January – December 2014
Republic of Moldova South‐East European Region National Coordination Council
Declaration of Commitment of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS
54th directing council; 67th session of the regional Committee of WHO for the Americas
CD54/11, Rev. 1, 2 October 2015, Original: Spanish
The report provides an overview of the disaster risk reduction and management in Nepal, a country under threat of multiple natural hazards: earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, storms, the epidemics, and others. It presents background information on the country, its disaster profile, its legal an...d institutional framework, the country's achievements in regards to the Hyogo Framework for Action, and looks at the challenges and future steps in the area of disaster management in Nepal.
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Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian
This research report provided results from the study of living conditions among people with functional limitation in Mozambique. Two comparative studies of different indicators of living conditions were carried out. These studies include: (i) a comparative study of households with and without family... member(s) with functional limitation and (ii) a comparative study of individuals with and without functional limitation. In addition, a detailed study that specifically addresses the situation of individuals with functional limitation was also conducted. The Mozambique study was undertaken in 2007 – 2008.
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Otros trastornos
Capítulo H.3
Edición 2018
Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin
Traducción: Beatriz Ortega & Macarena Espinoza
The WHO South-East Asia (SEA) Region bears a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) and MDR-TB. In 2015, the Region accounted for nearly 200 000 or 35% of the global estimated new RR/MDR-TB cases eligible for treatment. Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDRTB) has also been reported from s...ix countries of the SEA Region. MDR-TB could potentially replace drug-susceptible TB, and constitutes a threat to global public health security. The South- East Asia Regional Response Framework for DR-TB 2017–2021 complements the Ending TB in the South-East Asia Region: Regional Strategic Plan 2016–2020” and outlines key strategies for reducing morbidity, mortality and transmission of DR-TB.
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The refugee exodus from South Sudan continues at an alarming rate, even as the crisis is entering its fifth year. Close to 2.4 million South Sudanese have fled to neighbouring countries mostly to Uganda—the largest host country in sub-Saharan Africa—followed by Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democr...atic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR).
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The COVID-19 pandemic is having far reaching impacts, well beyond the health crisis and needs, with the most severe impacts experienced in the poorest countries and those most vulnerable to humanitarian crises including natural disasters, such as Nepal.
Der vorliegende Leitfaden ist als praktisches Tool gedacht, das Leitungs-, Fach- und Betreuungskräfte dabei unterstützen soll, Mindeststandard 4 (Prävention und Umgang mit Gewalt- und Gefährdungssituationen/Risikomanagement) umzusetzen und in ihren Arbeitsalltag zu integrieren. Der Leitfaden ver...steht sich also nicht als umfassendes Handbuch, sondern vorrangig als kompaktes Nachschlagewerk zu den Inhalten des Mindeststandard 4.
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Le CoPEH-Canada a généré une série de ressources d'enseignement pendant plus d'une décennie. Ces ressources ont commencé avec la production du Manuel d'enseignement CoPEH-Canada (2012), dédié à Bruce Hunter. Nos ressources de formation se sont élargies pour inclure en plus des modules, des... vidéos, et des enregistrements des Webalogues.
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La salud es un estado de perfecto (completo) bienestar físico, mental y social, y no sólo la ausencia de enfermedad. El Estado Peruano reconoce a la salud como derecho fundamental, estableciendo que toda persona tiene derecho a la protección de su salud, la del medio familiar y la de la comunidad..., así como el deber de contribuir a su promoción y su defensa. La salud es derecho en lo cual es condición indispensable del desarrollo humano y medio fundamental para alcanzar el bienestar individual y colectivo y que la protección de la salud es de interés público, por tanto, es responsabilidad del Estado regularla, vigilarla y promoverla
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Pakistan, one of the countries that is most vulnerable to climate change, received more than three times its usual rainfall in August 2022. Torrential rains and flash-flooding began in early July 2022, severely damaging living areas, schools and other communal buildings in refugee villages and host ...communities. Unprecedented and unrelenting rainfall and flooding in late August 2022 worsened the already fragile humanitarian situation. Nearly 1,700 people are reported to have died, and over 12,800 were injured, including at least 4,000 children
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