Pneumonia kit 2020

For 100 cases among which 60 cases of children ≥ 5 years old and 40 cases of children < 5 years old and adults.

The new Pneumonia kit 2020 is specially designed to provide sufficient child-size antibiotics to treat pneumonia, targeting children under 5 years of age. It aims to provide life-saving treatment based on the WHO protocols WHO treatment guidance Pneumonia should be treated with antibiotics.

The antibiotic of choice is amoxicillin dispersible tablets. Most cases of pneumonia require oral antibiotics, which are often prescribed at a health centre.

Composition of the Pneumonia 2020 kit

The pneumonia 2020 kit contains 2 modules as followed 

Download the Pneumonia kit 2020 content list

• Series from the Lancet journals, Childhood Pneumonia and Diarrhoea, 2013
• More information on pneumonia
• Pneumonia fact sheet
• Stop pneumonia - every breath counts

Note d'information : Nouveau kit Pneumonie 2020

Module 1 – Medicines

Contains oral and injectable antibiotics as recommended by the WHO treatment protocol for the two categories of pneumonia: “pneumonia with fast breathing and “pneumonia” chest indrawing or severe pneumonia.

Module 2 – Supply and equipment

Contains supply such as examination gloves and equipment such as ARI timer, pediatric stethoscope and pediatric finger pulse oximeter.

This kit does NOT contain malaria, TB or HIV medicines.

The kit does not contain Oxygen concentrator. Such equipment can be ordered through the WHO catalogue.

Target audience: Most cases of pneumonia require oral antibiotics, which are often prescribed at a health centre or at the community level by trained community health workers. Hospitalization is recommended only for severe cases of pneumonia.