Antibiotic resistant bacteria are spreading at an alarming rate and some bacterial infections may once again be untreatable. Antibiotic resistance (ABR), conservatively calculated, causes more than 500 000 deaths every year. This number is projected to rise dramatically if radical actions are not ta...ken. Lack of effective antibiotics, diagnostics and vaccines threatens the health of millions and hampers fulfilment of several of the Sustainable Development Goals. Access to effective antibiotics should be part of every adult and child’s right to health.
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Protocol and preliminary evaluationas of Jan 17, 2020
Live Life positively
Know your HIV status
Accessed: 03.03.2020
Advance Copy
Accessed: 08.03.2020
Accessed: 08.03.2020
This section provides an overview of an HIV Rapid Testing workshop. It contains information about:
- Workshop Goal
- Training Modules: Learning Objectives and Content Outline
- Learning Methods / Activities
- Recommended Certification Criteria
Section 1...: Overview, Trainer’s Guide
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It is intended for clinicians who are working in intensive care units (ICUs) in low and middle-income countries and managing adult and pediatric patients with severe forms of acute respiratory infection (SARI), including severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis and septic... shock. It is a hands-on practical guide to be used by health care professionals involved in clinical care management during outbreaks of influenza virus (seasonal) human infection due avian influenza virus (H5N1, H7N9), MERS-CoV, COVID-19 or other emerging respiratory viral epidemics.
This course is also available in the following languages:
français - русский - Português - Bahasa Indonesia - Tiếng Việt - Español - македонски - العربية - Tetun
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Timely detection of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection cases is crucial to interrupt the spread of this virus. We assessed the required expertise and capacity for molecular detection of 2019-nCoV in specialised laboratories in 30 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries. Thirty-...eight laboratories in 24 EU/EEA countries had diagnostic tests available by 29 January 2020. A coverage of all EU/EEA countries was expected by mid-February. Availability of primers/probes, positive controls and personnel were main implementation barriers.
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Временные рекомендации
24 февраля 2020 г.
Настоящий документ подготовлен с использованием имеющихся в настоящее время фактологических данных о передаче коронави...усного заболевания 2019 г. (ранее носившего название 2019-nCoV, которое было заменено на COVID-19, используемое сейчас), а именно о передаче от человека к человеку воздушно-капельным путем или через непосредственный контакт с инфицированным лицом.
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Временные рекомендации 25 января 2020 г.
Версия 1.1
Дата: 25 января 2020 г.
Временные рекомендации
20 марта 2020 г.
В этом документе представлены временные рекомендации, касающиеся управления поставками донорской крови в рамках ответных ...ер на пандемическую вспышку коронавирусной инфекции (COVID-19). Он предназначен для служб крови, национальных органов общественного здравоохранения и других органов, ведающих поставками донорской крови и ее компонентов, а также интеграцией системы обеспечения крови в систему общественного здравоохранения. ВОЗ будет обновлять эти рекомендации по мере поступления новой информации.
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This Eye health strategic plan presents the Ministry of Health’s five
year proposed strategies for eye care in Kenya. It sets the strategic
direction for the National Eye Health Care System and presents
information on the priorities, objectives and indicators that the
Ministry has adopted espe...cially with regard to the main eye diseases
and conditions in the country and health system strengthening.
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This document summarizes the findings of the STEPS survey in Ukraine and compares them with the results of STEPS surveys carried out in other countries in the WHO European Region, as well as with selected other surveys in Ukraine. The survey is designed to be repeated approximately every five years ...in each country to allow assessment of trends.
The study revealed very high prevalence of NCDs and their behavioural and biological risk factors in Ukraine. Data on behavioural risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use, diet, and physical activity. Data on biological risk factors include overweight and obesity, blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood lipid levels.
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A summary of health effects, resources, and adaptation examples from health departments funded by CDC’s Climate and Health Program