Building Iraq capacity for IMCI training

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Progress of IMCI implementation in Afghanistan

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

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

New section on pre-service education launched on this website

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

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia conducts first national IMCI training course in March 2005

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

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

Iraq conducts first national IMCI training course, May 2005

WHO revises guidelines for the control of dysentery

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

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

Discussion papers on Group A streptococcal diseases now available

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