Authors: UNICEF and WHO
This manual introduces the importance of the community health worker’s role in the communities they serve. It also includes course materials for CHWs on the following topics: how to identify signs of illness in a sick child, age 2 months up to 5 years; when to refer children to health facilities for more care; and how families can treat children at home with problems of diarrhea, malaria or fast breathing. The manual provides many exercises in order to facilitate CHW practice.
Link: Manual for the Community Health Worker - Caring for the Sick Child in the Community
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Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Case Management, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Referral
Resource Type: Best practices, Manuals
Year: 2011
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Publisher May Restrict Access: No