When terrible things happen in our communities, countries and the world, we want to reach out a helping hand to those who are affected. This guide covers
psychological first aid which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events. It is writt...en for people in a position to help others who have experienced an extremely distressing event. It gives a framework for supporting people in ways that respect their dignity, culture and abilities. Despite its name, psychological first aid covers both social and psychological support.
Available in various languages: http://www.who.int/mental_health/publications/guide_field_workers/en/
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Good practice guide
Supporting community action on HIV, health and rights to end AIDS
2nd edition.
Like the original, this second edition of the guidance aims to inform the revision of existing national guidelines and standards for managing Tuberculosis (TB), many of which include guidance on children. It includes recommendations, based on the best available evidence, for improving ...the management of children with TB and of children living in families with TB. National and regional TB control programmes may wish to adapt these recommendations according to local circumstances
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The purpose of the handbook is to provide those involved in nutrition coordination with relevant tools, guidance, information and resources to support their roles in facilitating predictable, coordinated and effective preparation for, and responses to, nutrition needs in humanitarian emergencies. Ra...ther than being prescriptive, the handbook aims to raises key issues encountered to date.
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GUIDE OPÉRATIONNEL à l'usage du personnel de niveau central, intermédiaire et périphérique
Ce rapport présente les principaux résultats de la quatrième édition de Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Bénin
(EDSB-IV), réalisée de décembre 2011 à mars 2012 par l’Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse
Économique (INSAE) sous la tutelle du Ministère du Dévelo...ppement, de l’Analyse Économique et de la
Prospective, en collaboration avec les services techniques du ministère de la Santé, le Programme National de Lutte
contre le Sida (PNLS), le Laboratoire de Parasitologie du Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Maga
(CNHU) et le Laboratoire de référence du Programme National de Lutte contre le Sida et les IST (PNLS).
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Este livro em formato prático é dirigido a médicos, enfermeiros e demais profissionais de saúde responsáveis pelo cuidado de crianças no primeiro nível de referência em países em desenvolvimento. Apresenta diretrizes clínicas atualizadas que se baseiam na revisão da evidência publicada d...isponível realizada por especialistas, tanto para o cuidado hospitalar como ambulatorial em hospitais pequenos, com serviços básicos de laboratório e medicamentos essenciais e de baixo custo disponíveis. Em alguns contextos, essas diretrizes podem ser utilizadas em centros de saúde maiores (postos de saúde de referência com sala de emergência), nos quais um pequeno número de crianças doentes podem ser internadas para cuidados mais intensivo
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Workshop on PHC Revitalisation in Nepal, April 5-6, 2010
The principle Life and Dignity of the Human Person is one of the seven themes of Catholic social teaching (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) . We believe that God created man and woman in his image (Genesis 1:26–27) and because of this all people have inherent dignity . There is nothin...g anyone can do to gain or take away their human dignity, since it is God given, not earned . Because of this, we believe that every life is sacred and that no life—born or unborn—is disposable . All of the principles of Catholic social teaching flow from the core belief that every person has inherent dignity that must be respected .
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Ce plan intégré de lutte contre les MNT au Burkina Faso tient compte dans une large mesure des résultats de cette enquête et des cibles principales du nouveau plan mondial de lutte contre les MNT 2013-20201
. S’inscrivant dans la logique du PNDS, il s’est voulu multisectoriel et intègre tr...ois principaux piliers de la stratégie mondiale de
lutte contre les maladies non transmissibles 2013-2020, à savoir la surveillance, la
prévention et la prestation de soins de santé dans le cadre de systèmes de santé.
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The National AIDS Control Council (NACC) continues to strengthen partnerships with all stakeholders in the response to HIV and AIDS in Kenya. While recognizing that there is no single preventive approach to reverse the spread of HIV, the faith sector comprising of Faith Communities (FCs) a...nd Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) have demonstrated sustained motivation and moral authority with resources and outreach capability to significantly reduce new HIV infections. In addition, they have the power to influence policy changes to address societal, cultural and structural factors that impede individuals’ capacity to prevent HIV infection. According to Kenya Demographic Health Survey (2014), over 97% of the Kenya population was reported to ascribe to religious affiliation.
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