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Session: Community IMCI Experiences and Implications for the Future
3273.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Community IMCI Experiences and Implications for the Future
There is ample documentation that many sick children, especially from poor or marginalized families, do not obtain necessary treatment in health facilities. Thus, the importance of community-based services to reduce the mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years has long been recognized. Community-IMCI was developed to expand access and the continuum of care from clinics to household/communities. This session will include 4 presentations from diverse developing countries (in Africa, Latin America and Asia) focusing on community-based interventions to improve newborn and child health. The panel will discuss the different types of community health worker or community-based organizations used, as well as diverse interventions, from focused newborn care, traditional C-IMCI, to a complex range of integrated services for mother and child. The experiences presented will also include evaluation of effectiveness or impact of the community-based interventions, as well as highlight areas needing more study.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to: • Articulate the role of community-based health services for newborns and children, including case management in Community-IMCI (CCM), and their potential to reduce under-five mortality • Describe the contribution of NGOs and community-based organizations in scaling-up malaria prevention and other child health services, especially in the context of c-IMCI • Identify limitations of community-based health services for newborns and children, as well as topics that require further research
Moderator(s):Diana Silimperi, MD
2:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
2:35 PMEvaluation of Community Health Worker (CHW) skills to recognize and manage sick newborns in the community  [ Recorded presentation ]
Abdullah H. Baqui, PhD, MPH, Shams El Arifeen, M. Habibur Rahman Seraji, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Rasheduzzaman Shah, Tariq Anwar, Gary L. Darmstadt, Robert Black
2:50 PMMalaria Control and c-IMCI: A wining strategy to reach Abuja targets  [ Recorded presentation ]
Areana Quinones, MPH, Circe Trevant, MA, MPH, MHS, Larry Casazza, MD, MPH
3:05 PMAIEPI AINM-C -- Guatemala's Integrated and Expanded Brand of Community IMCI  [ Recorded presentation ]
Peggy Koniz-Booher, Elena Hurtado, MPH
3:20 PMWithdrawn -- Community case management
Eric Starbuck, DrPH, MPH
3:35 PMDiscussion
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:International Health
Endorsed by:Community-Based Public Health Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA