Towards Attaining the Highest Standard of Mental Health
Several countries have demonstrated that COVID-19 transmission from one person to another can be slowed or stopped. This document has been prepared based on the evidence currently available about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission (human-to-human transmission primarily via respiratory... droplets from, or direct contact with, an infected person), and is designed to ensure that the accommodation sector can protect the health of its staff and clients.
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PLoS ONE 15(1): e0228135.
The introduction of “Treat All” (TA) has been promoted to increase the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS treatment by having patients initiate antiretroviral therapy at an earlier stage of their illness. The impact of introducing TA on the unit cost of treatment has been less ...clear. The following study evaluated how costs changed after Namibia’s introduction of TA in April 2017.
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Sudan virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates that is due to Orthoebolavirus sudanense (Sudan virus), a viral species belonging to the same genus of the virus causing Ebola virus disease. This webinar will provide an overview of the current outbreak of Suda...n virus disease: what we know, the current outbreak in Uganda, and prevention and control measures.
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Significant progress has been made in the eradication of three priority diseases in the African Region, as a result of extensive collaboration between the Regional Office, WHO country offices and countries. For example, in August 2020, the region was certified free of wild poliovirus. In the area of... neglected tropical diseases, Guinea worm disease is on the verge of eradication, and 12 member states are within reach of being certified as having eradicated yaws by the end of this year.
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In diesem Bericht werden Ergebnisse der Untersuchung zur gesundheitlichen Lage und die Auswirkungen im Bezirk Berlin Neukölln zusammengefasst. Er zeigt, wie sprachliche Probleme, kulturelle Unsicherheiten und mangelnde Orientierung zu einer Barriere in der gesundheitlichen Versorgung werden können... und diskutiert, wie man dem begegnen kann
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Prepared by the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response for the WHO Executive Board, January 2021
“The world was not as prepared as it should have been, and it must do better,” concludes a WHO panel reviewing the pandemic response "
This booklet presents key messages for action, summarized from a set of
chapters on different environmental health issues.
Advocacy ,Social Mobilization ,Behavior Change Communications
Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic and Portugues
The cluster approach is a mechanism that helps to address identified gaps in response and enhance the quality of humanitarian action