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INTRODUCTION PHASE |
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| National IMCI Orientation Meeting and Preliminary Planning Workshop conducted |
2000 |
| National IMCI focal point appointed |
2001 |
| National IMCI Task Force established |
2002 |
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EARLY IMPLEMENTATION PHASE |
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| 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 |
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IMCI training package for 5-day courses for nurses developed in Arabic |
2005 |
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2nd adaptation of IMCI guidelines started, to include psychosocial development component |
2005 |
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Training manual on IMCI community component developed |
2005 |
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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
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
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Physicians: 11-day courses
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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
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Leadership and motivation of staff at different levels
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Easy accessibility of province to the central team
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Manageable number of health facilities to be covered and followed up during this phase
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Areas most in need for health services.
2. Creating a pool of facilitators in the 2 governorates
3. Training in case management (skills acquisition)
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Establishment of training centres at central and peripheral level
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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.
