| Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241549122 ISBN-13: 9789241549127 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Tropical Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.70 lbs) 319 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This third edition of the WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria contains updated recommendations based on a firmer evidence base for most antimalarial drugs and in addition includes recommendations on the use of drugs to prevent malaria in groups at high risk. The Guidelines provide a framework for designing specific, detailed national treatment protocols, taking into account local patterns of resistance to antimalarial drugs and health service capacity. It provides recommendations on treatment of uncomplicated and severe malaria in all age groups, all endemic areas, in special populations and several complex situations. In addition on the use of antimalarial drugs as preventive therapy in healthy people living in malaria endemic areas who are high risk, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality from malaria. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |