hyper-inflation and the collapse of health systems. (MEDLINEplus)
