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The New Emergency Health Kit 98: Drugs and Medical Supplies for 10,000 People for Approximately 3 Months
(1998; 82 pages) [
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Essential drugs and supplies in emergency situations
What is an emergency?
Quantification of drug requirements
Contents of the kit
Referral system
Drug and supply management control
Procurement of the kit
Immunization in emergency
Reproductive health
Post emergency needs
Chapter 2: Comments on the selection of drugs, medical supplies and equipment included in the kit
Selection of the drugs
Selection of renewable supplies
Selection of equipment
Major drug, equipment and supply changes since the 1990 edition
Chapter 3: Composition of the New Emergency Health Kit 98
Basic unit (for 1,000 persons, 3 months)
Supplementary unit (for 10,000 persons for 3 months)
Annex 1: Basic unit: treatment guidelines
Annex 2: Assessment and treatment of diarrhoea
Annex 2a: Assessment of diarrhoeal patients for dehydration
Annex 2b: Treatment Plan A to treat diarrhoea at home
Annex 2c: Treatment Plan B to treat dehydration
Annex 2d: Treatment Plan C to treat severe dehydration quickly
Annex 3: Management of the child with cough or difficult breathing
Annex 3a: Child less than two months old
Annex 3b: Child two months to five years old
Annex 3c: Treatment instructions
Annex 4: Sample data collection forms
Annex 5: Sample health card
Annex 6: Guidelines for suppliers
Specifications for drugs and materials
Packaging
Packing list
Information slips
Annex 7: Other kits for emergency situations
Immunization
Nutritional support - feeding kits
Reproductive health kits for emergencies
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 Guidelines for the International Provision of Controlled Medicines for Emergency Medical Care
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Introduction
Definitions
Purpose and principle
Scope of application
Selection of suppliers
Outline of standard agreement between suppliers
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and control authorities of exporting countries
Summary of the request procedure
Model shipment request/notification form for emergency supplies of controlled substances
Annex 10: References
Drugs and drug management
Gastrointestinal disease
General public health
HIV and STDs
Immunization
Laboratory support
Malaria
Materials
Mental health
Nutrition
Reproductive health
Respiratory tract infections
Tuberculosis
Annex 11: Useful addresses
Organizations which have collaborated in the preparation of the New Emergency Health Kit 98
Back Cover
Mental health
WHO in collaboration with UNHCR.
Mental health of refugee
s. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1996
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