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2009

16 December 2009 --- Evaluation of IMCI paediatric teaching at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Gezira (FMUG), Sudan, 7 – 10 December 2009

Inter-country orientation and planning workshops on the global community health workers package on child care Cairo, Egypt, 23 - 26 November 2009 

Inter-country training on the facilitator guide on the orientation and planning workshop for IMCI pre-service education, Cairo, Egypt, 25-30 July 2009 3 August 2009 

IMCI country focus: Egypt 3 August 2009

Sudan expands IMCI community interventions 19 July 2009 

IMCI country focus: Sudan 19 July 2009

Evaluation of IMCI pre-service education, Mansoura, Egypt 2 July 2009 

Inter-country training on evaluation of IMCI pre-service education, Mansoura, Egypt 2 July 2009 

Progress toward MDG 4 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 22 June 2009 

Yemen accelerates IMCI implementation 22 June 2009 

"National Health Facility Survey on the Quality of Outpatient Primary Child Health Care Services", Morocco, October – December 2007 26 March 2009 

IMCI Annual Report, Egypt, 2007 19 March 2009 

MOU on 'Tele-consultation on child health' initiative with multiple partners in Egypt signed at EMRO 11 February 2009 

2008

Guide to planning for implementation of IMCI at district level now available
20 November 2008

New item on data and statistics
15 September 2008 

News and events section
15 September 2008 

Meeting of experts on the standardized IMCI pre-service education package, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 26 July - 1 August 2008
10 August 2008

Findings of the WHO EMRO Pediatric Insecticide Study Group on organophosphate / carbamate poisoning in children published
16 June 2008

2008 Countdown to 2015 Conference - Maternal, newborn and child survival
19 April 2008

Findings of the WHO EMRO Pediatric Hydrocarbon Study Group’s study on hydrocarbon (kerosene) poisoning in children published
1 April 2008

Planning for IMCI implementation at district level: a capacity building workshop, Suez, Egypt, 16-19 February 2008
26 February 2008

Home-based treatment for children with severe pneumonia with oral antibiotics as effective and safe as hospital treatment with injectable antibiotics
13 February 2008

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2007

Yemen tests mobile teams in IMCI to reach out underserved areas
18 September 2007

The Regional Director announces IMCI strategy as the primary child health care strategy for children under-five in the Region
18 September 2007

Regional IMCI Coordinators’ Meeting, Amman, Jordan, 2-6 September 2007
18 September 2007

Pocket book of hospital care for children - Guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources
[ISBN 92 4 154670 0]

Regional IMCI Coordinators Meeting, Amman, Jordan, 2-6 September 2007
28 August 2007

Report on the “Regional workshop for university staff to promote good breastfeeding practices as part of the IMCI community component” available on-line
29 August 2007

First national IMCI pre-service education workshop for medical and nursing schools
Ras Sedr
, Egypt
16 - 19 July 2007 

Report on Third Intercountry Workshop on the Child Health Policy Initiative (CHPI) available on-line
23 July 2007

Regional workshop for university staff to promote good breastfeeding practices as part of the IMCI community component
Rabat, Morocco
8 - 9 July 2007

New growth charts developed for IMCI guidelines based on new growth standards
3 July 2007

Regional workshop for religious leaders to promote good breastfeeding practices as part of the IMCI community component, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, 2 - 3 June 2007
27 June 2007

Tackling severe acute malnutrition: RUTFs as an innovative approach
20 June 2007

Production of zinc tablets and zinc oral solutions - Guidelines for programme managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers 

Dr H. Gezairy visits IMCI-implementing sites in Sudan, February 2007 

List of schools which have introduced IMCI into their teaching programmes updated
15 February 2007

First national training course on counselling on infant and young child feeding held in Sudan, 22-28 December 2006
11 February 2007

Third Intercountry Workshop on the Child Health Policy Initiative (CHPI) held in Tunis, Tunisia, 10-13 December 2006 
4 February 2007

Report on the 2nd Consultation on IMCI Pre-service Training available on-line
1 February 2007

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2006

Regional Arabic training materials on Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling
20 November 2006

Tunisia first country in the Region to launch National Child Health Policy
9 November 2006 

WHO supports further training in childhood illness and malnutrition in Afghanistan 
8 November 2006
 

Second Consultation on IMCI Pre-service Training held in Cairo, Egypt,
27-31 August 2006

(6 September 2006)

IMCI Pre-service Training Evaluation Tool field-tested
(6 September 2006)

Report on the 2nd Intercountry Workshop on the Child Health Policy Initiative (CHPI) available on-line
(posted on 30 May 2006)

Morocco revises its IMCI guidelines and includes 1st week of life
(posted on 23 May 2006)

Third meeting of the technical committee on IMCI pre-service training evaluation held
(posted on 16 April 2006)

IMCI coverage data and information on implementation updated for the year 2005 for most countries in the Region
(posted on 13 April 2006)

The EMRO CAH website celebrates its 1st birthday!
(posted on 7 April 2006)

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2005

Report on the Third Intercountry Workshop on the IMCI Community Component available on-line

New section on pre-service education launched on this website

Third Regional Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Training Course, Aswan, Egypt, 17-22 December 2005

Second Workshop on the Child Health Policy Initiative to be held in Cairo, Egypt,
13 – 16 November 2005

Progress of IMCI implementation in Afghanistan

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Building Iraq capacity for IMCI training

MCI coverage data updated for most countries up to mid-2005

Discussion papers on Group A streptococcal diseases now available

Technical updates of the guidelines on the IMCI: Evidence and recommendations for further adaptations

Zinc now included in the WHO Essential Medicines List for management of acute diarrhoea

WHO revises guidelines for the control of dysentery

Iraq conducts first national IMCI training course, May 2005

National Public Health Forum on Maternal and Child Health, Islamabad
Pakistan, 1-2 April 2005

Child health policy initiative: Regional Office document on Phase 1 (The Situation Analysis) now available in Arabic and French

Saudi Arabia conducts first national IMCI training course in March 2005

Intercountry workshop on IMCI community component to be held in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 24-27 July 2005

Algorithm on hydrocarbon poisoning expected to be ready for validation by mid-2005

Dr Gezairy visits IMCI-implementing areas in Egypt, February 2005

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