Management of Severe Malaria – A Practical Handbook
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.
- Tool Designer Organization:
- World Health Organization
- Download:
- Practical Handbook
in English - Contact:
- Dr Elil Renganathan, WHO
Summary of main features
- Purpose
- Provide health care providers with guidance on the treatment of severe malaria
- Scope of interventions
- Malaria (severe)
- Limitations
- These guidelines apply only to the treatment of severe malaria
- Output
- National malaria programme treatment guidelines
- Time frame
- NA
- Potential users
- 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
- Skills required
- Medical training
- Type of software
- Adobe PDF
- User manual available
- NA
- Type and length of training required
- NA
- Available languages
- English
- Country applications
- Malaria treatment guidelines
- Last update and version
- 2000