Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness Strategy An Approach for Hypothermia in Newborns

Every 1000 children born do not live to be five years of age of note, 70 of all deaths in children can be attributed to easily preventable and treatable diseases namely ARI Acute respiratory infections mostly pneumonia , Diarrhoea, Measles, Malaria, Malnutrition and Anaemia, and Tuberculosis. Often children succumb to a combination of these conditions with most children presenting in health facilities with the combined signs and symptoms of more than one disease. Evidence for various assessments has shown that many of these children are not comprehensively assessed, treated and given the appropriate advice. Recognizing the need to improve on the care of these children, WHO and UNICEF developed the Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illnesses IMNCI strategy which emphasizes on integrated case management of the most common childhood diseases. Kenya in the year 2000 adopted the IMNCI strategy and evaluation1. Ms. Mansha Singh | Mrs. Minu S. R. "Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness Strategy: An Approach for Hypothermia in Newborns" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50108.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/50108/integrated-management-of-neonatal-and-childhood-illness-strategy-an-approach-for-hypothermia-in-newborns/ms-mansha-singh