Learning Objectives

• Describe the contribution of diarrhoeal diseases to global mortality and the public health interventions available to address this
• Describe the clinical picture, causative agents, transmission, and prevention of common waterborne diseases (acute gastroenteritis, dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis A, giardia)
• Apply the WHO protocols for rehydration (Plans A, B, &C) to case examples
• Analyse the evidence around the use of ORS and zinc
• Discuss the role of vaccination in the prevention of waterborne diseases
• Discuss SDG6 and targets 6.1 and 6.2, relating to water and sanitation

Diarrhoea

• why is diarrhoea mortality decreasing?
• what are the 3 main types of diarrhoea?
• what are some social causes of diarrhoea?
• what are some complications of diarrhoea?
• what SDGs impact childhood diarrhoea?

Global Action Plan for Pneumonia & Diarrhoea

• what strategies protect children from diarrhoea?
• what strategies prevent diarrhoea?
• what strategies treat diarrhoea?

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness

• what are the goals of diarrhoeal assessment?