The goal of this addendum is to help management and staff
minimize the risk of TB transmission at facilities in resource limited settings in which a.) HIV-infected persons receive diagnosis, care, treatment,
and/or support, and b.) there is a high prevalence of HIV infection, both known
and... undiagnosed, in settings such as prisons, jails, other
detention centers, and drug rehabilitation centers.
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Recommandations pour une approche de santé publique
The objectives of the meeting were to agree on coordinated and aligned support to the 3 countries’ national health recovery plans (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone); to identify cross-cutting areas and opportunities for integration; to identify ways to improve implementation modalities; and to identi...fy actions including technical assistance needed to support the countries in the process of building resilient health systems.
The outcomes of the meeting consisted in proposed country action plans to move forward with the implementation of the recovery plans. The action plans includes:priorities and areas of work; activities needed to improve implementation modalities; technical assistance needs.
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The context of the Ebola epidemic presented extreme challenges for Oxfam, as it did for many organisations. At the onset of the epidemic, there was a general lack of understanding of the disease and how to respond to it effectively and safely. A pervasive and persistent climate of fear, coupled with... changing predictions about the likely evolution of the epidemic, influenced analysis and response at all levels. There was strong pressure to treat the epidemic as a medical emergency requiring a medical response – organised through topdown processes – rather than standard humanitarian coordination
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Der jährlich erscheinende Kinderreport des Deutschen Kinderhilfswerkes berichtet über den aktuellen Zustand der Umsetzung von Kinderrechten aus Sicht von Kindern und Erwachsenen. Die Ergebnisse des Kinderreports liefern Impulse, Optionen und Handlungsvorschläge für politische Gestaltungsprozesse... im Interesse von Kindern. Die repräsentative Umfrage wurde vom Politikforschungsinstituts Kantar Public im Auftrag des Deutschen Kinderhilfswerkes durchgeführt.
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