Lucha integrada contra las enfermedades de la infancia: nueva estrategia para mejorar la salud infantil
Every year in the Americas close to 257 000 children under 5 years of age die from illnesses that are preventable or easily treated. These deaths are mainly caused by acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, malaria, measles, and malnutrition. The "integrated management of childhood disease"...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5665141420c34b2daf314361b50d2426 2023-05-15T15:04:28+02:00 Lucha integrada contra las enfermedades de la infancia: nueva estrategia para mejorar la salud infantil 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/5665141420c34b2daf314361b50d2426 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891998000900013 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/5665141420c34b2daf314361b50d2426 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 4, Iss 3 (1998) Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 1998 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T05:12:02Z Every year in the Americas close to 257 000 children under 5 years of age die from illnesses that are preventable or easily treated. These deaths are mainly caused by acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, malaria, measles, and malnutrition. The "integrated management of childhood disease" strategy was designed by WHO and UNICEF as a methodology to be applied by basic health services in an effort to solve this important problem. The strategy includes case identification, classification, and management, and can be adapted to health care standards in each country. Its main objectives are lowering mortality rates and morbidity caused by prevalent childhood diseases as well as improving the quality of service. According to the World Development Report 1993: Investing in Health, published by the World Bank, this strategy is the most efficient health intervention in terms of its impact on the population's burden of death and disease, as well as its cost-effectiveness. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Every year in the Americas close to 257 000 children under 5 years of age die from illnesses that are preventable or easily treated. These deaths are mainly caused by acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, malaria, measles, and malnutrition. The "integrated management of childhood disease" strategy was designed by WHO and UNICEF as a methodology to be applied by basic health services in an effort to solve this important problem. The strategy includes case identification, classification, and management, and can be adapted to health care standards in each country. Its main objectives are lowering mortality rates and morbidity caused by prevalent childhood diseases as well as improving the quality of service. According to the World Development Report 1993: Investing in Health, published by the World Bank, this strategy is the most efficient health intervention in terms of its impact on the population's burden of death and disease, as well as its cost-effectiveness. |
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Lucha integrada contra las enfermedades de la infancia: nueva estrategia para mejorar la salud infantil |
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Lucha integrada contra las enfermedades de la infancia: nueva estrategia para mejorar la salud infantil |
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Lucha integrada contra las enfermedades de la infancia: nueva estrategia para mejorar la salud infantil |
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