ArticleBMJ global health2018
PACK Child: the development of a practical guide to extend the scope of integrated primary care for children and young adolescents.
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- Identification, Prevention, and Treatment of Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review.Biological psychiatry · 2026Review
- Addressing health information inequities: making evidence-based clinical content more accessible in low- and middle-income primary care.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Asthma management in low and middle income countries: case for change.The European respiratory journal · 2022Review
- Addressing the quality of paediatric primary care: health worker and caregiver perspectives from a process evaluation of PACK child, a health systems intervention in South Africa.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- Revamping of Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- Addressing the quality and scope of paediatric primary care in South Africa: evaluating contextual impacts of the introduction of the Practical Approach to Care Kit for children (PACK Child).BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Empowering frontline providers to deliver universal primary healthcare using the Practical Approach to Care Kit.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2018Article
- Empowering frontline providers to deliver universal primary healthcare using the Practical and Approach to care kit.BMJ global health · 2018Article
- Using a mentorship model to localise the Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK): from South Africa to Brazil.BMJ global health · 2018Article
- Strengthening the quality of paediatric primary care: protocol for the process evaluation of a health systems intervention in South Africa.BMJ global health · 2018Article
- The Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) guide: developing a clinical decision support tool to simplify, standardise and strengthen primary healthcare delivery.BMJ global health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Pioneering strategies like WHO's Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) have resulted in substantial progress in addressing infant and child mortality. However, large inequalities exist in access to and the quality of care provided in different regions of the world. In many low-income and middle-income countries, childhood mortality remains a major concern, and the needs of children present a large burden upon primary care services. The capacity of services and quality of care offered require greater support to address these needs and extend integrated curative and preventive care, specifically, for the well child, the child with a long-term health need and the child older than 5 years, not currently included in IMCI. In response to these needs, we have developed an innovative method, based on experience with a similar approach in adults, that expands the scope and reach of integrated management and training programmes for paediatric primary care. This paper describes the development and key features of the PACK Child clinical decision support tool for the care of children up to 13 years, and lessons learnt during its development.
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