Bulletin vol.75, Supplement no. 1 

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is a strategy that aims to reduce child deaths and the frequency and severity of illness and disability among children in developing countries and to contribute to improved growth and development. The strategy addresses the five major life-threatening conditions of childhood: acute respiratory infections (ARI), diarrhea, measles, malaria and malnutirition, It includes activities designed to improve the performance of health workers, to improve health systems, and to improve family and community practices. The core of the IMCI strategy, and the first intervention made available to countries, is the application of clinical guidelines for integrated case management at first-level health facilities. These guidelines were developed based on existing scientific evidence, on formal evaluations of their effectiveness in selected developing country settings, and on specially designed studies to address remaining questions about the most appropriate clinical signs to be used in assessing specific illnesses. The refined clinical guidelines were then used as the basis for the development and field testing of a training course for health workers who manage children in first-level health facilities. The IMCI guidelines and training course are adapted to the specific epidemiological and other local conditions in individual countries, and have served as a starting point for broader IMCI planning and implementation in nearly 40 countries since 1996.  

RJ 401 I58 1997

Integrated management of childhood illness : A joint WHO/UNICEF initiative. -- Geneva : World Health Organization, c1997.

128 p.

Children--Diseases--Developing countries ; Children--Health and hygiene ; Disease--in infancy & childhood

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