Country report
UNAIDS Series: Engaging uniformed services in the fight against AIDS
Case Study 2
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UNAIDS Series: Engaging uniformed services in the fight against AIDS - Case Study 1
Fighting AIDS
The message contained in this publication is clear: countries need a
public health system that can respond to the deliberate release of
chemical and biological agents. Regrettable though this message may
be, the use of poison gas in the war between Iraq and the Islamic
Republic of Iran in the 19...80s, the recent anthrax incidents in the United
States, and the attack with sarin nerve agent, six years earlier, on the
Tokyo underground, illustrate why it is necessary to prepare.
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La respuesta a los brotes de cólera suele centrarse
en los aspectos médicos que son importantes para que disminuya la mortalidad. Sin embargo, para limitar la propagación de la enfermedad se necesita una respuesta más integral. Dado que la respuesta a los brotes a menudo la dirigen profesionale...s médicos, pueden quedar desatendidos otros aspectos tales como las cuestiones medioambientales o de comunicación.
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The project will support preventive actions, traditional medicine and the coordination and
implementation capacities of the national framework for HIV/AIDS control.
A Step-by-Step Guide.
It is intended for health planners, dengue or vector control programme managers and individuals, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other agencies with interests and/or expertise in developing biological, chemical, environmental and communication interventions to prevent... and control dengue fever.
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