S’inscrivant dans le prolongement du Guide de gestion des abris d’évacuation, validant un mécanisme officiel de gestion jusqu’à une période de l’urgence ne dépassant pas les soixante-douze heures (72), ce document initie une tentative d’harmoniser les leçons apprises et bonnes pratiq...ues, ventilées en fonction de diverses scénarios et d’indications précises dans la phase de réponse après les soixante-douze heures (72) de gestion de l’urgence et en offrant un portefeuille d’outils mis en œuvre de 2010 à 2014 .
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The Emergency Ministerial meeting on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with Health Ministers agreeing on a range of priority actions to end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The scale of the ongoing outbreak is unprecedented with reports of over 750 cases and 445 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia... since March 2014.
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Stats SA has released an in-depth report on persons with disabilities. The report, written using Census 2011 data, is the first in a series of in-depth analyses of various Census 2011 variables, such as ageing and education.
The report provides statistical evidence relating to the prevalence of dis...ability and characteristics of persons with disabilities at both individual and household levels. Two methods were used to profile disability prevalence and patterns based on the six functional domains, namely seeing, hearing, communication, remembering/concentrating, walking and self-care. These two methods were:
- the level/degree of difficulty in a specific functional domain and;
- the disability index.
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BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:191 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-14-191
Based on the survey, five principles for deinstitutionalization were identified: community-based services must be in place; the health workforce must be committed to change; political support at the highest and broadest levels is crucial; timing is key; and additional financial resources are needed.
У посібнику викладено питання медико-психологічної допомоги при посттравматичному стресовому розладі на різних етапах діагностики стресових розладів у постражд...алих внаслідок надзвичайних ситуацій, координації психологічної допомоги та санаторно-курортної реабілітації таких осіб. Посібник призначений для лікарів-психіатрів, лікарів-психофізіологів, лікарів загальної практики – сімейної медицини, лікарів-психологів та практичних психологів.
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The CSMH compiled a list of assessment measures that are in the public domain (free of charge) and available online for clinicians. Below are the recommended measures can be used in school mental health programs to help assess symptoms of clinical disorders (e.g. depression, anxiety, ADHD) an in som...e cases are useful for tracking student progress and outcomes over time.
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