INTRODUCTION PHASE
National IMCI Orientation Meeting and Preliminary Planning Workshop conducted	2000
National IMCI focal point appointed	2001
National IMCI Task Force established	2002
EARLY IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
Adaptation of IMCI clinical guidelines completed	April 2003
First IMCI case management course at central level for training of trainers conducted	May 2003
IMCI early implementation phase started in 10 provinces	August 2003
IMCI training package for 5-day courses for nurses developed in Arabic	2005
2nd adaptation of IMCI guidelines started, to include psychosocial development component	2005
Training manual on IMCI community component developed	2005
4-day courses on IMCI community component conducted for ‘health counsellors’ and nurses in 4 areas	2005

IMCI clinical training

• Targeted coverage of providers at health facility

• Course duration

• Materials

Targeted coverage of providers at health facility

Physicians at Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities are currently targeted for training. Health providers from other organizations which are providing health care services have also been trained (e.g., NGOs, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees—UNRWA—). Training for nurses planned.

Course duration

• Physicians: 11-day courses

• Nurses: 5 days (planned)

Materials

Different training materials to be used for physicians and nurses, to reflect their different responsibilities.

Systematic approach to IMCI implementation at district level: key steps and tools

1. Selection of provinces for IMCI implementation

1. Leadership and motivation of staff at different levels

2. Easy accessibility of province to the central team

3. Manageable number of health facilities to be covered and followed up during this phase

4. Areas most in need for health services. 

2.  Creating a pool of facilitators in the 2 governorates

3. Training in case management (skills acquisition)

1. Establishment of training centres at central and peripheral level

2. Conduct of training (11-day courses for the IMCI case management training, and planned 5-day courses for nurses).

4. Follow up after training (skills reinforcement)

Carried out about 4 weeks after training.

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