The information provided here can be used to understand the current situation, increase attention to preterm births in Rwanda and to inform dialogue and action among stakeholders. Data can be used to identify the most important risk factors to target and gaps in care in order to identify and impleme...nt solutions for improved outcomes.
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WHO and UNITAID
in collaboration with IMPAACT (International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials) network, PENTA (Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS) foundation and experts from the Paediatric Antiretroviral Working Group
PLoSONE 14(9):e0223104.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223104.
The survey centering on reasons behind community resistance was conducted in Butembo in November during a time of Ebola transmission. A researcher from Catholic University of Graben in Butembo and collaborators at the University o...f Alberta in Edmonton published their findings on Sep 26 in PLOS One.
To spark focus group discussions, the researchers used an 18-item questionnaire based on similar ones used during West Africa's outbreak in Guinea, where community resistance and episodes of violence also complicated the outbreak response.
Participants were a convenience sample of 670 adults from the region who were recruited by medical students at Catholic University of Graben. Those surveyed included clinicians, community members, and displaced persons.
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jun; 15(6): 1279.
Published online 2018 Jun 16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061279
The information provided here can be used to understand the current situation, increase attention to preterm births in Rwanda and to inform dialogue and action among stakeholders. Data can be used to identify the most important risk factors to target and gaps in care in order to identify and impleme...nt solutions for improved outcomes.
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This interim guidance has been updated with advice on safe and appropriate home care for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and on the public health measures related to the management of their contacts.
Rapporto ISS COVID-19, n. 6/2020
Gruppo di Lavoro ISS Cause di morte COVID-19
Versione del 27 marzo 2020
N95 or equivalent respirators are single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) designed for use by health workers that provide direct care to patients with diseases transmitted by aerosols or during aerosol generating procedures (AGP) for patients with acute respiratory disease, as is the case of ...COVID-19. • Given the current shortage of N95 and equivalent respirators, the World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested the possibility of their extended use by the same individual for up to 6 hours or the reprocessing of respirators when necessary.
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21 August 2020
This guidance provides specific considerations for the use of non-medical masks, also known as fabric masks, by children as a means for source control in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. It also advises on the use of medical masks for children under certain conditions.
This document provides interim guidance on the prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19. It is intended for occupational health departments, infection prevention and control departments or focal points, health facility administrators and public ...health authorities at both the national and facility level.
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Временные методические рекомендации, представленные в документе, базируются на материалах по медицинской реабилитации пациентов с COVID-19 на различных этапах оказ...ания специализированной медицинской
помощи, опубликованных специалистами ВОЗ, анализе отчётов клиник, осуществляющие медицинскую реабилитацию пациентов с COVID-19 в данный момент, а также на результатах клинических исследований, проведенных ранее и посвященных реабилитации пациентов с ПИТ-синдромом (синдромом последствий интенсивной терапии) и ОРДС
взрослых некоронавирусной этиологии, нормативно-правовых документах Минздрава России и Роспотребнадзора.
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Orientations pour faire face à une infodémie mondiale et favoriser la demande de vaccination
Décembre 2020
La désinformation menace le succès des programmes de vaccination dans le monde entier. Ce guide vise à aider les organisations à faire face à l'infodémie mondiale par l'élaboration ...de plans d'action nationaux stratégiques et bien coordonnés pour contrer rapidement la désinformation sur les vaccins et créer une demande de vaccination qui soit fondée sur l'écoute sociale.
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Dieser vom Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland (LSVD) veröffentlichte Praxisleitfaden soll Unterbringungseinrichtungen und Beratungsstellen mit klaren und handfesten Handlungsempfehlungen dabei unterstützen, die im Annex 1 der „Mindeststandards zum Schutz von geflüchteten Menschen in F...lüchtlingsunterkünften“ festgelegten Leitlinien zur schutzbedarfsgerechten Unterbringung LSBTI*-Geflüchteter umzusetzen. Checklisten fassen die empfohlenen Maßnahmen übersichtlich zusammen. Weiterführendes Material und Kontakte zu spezialisierten Anlaufstellen ermöglichen eine Vertiefung der Arbeit zum Schutz LSBTI*-Geflüchteter.
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Lesbische, schwule, bisexuelle, trans- und intergeschlecht-liche (LSBTI*) Personen erfahren in besonders hohem Maße Gewalt. Bei LSBTI*-Geflüchteten trifft dies nicht nur auf die Erfahrungen im jeweiligen Herkunftsland und auf dem Fluchtweg zu, sondern auch auf die Zeit nach ih-rer An...kunft in Deutschland. Insbesondere der Aufenthalt in den Sammelunterkünften der Länder und Kommunen ist häufig von homo- und transfeindlichen Gewalterfah-rungen geprägt.
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Epidemiologischen Bulletin 32/2021, 27 Juli 2021.Systematisches Testen auf SARS-CoV-2 in Kitas und Schulen kann einen wichtigen Beitrag leisten, um das dortige Infektionsgeschehen besser beurteilen zu können und das Übertragungsrisiko von Infektionen zu reduzieren. Die im Epidemiologischen Bulleti...n 32/2021 veröffentlichte Studie stellt die Validierung der Lolli-Methode und die Implementierung des Testkonzeptes in 32 Kölner Kitas im Zeitraum September 2020 bis März 2021 vor. Das Testkonzept Lolli-Methode basiert auf der Kombination einer einfachen Probenentnahme und anschließender PCR-Pooltestung. Es wird seit April 2021 an allen Kitas und Schulen der Stadt Köln und seit Mai 2021 an allen Grund- und Förderschulen in Nordrhein-Westfalen durchgeführt.
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Orientação provisória 25 de junho de 2021
Recommendations for national testing strategies for SARS-CoV-2 and diagnostic capabilities
Drugs & Therapy Perspectives vol.36 (2020) 6
Climate change and variability is affecting maize (Zea mays L.) production in eastern Ethiopia but how farmers perceive the challenge and respond to it is not well documented. A study was conducted to analyze smallholder maize farmers’ perception of climate change/variability and identify their ad...aptation approaches and barriers for adaptation in the eastern highlands of
Ethiopia.
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This article provides an overview of the current and projected climate change risks and impacts to mental health and provides recommendations for priority actions to address the mental health consequences of climate change.