WHO Regional Menu Of Essential Health Interventions

Age Cohort: 5 - 11 years

Health Promotion	Disease Prevention	Diagnostic	Curative
Community Level
Creating awareness and community empowerment on WASH services (use of safe water supply; sanitation and hygiene; handwashing with soap) Create awareness campaign on healthy diet, physical activity, etc.	Avoidance of direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person Avoidance of direct contact with an infected item such as clothing or bedding Frequently hand washing with soap and warm water	Recognition signs and symptoms of fungal skin infections	Antifungal shampoo Referral to the next level for non-response
Primary Care
Health education on prevention of skin infections	Avoid irrational prescription of antibiotics	History Physical examination Direct microscopy of skin scrapings or hair or nail samples	Topical antifungal agents Oral antifungal medications
Referral Facility: General
	Avoid irrational prescription of antibiotics Rational use of topical glucocorticoids	History Physical examination Direct microscopy of skin scrapings or hair or nail samples	Topical antifungals Oral antifungal medications
Referral Facility: Specialist
	Avoid irrational prescription of antibiotic Rational use of topical glucocorticoids	History Physical examination Direct microscopy of skin scrapings or hair or nail samples Wood lamp Fungal Cultures Biopsy of the skin lesion.	Topical antifungals Oral antifungal medications