tailieunhanh - Child health interventions

this is a promising time to be working on ensuring the care of mothers and newborns. the global health community has at its disposal a range of cost-effective, proven solutions that can halt the majority of conditions causing maternal and neonatal deaths. 1, 2, 3, 4 these include antibiotics for infections, sterile blades to cut umbilical cords, misoprostol and oxytocin for preventing and treating postpartum hemorrhage, and teaching mothers the importance of immediate, exclusive breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact to keep their babies warm. applying such low-cost interventions can ensure the survival of up to 70 percent of newborns. 3, 4, 5 . | Child health interventions Priority INTERVENTIONS Level of care community PRIMARY referral Community or PROFESSIONAL HEALTH WORKERS Key commodities supplemented by annex Practice guidelines and TRAINING MANUALS INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD Promotion and support for exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months78- 79 Community Primary Referral ALL Materials for counselling- health education and health promotionincluding individual and group counselling WHO. Exclusive Breastfeeding nutrition topics exclusive_ breastfeeding en WHO. Infant and young child feeding counselling an integrated course 2006 -Training tool nutrition publications i nfantfeeding 9789241594745 en index. htm l WHO. Community-based strategies for breastfeeding promotion and support in developing countries 2003 - Technical Review child_adolescent_health documents 9241591218 en i l WHO. IMCI chart booklet 2008 child_adolescent_health __ documents IMCI_chartbooklet en _ Promotion and support of continued breastfeeding and complementary feeding a Continued breastfeeding up to 2 years and beyond79 b Appropriate complementary feeding starting at 6 months80- 81 Community Primary Referral ALL Materials for counselling- health education and health promotion WHO. Guiding principles for complementary feeding of the breastfed child 2003 http paho 2003 WHO. Guiding principles for feeding nonbreastfed children 6-24 months of age 2005 child_adolescent_health documents 9241593431 en Prevention and management of childhood malaria a Provision and promotion of use of insecticide treated bed nets for children82- 83 b Case management of childhood malaria84 Community Primary Referral ALL Materials for counselling- health education and health promotion Insecticide treated nets Rapid diagnostic tests Antimalarial drugs according to guidelines WHO. Insecticide-treated mosquito nets a position statement 2007 .