The Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2006 - Medicines and Medical Devices for 10,000 People for Approximately 3 Months - An Interagency Document: Annex: Annex 6. Guidelines for suppliers: Specifications for medicines and medical devices

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 diarrhoea⁵³
		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 Donations⁵⁶
		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 countries⁶¹
		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
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Specifications for medicines and medical devices

1. Medicines, and medical devices - renewable and equipment - in the kit should comply with specifications given in UNICEF web catalogue where items specifications are updated on line, at:
http://www.supply.unicef.dk/Catalogue/

2. Suppliers should purchase as much as possible from manufacturers which are pre-qualified by WHO. The list of pre-qualified manufacturers and products can be found on http://mednet3.who.int/prequal/

3. Medicines, and medical devices - renewable and equipment - in the kit should comply with specifications and advice given in Interagency Guidelines for drug donations. Revised 1999. World Health Organization Geneva (WHO/EDM/PAR/99.4).

4. Suppliers should contact WHO/Procurement Services (Annex 11) for the latest specifications of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs), and information on the most appropriate tests for use in different regions (see also http://www.who.int/malaria/).