From research to national expansion: 20 years' experience of community-based management of childhood pneumonia in Nepal

• Main Authors: P Dawson (Author), YV Pradhan (Author), R Houston (Author), S Karki (Author), D Poudel (Author), S Hodgins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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PROBLEM: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality of children aged under five in Nepal. Research conducted by John Snow Inc. in the 1980s determined that pneumonia case management by community-based workers decreased under-five mortality by 28%. APPROACH: Female community health volunteers were sel...