An approach to emergency situations. Relief workers face rapidly changing and complex environments, new disease patterns, enormous humanitarian needs and relatively limited resources. The authors of this book use their experience in the area to produce an operational manual of the issues involved in... refugee health programs. This book is aimed at professionals involved in public health assistance to refugees and displaced persons. It deals with a variety of specific refugee health issues at the decisional level, and discusses the priorities of intervention during the different phases of a refugee crisis, from emergency to repatriation.
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The Story of Cholera was produced in collaboration with award-winning animator Yoni Goodman.
This animation covers cholera transmission, prevention, signs, and care in a simple and accessible way. The film follows evidence-based guidelines, has been field-tested, and reviewed for accuracy and conte...nt. Download flashcards and mobil phone versions from the website.
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Document opérationnel technique sur la prévention et la prise en charge des cas de paludisme en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC)
Primary Care: The Community Health System
Namibia is no exception to the growingglobal concern on the increasing burden of NCDs. Namibia is an upper middle income country with fast economic growth since independence in 1990. The country is bearing the double burden of communicable and noncommunicable diseases and rapid urbanizat...ion. There is also high income inequality among the population.
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Agente Comunitario de Salud. Material de apoyo. La publicación es el resultado de la participación de diversos actores sociales involucrados activamente en la lucha contra la tuberculosis, en el marco de la VIII Ronda del Fondo Mundial de lucha contra el SIDA, la tuberculosis y la malaria, que bus...ca a través de una metodología participativa capacitar, e integrar los nuevos conocimientos y destrezas al uso cotidiano del material de apoyo para el Agente Comunitario de Salud a fin de sumar acciones de lucha en favor de la adherencia.
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Guía para el facilitador: Personal de Salud. Material de apoyoLa publicación es el resultado de la participación de diversos actores sociales involucrados activamente en la lucha contra la tuberculosis, en el marco de la VIII Ronda del Fondo Mundial de lucha contra el SIDA, la tuberculosis y la m...alaria, que busca a través de una metodología participativa capacitar, e integrar los nuevos conocimientos y destrezas al uso cotidiano del personal de salud a fin de sumar acciones de lucha en favor de la adherencia.
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This report describes the activities of the WHO European Centre for Primary Health Care in 2022.The Centre accelerated face-to-face country support after the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to support countries in engaging in analysis and diagnosis, developing strategies and policies, building capacit...y and tracking implementation progress and impact. The Centre delivered intensive support in the countries of the Universal Health Coverage Partnership. The Centre continued to develop policy guidance, publish good practices, have capacity-building activities and policy dialogues and solidified its signature product Let’s Talk Primary Health Care talk show platform. The highlight of 2022 was the launch of two WHO Primary Health Care Demonstration Platforms to facilitate cross-country experience exchange.
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The HIV/AIDS Sustainability Index Dashboard is a tool completed every two years by President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) teams, host government and partner stakeholders to sharpen the understanding of each country’s sustainability landscape and to assist PEPFAR and other donors in ...making informed HIV/AIDS investment decisions. Based on responses to more than 100 questions, the SID assesses the current state of sustainability of national HIV/AIDS responses across 17 critical elements. Scores for these elements are displayed on a color-coded dashboard, together with contextual charts and information. As the SID is completed over time,
it will allow stakeholders to track progress and gaps across these key components of financial and programmatic sustainability.
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