1. And widespread use of oral rehydration therapy for malnourished children is saving more than a million lives a year. 2. But why start with tiny pools of money for vaccines and oral rehydration therapy that save lives and for microenterprise loans, family planning and schools that build futures? 3. Daulaire compared the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation to oral rehydration therapy, the system of giving small packets containing water-soluble minerals lost during diarrhea. 4. In the absence of other rehydration therapies, Mr. Johnson said, the drink provides needed salts and sugars. 5. UNICEF programs have trained armies of women who monitor the weight of babies, provide oral rehydration therapy, promote breast-feeding and vaccinate children against measles and other diseases. 6. Water and oral rehydration therapy are essential to the treatment of cholera. 7. Aggressive rehydration therapy can save many, however. 8. AID administers programs in everything from immunization and oral rehydration therapy for children to new agricultural technologies and training in science and economics for adults. 9. Most lives can be saved with modern rehydration therapy, but that often is not widely available in developing nations. 10. There is no known cure for Ebola, but patients treated with aggressive rehydration therapy have a chance of survival. |
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