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8 Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer

Siteman Cancer Center Locations (2021) C1

Breast cancer. Just reading those words can make many women worry. And that’s natural. Nearly everyone knows someone touched by the disease. But there is a lot of good news about breast cancer these days. Treatments keep getting better, and we know more than ever about ways to prevent the disease. These eight simple steps can help lower the risk of breast cancer. Not every one applies to every woman, but together they can have a big impact. Available in English, Spanish, Vietnames

Tags: cancer, Women, Prevention,

Source: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/tak

Scale-up of severe wasting management within the health system: A stakeholder perspective on current progress

Emergency Nutrition Network ENN (2021) CC

A wide range of potential enablers and barriers were identified for influencing progress for the scale-up of severe wasting services within national health systems. Findings were categorised according to the six pillars of WHO’s health system strengthening framework

Tags: Nutrition, wasting, health care system, community health, Children,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Digital adaptation kit for antenatal care: operational requirements for implementing WHO recommendations in digital systems

World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC

Tags: antenatal care, training, digital health, recommendations,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Atención nutricional en situaciones de emergencia para niñas y niños menores de 5 años y mujeres gestantes y lactantes

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF

Rotafolio para el Agente Comunitario y las Familias durante las visitas domiciliarias

Tags: IEC Material, Nutrition support, under-5, community health work,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Joint statement on infant and young child feeding in emergencies - Ethiopia, July 2021

FMOH, NDRMC, UNHCR, WHO, Unicef, WFP (2021) C_WHO

The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (FMOH), the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and other government actors together with UN agencies (UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO and WFP) and nutrition development partners call for all parties involved in the response to emergencies in Ethiopia to provide appropriate, prompt support for the feeding and care of infants, young children and their mothers. This is a critical for supporting child survival, growth and development and preventing malnutrition, illness and death. This joint statement has been issued to help secure immediate, coordinated, multi- sectoral action on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in emergencies

Tags: emergencies, Infant and Young Child Feeding, statement,

Source: https://www.afro.who.int/publications/jo

WHO Guideline on use of ferritin concentrations to assess iron status in individuals and populations

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on the use of indicators for assessing a population’s iron status and application of the use of ferritin concentrations for monitoring and evaluating iron interventions

Tags: iron supplementation, ferritin, population, Assessment, iron status, healthcare,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Survivors and heroines: Women in the crisis in Burkina Faso

Oxfam; reliefweb (2020) C2

Over 1 million women in Burkina Faso caught between conflict and COVID-19 More than a million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increased sexual violence, hunger and water shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic on top of the existing conflict, said Oxfam today. In its report “Women in Burkina Faso’s crisis: survivors and heroines”, Oxfam reveals that women and girls are exposed to unprecedented risks including daily harassment and aggression, especially in the fields and at water points

Tags: COVID-19, Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, Women, Burkina Faso, Sexual Violence, survivors,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Female genital mutilation country profiles (FGM)

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

These statistical profiles present the latest available data on female genital mutilation (FGM) for 31 countries where FGM is concentrated. They provide figures on how widespread the practice of FGM is, when and how it is performed, and what women and men think about the practice. Trends in prevalence and attitudes are also presented

Tags: FGM, FGM/C, empowerment, female, female genital mutilation, Ethiopia,

Source: https://data.unicef.org/resources/fgm-co

Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative training course for maternity staff: Participant’s manual

UNICEF, World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

1.1 Why this course is needed The first few hours and days of a newborn baby’s life are a critical window for establishing breastfeeding and for providing mothers with the support they need to breastfeed successfully. Since 1991, the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has helped to motivate facilities providing maternity and newborn baby services worldwide to better support breastfeeding. It has been adopted by many countries and organizations. The BFHI aims to provide a health-care environment that supports mothers to acquire the skills necessary to exclusively breastfeed for six months, and to continue breastfeeding for two years or beyond

Tags: Breastfeeding, Child Feeding, Nutrition, Training, baby-friendly hospital, infants,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

The health system responseto violence against women in the WHO European Region:a baseline assessment

World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

Tags: violence, womens health, Women, women empowerment, violence against women,

Source: http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pd

	8 Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer Siteman Cancer Center Locations (2021) C1 View PDF(44) Download (64) Add to my MEDBOX Breast cancer. Just reading those words can make many women worry. And that’s natural. Nearly everyone knows someone touched by the disease. But there is a lot of good news about breast cancer these days. Treatments keep getting better, and we know more than ever about ways to prevent the disease. These eight simple steps can help lower the risk of breast cancer. Not every one applies to every woman, but together they can have a big impact. Available in English, Spanish, Vietnames Tags: cancer, Women, Prevention, Source: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/tak
	Scale-up of severe wasting management within the health system: A stakeholder perspective on current progress Emergency Nutrition Network ENN (2021) CC View PDF(50) Download (78) Add to my MEDBOX A wide range of potential enablers and barriers were identified for influencing progress for the scale-up of severe wasting services within national health systems. Findings were categorised according to the six pillars of WHO’s health system strengthening framework Tags: Nutrition, wasting, health care system, community health, Children, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Digital adaptation kit for antenatal care: operational requirements for implementing WHO recommendations in digital systems World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC View PDF(60) Download (65) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: antenatal care, training, digital health, recommendations, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Atención nutricional en situaciones de emergencia para niñas y niños menores de 5 años y mujeres gestantes y lactantes UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF View PDF(22) Download (29) Add to my MEDBOX Rotafolio para el Agente Comunitario y las Familias durante las visitas domiciliarias Tags: IEC Material, Nutrition support, under-5, community health work, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Joint statement on infant and young child feeding in emergencies - Ethiopia, July 2021 FMOH, NDRMC, UNHCR, WHO, Unicef, WFP (2021) C_WHO View PDF(14) Download (18) Add to my MEDBOX The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (FMOH), the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and other government actors together with UN agencies (UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO and WFP) and nutrition development partners call for all parties involved in the response to emergencies in Ethiopia to provide appropriate, prompt support for the feeding and care of infants, young children and their mothers. This is a critical for supporting child survival, growth and development and preventing malnutrition, illness and death. This joint statement has been issued to help secure immediate, coordinated, multi- sectoral action on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in emergencies Tags: emergencies, Infant and Young Child Feeding, statement, Source: https://www.afro.who.int/publications/jo
	WHO Guideline on use of ferritin concentrations to assess iron status in individuals and populations World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO View PDF(17) Download (21) Add to my MEDBOX This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on the use of indicators for assessing a population’s iron status and application of the use of ferritin concentrations for monitoring and evaluating iron interventions Tags: iron supplementation, ferritin, population, Assessment, iron status, healthcare, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Survivors and heroines: Women in the crisis in Burkina Faso Oxfam; reliefweb (2020) C2 View PDF(25) Download (23) Add to my MEDBOX Over 1 million women in Burkina Faso caught between conflict and COVID-19 More than a million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increased sexual violence, hunger and water shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic on top of the existing conflict, said Oxfam today. In its report “Women in Burkina Faso’s crisis: survivors and heroines”, Oxfam reveals that women and girls are exposed to unprecedented risks including daily harassment and aggression, especially in the fields and at water points Tags: COVID-19, Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, Women, Burkina Faso, Sexual Violence, survivors, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Female genital mutilation country profiles (FGM) UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF Open external link (4) Add to my MEDBOX These statistical profiles present the latest available data on female genital mutilation (FGM) for 31 countries where FGM is concentrated. They provide figures on how widespread the practice of FGM is, when and how it is performed, and what women and men think about the practice. Trends in prevalence and attitudes are also presented Tags: FGM, FGM/C, empowerment, female, female genital mutilation, Ethiopia, Source: https://data.unicef.org/resources/fgm-co
	Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative training course for maternity staff: Participant’s manual UNICEF, World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO Open external link (48) Add to my MEDBOX 1.1 Why this course is needed The first few hours and days of a newborn baby’s life are a critical window for establishing breastfeeding and for providing mothers with the support they need to breastfeed successfully. Since 1991, the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has helped to motivate facilities providing maternity and newborn baby services worldwide to better support breastfeeding. It has been adopted by many countries and organizations. The BFHI aims to provide a health-care environment that supports mothers to acquire the skills necessary to exclusively breastfeed for six months, and to continue breastfeeding for two years or beyond Tags: Breastfeeding, Child Feeding, Nutrition, Training, baby-friendly hospital, infants, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	The health system responseto violence against women in the WHO European Region:a baseline assessment World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO View PDF(147) Download (115) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: violence, womens health, Women, women empowerment, violence against women, Source: http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pd

Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health, 2016-2030 (2015)

8 Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer (2021)

Scale-up of severe wasting management within the health system: A stakeholder perspective on current progress (2021)

Digital adaptation kit for antenatal care: operational requirements for implementing WHO recommendations in digital systems (2021)

Atención nutricional en situaciones de emergencia para niñas y niños menores de 5 años y mujeres gestantes y lactantes (2021)

Joint statement on infant and young child feeding in emergencies - Ethiopia, July 2021 (2021)

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Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health, 2016-2030 (2015)

8 Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer (2021)

Scale-up of severe wasting management within the health system: A stakeholder perspective on current progress (2021)

Digital adaptation kit for antenatal care: operational requirements for implementing WHO recommendations in digital systems (2021)

Atención nutricional en situaciones de emergencia para niñas y niños menores de 5 años y mujeres gestantes y lactantes (2021)

Joint statement on infant and young child feeding in emergencies - Ethiopia, July 2021 (2021)