ROTAVIRUS IN
NIGERIA
If all parents could access and use ORS, diarrhea deaths would drop by a staggering 93%! (defeatdd.org)
ORAL REHYDRATION
CURRENTLY PREPARED IN THE HOME
DIRTY EQUIPMENT & CONTAMINATION
HOSPITALS FAR AWAY
COMPLICATED INSTRUCTIONS
Rotavirus is the most common cause of fatal diarrhea for young children in Sub-Saharan Africa, 500,000 children die due to dehydration caused by diarrhea. Dirty equipment, complicated instructions and with hospitals being far away, there can be problems administering oral rehyration therapy (ORS) in rural Nigeria.
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Follow the simple instructions
Collected Hydrate & stored in the home
Boil water and cool to kill Rotavirus
Remove funnel from pack
Use droplet sticker to make funnel & attach to carton
SHAKE ME!
30 sec
Add clean, cold water
Shake ORS and water for 30 seconds
Remove cap and drink solution
H ow c a n we s a v e 2 m i l l i o n l i v e s a y e a r ? Oral rehydration, administered in the home will help reach this goal.
Simple instructions
No contamination
Portable design