Fig. 1

Pediatric Development Clinic (PDC) Referral and Clinic Flow. Routine Clinic Flow: Different health facilities and services (a) refer all stable under-five children meeting referral criteria (b) to PDC for enrolment (c). At any PDC visit assessment, if an acute illness is identified, an immediately referral (d) for acute care is issued (e) followed by specialized care (f) if needed. When the child has been stabilized and preparing for hospital discharge (g), a referral back to continue PDC follow-up (h) is completed