More Resources on Zinc
- Joint Statement on Oral Rehydration Salts (external link, PDF)
This document was prepared to inform national authorities on the position of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and of the World Health Organization (WHO) with respect to issues such as flavoring, coloring, and rice-based ORS. It is based on a document first published in July 1996 that was revised to take into account results of studies on ORS formulation and zinc supplementation.
UNICEF/WHO (2002)A2Z update on Zinc programs – technical brief under review by Emily W., Check POUZN AED
- New ORS Q&A (external link, PDF)
WHO (2004)
- The Treatment of Diarrhoea: A Manual for Physicians and Other Senior Health Workers (external link, PDF)
WHO (1995)
- Frequently Asked Questions Arising from the Introduction of the New Diarrhea Treatment Guidelines (external link, PDF)
A series of questions, to date, that has arisen in the field regarding the promotion of ORS/zinc treatment.
MOST Project
