Unicef launched a USD 5 million programme in India for providing zinc supplementation and oral rehydration therapy to contain diarrhoea in children, officials associated with the project said ...

It is an adequate glucose-electrolyte solution called the Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) solution. It was first used in 1969, and then a new solution has been recommended by the WHO and the UNICEF ...

Researchers studied ORS prescription among 2,282 providers in two areas in India: Karnataka, which has above-average per capita income and above-average use of oral rehydration salts; and Bihar ...

According to the study, there are several popular explanations for the underprescription of ORS in India, which accounts for the most cases of child diarrhea of any country in the world ...

Makers of ORSL Launch Ready-to-Drink W.H.O. ORS, available in Apple and Orange Flavours. Backed by science and recommended by experts, ORSL ®, India's No.1 Ready-to-Drink electrolyte drink brand ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have announced a new formula for the preparation of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) that is designed to minimize the occurrence of acute diarrhoeal disease.

UNICEF has worked tirelessly alongside the Government of India to promote and protect children’s survival and development rights. We will continue this trajectory to 2047, India’s 100th year ...

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kenvue, the world's largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue and the makers of ORSL® (औरसल) electrolyte drinks, today launched WHO ORS, in ...

World ORS Day is observed annually on July 29 to raise awareness about the importance of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) in treating dehydration caused by diarrhoea and other conditions.

The study was conducted across 253 medium sized towns (population between 10,000 and 1.5 lakh) in Karnataka and Bihar to explore the reasons for underprescription of ORS in India.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef recommend an ORS formulation with a total osmolarity of 245 mOsm/L. This formula includes specific amounts of sodium chloride (2.6 grams/litre ...