Development and implementation of a national programme for the management of severe and very severe pneumonia in children in Malawi.
Penelope Enarson and colleagues describe the development, scale-up, and achievements of a national pneumonia program in Malawi, which is based on a successful anti-tuberculosis service delivery model.
Enarson
Penelope Marjorie
PM
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Child Lung Health Division, Paris, France. penarson@theunion.org
Gie
Robert
R
Enarson
Donald A
DA
Mwansambo
Charles
C
D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D009313:National Health Programs; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016730:Program Development; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014376:Tuberculosis