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Report: Diarrhea killing too many children
Low-cost diarrhea treatments such as zinc supplements and lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts could drastically reduce the number of deaths of among children, the World Health Organization said in 2004.
In the five intervening years, little progress has been made in implementing the life-saving techniques, researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health said in a release Thursday.
"Of 68 priority countries, very few have zinc widely available and coverage within all countries is extremely limited," said Christa Fischer Walker, an scientist with the school's Department of International Health.
Many countries have changed diarrhea management policies to include low osmolarity and zinc, but there is a big gap between policy change and actual treatment, Walker said.
Diarrhea is a leading cause of death among children, accounting for 18 percent of childhood deaths worldwide, Walker said.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 10/09/2009
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