Priority medicines for mothers and children: treatment guidelines
WHO guidelines used in the development of the priority medicines list.
Mothers
Postpartum haemorrhage
- WHO guidelines for the management of postpartum haemorrhage and retained placenta
- WHO recommendations for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage
Eclampsia and pre-eclampsia
Maternal sepsis
Sexually transmitted infections
Prevention of preterm birth
Malaria
HIV/AIDS
Children
Pneumonia
- Pocket book of hospital care for children : guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources
- WHO recommendations on the management of diarrhoea and pneumonia in HIV-infected infants and children: integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)
Diarrhoea
WHO recommendations on the management of diarrhoea and pneumonia in HIV-infected infants and children: integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)Malaria
Neonatal sepsis
HIV/AIDS
- Antiretroviral therapy of HIV infection in infants and children : towards universal access : recommendations for a public health approach
- Rapid advice: use of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants, version 2
Palliative care and pain
WHO guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of persisting pain in children with medical illnesses (in press)