The Rwandan Ministry of Health recognizes the threat that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pose to health and development in Rwanda and in 2009 articulates strategies to respond to them in the Health Sector Strategic Plan 2012 - 2018 (HSSP3). Among other things, the plan calls for a national prevale...nce survey on NCD risk factors. This report responds to that call and summarizes the findings of the first NCD risk factor survey in Rwanda conducted from November 2012 to March 2013.
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Enhancing Men’s Role in HIV Prevention
Kenya Quality Model for Health - Level 2 Facilities
En la presente guía de capacitación se explica cómo reconocer los signos y los síntomas de las enfermedades tropicales desatendidas de la piel a partir de sus características visibles. También contiene información sobre cómo diagnosticar y tratar los problemas frecuentes de la piel que puede... encontrar el personal de salud de primera línea.
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Prepared for the Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project - The project Medical Waste Management Plan’s (MWMP) overall objective is to prevent and/or mitigate the negative effects of increased generation of medical waste on human health and the environment. The plan proposes measures to prevent t...he spread of infection and reduce the
exposure of health workers, patients and the general public to the risks from medical waste. The plan is to be used by all project implementation entities to manage medical waste associated with
project activities. These entities will have appropriate procedures and capacities in place to manage the medical waste.
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Combination file of all the documents related to the national guidelines for accreditation, supervision and regulation of ART clinics in India. Documents included:
National Guidelines for Accreditation, Supervision & Regulation of ART Clinics in India | Preliminary Pages | Corrigendum | Chapter 1 ...- Introduction, Brief history of ART and Requirement of ART Clinics | Chapter 2 - Screening of Patients for ART - Selection Criteria and Possible Complications | Chapter 3 - Code of Practice, Ethical Considerations and Legal Issues | Chapter 4 - Sample Consent Forms | Chapter 5 - Training | Chapter 6 - Future Research Prospects | Chapter 7 - Providing ART Services to the Economically Weaker Sections of the Society | Chapter 8 - Establishing a National Database for Human Infertility | Chapter 9 - Composition of the National Accreditation Committee | Bibliography
| Members of the Expert Group for Formulating the National Guidelines for Accredation, Supervision and Regulation of ART Clinics
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Namibia guideline for submission of applications for registration of pharmaceuticals for human use in common technical document format.
Dissertation submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for a Masters degree at the Centre for International Health and Development (CIHD) at University College London (UCL) Institute of Child Health (ICH)
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La carga de la diabetes es enorme, posicionándola como uno de los principales desafíos que enfrenta la salud pública en la actualidad. Actualmente, se estima que 62 millones de personas viven con diabetes en la Región de las Américas y las proyecciones muestran que su prevalencia seguirá aumen...tando en los próximos años. La Región muestra el mayor número de años de vida saludable perdidos (ya sea por discapacidad o muerte prematura) debido a la diabetes en todo el mundo. Los altos costes asociados a su tratamiento producen una pesada carga económica. Sus complicaciones pueden afectar seriamente la calidad de vida de las personas que viven con diabetes, sus familias y la sociedad y sobrecargar los sistemas de salud. Este informe muestra los últimos datos comparables internacionalmente sobre la diabetes y sus principales factores de riesgo por año, país y sexo. También incluye un resumen de la respuesta de los sistemas de salud de los países a la diabetes, incluidos planes nacionales, objetivos, vigilancia, directrices y acceso a medicamentos y tecnologías esenciales, y sintetiza información sobre las complicaciones relacionadas con la diabetes y la estrecha relación entre la diabetes y otras patologías, como enfermedades cardiovasculares, tuberculosis y COVID-19.
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Monitoring the situation of children and women
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