Imagine this scenario. It's past midnight and your 2 year old child has diarrhoea, that is the passage of 3 or more watery, loose and liquid stools since the past few hours and the child is weak, lethargic, refuses to drink water or eat food and is listless. What would you do? You would rush to the nearest hospital/nursing home in a state of panic, which is but natural under the circumstances.

The child was dehydrated and put on I.V. fluids and other medications. If only they had known that Oral Rehydration solution ( ORS) given in the right dose, at the right time when the child had had the first bout of diarrhoea could have controlled, prevented and treated diarrhoea.

Not many of us do, that is why every year on July 29, World ORS day and from July 25th to 31st July ORS week is celebrated throughout the World, to create awareness about this magical solution, which can save millions of lives and has so far saved about 70 million lives worldwide since the 1970's.

Ludhiana IMA, celebrated the ORS day on 29th July, 2024 at IMA house.

Dr Ajit Singh Chawla and Dr Puneet Juneja, renowned Paediatricians of the city, emphasized the importance and use of of ORS to prevent and treat diarrhoea.

Dignitaries of IMA and the doctors of the city were present in large numbers.

( with inputs from Puneet Juneja )

ORS-The Magic Mixture

IMA, Ludhiana celebrates ORS Day