1 | Caring for newborns and children in the community: a package of training materials for community health workers Bernadette Daelmans Coordinator Policy, Planning and Programmes Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health WHO, Geneva
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Caring for newborns and children in the community:
a package of training materials for community health workers
Caring for newborns and children in the community:
a package of training materials for community health workers
Bernadette Daelmans
Coordinator Policy, Planning and Programmes
Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
WHO, Geneva
Too many children are not reached with essential interventions
Too many children are not reached with essential interventions
Source: countdown to 2015, June 2010
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How can we contribute to increasing coverage?
How can we contribute to increasing coverage?
• Increase the availability of services
• Increase access to care for newborns and children available close to home
• Make interventions simpler to implement
• Improve the quality of services provided
• Strengthen the linkages between health facilities and community-level care providers (including promotion of care-seeking)
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Extending care to the community: Joint statements UNICEF-WHO
Extending care to the community: Joint statements UNICEF-WHO
Diarrhoea
PneumoniaSevere acute malnutrition Home visits
for newborn care
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Translating evidence into practiceTranslating evidence into practice
UNICEF/WHO training materials
1. Caring for the sick child in the community
2. Caring for the newborn at home
3. Caring for the child's healthy growth and development
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Caring for the sick child in the community
• Referral of children with danger signs and severe acute malnutrition
• Treatment in the community– Diarrhoea – Fever (malaria)– Pneumonia
Caring for the child's healthy growth and development
• Care-giving skills and support for child development
• Infant and young child feeding
• Prevention of illness
• Family response to child’s illness
Caring for the newborn at home
• Promotion of ANC and skilled care at birth
• Care in first week of life • Recognition and referral of
newborns with danger signs• Special care for low-birth-
weight babies
Summary of content of the materials
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• Age range: Addresses needs of children age 0-59 months
• Holistic: Cares for the newborn and child, not single disease conditions
• Structure of training: sequential introduction (or independent use) of components, on the-job skills reinforcement
• Level of literacy of community health workers: Literate – grade 5-8 level
• With health system or NGO system: Requires adaptation to national policies, training, regular supplies, supervision, link to IMCI in first- and referral care facilities
Design of the materials
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Caring for the sick child in the communityCaring for the sick child in the community
• Identify signs of illness• Diarrhoea• Fever• Chest indrawing• Fast breathing• Severe malnutrition
• Refer child with danger signs (or other problems) and begin treatment
• Treat diarrhoea at home (ORT and zinc)
• Treat fever (antimalarial) and fast breathing (antibiotic) at home
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Caring for the sick child in the communityCaring for the sick child in the community
• Sick Child Recording Form
• CHW training manual
• Facilitator guide
• Video and photo flip chart
• Chart booklet
• Inpatient instructor guide
• Outpatient guide
• Job aids
Duration: 6 days, includes 2 inpatient and 5 outpatient clinical practice sessions
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Caring for the newborn at homeCaring for the newborn at home
• Two home visits during pregnancy
• Home visit on the day of birth if home delivery; if delivery at facility then soon after returning home
• Additional visits during first week of life:
• days 3 and 7
• For low birth weight infants: additional visits on days 2 and 10
• Optimal timing of contacts to promote key family practices after the neonatal period are being defined
Duration 6 days, 2 clinical practices in HF, 2 home visits: to pregnant women, and newborns and mothers after childbirth
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Caring for the newborn at home: Job Aides
Caring for the newborn at home: Job Aides
• Counselling cards
• Mother and Baby card
• Referral note
• CHW register
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Caring for the child's healthy growth and development
Caring for the child's healthy growth and development
• Promote growth: Counsel on breastfeeding and complementary feeding
• Stimulate the child’s development: Play and communicate
• Linkages with health services for maintaining performance
• Supervisory system
• Logistics and supply
• Referral and counter-referral
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Countries need to adopt relevant policies Countries need to adopt relevant policies
Source: Countdown to 2015, June 2010
Numerator Denominator
Documentation of routine data(MOH or IP at district level)
Verbal interviews
(cell phones or at gathering
place)
Inspection visits
(audits & interviews at CHW site)
Supply-side indicators
1. CHW available (deployed)# CHWs working at time of assessment
Total population under 5 years ++1 -- --
2A. CHW trained in CCM # CHWs trained in CCM # CHWs working at time of assessment (or # of CHWs surveyed)
+ ++ ++
2B. CHWs providing CCM services
# CHWs who have seen a sick child in the past seven days
# CHWs working at time of assessment (or # of CHWs surveyed) +/-2 ++ ++
3. CHWs with supply of key CCM drugs in last 3 months (items reported individually)
# CHWs with no stock outs of more than 7 days of key drugs (AB, ACT, ORS, ZN, timer, RDT) in last 3 months
# CHWs working at time of assessment (or # of CHWs surveyed) +/-2 +3 ++3
4. CHWs supervised in CCM in last 3 months
# CHWs supervised in CCM in last 3 months # CHWs working at time of assessment
(or # of CHWs surveyed) +/-2 ++ ++
5. Supervision in last 3 months with reinforcement of clinical practice
# CHWs supervised in last 3 months with reinforcement of clinical practice (observation of case management, practicing case scenarios, mentoring at a health facility)
# CHWs working at time of assessment (or # of CHWs surveyed) +/-2 ++ ++
Demand-side indicators
Further discussion is needed with implementing partners to propose a core set of indicators in this area.
Utilization indicators
Utilization of services should be tracked in all areas participating in the evaluation.
Defining indicators and data collection methods for iCCM