Abridged version. In this abridged version of the Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Follow-Up of at-risk neonates, we provide recommendations for the care of newborns up to 2 years of age, corresponding to the first phase of their follow-up. The recommendations are intended for all... health sector staff responsible for the primary care of these neonates: general practitioners, family practitioners, pediatricians, neonatologists, pediatric ophthalmologists, pediatric otolaryngologists, nursing professionals, specialists in other fields, and multidisciplinary staff involved in the care process. The purpose of these guidelines is to facilitate policy implementation processes carried out by decision-makers and members of government bodies, and will also be useful for parents, mothers, and caregivers. The main topics covered by this document include the hospital discharge criteria, including screening tests; information and support for parents, mothers, and caregivers; screening at the follow-up visit, and the frequency of follow-ups until the infant is 2 years of age. These guidelines do not address matters related to nursing or comorbidities.
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Este documento del CLAP/SMR (Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología) aborda las infecciones de transmisión vertical, es decir, aquellas que se transmiten de la madre al niño durante el embarazo, el parto o el período neonatal. Se presenta una tabla detallada con distintos agentes infecciosos (c...omo VIH, sífilis, toxoplasmosis, hepatitis B y C, citomegalovirus, entre otros), describiendo su forma de transmisión, diagnóstico, prevención, tratamiento y seguimiento.
Además, se destacan estrategias sistemáticas de tamizaje materno y neonatal, intervenciones prenatales y postnatales, así como recomendaciones específicas para cada patógeno. El objetivo es reducir los resultados adversos perinatales mediante intervenciones basadas en la evidencia y adaptadas al contexto latinoamericano.
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Malaria in pregnancy is a significant health problem in malaria-endemic areas. It not only causes substantial childhood morbidity and mortality but also increases the risks of adverse events for pregnant women and their developing fetuses. Most of the burden in these areas is due to infection with P...lasmodium falciparum. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been recommended as first-line treatment for uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in all populations, including pregnant women in their second and third trimesters, since 2006. However, for women in their first trimester of pregnancy, WHO recommended as first-line treatment a combination of quinine and clindamycin.
Based on a review of the evidence conducted in 2022, WHO now recommends artemether–lumefantrine, the ACT with the most human safety data available, as the preferred treatment for uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in the first trimester of pregnancy. This document presents all relevant evidence on the effects and safety in early pregnancy of artemisinins and partner medicines used in ACTs from both studies in experimental animals and observational studies in humans.
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Concerned that the prevalence of Child Marriage in Malawi, at 42 per cent, is one of the highest in the Sub-Saharan Africa; and that cases of child marriage continue to rise despite the various interventions on the ground. If unabated, Child Marriage inflicts significant socio-economic and political... cost for Malawi and derails the nation’s developmental aspirations.
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Only 10 per cent of households have electricity. Less than one half (46 per cent) of the households use basic sanitation facilities. Three in every four of the household population had basic drinking water services. More than one third of under-5 Malawian children (boys 39 per cent than girls 32 per... cent) suffer from stunting with related health issues that can include cognitive impairment.
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Namibia recorded its first COVID-19 case on 14 March 2020, with cumulative cases reaching 15,773 and 118 deaths by 10 December 2020. Namibia has done relatively well to contain the outbreak.
However, positivity rates have shown a consistent increase above 5 percent in quarter 4 of 2020, necessitati...ng renewed attention to surveillance and outbreak control in 2021.
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Imagine a child- friendly and resilient community in Malawi. A happy child, healthy parents, a latrine behind the house, livestock somewhere in the backyard, no-one panics when clouds come because people are prepared for the rain.
At UNICEF, we are working with the Government and civil society of M...alawi to create child-friendly, resilient communities where
children and adolescents can grow, go to school and play- free from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect.
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L'article "Témoignages de mères face au choléra" sur ReliefWeb présente les récits de mères haïtiennes dont les enfants ont été touchés par le choléra. Il met en lumière les défis auxquels ces familles sont confrontées, en particulier dans les régions où l'accès aux soins de santé ...et aux infrastructures sanitaires est insuffisant. L'article souligne la vulnérabilité accrue des enfants malnutris face au choléra et insiste sur l'importance des mesures de prévention ainsi que sur la nécessité d'un accès à l'eau potable et à des soins médicaux adéquats.
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National Tuberclosis and
Leprosy Programme (NTLP)
Indonesia's National Action Plan for Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission 2013-2017
Ce guide qui s’adresse à tous les prestataires de soins impliqués dans la prise en charge des enfants, peut être utilisé aussi bien au niveau des structures sanitaires publiques que privées.
Son objectif général est d’améliorer la prise en charge de la tuberculose de l’enfant au Sé...négal et plus spécifiquement de :
• renforcer le dépistage précoce des cas de tuberculose infantile
• proposer une approche standardisée de diagnostic et de traitement de la tuberculose de l’enfant
• proposer une approche standardisée de gestion des cas contacts de tuberculose
• améliorer la prise en charge de la co-infection TB/VIH et de la tuberculose multirésistante de l’enfant
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