Malaria treatment guideline for health facilities in Guyana

ABSTRACT

In response to the malaria challenge in Guyana, the Ministry of Public Health of Guyana outlines the best standardized treatment of malaria for the public and private sector by promoting the development of one strategy for early diagnosis and treatment for malaria patients. This is a review of the first version developed in 2004 which now includes updated content on further complicated treatment guidelines and malaria in pregnancy. The manual includes the epidemiological situation of malaria in Guyana up to 2014; the antimalarial treatment policy; and the timely diagnosis and adequate doses of the treatment for complicated and uncomplicated malaria cases