Household and Community IMNCI

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Household and Community IMNCI
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Key Knowledge gaps

• Sustainability
• Household community workers training for
  treatment?.
• Integration with other development sectors.
• Training need of the workers
• Formulation of the ratio of the worker to the
  community household or population.

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Key Knowledge gaps contd

• Partnerships with community structures
• Drawback of IMNCI birth asphyxia from the
  algorithm what can be done?
• What are the medications we can give in the hands
  of the workers, antibiotics, anti-malarials?
• Accountability of the IMNCI
• Developing the impact indicators for evaluation.

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Solutions

• Sustainability Make it community owned and
  managed.
• Household community workers training for
  treatment? Multisectoral program.
• Integration with other development sectors.
• Training need of the workers Training skills
  assessment
• Formulation of the ratio of the worker to the
  community household or population. It need not be
  restricted.

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Solutions contd.

• Partnerships with community structures In NRHM
  we have the provision for VCC and link with
  panchayat.
• Drawback of IMCI birth asphyxia from the
  algorithm simple things can be done keep the
  baby warm, use of bag and mask. Except asphyxia
  management which is not included in IMNCI, which
  we must include.
• What are the medications we can give in the hands
  of the workers, antibiotics, antimalarials? IMNCI
  plus. As per the recommendation of NRHM - ASHA
• Accountability of the IMNCI to the
  community.Community monitoring.
• Developing the impact indicators for evaluation.