Executive summary Following the WHO recommendation in 2010 that all patients suspected
of having malaria should be tested before treatment, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are being …

In the early 1980s, the global burden of childhood mortality due to pneumonia led the World
Health Organization (WHO) to develop a pneumonia control strategy suitable for countries …

Global mortality in children younger than 5 years has fallen substantially in the past two
decades from more than 12 million in 1990, to 6· 9 million in 2011, but progress is …

Importance Short-course antibiotic therapy could enhance adherence and reduce adverse
drug effects and costs. However, based on sparse evidence, most guidelines recommend a …

Sepsis is the leading killer of children worldwide, but this is not reflected in estimates of
global mortality. While it is important to classify deaths according to specific causes such as …

Background Evidence regarding the appropriate duration of treatment with antibiotic agents
in children with pneumonia in low-resource settings in Africa is lacking. Methods We …

Background Self-medication has been widely practiced worldwide particularly in developing
countries including Tanzania. In sub-Saharan Africa high incidences of malaria have …

Background Pneumonia is a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality in children
younger than 5 years. In Pakistan, the proportion of deaths due to pneumonia is higher in …

Objective To quantify the impact of the change in definition of severe pneumonia on
documented pneumonia burden. Methods We reviewed existing data acquired during …

Background. There are concerns that the evidence from studies showing noninferiority of
oral amoxicillin to benzyl penicillin for severe pneumonia may not be generalizable to high …