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DOH has developed a training package to teach the integrated Case Management Process to health workers who see sick children. IMCI guidelines rely on detection of cases based on simple clinical signs without laboratory tests and offer empirical treatment. There are important relationships between the illnesses Effective case management needs to consider all of the child's symptoms so that any problem of the child will not be overlooked.
DOH has developed a training package to teach the integrated Case Management Process to health workers who see sick children. IMCI guidelines rely on detection of cases based on simple clinical signs without laboratory tests and offer empirical treatment. There are important relationships between the illnesses Effective case management needs to consider all of the child's symptoms so that any problem of the child will not be overlooked.
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DOH has developed a training package to teach the integrated Case Management Process to health workers who see sick children. IMCI guidelines rely on detection of cases based on simple clinical signs without laboratory tests and offer empirical treatment. There are important relationships between the illnesses Effective case management needs to consider all of the child's symptoms so that any problem of the child will not be overlooked.
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& malnutrition cause more than 70% of the deaths in children under 5 yrs old WHO and UNICEF has described a set of integrated guidelines on the management of these illnesses instead of separate guidelines for each illness Rationale
DOH has developed a training package to
teach the integrated case management process to health workers who see sick children IMCI
Strategy for reducing the mortality and
morbidity associated with major causes of childhood illnesses Objectives 3) Reduce significantly global mortality & morbidity associated with the major causes of diseases in children under 5 years old 4) To contribute to the healthy growth and development of children Why an integrated approach?
There are important relationships between
the illnesses Effective case management needs to consider all of the child’s symptoms so that any problem of the child will not be overlooked Case Management Process
IMCI guidelines rely on detection of cases
based on simple clinical signs without laboratory tests and offer empirical treatment Action oriented classification rather than exact diagnosis are used Case management process is presented in a series of charts which show the sequence of steps and provide information in performing them Case Management Process
The charts describe the following steps:
2. Assess the child or young infant 3. Classify the illness 4. Identify treatment 5. Treat the child 6. Counsel the mother 7. Give follow-up care Case Management Process
Case management charts are divided into
two parts: 2. Age 1 week up to 2 months 3. Age 2 months up to 5 yrs