Oral Rehydration Therapy/Oral Rehydration Solution

Factsheet on oral rehydration therapy, particularly for infants and children who have lost fluids because of diarrhea

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 1 January 2013

• Document Type: Briefing
• Theme: Health
• Authors: PATH

Abstract

This fact sheet aims to raise awareness about oral rehydration therapy to rehydrate people, particularly infants and children, who have lost fluids because of diarrhea. One in a set of introductory resources, it provides stakeholders and policymakers in the world's poorest countries with crucial information on a proven intervention in the fight against diarrheal disease. Part of the Diarrheal disease fact sheets series.

Citation

PATH. Oral Rehydration Therapy/Oral Rehydration Solution. (2013)

Links

Oral Rehydration Therapy/Oral Rehydration Solution (PDF, 416KB)

Published 1 January 2013