Wekell P, Håkanson A, Krantz I, Forsberg B, Troedsson H, Gebre-Medhin M
Institutionen för pediatrik, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala.
Lakartidningen. 1997 Oct 8;94(41):3637-41.
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), 12 million children die annually before reaching the age of five. Seventy per cent of the deaths are related to one or more of five common diseases: acute respiratory tract infection, diarrhoea, measles, malaria and malnutrition. Consequently, drawing on international experience and expertise, the WHO and UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) have compiled and developed guidelines for the primary care of Third World children. This programme, entitled Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI), is expected to improve the care of children in areas and situations resources are limited.
据世界卫生组织（WHO）称，每年有1200万儿童在五岁前死亡。其中70%的死亡与五种常见疾病中的一种或多种相关：急性呼吸道感染、腹泻、麻疹、疟疾和营养不良。因此，借鉴国际经验和专业知识，世界卫生组织和联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）编写并制定了针对第三世界儿童初级保健的指南。这个名为“儿童疾病综合管理”（IMCI）的项目预计将改善资源有限地区和情况下儿童的护理状况。
