Management of acute diarrhea: from evidence to policy.

Diarrhea remains an important contributor to childhood deaths in India, being one of the top 10 causes of deaths among infants and children of 04 year of age. About 10% of infants and 14% of 0-4 year children die due to diarrhea in India(1). Important interventions for reducing mortality due to childhood diarrhea include (i) appropriate diarrhea management; and (ii) promotion of personal and household hygiene practices. Two effective interventions have been introduced as part of the diarrhea management in the last two decades, namely low osmolarity ORS and zinc.