ORS is a special liquid mixture of water, electrolytes including sodium and potassium, and carbohydrates usually in the form ...

WHO and UNICEF recommends ORS solution containing 75 mEq/l of sodium with a low osmolarity of 245 mOsm/l. ... In India, doctors had already realised the futility of IV drips to treat diarrhea.

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.

World ORS day observed on July 29 every year, emphasizes the significance of oral rehydration salts (ORS) as a cost-effective method in treating dehydration caused by diarrhea.

Bihar is one of the poorest states in India with below-average ORS use, while Karnataka has above-average per capita income and above-average ORS use. “The researchers then hired staff who were ...

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.

Mekak, 11, sits with her grandmother near a community toilet in Mumbai, India. UNICEF and partners are working to sustain urban sanitation and hygiene preparedness in schools during the COVID-19 ...