The management of acute respiratory infections in children: practical guidelines for outpatient care
It provides guidelines on the management of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years of age, recognition of the symptoms of respiratory infections, and selection of appropriate treatment...
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11/05/2001
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Respiratory Tract Infections/therapy, Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis, Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy, Cough/therapy, Respiration Disorders, Child Welfare, Outpatients, Measles, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Bronchodilator Agents, Reference Books, Whooping Cough, Whooping Cough, Whooping Cough, Guia [tipo de publicação]
The overlap in the clinical presentation and treatment of malaria and pneumonia in children: report of a meeting
It presents information on the overlap in the clinical presentation between malaria and pneumonia, cotrimoxazole as an antimalarial in children less 5 years old with signs suggesting pneumonia, Cotrim...
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Malaria/therapy, Malaria/drug therapy, Pneumonia/therapy, Antimalarials/therapeutic use, Malaria/prevention & control, Respiratory Tract Infections, Child Welfare, Malaria, Malaria, Malaria
Diarrhoea management training course.
It provides guidelines for conducting clinical training courses on the management of diarrhoea at health centres and small hospitals.
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10/05/2001
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Diarrhea/therapy, Dehydration/therapy, Health Personnel/education, Reference Books, ]cação]cação]cação]cação]
The management of bloody diarrhoea in young children
It describes simple and effective guidelines, and their rationale, for the management of bloody diarrhoea in children below age 5 years, especially among outpatients.
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Diarrhea/therapy, Dysentery/therapy, Child Welfare, Reference Books, ologiaologiaologia, Guia [tipo de publicação]
Advising mothers on management of diarrhoea in the home: a guide for health workers
This guide includes two sample elements; the first is a suggested process to follow when advising mothers on how to care for the child at home, and the second is a visual aid (a pictorial Mother's Car...
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10/05/2001
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Diarrhea/therapy, Counseling, Mothers/education, Reference Books, Guia [tipo de publicação]
Advising mothers on management of diarrhoea in the home: instructions for facilitators
This guide teaches a process and skills which will help the health worker to advise mothers on home case management correctly and effectively.
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10/05/2001
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Diarrhea/therapy, Health Personnel/education, Counseling, Child Welfare, Reference Books, Guia [tipo de publicação]
A research and development strategy for public health
"...A strategy for research and development for public health was announced in "Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation". The strategy has been developed by and for the main founders of research and develo...
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Research, Public Health, Advocacy
Guidelines for cholera control
It presents information and guidance on preventing cholera, being prepared for a cholera epidemic, early responses to the threat of an outbreak, management of the patient with cholera, preventing the ...
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10/05/2001
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English, French
Cholera/epidemiology, Cholera/prevention & control, Cholera/therapy, Disease Outbreaks, Reference Books, Zoonoses, Guia [tipo de publicação]
Hepatitis B and breastfeeding
It presents information on hepatitis B virus infection, transmission of HBV, risk of transmission by breastfeeding, prevention of perinatal and horizontal HBV transmission, and recommendations on vacc...
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Breast Feeding, Hepatitis B/transmission, Hepatitis B/prevention & control, Hepatitis B virus, vacinas e imunização
The Public Versus The World Health Organization On Health System Performance
This paper compares the World Health Organization (WHO) rankings for seventeen industrialized countries with the perceptions of their citizens. The results show little relationship between WHO ranking...
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09/05/2001
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Health Systems, Health Services, Indicators of Health Services, Measuring, Methods and Indicators, Equity, Health Services Accessibility^util