Topics in Antiviral Medicine Volume 25 Issue 2 May/June 2017
In September, 2018, the first international Medicine Quality and Public Health Conference was held at Oxford University, UK, to discuss opportunities and solutions to ensure that all people have access to affordable and quality-assured medical products. Delegates developed the short Oxford Statement..., calling for investment, policy change, and action to eliminate substandard and falsified medical products. The statement was born out of discussion between governments, national and international agencies, non-governmental organisations, professional associations, and academic institutions who together examined the latest evidence on the epidemiology and public health implications of substandard and falsified medical products.
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Plan Stratégique de Developpement des Ressources Humaines du Secteur Santé 2009-2018
User satisfaction with assistive devices is a predictor of use and an important outcome measure. This study evaluated client satisfaction with prosthetic and orthotic assistive devices and services in three provinces in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Clients were quite satisfied with the as...sistive device and services provided, yet many reported barriers to optimal device use and difficulties in accessing follow-up services. There is a need to examine how prosthetic and orthotic devices can be improved further for better comfort and ambulation on uneven ground in low-resource contexts and to address access barriers.
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Menées par les organisations humanitaires et de défence des droits de l'homme lors de conflits armés et d'autres situations de violence
Singing to the Lions es un paquete de capacitación gratuito (guía del facilitador, suplemento y video) de CRS, que está diseñado para ayudar a los niños y jóvenes a disminuir el impacto de la violencia y el abuso en sus vidas. El componente principal es un taller de tres días en el que los pa...rticipantes aprenden habilidades que pueden ayudarlos a transformar sus vidas y ya no sentirse dominados por el miedo. Aunque el taller está dirigido a jóvenes e incluye juegos, arte y canciones, también se puede utilizar para ayudar a los adultos a tomar medidas en aspectos de sus vidas que causan miedo y, al hacerlo, convertirse en mejores padres y cuidadores.
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The Standard consists of nine key inclusion standards, and seven sets of sector-specific inclusion standards for protection – water, sanitation and hygiene, food security and livelihoods, nutrition, shelter, settlement and household items, health and education. Each standard comes with key actions..., guidance, tools and resources.
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Chapter 13 in Stone, E. (ed.) 1999: Disability and Development: Learning from action and research on disability in the majority world, Leeds: The Disability Press pp. 210-227
INEE pocket gu ide to inclusive education.
This guide is aimed at anyone working to provide, manage or support education services in emergencies and complements the INEE Minimum Standards.
The Pocket Guide to Inclusive Education outlines useful principles for an inclusive education approach in... emergencies and provides advice for planning, implementing and monitoring. The guide also looks at the issue of resistance to inclusion, and highlights ways in which organisations can support their emergency staff to develop more inclusive education responses. Available in Arabic, English, Indonesia, French, Spanish
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