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The Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2006 - Medicines and Medical Devices for 10,000 People for Approximately 3 Months - An Interagency Document
(2006; 88 pages) [
French
] [
Spanish
]
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Essential medicines and medical devices in emergency situations
What is an emergency?
Principles behind the IEHK 2006
Referral system
Immunization and nutrition in emergency situations
Reproductive health
Malaria
HIV, AIDS, tuberculosis and leprosy
Procurement of IEHK 2006
Post emergency needs
Chapter 2. Selection of medicines and medical devices included in IEHK 2006
Selection of medicines for IEHK 2006
Medicines not included in IEHK 2006
Selection of medical devices for IEHK 2006
Selection of equipment
Medical devices not included in IEHK 2006
Major medicine and medical device changes since the 1998 edition of the emergency health kit
Chapter 3. Content of IEHK 2006
10 basic units - for health care workers with limited training
One supplementary unit - for physicians and senior health care workers
Basic unit (for 1,000 persons for 3 months)
Supplementary unit (for 10,000 people for 3 months)
Annex
Annex 1: Basic unit: treatment guidelines
Anaemia
Pain
Diarrhoea
Fever
Respiratory tract infections
Measles
"Red eye" condition
Skin conditions
Sexually transmitted and urinary tract infections
Preventive care in pregnancy
Worms
Annex 2. Assessment and treatment of diarrhoea
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A-2.1 Assessment of diarrhoeal patients for dehydration
A-2.2 Treatment of acute diarrhoea (without blood)
Annex 3. Management of the child with cough or difficult breathing
A-3.1 Assess the child
A-3.2 Decide how to treat the child
A-3.3 Child less than two months old
A-3.4 Child two months to five years old
A-3.5 Treatment instructions
A-3.5.1 Give an antibiotic
A-3.5.2 Advise mother to give home care (for child age 2 months up to 5 years)
A-3.5.3 Treat Fever (see also page 27)
Annex 4: Sample data collection forms
Annex 5. Sample health card
Annex 6. Guidelines for suppliers
Specifications for medicines and medical devices
Packaging
Packing list
Information slips
Annex 7. Other kits for emergency situations
Immunization
Nutrition
Reproductive health
Annex 8. Guidelines for Drug Donations
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Selection of drugs
Quality assurance and shelf-life
Presentation, packing and labelling
Information and management
Annex 9. Model Regulatory Aspects of Exportation and Importation of Controlled Substances
Introduction
Standard procedure for international transfer of narcotic and psychotropic substances
Procedure to be followed in disaster relief
Outline of standard agreement between supplier and control authorities of exporting countries
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Shipment request/notification form for emergency supplies of controlled substances
Annex 10. References
Medicines
Medicine management
Communicable diseases
General public health
Child health
HIV and STIs
International travel and health
Malaria
Mental health
Nutrition
Reproductive health
Tuberculosis
Annex 11. Useful addresses
Partners
Suppliers
Feedback form
Sexually transmitted and urinary tract infections
Suspicion of sexually transmitted or urinary tract infection
REFER
Suspicion of sexual violence
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