Care for infants and young children: implementation review and planning guide: care for infants and children services

Overview

Frontline health workers remain the most effective resource for managing sick children, screening them for preventable problems, and providing critical counselling and family support. This guide outlines an approach for assessing and improving the quality of primary health care for both sick and well children. It builds on the need for bottom-up planning and action by engaging local staff in identifying and solving problems themselves. By collecting and monitoring facility data, progress can be tracked and continuously improved.