Overview of Benin and Uganda Provider Survey ... - SHOPS project
Overview of Benin and Uganda Provider Survey ... - SHOPS project
Overview of Benin and Uganda Provider Survey ... - SHOPS project
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Background• In 2007 the POUZN <strong>project</strong>, implemented by Abt Associates Inc. <strong>and</strong> PSI,collaborated with the government <strong>of</strong> <strong>Benin</strong> to introduce OraselZinc into themarketplace through private sector channels. Orasel Zinc is a diarrheatreatment kit containing ten 20 mg tablets <strong>of</strong> zinc sulfate <strong>and</strong> two sachets <strong>of</strong>orange flavored low osmolarity ORS. It is the only zinc product for diarrheatreatment available in <strong>Benin</strong>.• In Ug<strong>and</strong>a, the AFFORD <strong>project</strong>, implemented by Johns Hopkins Center forCommunication Programs in partnership with the Ug<strong>and</strong>a Health MarketingGroup (UHMG), launched the Zinkid (zinc tablets) <strong>and</strong> Restors (ORSsachets) products for diarrhea treatment in 45 AFFORD <strong>project</strong> districts. Thegovernment <strong>of</strong> Ug<strong>and</strong>a <strong>of</strong>fers a separate zinc product supplied by UNICEFfor public facilities.
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