The number of new Ebola infections in Sierra Leone is declining, despite the outbreak continuing to claim lives. New cases have dropped to around 9-12 per week, according to recent WHO figures. There were over 500 cases per week at the height of the crisis around late November 2014.
The impact on t...he lives of the thousands of people directly affected by the disease has been devastating. It has caused substantial suffering to many others, leaving the population very vulnerable.
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                                                                Les coronavirus forment une vaste famille de virus qui peuvent être pathogènes chez l’homme et chez l’animal. On sait que, chez l’être humain, plusieurs coronavirus peuvent entraîner des infections respiratoires dont les manifestations vont du simple rhume à des maladies plus graves comme... le syndrome respiratoire du Moyen-Orient (MERS) et le syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère (SRAS).
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                                                                The Practical Approach to Emergencies in the Pregnant Mother, Newborn infant and Child. Provder Manual
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                As detailed in MSF’s report Confronting the mental health emergency on Samos and Lesbos, the scale of the needs for mental healthcare and the severity of patients’ conditions have overwhelmed the capacity of mental health services on the islands.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The harmful use of alcohol causes approximately 3 million deaths every year and the overall burden of disease and injuries attributable to alcohol consumption remains unacceptably high. The pace of development and implementation of alcohol policies has been uneven in WHO regions, and resources and c...apacities for implementation of the WHO Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol 10 years after its endorsement do not correspond to the magnitude of the problems. On this basis, the WHO Executive Board in its decision EB146 (14) called for accelerated action to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
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                                                                The following protocol has been designed to investigate the extent of infection, as determined by seropositivity in the general population, in any country in which COVID-19 virus infection has been reported. Each country may need to tailor some aspects of this protocol to align with public health, l...aboratory and clinical systems, according to capacity, availability of resources and cultural appropriateness. However, using a standardized protocol such as this one below, epidemiological exposure data and biological samples can be systematically collected and shared rapidly in a format that can be easily aggregated, tabulated and analyzed across many different settings globally for timely estimates of COVID-19 virus infection severity and attack rates, as well as to inform public health responses and policy decisions. This is particularly important in the context of a novel respiratory pathogen, such as COVID-19 virus
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                                                                Médicaments et dispositifs médicaux pour une population de
 10 000 personnes pendant environ 3 mois
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The outbreak of COVID-19 comes with unpredictable primary and secondary impacts on vulnerable and food-insecure  populations  across  the world.  Mortality  and  morbidity  appear  to  be  most  acute  for elderly people, and those with underlying health conditions. At the same time, the widely anti...cipated economic downturn could have a more devastating effect on the world’s poor than the virus itself
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                                                                The framework responds to the demand from Member States and partners for guidance on how the health sector and its operational basis in health systems can systematically and effectively address the challenges increasingly presented by climate variability and change. This framework has been designed ...in light of the increasing evidence of climate change and its associated health risks (1); global, regional and national policy mandates to protect population health (2); and a rapidly emerging body of practical experience in building health resilience to climate change (3).
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                                                                La presente publicación describe un resumen de la evidencia científica disponible sobre el uso de Cloroquina e hidroxicloroquina, así como su profilaxis y tratamiento para COVID-19.
Esta publicación pertenece al compendio Publicaciones Minsa sobre COVID-19
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The overview of findings from five Latin American countries
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This learning report attempts to understand the drivers for, and barriers to, effective implementation as well as review the experiences of Start Fund members in responding to these outbreaks to support evidence-based decision-making within the Start Network at project, crisis, and system level. Spe...cifically, it analyses the effectiveness, efficiency, and relevance of Start Fund disease outbreak responses by reviewing and analysing funding, decision-making and response activities before ultimately exploring implications and recommendations.
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                                                                Service Availability and Readiness Assessment Tool
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Ces directives sont destinées à ceux qui sont responsables de l'élaboration des politiques et de la supervision des pratiques professionnelles des infirmières, des sages-femmes et d'autres prestataires de la santé. Elles veulent également promouvoir le combat contre la "médicalisation" de ces... pratiques et apporter un soutien aux infirmiers, sages-femmes et tout autre personnels de santé afin qu'ils observent les directives de l'OMS préconisant de ne pas suturer une infibulation ouverte.
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                                                                La atención concedida a la equidad en la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible obliga a encontrar nuevas formas de ampliar progresivamente los servicios a las poblaciones que no los reciben. Las alianzas satisfactorias entre el sector encargado del suministro de agua, el saneamiento y la higien...e (WASH, por su sigla en inglés) y los programas de lucha contra las enfermedades tropicales desatendidas (ETD) pueden contribuir a lograr esta aspiración. Sin embargo, colaborar para encontrar juntos esas nuevas formas, exige nuevos modos de pensar. En esta edición corregida se presenta un conjunto de herramientas para ayudar a los países y los programas de lucha contra la ETD a colaborar con la comunidad relacionada con las acciones de agua, saneamiento e higiene, y guía en la creación de alianzas, en la movilización de recursos y en el diseño, la aplicación y la evaluación de las intervenciones. Más que una guía de “buenas prácticas”, se trata de un conjunto de herramientas basadas en la experiencia adquirida en la realidad de un programa.
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