Oral rehydration therapy (ORT), which has saved millions of lives a year since it was developed, is very simple and cheap. It uses widely available ingredients: sugar, salts, and water. Why did it take until the late 1960s to come up with it?

We will discuss the impact of ORT and the many obstacles that held back its development.

As a preparation, please read the article by Matt Reynolds: Salt, Sugar, Water, Zinc: How Scientists Learned to Treat the 20th Century’s Biggest Killer of Children

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