Journal article
Reducing deaths from severe pneumonia in children in Malawi by improving delivery of pneumonia case management
PM Enarson, RP Gie, CC Mwansambo, ER Maganga, CJ Lombard, DA Enarson, SM Graham
Plos One | Published : 2014
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the pneumonia specific case fatality rate over time following the implementation of a Child Lung Health Programme (CLHP) within the existing government health services in Malawi to improve delivery of pneumonia case management. Methods: A prospective, nationwide public health intervention was studied to evaluate the impact on pneumonia specific case fatality rate (CFR) in infants and young children (0 to 59 months of age) following the implementation of the CLHP. The implementation was step-wise from October 1 st 2000 until 31st December 2005 within paediatric inpatient wards in 24 of 25 district hospitals in Malawi. Data analysis compared recorded outcomes in the firs..
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Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
The CLHP was primarly funded by the MoH of Malawi, who contributed 69% of the running costs comprising facilities and human resources that are part of the existing health system. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded the remaining 31% of the costs, 21% of which was investment and 79% operating costs. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant ID#: 413 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx). The external funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.