Research Catalog

Title

Management of sick children by community health workers : intervention models and programme examples / [prepared by Kate Gilroy and Peter Winch].

Author

Gilroy, Kate.

Publication

New York, NY, USA : UNICEF ; Geneva, Switzerland : WHO, Dept. of Child and Adolescent Health Development, ©2006.

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Additional Authors

• Winch, Peter (Peter John), 1959-
• UNICEF. Health Section.
• World Health Organization. Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development.

Description

iv, 72 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

An estimated 10.6 million children under five still die each year from preventable or treatable diseases. Many of these deaths could be prevented through early, appropriate and low-cost treatment of sick children in the home or community. This report examines approaches for the community management of children with signs of malaria or pneumonia, specifically antimicrobial treatment, through the use of community health workers or their equivalent.--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Community health services for children
• Allied health personnel and patient
• Child health services
• Medical care
• Child Health Services
• Delivery of Health Care
• Patient Care
• Medical care
• Child health services
• Allied health personnel and patient
• Community health services for children

Note

• Statement of responsibility from p. iii.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-72).

Contents

Introduction -- Background -- Methods -- Intervention models -- Operational considerations -- Support, sustainability and scale of programmes using community health workers -- Findings and recommendations.

ISBN

• 9280639854
• 9789280639858

LCCN

9789280639858

OCLC

• ocm66469803
• 66469803
• SCSB-1386231

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library