Basic psychosocial support skills are at the core of any Mental Health and PsychosocialSupport (MHPSS) intervention. Such skills are also indispensable for many others involvedin the COVID-19 response, whether they identify as an MHPSS provider or not. Thus, this guide is meant for all COVID-19 resp...onders.
It is available in different languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, Greek, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Russian
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                                                                En el presente documento se comunica el progreso logrado en la Región hacia la eliminación de la transmisión maternoinfantil del VIH y la sífilis entre los años 2010 y 2017. Se trata también del primer informe regional sobre la eliminación de la transmisión maternoinfantil y durante la prime...ra infancia de la hepatitis B y la enfermedad de Chagas congénita. Los resultados principales son los siguientes: El acceso de las embarazadas a la atención prenatal y del parto es alto en la Región de las Américas.
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                                                                Towards ending tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This guidance document is designed to ensure that the process of iteratively managing the health risks of climate change is integrated into the overall National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process, including through assessing risks; identifying, prioritizing, and implementing adaptation options; and m...onitoring and evaluating the adaptation process.
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                                                                FOLLOW-UP TO THE 2011 POLITICAL DECLARATION ON HIV/AIDS: INTENSIFYING EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE HIV/AIDS | Reporting Period: January – December 2014
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                • PrEP is highly effective in preventing the sexual transmission of HIV.
• For PrEP to work well, it’s important to take the pills regularly.
• While PrEP can prevent HIV, it does not protect against other sexually transmitted infections.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Community Health Volunteers
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Pandemics and outbreaks have differential impacts on women and men. From risk of exposure and biological susceptibility to   infection   to   the   social   and   economic   implications,   individuals’ experiences are likely to vary according to their biological  and  gender  characteristics  and...  their  interaction with  other  social  determinants.  Because  of  this,  global  and  national  strategic  plans  for  COVID-19  preparedness  and  response  must  be  grounded  in  strong  gender  analysis  and  must  ensure  meaningful  participation  of  affected  groups,  including    women    and    girls,    in    decision-making    and    implementation.
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                                                                Guidance statement
Recommendations on contraceptive methods used by
women at high risk of HIV
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Estimating the size of key affected populations (KAP) provides important data for planning and implementing an effective response to the HIV epidemic. In the Philippines, these KAP include males who have sex with males (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), and injecting drug users (IDU). Given the diffic...ulty in reaching these populations, as well as their high mobility, the process consequently entailed a specific methodology to directly estimate the size of KAP.
The national estimate of MSM was 531,500 or 2.2% (1.8%-3.2%) of males aged 15-49. Within this MSM estimate, figures for transgender women (TGW) and male transactional sex workers (MSW) were determined. The national estimate for TGW was 122,800 or about 0.50% (0.40%-0.75%) of males aged 15-49, and 23% of the MSM population. Meanwhile, MSW comprised 0.35% (0.29%-0.53%) of the male population aged 15-49 and 16% of the MSM population, giving a best estimate of 86,600.
The estimate of combined RFSW and FFSW was 66,100 or 0.28% (0.19%-0.40%) of females aged 15-49. Meanwhile, there are approximately 10,000 to 21,700 IDU or 0.04%-0.09% of males aged 15-49.
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                                                                Die Filme wurden produziert mit dem Ziel, Informationen über mögliche Folgen von traumatischen Ereignissen und entsprechende Behandlungsmöglichkeiten zu verbreiten.
Die Filme können kostenlos auf der Stiftungswebsite heruntergeladen werden.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Obesity and diabetes are affecting the peoples of the Americas at high and increasing rates. National surveys demonstrate that obesity is increasing in prevalence among all age groups; 7% to 12% of children under 5 years old and
one-fi fth of adolescents are obese, while rates of overweight and obe...sity among adults approach 60%. Obesity is the major modifi able risk factor for diabetes.
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