Development and implementation of a national programme for the management of severe and very severe pneumonia in children in Malawi

Penelope Marjorie Enarson; Robert Gie; Donald A Enarson; Charles Mwansambo

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000137

Development and implementation of a national programme for the management of severe and very severe pneumonia in children in Malawi

PLoS Med. 2009 Nov;6(11):e1000137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000137. Epub 2009 Nov 10.

Authors

Penelope Marjorie Enarson¹, Robert Gie, Donald A Enarson, Charles Mwansambo

Affiliation

¹ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Child Lung Health Division, Paris, France. penarson@theunion.org

Abstract

Penelope Enarson and colleagues describe the development, scale-up, and achievements of a national pneumonia program in Malawi, which is based on a successful anti-tuberculosis service delivery model.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Child Mortality
Diffusion of Innovation
Health Personnel / education
Humans
Malawi / epidemiology
National Health Programs*
Pneumonia / classification
Pneumonia / mortality
Pneumonia / therapy*
Program Development*
Severity of Illness Index
Tuberculosis