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T h is d iagno stic and treatm ent m anual is d esigned fo r use by m ed ical p ro fessio nals
invo lved in curative care at the d isp ensary and ho sp ital levels.
W e h ave tried to resp o nd in th e sim p lest and m o st p ractical w ay p o ssible to th e
questio ns and p ro blem s faced by field m ed ical staff, using th e accum ulated field
exp erience o f M é d ecins S ans F ro ntières, th e reco m m end atio ns o f reference
o rganiz atio ns such as the W o rld H ealth Organiz atio n (W H O) and sp ecializ ed w o rk s in
each field .
T his ed itio n to uches o n the curative and , to a lesser extent, the p reventive asp ects o f the
m ain d iseases enco untered in the field . T he list is inco m p lete, but co vers the essential
need s.
T his m anual is used no t o nly in p ro gram m es sup p o rted by M é d ecins S ans F ro ntières,
but also in o ther p ro gram m es and in o ther co ntexts. It is no tably an integral p art o f the
W H O E m ergency H ealth K it.
M é d ecins S ans F ro ntières has also issued F rench and S p anish ed itio ns. E d itio ns in o ther
languages have also been p ro d uced in the field .
T his m anual is a co llabo rative effo rt o f m ed ical p ro fessio nals fro m m any d iscip lines, all
w ith field exp erience.
D esp ite all effo rts, it is p o ssible that certain erro rs m ay have been o verlo o k ed in this
m anual. P lease info rm the autho rs o f any erro rs d etected . It is im p o rtant to rem em ber,
that if in d o ubt, it is the resp o nsibility o f the p rescribing m ed ical p ro fessio nal to ensure
that the d o ses ind icated in this m anual co nfo rm to the m anufacturer‟s sp ecificatio ns.
T h e auth o rs w o uld be grateful fo r any co m m ents o r criticism s to ensure th at th is
m anual co ntinues to evo lve and rem ains ad ap ted to the reality o f the field .
Comments should be addressed to:
M é d ecins S ans F ro ntières - G uid elines
8 rue S t-S abin - 7 5 0 1 1 P aris
T el.: + 3 3 .(0 )1 .4 0 .2 1 .2 9 .2 9
F ax: + 3 3 .(0 )1 .4 8 .0 6 .6 8 .6 8
e.m ail: guid e.clinical@ m sf.o rg
T his m anual is also available o n the internet at w w w .m sf.o rg. A s treatm ent p ro to co ls
fo r certain d iseases are co nstantly changing, m ed ical staff are enco uraged to check this
w ebsite fo r up d ates o f this ed itio n.
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T h is d iagno stic and treatm ent m anual is d esigned fo r use by m ed ical p ro fessio nals
invo lved in curative care at the d isp ensary and ho sp ital levels.
W e h ave tried to resp o nd in th e sim p lest and m o st p ractical w ay p o ssible to th e
questio ns and p ro blem s faced by field m ed ical staff, using th e accum ulated field
exp erience o f M é d ecins S ans F ro ntières, th e reco m m end atio ns o f reference
o rganiz atio ns such as the W o rld H ealth Organiz atio n (W H O) and sp ecializ ed w o rk s in
each field .
T his ed itio n to uches o n the curative and , to a lesser extent, the p reventive asp ects o f the
m ain d iseases enco untered in the field . T he list is inco m p lete, but co vers the essential
need s.
T his m anual is used no t o nly in p ro gram m es sup p o rted by M é d ecins S ans F ro ntières,
but also in o ther p ro gram m es and in o ther co ntexts. It is no tably an integral p art o f the
W H O E m ergency H ealth K it.
M é d ecins S ans F ro ntières has also issued F rench and S p anish ed itio ns. E d itio ns in o ther
languages have also been p ro d uced in the field .
T his m anual is a co llabo rative effo rt o f m ed ical p ro fessio nals fro m m any d iscip lines, all
w ith field exp erience.
D esp ite all effo rts, it is p o ssible that certain erro rs m ay have been o verlo o k ed in this
m anual. P lease info rm the autho rs o f any erro rs d etected . It is im p o rtant to rem em ber,
that if in d o ubt, it is the resp o nsibility o f the p rescribing m ed ical p ro fessio nal to ensure
that the d o ses ind icated in this m anual co nfo rm to the m anufacturer‟s sp ecificatio ns.
T h e auth o rs w o uld be grateful fo r any co m m ents o r criticism s to ensure th at th is
m anual co ntinues to evo lve and rem ains ad ap ted to the reality o f the field .
Comments should be addressed to:
M é d ecins S ans F ro ntières - G uid elines
8 rue S t-S abin - 7 5 0 1 1 P aris
T el.: + 3 3 .(0 )1 .4 0 .2 1 .2 9 .2 9
F ax: + 3 3 .(0 )1 .4 8 .0 6 .6 8 .6 8
e.m ail: guid e.clinical@ m sf.o rg
T his m anual is also available o n the internet at w w w .m sf.o rg. A s treatm ent p ro to co ls
fo r certain d iseases are co nstantly changing, m ed ical staff are enco uraged to check this
w ebsite fo r up d ates o f this ed itio n.
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