WHO generic materials
The IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) Model Handbook describes the IMCI technical guidelines in detail in just one document. As such, it is a useful and handy reference to faculty, especially when they are trained in IMCI and at the beginning of their teaching of IMCI elements, before such elements have been incorporated in the teaching materials used by that institution.
IMCI Model Chapter for Textbooks
This reference is meant to assist those involved in teaching in adapting their local textbooks.
IMCI Reference Library of Selected Materials
As the title suggests, this is an annotated, selected bibliography which provides the evidence base of the IMCI guidelines. It comes with a companion CD-ROM for practical consultation.
This document, published in 2005, provides new evidence which has become available since the IMCI guidelines were first developed and is therefore a useful reference for further adaptations of teaching and learning texts. Any adaptation work should be coordinated closely with the ministry of health to ensure that all IMCI guidelines and materials used in a country are consistent with the national policy.
Management of the child with a serious infection or severe malnutrition.
Guidelines for care at the first-referral level in developing countries
Pocket book of hospital care for children
Guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources | 2005
Recommendations for management of common childhood conditions
Evidence for technical update of pocket book recommendations | 2012
The above three manuals present guidelines and their evidence for in-patient management of young children at first-referral hospital level consistent with the IMCI outpatient classifications and treatment guidelines. As such, they complement the IMCI outpatient guidelines and may serve as a useful reference also for pre-service training.
IMCI: Planning, implementing and evaluating pre-service training
This document was prepared in August 2001 to provide some guide on IMCI pre-service training. It remains a good source of information on this topic. More recently, the Regional office has developed a comprehensive IMCI pre-service education package meant to serve as a set of practical tools for those involved in IMCI pre-service training.
Other resources
A list of other WHO generic resources on IMCI pre-service training is available on the HQ website.
Training materials used in in-service training
Training materials used in in-service training are also useful references for pre-service education. These materials include among others:
The WHO standard IMCI chart booklet and country adaptations for most countries in the Region and wall charts. The booklets contain the IMCI technical guidelines presented as charts and tables for easy consultation.
Mother’s card (health provider counselling aid on home care)
Photo booklet (a photo library of cases to show key signs used in the IMCI syndromic approach)
IMCI video (guiding the use of the IMCI charts through real cases)
Case recording forms
“Facilitator guide for outpatient clinical practice” and “Guide for clinical practice in the inpatient ward”
