Why do we need iCCM? How does iCCM work? How is iCCM effective ...

What is iCCM?

Why do we need iCCM?

A strategy to bring case management of childhood illness from the health facility to the community.

of child deaths under 5 are due to:

• newborn deaths • pneumonia • diarrhea • malaria

Health workers i in the Community are equipped to manage and C assess these top M How Integrated killers.

How does iCCM work? Trained community health workers...

Community Case Management (iCCM) Can Help Us #DefeatMalaria

If not immediately treatable...

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How is iCCM effective? Investing in iCCM ensures community health workers can:

PREVENT

DELIVER integrated interventions directly in communities Test and give child treatment

Refer child to health center

Teach healthy habits to prevent childhood illnesses

TREAT major childhood illnesses like malaria SAVE lives

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