Caring for the Sick Child age 2 months up to 5 years. Chart Booklet
Identify Signs of Illness : Photo 1 and 2. Chest indrawing
Photo 3. Severe malnutrition (marasmus)
Photo 4, 5, and 6. Using a MUAC strap
Photo 7. Severe malnutrition (kwashiorkor)
Photo 8 and 9. Checking for swelling of both feet
With notes to the facilitator (NTF)
Treat diarrhoea, confirmed malaria, and fast breathing
Q12: Should the treatment be similar in individuals with intellectual disability and epilepsy compared to people with epilepsy only?
Q8: For people with dementia, what is the role of a medical review (including comorbid physical and mental conditions and medication use)?
Resources for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
Q11: 11a). In women with epilepsy, should antiepileptic therapy be prescribed as monotherapy or polytherapy to decrease the risk of fetal malformations?
11b). Does the use of folic acid preconceptually decrease the risk of foetal malformations in women with epilepsy?
11c). Do phenytoin, phenobarbi...tal, valproic acid or carbamazepine enter breast milk in quantities which are clinically significant to the baby?
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Manual for use in primary care
Q 6. Does the provision of sterile injection equipment to injecting drug users reduce injecting related harm? Is advice on ways to reduce drug related harm safe and effective, using an outreach model of service delivery?
A step towards implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) related to personal mobility.
This leaflet aims at guiding health workers though the very first days of an outbreak. It addresses the following questions:
Is this the beginning of an outbreak?
Is the patient suffering from cholera or shigella?
The leaflet also has sections on how to protect the community, how to ...treat patients and what to do if an outbreak is suspected.
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Preliminary version for country introduction