El paquete de capacitación de nivel básico fue pensado para apoyar la capacitación del personal o los voluntarios, para que suministren sillas de ruedas manuales y cojines apropiados a los niños, niñas, hombres y mujeres que tienen problemas de movilidad pero pueden sentarse erguidos sin apoyo ...postural adicional. El propósito del Cuaderno del participante es desarrollar las habilidades y los conocimientos del personal que presta servicios de sillas de ruedas. El Cuaderno del participante contiene ejercicios que ayudarán a los participantes a practicar y desarrollar sus habilidades y conocimientos. El Cuaderno del participante contiene material de las lecciones, las presentaciones de diapositivas y el manual de referencia. Se recomienda a los participantes que conserven su cuaderno para usar como referencia futura.
more
Plus de 2000 enfants meurent chaque jour des suites de traumatismes involontaires ou accidentels. Chaque année des dizaines de milliers d'autres sont hospitalisés pour des blessures qui les laissent souvent handicapés à vie.
Ce rapport conjoint de l'OMS et de l'UNICEF établit le premier b...ilan mondial des principales causes à l'origine des traumatismes involontaires touchant des enfants: les accidents de la route, les noyades, les brûlures, les chutes et les empoisonnements.
more
Healthy me, healthy us: a guide for community members about good health and staying healthy with chronic illness
Information on 102 commonly used medicinal plants in the South Pacific WHO regional publications. Western Pacific series ; Plants from this part of the world represent an especially diverse flora and include several species currently undergoing scientific investigation. Common traditional uses inclu...de the treatment of minor injuries, childhood ailments, and complications of pregnancy. Plants described in the book are also used as emetics and as ointments and dressings applied to surface wounds or used to treat skin problems.
Addressed to ethnobotanists, phytochemists, and pharmacologists, the book aims to document traditional clinical uses and bring these to the attention of the international scientific community, while also preserving knowledge about the distinctive indigenous practices in these island communities. Full-colour photographs are included to facilitate identification of plants and plant parts used for medicinal purposes. Each plant is described according to a common format, which includes information on scientific name, local names, English name, a description of the plant and its habitat and distribution, and a summary of what is known about its chemical constituents, biological activity, and traditional uses.
more
The growing problem of child marriage among Syrian girls in Jordan
An applied approach to the training of trainers who, in turn,
train teams to implement psychosocial and mental health
interventions in developing countries affected by emergencies.
The film
On
the
Road
to
Peace
of
Mind,
used in conjunction with this guidebook, presents an applied Traini...ng of Trai-
ners
(TOT) approach. They are designed to educate trainers to prepare teams to provide psychosocial and mental
health assistance for populations in developing countries affected by wars, conflict, natural disasters and other emer-
gencies. The film and guidebook offer a practical framework for the training of trainers that enables psychosocial
and mental health workers to train others. Through modifications for local culture and context, the framework
presented can be used in training programmes on the road to peace of mind around the globe.
more