Zinc and low osmolarity oral rehydration salts for diarrhoea: a renewed call to action
Christa L Fischer Walker, Olivier Fontaine, Mark W Young & Robert E Black
Volume 87, Number 10, October 2009, 780-786
Table 1. Countriesa with zinc and low osmolarity ORS available via pilot programming or via routine public and private sector outlets
| Country | Formative/ Pilotb | Public Sector Productc | Private Sector Productc |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNICEF priority countries (2008) | |||
| Afghanistan | |||
| Angola | Yes | ||
| Azerbaijan | |||
| Bangladesh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Benin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Botswana | |||
| Brazil | |||
| Burkina Faso | |||
| Burundi | |||
| Cambodia | Yes | Yes | |
| Cameroon | Yes | ||
| Central African Republic | |||
| Chad | Yes | ||
| China | |||
| Congo | |||
| Côte d’Ivoire | |||
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Yes | Yes | |
| Djibouti | |||
| Egypt | Yes | Yes | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |||
| Eritrea | Yes | ||
| Ethiopia | |||
| Gabon | |||
| Gambia | |||
| Ghana | |||
| Guatemala | Yes | Yes | |
| Guinea | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | |||
| Haiti | |||
| India | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Indonesia | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Iraq | |||
| Kenya | Yes | ||
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | |||
| Lesotho | Yes | ||
| Liberia | |||
| Madagascar | Yes | Yes | |
| Malawi | |||
| Mali | Yes | ||
| Mauritania | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Morocco | |||
| Mozambique | Yes | ||
| Myanmar | Yes | ||
| Nepal | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Niger | Yes | ||
| Nigeria | Yes | Yes | |
| Pakistan | Yes | Yes | |
| Papua New Guinea | |||
| Peru | Yes | ||
| Philippines | Yes | ||
| Rwanda | Yes | ||
| Senegal | Yes | Yes | |
| Sierra Leone | Yes | ||
| Somalia | |||
| South Africa | |||
| Sudan | Yes | ||
| Swaziland | |||
| Tajikistan | |||
| Togo | |||
| Turkmenistan | |||
| Uganda | |||
| United Republic of Tanzania | Yes | Yes | |
| Yemen | |||
| Zambia | Yes | ||
| Zimbabwe | |||
| Other countries taking steps to introduce zinc | |||
| El Salvador | Yes | ||
| Kazakhstan | Yes | ||
| Nicaragua | Yes | ||
ORS, oral rehydration salts.
a All UNICEF priority countries are included. Additional countries included if they are taking steps to introduce zinc either via formative research/pilot interventions or introduction in the private or public sector.
b Formative/pilot includes any formative research activities or pilot intervention programmes conducted in the country.
c Product availability denotes any available product and does not include a coverage minimum. Most countries had very minimal coverage as of 2009.