Clinical guidelines

This diagnostic and treatment manual is designed for use by medical professionals involved in curative care at the dispensary and hospital levels. We have tried to respond in the simplest and most practical way possible to the questions and problems faced by field medical staff, using the accumulated field experience of Médecins Sans Frontières, the recommendations of reference organizations such as the World Health Organization and specialized works in each field.

Guide clinique et thérapeutique

Ce guide s’adresse aux professionnels de santé impliqués dans les soins curatifs au niveau des dispensaires et des hôpitaux. Nous avons essayé de répondre aux questions et problèmes auxquels est confronté le personnel de santé par des solutions pratiques, conciliant l’expérience acquise sur le terrain par Médecins Sans Frontières, les recommandations des organismes de référence tels que l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé et celles des ouvrages spécialisés en la matière.

Guía clínica y terapéutica

Esta guía va dirigida a los profesionales de la salud que proporcionan asistencia curativa en dispensarios y hospitales. Hemos intentado responder a las preguntas y problemas con los que se enfrenta el personal sanitario, procurando dar soluciones prácticas y aunando la experiencia adquirida por Médicos Sin Fronteras en el terreno, las recomendaciones de organismos de referencia como la Organización Mundial de la Salud y aquellas obras especializadas en la materia.

الإرشادات السريرية

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Essential drugs

This practical manual is intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses and health auxiliaries involved in curative care and drug management. We have tried to provide simple, practical solutions to the questions and problems faced by field medical staff, using the accumulated field experience of Médecins Sans Frontières, the recommendations of reference organizations such as the World Health Organization and specialized documentation in each field.

Médicaments essentiels

Ce guide s'adresse aux médecins, pharmaciens, infirmiers et auxiliaires sanitaires impliqués dans les soins curatifs et l'emploi et la gestion des médicaments. Nous avons essayé de répondre aux questions et problèmes auxquels est confronté le personnel de santé par des solutions pratiques, conciliant l'expérience acquise sur le terrain par Médecins Sans Frontières, les recommandations des organismes de référence tels que l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé et celles d'ouvrages spécialisés en la matière.

Medicamentos esenciales

Esta guía está dirigida a médicos, farmacéuticos, enfermeros y auxiliares sanitarios implicados en los cuidados curativos y el uso y la gestión de medicamentos. Hemos tratado de responder a las preguntas y problemas con los que se enfrenta el personal de salud mediante soluciones prácticas, conciliando la experiencia adquirida por Médicos Sin Fronteras, las recomendaciones de organismos de referencia como la Organización Mundial de la Salud y las de obras especializadas en el tema.

الأدوية الأساسية

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Essential obstetric and newborn care

The guide Essential obstetric and newborn care is intended for midwives, doctors with obstetrics training, and health care personnel faced with obstetric emergencies. It describes essential routine and emergency obstetric care: diagnosis and monitoring of pregnancy, prevention or management of complications of pregnancy and delivery, postpartum maternal and newborn care, termination of pregnancy.

Soins obstétricaux et néonatals essentiels

Le guide Soins obstétricaux et néonatals essentiels s’adresse aux sages-femmes, médecins ayant une formation en obstétrique et personnel de santé faisant face à des urgences obstétricales. Il décrit l’essentiel de la pratique : diagnostic et suivi de la grossesse, suivi de l'accouchement, prévention ou prise en charge des complications obstétricales, soins à la mère et au nouveau-né après l’accouchement, interruption de grossesse.

الرعاية التوليدية الأساسية ورعاية حديثي الولادة

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Management of a cholera epidemic

The guide Management of a cholera epidemic is intended for medical and non-medical staff responding to a cholera outbreak. It attempts to provide concrete answers to the questions and problems faced by staff, based on the recommendations of reference organizations, such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, as well as Médecins Sans Frontières’ experience in the field.

Prise en charge d'une épidémie de choléra

Ce guide s’adresse au personnel médical ou non médical confronté à une épidémie de choléra. Il tente de répondre le plus concrètement possible aux questions et problèmes auxquels est confronté le personnel lors d'une épidémie, en se basant sur les recommandations d’organisations de référence telles que l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé et le Fonds des Nations unies pour l'enfance ainsi que l’expérience acquise par Médecins Sans Frontières sur le terrain.

Management of a measles epidemic

This guide is intended for medical and non-medical personnel involved in monitoring and managing measles epidemics at every level of the health care system. It is divided into eight chapters dealing with the epidemiology of the disease, immunization and its impact and the various components of outbreak response. To facilitate comprehension and activity set-up, practical tools are provided in the Appendices and in the Toolbox.

Prise en charge d'une épidémie de rougeole

Ce guide s’adresse au personnel médical ou non médical impliqué dans le contrôle et la prise en charge des épidémies de rougeole à chaque niveau du système de santé. Il se compose de huit chapitres qui traitent de l’épidémiologie de la maladie, de la vaccination et de son impact et des différents volets de la réponse aux épidémies. Afin de faciliter la compréhension et la mise en place des activités, des outils pratiques figurent dans les annexes et la section Outils.

Tuberculosis

This guide Tuberculosis has been developed jointly by Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health (PIH). It aims at providing useful information to the clinicians and other healthcare professionals for the diagnosis and comprehensive management of tuberculosis. Management of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis in children, and tuberculosis in HIV infected patients, are all fully addressed.

Tuberculose

Le guide Tuberculose a été élaboré conjointement par Médecins Sans Frontières et Partners in Health (PIH). Il a pour but d’aider les cliniciens et autres personnels de santé à diagnostiquer et prendre en charge des patients tuberculeux dans leur globalité. Ce guide aborde la prise en charge de la tuberculose pharmacosensible et pharmacorésistante ainsi que la prise en charge spécifique de la tuberculose chez les enfants et chez les patients co-infectés par le VIH.

Public health engineering

The guide Public health engineering in precarious situations is intended to provide pragmatic information to improve water, hygiene and sanitation assistance in deprived environments such as refugee or internally displaced persons camps. It is the result of a collective effort by a group of experienced practitioners. The techniques described are chosen for their simplicity of implementation and maintenance and because they are financially affordable.

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Technicien sanitaire en situations précaires

Le guide Technicien sanitaire en situations précaires a pour but de donner des informations pratiques pour améliorer l’eau, l’hygiène et l’assainissement dans les environnements défavorisés tel que les camps de populations réfugiées ou déplacées. Il a été réalisé par un groupe de techniciens expérimentés. Les techniques décrites ont été sélectionnées pour la simplicité de leur mise en place et pour leur coût abordable.

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Clinical guidelines - April 2021 update

Apr 30, 2021

This guide has been updated. This month's revision includes in particular: significant changes (1), new entries (0), deleted entries (0).......

Clinical guidelines - January 2021 update

Feb 01, 2021

This guide has been updated. This month's revision includes in particular: significant changes (1), new entries (0), deleted entries (1).......

Essential drugs - January 2021 update

Feb 01, 2021

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Essential obstetric and newborn care - Arabic version / الرعاية التوليدية الأساسية ورعاية حديثي الولادة - نسخة اللغة العربية

Jan 22, 2021

الرعاية التوليدية الأساسية ورعاية حديثي الولادة - نسخة اللغة العربية يسرنا أن نعلن توفر إصدار 2019 من دليل الرعاية التوليدية الأساسية ورعاية...

Clinical guidelines - December 2020 update

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Clinical guidelines - November 2020 update

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Clinical guidelines - October 2020 update

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Clinical Guidelines - Arabic Version / دليل الإرشادات السريرية - النسخة العربية

Sep 25, 2020

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Essential drugs - August 2020 update

Sep 01, 2020

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Clinical guidelines - August 2020 update

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Essential drugs - July 2020 update

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Clinical guidelines - July 2020 update

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Essential drugs - June 2020 update

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Clinical guidelines - June 2020 update

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Essential drugs - May 2020 update

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Clinical guidelines - May 2020 update

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Essential drugs - April 2020 update

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Erratum - Clinical guidelines, English version, edition 2019

Apr 21, 2020

In Scabies, in the treatment section concerning ordinary scabies, the dosage of oral ivermectin should read in micrograms/kg: The correct tr...

COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020

Please refer to MSF’s COVID-19 webpage https://www.msf.org/covid-19 to get information on how MSF is responding. For comprehensive informati...

Essential drugs - February 2020 update

Feb 27, 2020

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COVID-19

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