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Updates: WHO Guidelines For The Treatment of Malaria
Updates: WHO Guidelines For The Treatment of Malaria
Treatment of Malaria
4th RBM Case Management Working Group (CMWG) Meeting
Geneva, Switzerland
6 - 7 July, 2010
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SUMMARY OF CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS
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Malaria Diagnosis
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Treatment of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria
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Special Groups
Pregnancy
First trimester:
– Quinine + clindamycin
– An ACT is indicated only if this is the only treatment
immediately available, or if treatment with quinine + clindamycin
fails or compliance issues with a 7-day treatment.
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Lactating women
– Lactating women should receive standard antimalarial treatment (including
ACTs) except for dapsone, primaquine and tetracyclines.
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Treatment of vivax malaria
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Community Case Management of Malaria
(CCM Malaria)
ACTs once introduced in the country, should also be
implemented at community level.
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ASCM/BCC
Pharmacovigilance
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