Important Guideline for Ebola prevention and control
It is designed for the following uses:
- for prevention through preparedness--to help African health facilities make advance preparations for responding with appropriate precautions when a VHF (including Ebola) case is suspected.
- for pl...anning and conducting in-service training to strengthen standard precautions and VHF isolation precautions.
- as a rapid reference when a VHF (i.e. Ebola) case appears at a health facility where no previous VHF preparations have been made.
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This guideline examines the evidence and makes recommendations and remarks on the implementation of some of the details of breastfeeding counselling, such as frequency, timing, mode and provider of breastfeeding counselling, to improve breastfeeding practices. The objective of this guideline is to p...rovide global, evidence-informed recommendations on breastfeeding counselling, as a public health intervention, to improve breastfeeding practices among pregnant women and mothers who intend to breastfeed, or are currently breastfeeding, and their infants and children
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Aupres des jeunes, adolescents et la population dans les ZS de Kanzahla et de Tshikapa du 12 au 17/9/2018
Adopted by the Twenty-sixth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - July 1990
L’OMS a ciblé 17 maladies comme des Maladies Tropicales Négligées. Ces maladies sont très différentes les unes des autres, mais elles ont comme point commun de toucher principalement les populations les plus pauvres. Elles maintiennent dans la pauvreté les populations ayant initialement un n...iveau de développement faible. Ces maladies coexistent au sein des mêmes populations, augmentant de ce fait leur vulnérabilité.
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Non-Wood Forest Products 11
Traditional medicine and its use of medicinal plants is dependent on reliable supply of plant materials. The book focuses on the interface between medicinal plant use and conservation of medicinal plants.
A manual intended for medical and other personnel responsible for humanitarian activities in armed conflicts. It covers the following topics: setting up a health-care system that meets the essential needs of war victims, particularly of displaced persons; public health tools most frequently used for... evaluation, establishment of priorities, analysis of possible activities and their follow-up; protecting war victims and aspects of humanitarian law related to health; and lastly, ethical problems
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The progressive development of peoples is an object of deep interest and concern to the Church. This is particularly true in the case of those peoples who are trying to escape the ravages of hunger, poverty, endemic disease and ignorance; of those who are seeking a larger share in the benefits of ci...vilization and a more active improvement of their human qualities; of those who are consciously striving for fuller growth.
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Le nouvel afflux de réfugiés de la République Centrafricaine (RCA), souligne le caractère cyclique de la crise humanitaire, avec des afflux qui tendent à se répéter tous les quatre ans et qui remettent profondément en cause la manière de répondre. Le conflit et l'insécurité en RCA contin...uent de provoquer des déplacements forcés importants, tant à l'intérieur de la RCA que vers les pays voisins, surtout concernant la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC).
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15 July 2021
Dans un nouveau rapport, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) tire la sonnette d'alarme quant au manque de soutien mis à la disposition des personnes ayant survécu à des violences sexuelles en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Face à l'ampleur de ces violences et à leur impact..., MSF appelle les autorités congolaises et leurs partenaires à agir au plus vite afin d'assurer une réponse médicale, socio-économique et juridique à la hauteur des besoins constatés sur le terrain.
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Le plan stratégique de sécurité et santé au travail pour le personnel de santé (PS-SST/PS) au Togo décrit les défis de la protection du personnel de santé au niveau mondial, régional et national. Il examine la situation actuelle du Togo en matière de sécurité et santé au travail. Il pro...pose également des stratégies pour atteindre les objectifs fixés pour l’amélioration de la sécurité et santé au travail dans les services de santé au Togo sur la base des recommandations de l’OMS et de l’OIT.
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Cancer centres are a major resource in ensuring a comprehensive approach to cancer treatment and its planning. As part of a new roadmap developed by WHO and IAEA to help countries design national cancer control programmes, this publication proposes a framework to develop a cancer centre and/or to st...rengthen the provision of services in an existing cancer centre. The publication provides the features of multidisciplinary cancer care and details the infrastructure, human resources and equipment for different services. This framework is expected to be used as a guide to implementation, taking into consideration the local context and resources.
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L’initiative Médicaments contre les Maladies Négligées (DNDi) est une organisation
internationale à but non lucratif spécialisée dans la recherche, le développement et la mise à disposition de traitements sûrs, efficaces et abordables aux patients les plus né...gligés.
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The Strategic Plan of Action and Budget 2016-2025 for the elimination of onchocerciasisin countries was prepared based on the above dlrective for the consideration of IAF 18.The vision of the plan of action is to eliminate onchocerciasis in 80 percent of Africancountries. Implementation of the plan ...will also help strengthen health systems at community level while implementing CDI wlll help scale-up interventions agalnst other NTDs to the benefit of the wider national health systems.
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