Malaria control in complex emergencies : an inter-agency field handbook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Health Organization.

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malaria--Prevention.

Malaria.

Epidemics.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 218 p. : ill. (some col.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Geneva, Switzerland] : World Health Organization, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This inter-agency handbook focuses on effective malaria control responses to complex emergencies, particularly during the acute phase when reliance on international humanitarian assistance is greatest. It provides policy-makers, planners, field programme managers and medical coordinators with practical guidance on designing and implementing measures to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality. Such measures must address the needs of both the displaced and the host populations and must accommodate the changes in those needs as an acute emergency evolves into a more stable situation. A glossary is provided at the beginning of the handbook and suggestions for further reading are included at the end of several chapters.

Contents:

Preliminaries

Contents

Preface

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Acronyms and abbreviations

Glossary

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Initial assessment and planning

Chapter 3 Surveillance

Chapter 4 Outbreak preparedness and response

Chapter 5 Case management

Chapter 6 Prevention

Chapter 7 Community participation and health education

Chapter 8 Operational research

I Resources and web addresses

II Example consent form for surveys

III Worksheet Rapid cross sectional malaria prevalence survey

IV Safety of antimalarial drugs for treatment and/or prophylaxis during pregnancy breastfeeding and early childhood

V Dosage schedules for oral antimalarial drugs

VI Entomological investigations

VII Questions to guide a rapid qualitative assessment of social, economic and cultural aspects of malaria

VIII A checklist for effectively responding to malaria epidemics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-43633-6

9786610436330

92-4-068087-X

OCLC:

137342325