Want to build a tippy tap? Want to teach someone else how to? Here is a graphical manual that works for both literate and illiterate populations. Spanish version
Accessed 13 January 2015
In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 52 of 2018, a total of 560,586 cases of dengue were reported (incidence rate of 57.3 cases per 100,000 population), including 336 deaths. Of the total cases, 209,192 (37.3%) were laboratoryconfirmed and 3,535 (0.63%) were clas...sified as severe dengue. Cases reported in 2018 were higher than the total reported in 2017 but lower than the historical average reported in the previous 11 years (2006-2016) (Figure 1). Similarly, the proportion of cases of severe dengue and dengue with warning signs reported in 2018 was higher than the previous two years, but lower than the preceding ten years, and it remains below 1% which was reached in 2015.
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MhGAP-IG – это примерное руководство, поэтому крайне важно адаптировать его в соответствии с уникальной национальной или местной ситуацией. Пользователи могут выбра...ь свои варианты приоритетных состояний или мер по адаптации и реализации Руководства в зависимости от имеющихся в наличии и преобладающих ресурсов. Процесс адаптации следует использовать как возможность для достижения консенсуса по техническим вопросам по целому ряду заболеваний. Адаптация подразумевает языковой перевод, а также проведение мероприятий, приемлемых для данных социокультурных условий и подходящих для местных систем здравоохранения.
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This report presents the main characteristics of Ebola emergency preparedness in three EU Member States. Findings are organised in five sections: preparedness planning, organisational structures, recourses and capacities, intersectoral and cross-border collaboration, and country-specific findings
Para la elaboración de este documento, el grupo de farmacovigilancia de la Red Panamericana para la Armonización Farmacéutica (PARF) se basó en la perspectiva de la OPS/OMS, que considera que la farmacovigilancia es un componente esencial de los programas d...e salud pública (3). Se trabajó con la intención de facilitar el desarrollo de sistemas de farmacovigilancia en las Américas, así como su mejoramiento y fortalecimiento, y promover la
adopción de buenas prácticas para aumentar la seguridad del paciente y de la población, de acuerdo con las necesidades de la región.
Este documento también está disponible en Inglés y Portugués.
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Copenhagen, Denmark, 24–25 August 2017
Core Knowledge for Emergency Preparedness and Response
En el presente documento, se suministra información sobre los métodos que deberán aplicarse para medir cada uno de los indicadores del Plan de acción del Caribe sobre la salud y el cambio climático y presentar información sobre ellos. Está organizado de conformidad con los cuatro componentes ...principales de la Iniciativa Especial sobre el Cambio Climático y la Salud en los Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarollo.
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This checklist has been developed to support hospital preparedness for the management of COVID-19 patients.
Elements to be assessed have been divided into the following areas:
Establishment of a core team and key internal and external contact points
Human, material and facility capacit...y
Communication and data protection
Hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), and waste management
Triage, first contact and prioritisation
Patient placement, moving of the patients in the facility, and visitor access
Environmental cleaning
For each area mentioned above, the elements or processes were identified and the items to be checked are listed below.
A procedure for the self-auditing of compliance with this checklist should be considered.
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This document provides guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for people with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who are experiencing mild symptoms that do not require hospitalisation, therefore self-isolating at home.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has compiled a selection of web pages and information sheets
on mental health and coping with the effects of COVID-19. These resources are a selection from key organizations
in the field. We will continue to update this list as new resources become ava...ilable.
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Después de un desastre, es importante que cuide su salud emocional.
Preste atención a la forma en que usted y su familia se sienten y actúan.
Cuidar su propia salud emocional lo ayudará a pensar con claridad y a
reaccionar a las necesidades urgentes para protegerse y proteger a su
familia. S...iga estos consejos que los ayudarán a usted y a su familia a recuperarse
o a encontrar apoyo.
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After a disaster, it is important to take care of your emotional health.
Pay attention to how you and your family members are feeling and
acting.
Taking care of your emotional health will help you think clearly and
react to urgent needs to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Follow these tips... to help you and your family recover or find support.
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Epidemiological Update
Dengue
7 February 2020
Situation summary
In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 521 of 2019, a total of 3,139,335 cases of dengue have been reported (321.58 cases per 100,000 population), including 1,538 deaths. Of the total cases, 1,367,...353 (43.6%) were laboratory-confirmed and 28,169 (0.9%) were classified as severe dengue. The case-fatality rate was 0.049%.
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