WHO Regional Menu Of Essential Health Interventions

Age Cohort: 5 - 11 years

Health Promotion	Disease Prevention	Diagnostic	Curative
Community Level
Community awareness on diseases of viral origin	Avoidance of direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person Avoidance of direct contact with an infected item such as clothing or bedding Good hygiene practice including frequent hand washing	Recognition of viral skin diseases signs and symptoms	Watch and wait (self-limiting most of the time) Referral of immunocompromised patients
Primary Care
		Clinical diagnosis	Watch and wait (self-limiting most of the time) Antipyretics Itch reliving medications Referral of immunocompromised patients
Referral Facility: General
		Clinical diagnosis Direct microscopic examination	Antipyretics Itch reliving medications Antiviral if indicated
Referral Facility: Specialist
		Clinical diagnosis Direct microscopic examination Viral swab	Itch reliving medications Antiviral if indicated