Does implementation of the IMCI strategy have an impact on child mortality? A retrospective analysis of routine data from Egypt.

Background: Between 1999 and 2007, the Ministry of Health and Population in Egypt scaled up the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy in 84% of public health facilities.

Objectives: This retrospective analysis, using routinely available data from vital registration, aimed to assess the impact of IMCI implementation between 2000 and 2006 on child mortality. It also presents a systematic and comprehensive approach to scaling-up IMCI interventions and information on quality of child health services, using programme data from supervision and surveys.

A clinical decision aid for triage of children younger than 5 years and with organophosphate or carbamate insecticide exposure in developing countries.

Study Objective: Unintentional pediatric exposure to insecticides is common in developing countries. A clinical decision aid could guide early triage decisionmaking.

Methods: Study design was prospective observational data collection in a specialty poisoning hospital in Cairo, Egypt.