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== Gatorade and oral rehydration == [[File:US Navy 110314-N-RG360-048 Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) move cases of sports drinks and water in preparation to s.jpg|thumb|US Navy sailors prepare rehydration supplies to support disaster relief operations in the coastal waters off northern Japan in the wake of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 2011]] In the aftermath of the 1994 [[Rwandan genocide]], aid agencies were struggling to save the lives of thousands of Rwandan refugees dying of [[dehydration]] due to [[cholera]] in camps in eastern [[Zaire]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Barbara |last=Crossette |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/24/weekinreview/the-world-reason-left-in-the-dust-as-refugees-pick-routes.html |title=The World; Reason Left in the Dust as Refugees Pick Routes |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 24, 1994 }}</ref> The [[aid agency]] [[AmeriCares]] was heavily criticized for choosing to provide Gatorade as a form of [[oral rehydration solution]].<ref> Cahill, Kevin M. (ed.). ''Basics of International Humanitarian Missions''. Fordham University Press, 2003; {{ISBN|9780823222438}}; p. 230.</ref><ref>Rieff, David. ''A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis'', Simon & Schuster; September 30, 2003; {{ISBN|978-0743252119}}; p. 183.</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Upendri |last=Gunasekera |url=http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_devito_esspubspeak_2/32/8193/2097658.cw/content/index.html |title=The Perils of Philanthropy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192158/http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_devito_esspubspeak_2/32/8193/2097658.cw/content/index.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated: <blockquote>But while Gatorade might be good for athletes, it is not good for cholera, said Dr. Michael Toole, an [[epidemiologist]] at the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control]]. Gatorade does not have all the essential ingredients that an [[Intravenous therapy|I.V.]] has, and people who were given it might have taken more appropriate solutions, Dr. Toole said.<ref>{{cite news |first=Edward |last=Bonner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/18/weekinreview/the-world-post-mortem-for-charities-compassion-wasn-t-enough-in-rwanda.html |title=The World: Post-Mortem for Charities; Compassion Wasn't Enough in Rwanda |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 18, 1994 }}</ref></blockquote> AmeriCares' president responded: "We stand by our decision to ship Gatorade to Rwandan refugees. In the absence of [[drinking water|potable water]], Gatorade, with its electrolytes and water, saved countless lives in a true [[triage]] situation."<ref>{{cite news |first=Steven M. |last=Johnson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/24/opinion/l-americares-relief-reached-rwanda-first-202444.html |title=AmeriCares Relief Reached Rwanda First |work=The New York Times |date=December 24, 1994 }}</ref>
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