Coming soon: Program to help Children Under Five survive in Cambodia...

Did you know that the World Health Organization reported  that less than half of children under five with suspected pneumonia and about a third of children under five with diarrhea were taken to a health care provider? Caretakers had limited knowledge of danger signs for seeking care for their child, and a large proportion of the caretakers sought care from the private sector, particularly from unlicensed practitioners and drug sellers. They also said that community workers often lacked skills and motivation to promote proper care seeking practices.

In June , I will return to Cambodia for the purpose of teaching and training community health workers how to recognize danger signs in this age group and refer children that need medical attention. This program is called: IMCI or Integrated Management of Childhood Illness.