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Pakistan television TV zinc promotion
A video contributed as a resource for the SHOPS Zinc e-Conference held on June 1-2, 2011.
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Country : Pakistan
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Zinc Treatment for 5 or 10 Days Is Equally Efficacious in Preventing Diarrhea in the Subsequent 3 Months among Bangladeshi Children
We conducted a randomized, double-blind placebo controlled, community trial in rural Bangladesh in children 4–59 mo of age to compare the efficacy of a 5- and 10-d course of zinc therapy on the incidence and duration of diarrhea over the subsequent 90-d follow-up after initial treatment for an…
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Toolkit for the Collection of Survey Data on the Correct Use of Pediatric Zinc as a Treatment for Diarrhea
This document is intended to be used by program managers implementing field programs to introduce zinc, along with ORS, for the treatment of uncomplicated pediatric diarrheas . Included herein are a number of research tools: a questionnaire to be used to collect data from household respondents (…
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Evidence for the Safety and Efficacy of Zinc Supplementation in the Management of Diarrhoea
This document has been prepared to collate and present a summary of current scientific evidence demonstrating the safety and efficacy of zinc treatment in the management of acute diarrhoea, in order to support applications for the registration of zinc in countries for that purpose.
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Effectiveness of Zinc Supplementation Plus Oral Rehydration Salts for Diarrhoea in Infants Aged Less than 6 Months in Haryana State, India
Objective: To determine if educating caregivers in providing zinc supplements to infants <6 months old with acute diarrhoea is effective in treating diarrhoea and preventing acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs), and whether it leads to a decrease in the use of oral rehydration salts (…
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Country : India
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Zinc and Low Osmolarity Oral Rehydration Salts for Diarrhoea: A Renewed Call to Action
In 2004, WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a joint statement recommending a new lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS) formulation and zinc supplementation for diarrhoea management. More than 5 years later, diarrhoea remains the second leading cause of death…
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WHO/UNICEF Joint Statement: Clinical Management of Acute Diarrhoea
Two recent advances in managing diarrhoeal disease – newly formulated oral rehydration salts (ORS) containing lower concentrations of glucose and salt, and success in using zinc supplementation – can drastically reduce the number of child deaths. The new methods, used in addition to prevention…
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Countdown to 2015 decade report (2000–10): taking stock of maternal, newborn, and child survival
A review by Zulfi qar A Bhutta, Mickey Chopra, Henrik Axelson, Peter Berman, Ties Boerma, Jennifer Bryce, Flavia Bustreo, Eleonora Cavagnero, Giorgio Cometto, Bernadette Daelmans, Andres de Francisco, Helga Fogstad, Neeru Gupta, Laura Laski, Joy Lawn, Blerta Maliqi, Elizabeth Mason, Catherine…
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Introducing Zinc in a Diarrhoeal Disease Control Programme: Guide to conducting formative research
Guidelines by Dr Mark Nichter, Dr Cecilia S. Acuin, and Ms Alberta Vargas contributed as a resource for the SHOPS Zinc e-Conference held on June 1-2, 2011.
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Practice and attitudes regarding the management of childhood diarrhoea among pharmacies in Thailand
A research paper by Woranuch Saengcharoen and Sanguan Lerkiatbundit contributed as a resource for the SHOPS Zinc e-Conference held on June 1-2, 2011.
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