Development and Implementation of a National Programme for the Management of Severe and Very Severe Pneumonia in Children in Malawi

Penelope Enarson and colleagues describe the development, scale-up, and achievements of a national pneumonia program in Malawi, which is based on a successful anti-tuberculosis service delivery model.

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Published in:PLoS medicine Vol. 6; no. 11; p. e1000137
Main Authors: Enarson, Penelope Marjorie, Gie, Robert, Enarson, Donald A., Mwansambo, Charles
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.11.2009
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Child
Child Mortality
Children & youth
Diffusion of Innovation
Health in Action
Health Personnel - education
Hospitals
Humans
Infectious Diseases/Respiratory Infections
Malawi - epidemiology
Mortality
National Health Programs
Pediatrics and Child Health/Respiratory Pediatrics
Pneumonia - classification
Pneumonia - mortality
Pneumonia - therapy
Program Development
Public Health and Epidemiology
Public Health and Epidemiology/Health Services Research and Economics
Severity of Illness Index
Tuberculosis
Malawi
Severity of Illness Index
Pneumonia
Program Development
Tuberculosis
Malawi
Health Personnel
Humans
Diffusion of Innovation
National Health Programs
Child
Child Mortality
ISSN:1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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Summary:Penelope Enarson and colleagues describe the development, scale-up, and achievements of a national pneumonia program in Malawi, which is based on a successful anti-tuberculosis service delivery model.
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The Health in Action section is a forum for individuals or organizations to highlight their innovative approaches to a particular health problem.
ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: PME RG DAE CM. Wrote the first draft of the paper: PME. Contributed to the writing of the paper: PME RG DAE CM.
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000137