Guidelines for the Management of common childhood Illness. 2nd edition
These guidelines focus on the management of the major causes of childhood mortality in most developing countries, such as newborn problems, pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, meningitis, septicaemia, measles and related conditions, ...severe acute malnutrition and paediatric HIV/AIDS. It also covers common procedures, patient monitoring and supportive care on the wards and some common surgical conditions that can be managed in small hospitals.
A smart phone and tablet application is available from the Apple or Google Play Store.
Special attention is drawn to the following sections, which are particulary relevant within the COVID-19 context:
Chapter 4: information on cough and difficulty in breathing, pneumonia and bronchiolitis;
Chapter 10: information on essential supportive care including feeding, fluid and oxygen provision;
Annex 1: information on related practical procedures.
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A manual for physicians and other senior health workers. This fourth revision of the manual reflects recent clinical experience and research findings in diarrhoea case management. Compared to earlier versions, it includes revised guidelines on the management of children with acute diarrhoea using th...e new reduced (low) osmolarity ORS formulation and using zinc supplements, which have been shown to reduce duration and severity of diarrhoeal episodes, and revised guidelines for the management of bloody diarrhoea. Guidelines in the manual are based on the revised WHO chart that are included at the end of this document.
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This report presents country, regional and global estimates of low birth weight for 2000, together with a detailed description of the methods used in calculating the estimates. Some limited data on trends are also included. The limitations of low-birth-weight data are described and recommendations a...re made for further improvements in the data for this important indicator of health.
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Norma Técnica para la Supervisión de SALUD INTEGRAL DE NIÑOS Y NIÑAS DE 0 A 9 AÑOS
en la Atención Primaria de Salud - Actualización 2021
Nini watoto wanapaswa kujua kuhusu kichocho?
SHUKRANI: Maelezo haya yamewezekana kupitia msaada wa fedha kutoka kwa Merck KGaA, Ujerumani. katika mwaka 2007, Merck KGaA ilingia katika ushirikiano na Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) kupambana na kichocho kwa watoto wa shule katika bara la Afrika.Me...rck ina changia vidonge milioni 200 vyaa Cesol 600 zenye kiambatano imara cha praziquantel. Merk itaendeleza juhudi yake hadi hapo maradhi yatakapotokomezwa kabisa Africa.
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This film shows the essential features of a referral process. It covers involving the family, arranging transport, preparing the baby for the journey, and writing the referral note. It also includes what to do if referral is not an option.
http://globalhealthmedia.org/newborn/videos/referring-a-s...ick-baby/
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O que as crianças devem saber sobre a esquistossomose - Banda desenhada
AGRADECIMENTO: Este documento foi produzido com o apoio financeiro da Merck Alemanha. Em 2007, a Merck estabeleceu uma parceria com a Organização Mundial da Saúde para combater a esquistossomose entre os estudantes no con...tinente africano. Inicialmente, a Merck fará uma doação de 250 milhões de comprimidos de Cesol 600, que contém o princípio ativo praziquantel. A Merck pretende dar continuidade a esse compromisso para que essa enfermidade seja eliminada na África.
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This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on a number of specific issues related to the management of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children, including in the context of HIV.
Training Manual for Community Health Worker
Evidence for technical update of pocket book recommendations. Newborn conditions, dysentery, pneumonia, oxygen use and delivery, common causes of fever, severe acute malnutrition and supportive care
Treat diarrhoea, confirmed malaria, and fast breathing
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Bambo has bilharzia: what children should know about bilharzia. Comic book.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This document was made possible through a financial grant from Merck, Germany. In 2007, Merck entered into a partnership with the World... Health Organization (WHO) to combat schistosomiasis in school children on the African continent. In the medium term, Merck will donate 250 million tablets of Cesol 600 containing the active ingredient praziquantel. Merck will maintain its efforts until the disease has been eliminated in Africa.
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