Diarrhoea :Why children are still dying and what can be done
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)/World Health Organization (WHO), 2009
Available online at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241598415_eng.pdf
14 OCTOBER 2009 | NEW YORK | GENEVA -- Global campaigns to fight diarrhoea - the second deadliest illness for children – must be re-energized to prevent the deaths of millions in the developing world, UNICEF and WHO said today as they released a new report on the disease.
The report, Diarrhoea: why children are still dying and what can be done, lays out a seven-point plan that includes a treatment package to reduce childhood diarrhoea deaths and a prevention strategy to ensure long-term results. The seven specific points are:
1. fluid replacement to prevent dehydration;
2. zinc treatment;
3. rotavirus and measles vaccinations;
4. promotion of early and exclusive breastfeeding and vitamin A supplementation;
5. promotion of hand washing with soap;
6. improved water supply quantity and quality, including treatment and safe storage of household water; and
7. community-wide sanitation promotion. …”
Content:
Foreword
Executive summary
1 The global burden of childhood diarrhoea
2 Diarrhoeal diseases: The basics
3 Preventing and treating childhood diarrhoea: Where we stand today
4 A 7-point plan for comprehensive diarrhoea control
Data used in this report
References
Statistical annex
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