Conclusion
Until now the WHO ARI programme has concentrated its efforts on the development of intervention strategies and the preparation of managerial tools to support the implementation of control activities in developing countries. Pilot studies and operational surveys have been carried out in a number of countries; guidelines on case management and health education have been worked out together with the corresponding training modules, protocols for etiological studies and drug resistance surveillance have been elaborated and a system to disseminate information has been established.
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Pio, A. WHO programme on acute respiratory infections. Indian J Pediatr 55, 197–205 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722181
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