PEDIATRIC KIT including SAM/MC Children - WHO PED/SAM 2020

For 50  SAM children with medical complications and for a paediatric ward of 10-15 beds for 3 months 

The PED/SAM kit is especially designed to provide medicines, renewables and equipment suitable for children and to treat the common childhood illness including severe acute malnutrition with medical complications.

This kit does NOT contain any food supplements, TB, HIV medicines or vaccines.

Composition of the PED/SAM 2020 Rev1

The PED/SAM 2020 kit contains 7 modules as followed 

Download the  PED/SAM 2020 content list

Note d'information : WHO PED/SAM 2020 Rev1– KIT PEDIATRIQUE y compris la prise en charge des enfants souffrant de malnutrition aiguë

Module 1 – Medicine SAM/MC

Contains medicines suitable for SAM children with medical complications according to WHO treatment guidelines (see reference below). Medicines in that module are to treat about 50 SAM /MC children. Note that this module does not contain any HIV, TB or anti-cancer medicines, nor food or therapeutic milk.

This module replaces the medicines module of the SAM kit 2016, with no change of content.

Target audience: This module should only be used by health care providers working in hospitals or stabilisation centres whose staff have received training on the appropriate management of severe acute malnutrition with medical complications.

Module 2 – Medicines PED oral + topic

Contains the medicines (oral and topic) most commonly used in a pediatric ward and recommended for the treatment of major common pediatric diseases, as per the WHO Pocket book of hospital care for children.  The medicines of the module are to supply for a 10-bed pediatric unit for about 3 months.

Note that this module does not contain any HIV, TB or anti-cancer medicines.  

Module 3 – Medicines PED injectables

Contains the most commonly used injectable medicines in the pediatric ward. The module also includes some IV fluids. The medicines are to supply for a 10-bed pediatric unit for about 3 months.

Module 4 – Medicines PED controlled

Contains controlled medicines such as diazepam, morphine and midazolam in pediatric formulations. To receive the controlled medicine module, an import license permit from the Ministry of Health is mandatory. For easy tracking, please make a separate requisition for this module.

Module 5 – Medicines Malaria

Contains malaria oral and injectable medicines as well as the A3 poster to ease the reconstitution of artesunate injectable. The medicines in that module are to treat about 150 cases of non-complicated malaria (60 babies and 90 infants).

Module 6 – Supplies and renewables

Contains supply and renewables such as gauze, bandages, syringes, IV line and reusable surgical tunic. This module goes along with module 3 (medicines PED injectables).

Module 7 - Equipment

Contains various equipment scale, stethoscope, glucometer and an haemoglobinometer starter kit (HemoCue® Hb 301).  Additional re-supply such as glucose strips, lancets, microcuvette 301 must be ordered through the catalogue. 

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