This document provides an overview of sexual and reproductive health and rights issues that may be important for the human rights, health and well-being of adolescents (aged 10–19 years) and the relevant World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on how to address them in an easilyaccessible, user...-friendly format. The document serves as a gateway to the rich body of WHO guidelines, and as a handy resource to inform advocacy, policy and programme/project design and research. It aims to support the implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016–2030 (1), and is aligned with the WHO Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) as well as the WHO Operational Framework on Sexual Health and Its Linkages to Reproductive Health (2,3).
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En este documento se ofrece, en un formato de fácil consulta, el panorama general de las cuestiones relativas a la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos que pueden afectar a los derechos humanos, la salud y el bienestar de los adolescentes (de edades comprendidas entre los 10 y los 19 años...) y las directrices pertinentes de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) para abordar dichas cuestiones. Este documento permite acceder al amplio conjunto de directrices de la OMS al respecto y constituye un útil recurso para la labor de promoción, formulación de políticas, investigación y diseño de programas y proyectos. Tiene por finalidad apoyar la aplicación de la Estrategia Mundial para la Salud de la Mujer, el Niño y el Adolescente 2016-2030 (1) y está armonizado con las medidas mundiales aceleradas en favor de la salud de los adolescentes (AA HA!) de la OMS y el marco operativo de la OMS sobre salud sexual y su relación con la salud reproductiva (2, 3).
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India is experiencing rapid demographic and epidemiological transitions with NCDs causing significant disability, morbidity and mortality both in urban and rural populations and across all socioeconomic strata. According to the ICMR State Level Disease Burden Initiative, in 2016, NCDs accounted to a...n estimated 6.0 million deaths, constituting 62% of the total mortality of that year.
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The package provides practical, concise yet crucial information about the impact of COVID-19 on daily teaching practices as well as tips and suggestions to improve safety, well-being and learning, with students in face-to-face or remote settings.
The package speaks directly to the teachers. It ca...n be adapted to their context and can be completed at the teachers’ own pace. It includes quizzes and a self-evaluation and planning tool to help teachers reflect on what they learned and what they still need to learn, encouraging them to keep learning!
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Prêt au retour: dossier de formation à la préparation des enseignants vous guidera à travers une réflexion sur l’impact du COVID-19 sur les pratiques pédagogiques quotidiennes et vous fournira des conseils et des suggestions que vous pourrez appliquer en classe. Les informations fournies ici... ne sont qu’une première introduction ; nous espérons que vous les trouverez instructives et utiles, que vous explorerez les sujets plus en profondeur, que vous en discuterez avec vos collègues et que vous utiliserez les ressources disponibles qui vous permettront de changer durablement la vie de vos élèves.
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Zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) is a form of TB in people predominantly caused by the bacterial species, Mycobacterium bovis, which belongs to the M. tuberculosis complex. The implications of zoonotic TB go beyond human health. The organism is host-adapted to cattle, where it is refer...red to as bovine TB, and it also causes TB in other animal species including wildlife. Bovine TB has an important economic impact and threatenslivelihoods.
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Le Burkina Faso est un pays sahélien sans littoral d’une superficie de 274 000 km2 et une
population estimée à 17,4 millions d’habitants en 2013 avec une croissance démographique de
3,1%. C’est l’un des pays les plus pauvres du monde avec un Produit intérieur brut par tête de
684 US...$ (Banque Mondiale, 2013), un indice de développement humain (IDH) de 0,388 et une
incidence de la pauvreté de 46,7% (INSD, 2009). Environ 80% de la population vit directement
ou indirectement de l’agriculture de subsistance au gré des aléas climatiques.
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Palliative care for children with life-limiting illness is the active total care of the child’s body, mind, and spirit. It begins at diagnosis and continues regardless of whether the child receives treatment directed at the disease. It seeks to control all forms of suffering related to the illness..., including pain. It involves social, psychological, spiritual, and legal support to siblings, parents, and other close family members. Effective palliative care for children requires health professionals trained to assess symptoms, care for children of different ages and developmental stages, and to provide medicines in pediatric formulations. Care may be provided in tertiary care facilities, community health centers, and at home. The child’s best interest must inform all aspects of the treatment andcare, and the child’s rights must be protected at all times.
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Six months in, the indirect impacts of COVID-19 take a toll on health, social and economic outcomes.
Results of rapid assessment
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to a new WHO survey. The survey of 130 countries provides the first global data showing the devastating... impact of COVID-19 on access to mental health services and underscores the urgent need for increased funding.
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Conflict, climate crisis and COVID-19 pose great threats to the health of women and children.
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