Academy for Educational Development

The Point-of-Use Water Disinfection and Zinc Treatment Project (POUZN) aims to reduce one of the leading causes of illness and death among children worldwide - diarrhea - via two proven methods:

1. Preventing diarrhea by disinfecting water at its point-of-use, and
   
2. Treating diarrhea with zinc therapy. 
   

Point-of-Use products can be used to prevent diarrhea by disinfecting water through chemical treatment, filtration, irradiation or a combination of these approaches.

POUZN also focuses on the treatment of diarrhea by increasing the usage of zinc which has been shown to be highly effective in reducing the prevalence and severity of diarrhea.

AED has been managing the POUZN project, funded by USAID, since 2005 as part of its Center for Private Sector Health Initiative.