Refugees1 with disabilities have specific needs and face particular forms of discrimination. As highlighted in the Executive Committee Conclusion No. 110 (LXI)–2010, it is important for UNHCR to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities who are of concern to the Office are met without di...scrimination. This places an onus on offices to develop a thorough
understanding of the circumstances of persons with disabilities under their care. This note provides staff with guidance on a range of issues to consider in meeting these responsibilities.
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                                                                Mid-term review of The National AIDS Programme 2011-15
October 2013
   
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The Ministry of Health and Social Services has the mandate to fulfil one of the aspirations in Namibia’s Vision 2030 to “transform Namibia into a healthy and food-secure nation”. Namibia strives to provide quality health and social welfare services efficiently and effectively to the population... across the country in its quest to achieve universal health coverage. Namibia has identified eHealth as one of its key enablers to achieve universal health coverage.
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                                                                S Afr Med J 2018;108(7):546-550. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i7.13149
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes have been introduced worldwide in response to the rise in antimicrobial resistance. The World Health Organization has mandated each Member State to produce a plan to address this problem. We rep...ort on the organic development of an antibiotic stewardship programme in a rural regional hospital in a resource-limited setting in South Africa. This has resulted in organisational change with increased awareness, participation, monitoring and education in antibiotic stewardship throughout the hospital
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                                                                Despite the existence of criminal law, which is an important aspect of anti-FGM policies and programmes, there is not much research on the effects of cross-border practices that invalidate the law as a deterrent. Much remains unknown about the practice of cross-border FGM, specifically about gaps in... existing policy and legislation for managing cross-border FGM, as well as whether the existing interventions in the cross-border areas are sufficiently targeted to facilitate changes in social norms
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                                                                NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY PROGRAMME
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Following an overview of maternal and neonatal child health in Nepal and in the districts covered by the project, the briefing outlines the background to the Strengthening Approaches for Maximizing Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive Health (SAMMAN) project. It then describes the key aspects of the ...two main project approaches: one focused on the community level, and the other on health systems
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                                                                The elimination scenario planning (ESP) manual provides malaria-endemic countries with a comprehensive framework to assess different scenarios for moving towards this goal, depending on programme coverage and funding availability. It also helps countries set realistic timelines and provides essentia...l knowledge for strategic planning in the long term.
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                                                                Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Natural Disaster : District of Lebong, Indonesia
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Profile of health crisis response in potential areas of natural disaster in Indonesia : Province of Southeast Sulawesi
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Profile of Crisis Response of District Health or Disaster Risk in District of North Central Timor, Indonesia
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Profile of health crisis response of area, city and district in Indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : District of East Kutai, Indonesia
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                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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