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Management of Severe Malaria – A Practical Handbook

The 3rd edition provides new and revised guidance on the diagnosis and management of severe malaria.

This publication provides guidance for the treatment of severe malaria. It addresses the following topics: 1) general case management, 2) clinical features and management of severe malaria and management of complications in adults, 3) special clinical features of severe malaria and management of common complication in children, 4) special clinical features and management of severe malaria in pregnancy, 5) diagnosis of malaria, 6) prognostic indicators, and 7) common errors in diagnosis and management.

Gestion, Renforcement des capacités, Sélection, Usage

  • Sous-catégories Paludisme
  • Commodities Diagnostiques, Médicaments
  • Date de mise à jour 2012
  • Version Third edition
  • Développé par WHO/OMS
  • Quand l'utiliser The 3rd edition provides new and revised guidance on the diagnosis and management of severe malaria. This publication provides guidance for the treatment of severe malaria. It addresses the following topics: 1) general case management, 2) clinical features and management of severe malaria and management of complications in adults, 3) special clinical features of severe malaria and management of common complication in children, 4) special clinical features and management of severe malaria in pregnancy, 5) diagnosis of malaria, 6) prognostic indicators, and 7) common errors in diagnosis and management.
  • Langues Anglais
  • Niveau d'utilisation Central, District, Formations sanitaires, Régional
  • Forme PDF document, 2.16 MB
  • Amount of training / TA required Medical training
  • Inputs & outputs Output: National malaria programme treatment guidelines
  • Coût Free
  • Advantages Can be used by clinical professional staff and other responsible health personnel in hospitals or health centres with inpatient facilities. Physicians in non-endemic countries can also find these guidelines useful.
  • Contraintes These guidelines apply only to the treatment of severe malaria.
  • Disponibilité 3rd edition (2012): http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/79317/1/9789241548526_eng.pdf 2nd edition (2010): http://rbm.who.int/docs/hbsm.pdf
  • Remarques For more information contact: Dr Magali BABALEY (WHO)
  • Contact babaleym@who.int
  • Submission date 2013-04-17 12:05:12