World Health Organization Rehydration Drink Recipe

World Health Organization (WHO) Rehydration Drink Recipe

The “Simple Solution” – Home made Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) Recipe

Preparing

• 1 (one) Litre solution using Salt, Sugar and Water at Home
• Mix an oral rehydration solution using one of the following recipes; depending on ingredients and container availability:

Ingredients:

• Half (1/2) teaspoon of Salt
• Six (6) teaspoons of Sugar
• One Litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled – 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.)

Preparation Method:

• Stir the mixture till the salt and sugar dissolve.