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Documents on the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)

Key documents

• A systematic review of the effectiveness of shortening Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guidelines training (2008)
  This is the final report of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy which has been shown to improve care for ill children in outpatient settings in developing countries.

• IMCI chart booklet - standard (2008)
  This revised version of the chart booklet includes new sections on the management of illness in the first week of a child's life. This chart booklet is a job-aid to be used by health workers mostly at first-level health facilities.

2012

• Recommendations for management of common childhood conditions
  Evidence for technical update of pocket book recommendations

2011

• Manual on paediatric HIV care and treatment for district hospitals

2010

• WHO recommendations on the management of diarrhoea and pneumonia in HIV-infected infants and children

2009

• Infant and young child feeding - tools and materials
• Integrated Management of Childhood Illness computerized training tool
• Primary Child Care: A manual for health workers

2008

• A systematic review of the effectiveness of shortening Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guidelines training
  Final report
• IMCI chart booklet - standard
• IMCI chart booklet for high HIV settings
• Manual for the health care of children in humanitarian emergencies
• Report of a technical consultation on IMCI training approaches and pre service IMCI
  Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 November, 2007

2006

• IMCI Complementary course on HIV/AIDS

2004

• Child health in the community - "Community IMCI"
  Briefing package for facilitators
• Dengue, dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome in the context of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
• Effective teaching
  A guide for educating healthcare providers
• Model IMCI handbook: Integrated management of childhood illness
• Technical updates of the guidelines on the IMCI
  Evidence and recommendations for further adaptations
• Urinary tract infections in infants and children in developing countries in the context of IMCI

2003

• Health facility survey
  Tool to evaluate the quality of care delivered to sick children attending outpatient facilities
• The analytic review of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy
  Final report

2002

• IMCI adaptation guide
  A guide to identifying necessary adaptations of clinical policies and guidelines, and to adapting the charts and modules for the WHO/UNICEF course

2001

• IMCI care for development
  For the healthy growth and development of children
• IMCI model chapter for textbooks
• IMCI planning, implementing and evaluating pre-service training
• IMCI reference library of selected materials
• IMCI technical seminars

1990-1999

• Guidelines for follow-up after training in the WHO/UNICEF course on IMCI for first-level health workers
• IMCI in-service training
  Set of training modules, facilitator's guides and course director's guide
• IMCI information package
• IMCI planning guide
  Gaining experience with the IMCI strategy in a country
• Improving child health IMCI
  The integrated approach
• Improving family and community practices
  A component of the IMCI strategy