What is the evidence ? • Supplementation of zinc to the children with cholera reduces both stool volume and duration of diarrhoea, an effect that was more pronounced in malnourished children 1 1.S.K. Roy, K E Islam, et al. Impact of Zinc on Children with Cholera. Presented during 10 th Annual Scientific Conferences (ASCON) of ICDDR,B, Dhaka)