These twelve case studies are intended to be used as the basis for group work and class discussion in both, formal and non-formal educational settings for health professionals and their students. Accompanying teaching notes are available for teachers and trainers upon login at the Case Centre.
Cancer is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa due to population growth, ageing and westernisation of lifestyles. In this piece, we use data from Mozambique over a 50-year period to illustrate cancer epidemiological trends in low-income and middle-income countries to hypothesise ...potential circumstances and factors that could explain changes in cancer burden and to discuss surveillance weaknesses and potential improvements. This epidemiological transition deserves increasing policy attention.
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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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ICJ genocide hearing on Myanmar: step towards justice for the Rohingya JAKARTA, 10 December 2019 - Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia today welcomed the first hearing in the case against Myanmar at the UN’s highest court as an initial step towards justice and possible recognition of the... crime of genocide committed against the Rohingya. “This marks the start of a monumental effort for justice that could put an end to some of the horrific abuses that the Rohingya are facing,” said Kasit Piromya, former Member of Parliament (MP) of Thailand and ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) Board Member.
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Dentists are uniquely positioned to play a role in pre enting the spread of antibiotic resistance. Here are se en simple “how-tos” for safe, appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use when treating dental infections
Checklist for Antibiotic Prescribing in Dentistry - Fact Sheet
Over the reporting period, economic actors continued to carry out their activities with little regard for their impacts on the livelihoods of the communities living in the surrounding areas. In Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District, cold dust from a Tatmadaw-run cement factory contaminated nearby waterways... during the rainy season. As a result, civilians from at least 15 villages faced water shortages. In Mu Traw (Hpapun) and Kler Lwee Htoo districts, gold mining activities damaged forests and polluted water and soils in several village tracts. In both cases, the economic actors involved failed to secure the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of the local population, and did not compensate the affected communities for the damage caused.
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Prevención y control de infecciones y nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19): precauciones estándares y uso de equipos de protección personal
Agenda
Visión general de la historia natural del COVID-19
Precauciones estándares
Precauciones adicionales según mecanismos de transmisión
Evaluación de ri...esgo y EPP
Requisitos para uso de EPP
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J Hosp Infect. 2020 Apr 8. pii: S0195-6701(20)30176-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.001. [Epub ahead of print]
The WHO Academy’s mobile learning app was developed specifically for health workers and is designed to enable them to expand their life-saving skills to battle COVID-19. It delivers mobile access to a wealth of COVID-19 knowledge resources developed by WHO, including up-to-the-minute guidance, to...ols, training, and virtual workshops to support health workers in caring for patients infected by COVID-19 and in protecting themselves as they do their critical work.
With content in seven languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish – the app focuses on providing health workers with critical, evidence-based information and tools to respond to the pandemic.
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This document presents the results of a survey assessing the WASH readiness of schools in UNHCR-supported refugee camps and refugee settlements. UNHCR and partners are using the results to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) COVID-19 mitigation measures in schools and design targeted improv...ements to WASH facilities to allow for safe operation of schools.
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Острая респираторная вирусная инфекция (ОРВИ) – острое
инфекционное заболевание респираторного тракта, проявляющееся
воспалением верхних дыхательных путей, в б...ольшинстве случаев
завершающееся спонтанным выздоровлением. ОРВИ, как правило, протекает с
катаральными симптомами (насморком, кашлем, болью в горле и др.),
признаками общей интоксикации, субфибрильной, реже фибрильной,
лихорадкой.
Основными возбудителями ОРВИ являются вирусы гриппа типа А и В,
респираторно-синцитиальный вирус (РСВ), вирусы парагриппа, риновирусы,
аденовирусы, человеческие метапневмовирусы, бокавирусы, сезонные
коронавирусы. Вирусы, способные вызывать тяжелые пневмонии, такие как
MERS-CoV и SARS-CoV-2 (возбудитель новой коронавирусной инфекции
COVID-19), могут клинически протекать как сезонные ОРВИ. Также
необходимо помнить, что ОРВИ могут иметь сочетанную этиологию, когда в
развитии инфекционного процесса участвует несколько возбудителей. (версия 2 16.04.2020)
medical treatment for acute respiratory viral infections in outpatient practice during the COVID-19 epidemic
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Настоящий документ был опубликован в рамках инициативы Международного партнерства за
права человека (МППЧ) и его партнеров по мониторингу и документированию воз...ействия на
права человека мер, принимаемых правительствами в ответ на пандемию Covid-19 в Центральной
Азии и других странах бывшего Советского Союза. (the impact of COVID-19 on human rigths in central asia)
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Vaccines (shots) are one of the tools we have to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccines work with your body’s natural defenses so your body will be ready to fight the virus.
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