As soon as the child is able to drink, ORS solution is given in addition to IV therapy. Simple benches are available for people waiting to be seen. There is space for movement of health staff, patients, and mothers. Before diarrhoea cases leave the facility, staff make sure that they have attended to any other health problems or concerns. Proper administrative procedures are followed to allow the facility to operate smoothly.
Appropriate supplies are available in adequate quantities.
The supplies are taken out of the storage area and arranged each morning so that they will be convenient to use. WHO realizes that health centres face many problems in trying to provide training. Hands-on training, which requires each participant to treat several patients with guidance and support from the staff, can be very effective. However, hands-on training places considerable demands on the staff and, if not organized well, can be disruptive to the normal operation of a facility. It is also difficult to select the most important technical knowledge to teach in the limited time available for training.