<prompt> Integrated management of childhood illness IMCI intiative was taken to prevent morbidity and moality from all of the following except -MalariaMalnutritionOtitis MediaNeonatal tetanus  <response>: Ans. is d i.e., Neonatal tetanus Integrated management of childhood iliness.tIMCD The extent of childhood morbidity and moality caused by following diseases is substantial. i Diarrhea iii Malaria v Malnutrition ii ARI pneumonia, otitis media iv Measles o Most sick children present with signs and symptoms of more than one of these conditions. o This overlap means that a signle diagnosis may not be possible or appropriate, and treatment may be complicated by the need to combine for several conditions. o Therefore, an integrated approach to menage Sick children is necessary. IMCI is a strategy for an integrated approach to the management of childhood illness as it is impoant for child health programmes to look beyond the treatment of a single disease. o This is cost effective and emphasizes prevention of disease and promotion of child health and development besides provision of standard case management of childhood illness. The target of IMCI -- Children 5 years of age 0-2 months, 2 months - 5 years. o Health promotive and preventive components include:- I Breast feeding: ii Nutritional counseling; iii Vitamin A iron supplementation: iv immunization; v Treatment of helminthic infestation. 