Page Technical bulletins and guidelines Find guidance on how to use and details on kits and products procured by UNICEF. 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Get the document Files available for download (1) Yellow fever surveillance assays (pdf, 298 KB) Document 15/11/2024 Malaria rapid diagnostics technical bulletin This document provides information on malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) that are available for procurement through UNICEF. Get the document Files available for download (1) Malaria rapid diagnostics technical bulletin November 2024 (pdf, 2 MB) Education Document Activity guide for the Early Childhood Development Kit Document ECD Kit Guidance - Education Kit Handbook Document Including Children with Disabilities: Education Kit Handbook Document Guidelines for Training of Trainers - Education Kit Handbook Document Mathematics Kit Guidance - Education Kit Handbook Document Recreation Kit Guidance - Education Kit Handbook Document School-in-a-Box guidelines for use Document School-in-a-Box Kit Guidance - Education Kit Handbook Document Science Kit Guidance - Education Kit Handbook Health kits Document Acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) kits technical note Information on AWD kits available to UNICEF country offices.These kits have replaced the Interagency Diarrhoeal Disease Kits (IDDK). Get the document Document Cervical Cancer Toolkit This document describes a complete supply solution for cervical cancer programmes covering prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Get the document Document Midwifery Kit technical bulletin Description of the Midwifery Kit, which has been designed to improve maternal and neonatal care in situations of development and emergency. Get the document Document Obstetric, Surgical Kit technical bulletin The kit has been designed to improve maternal and neonatal care in situations of development and emergency. Get the document Health technologies Document 19/10/2020 Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) - Technical Bulletin Technical guidance on how to procure NASG – a first aid medical device used to control severe bleeding after childbirth – through UNICEF. Get the document Files available for download (1) NASG Technical Bulletin January 2025 (pdf, 529 KB) HIV/Aids Document Technical bulletin - Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2017 Information on the IEHK2017, updated to reflect changes in the IEHK2017 PEP kit, which contains medicines for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Get the document Document Point-of-care for HIV early infant diagnosis Get information on HIV early infant and viral load point-of-care (POC)/near POC nucleic acid detection technologies available for procurement through UNICEF Get the document Link WHO treatment guidelines UNICEF procurement of antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) is guided by the World Health Organization (WHO) treatment guidelines. Visit the site Link WHO prequalified list of medicines UNICEF procurement of antiretroviral medicines are those listed in the WHO pre-qualified list under its Pre-qualification Programme. Visit the site Medicines Document 07/06/2021 Information on COVID-19 pharmaceutical products In collaboration with partners, UNICEF makes available therapeutics products for deployment into COVID-19 programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Get the document Files available for download (4) 1 - Information note COVID-19 therapeutics - October 2022 (pdf, 453 KB) 2 - Dexamethasone inventory from August 2020 - March 2022 (pdf, 210 KB) 3 - Information note on COVID-19 therapeutics - March 2022 (pdf, 331 KB) 4 - Pharmaceutical products for management of COVID-19 - September 2021 (pdf, 345 KB) Document 25/10/2019 Insulin products technical bulletin This bulletin provides information about insulin short-acting aqueous solution for injection and insulin intermediate-acting suspension for injection. Get the document Files available for download (1) Insulin products technical bulletin (pdf, 541 KB) Nutrition Document Height length measuring boards A description of the measuring boards available for procurement through UNICEF Supply Division. Get the document Document Iron, folic acid and combined iron and folic acid tablets Description of antianemia products available for procurement through UNICEF Supply Division Get the document Document Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measuring tapes Get a description of the MUAC tapes available through UNICEF Supply Divisionilable for procurement through UNICEF. Get the document Document Multiple micronutrient powders and customised packaging This technical bulletin describes the multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) products and their packaging that are available through UNICEF Supply Division. Get the document Document Nutrition kits technical bulletin The document describes the nutrition kits that are available for procurement through UNICEF. Get the document Document Portable equipment for analysis of vitamins and minerals Get the document Document Product update for salt test kits This technical bulletin describes new improved salt test kits that are supplied by UNICEF. Get the document Document Q&A on the Codex Alimentarius Guidelines for RUTF An introduction to the Guidelines, including their main objectives and impact, and how to use them. Get the document Video Safe preparation of therapeutic milk F75 and F100 Video guidance for the safe preparation of therapeutic milk in English, French, Arabic and Somali. Watch now Document Therapeutic milk technical bulletin This bulletin describes improvements to F-75 and F-100 therapeutic milk procured by UNICEF. Get the document Water and sanitation Link Guidance on menstrual health and hygiene Access to safe and dignified menstruation is a fundamental need for billion girls, women, transgender men and non-binary persons of reproductive age. Visit the site Report Household water treatment filters - product guide Guidance on the selection and procurement of household filters for water treatment. See the full report Document Menstrual cup specifications A reusable menstrual cup made of medical grade silicone to be worn inside the vagina to collect menstrual fluid. Get the document Document Technical specifications for disposable sanitary pads Female disposable sanitary pads with wings to manage menstruation and to maintain a menstrual health. Supplied as unscented menstrual pads. Get the document Document Technical specifications for reusable menstrual pads Reusable cloth pads with wings used to manage menstruation and to maintain menstrual health. Supplied as unscented. Get the document Document Technical specifications for tampons Tampons are made of absorbent materials that are inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual fluid. Get the document