Fact sheet -Updated November 2015
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Good hygiene is critical to ensure that healthcare staff provide quality care, reduce the spread of infections, and protect the health of communities. This fact sheet explores the healthcare-related risks of poor hygiene and the critical elements of hand hygiene needed to improve qua...lity of care and reduce negative outcomes of poor compliance (e.g., healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance) in healthcare facilities, and provides recommendations and additional readings for improving hygiene in health settings and achieving a safe, clean healthcare environment.
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SDG Factsheet: Health-focused urban design can roll back the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), making cities a bedrock for healthy lifestyles – as well as climate-friendly and resilient. WHO’s new Urban Health Initiative provides a model for the health sector to contribute to healthy ...urban planning and policies.
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Fact sheet on Zika virus containing recommendations for pregnant women and information for the treatment, prevention and control of the disease. This factsheet is also available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French!
Fact sheet for visitors or residents in areas with cholera on the basic cholera facts and five basic cholera prevention recommendations.
Fact sheet on Zika virus containing recommendations for pregnant women and information for the treatment, prevention and control of the disease.
This factsheet is also available in Spanish, Portuguese and French!
Fact sheet on Tuberculosis in Rwanda
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A fact sheet from the National Academies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on human pathogens, biotoxins and agricultural threats
This fact sheet explains how COVID-19 affects you if you are pregnant, or planning to become pregnant - in 35 languages
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Source: WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2020
Fact Sheet Global Atlas of medical devices
This fact sheet highlights the relationship between alcohol consumption and COVID-19. Heavy episodic drinking is considered a health risk for COVID-19, and alcohol is used by some to cope with difficult emotions that increased during the pandemic.
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Trachoma is a disease of the eye and the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide.
When war breaks out in cities, the complexity and interconnectedness of the urban environment poses many problems for civilians. For persons with disabilities, the impact can be even worse and aggravate existing barriers and risks. Armed forces, authorities, first responders, humanitarian actors and... other persons living in the city itself need to be aware of the specific risks that persons with disabilities face so they can help to reduce them. This factsheet draws attention to some of the biggest risks and makes recommendations on how National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies could better identify what support persons with disabilities need and incorporate this support into their own operations. It also makes recommendations for how National Societies could promote disability-inclusive interpretations and implementation of international humanitarian law among parties to armed conflict.
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