Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Nervous System Disorders in Developing Countries.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2001.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The magnitude and complexity of these mental health conditions caused by prolonged and extensive trauma requires a diagnosis fitting the unique context of the Syrian conflict. Over half a million people have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in 2011, and more than 6.4 million are inter...nally displaced with over 5 million living as refugees. SAMS documents the multi-dimensional nature of mental health disorders afflicting Syrians, including accounts of refugee experiences from Eastern Ghouta, Idlib, and beyond. This qualitative report seeks to raise awareness about increasing mental health needs, while sharing personal stories of those who have been affected by the trauma of the conflict.
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                                                                SAMS team rose to meet these challenges, delivering world class COVID treatment with four newly established COVID hospitals complete with 100 ICU beds and state of the art equipment like ventilators, monitors, and oxygen generators. By using innovative technologies, SAMS’ physicians were able to s...hare the knowledge they gained treating
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                                                                The coastal regions of Bangladesh are hit by cyclones regularly. The country has evolved, in the face of repetitious calamities, a disaster preparedness programme. The major response to cyclones has been the building of cyclone shelters, which also double as community centers and schools. While thes...e cyclone shelters have proved to be useful, they are more in the nature of disaster management, that is, they are measures that come in useful particularly in the event of a cyclone. The approach of this study has been to look at existing houses and the process of building and maintaining these houses in the face of frequent cyclonic storms and storm surges, and gather information on shared knowledge and collective experiences of the people in all aspects of house building. The aim of this study is to find ways to make traditional structures more cyclone resistant and less prone to wind damage.
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                                                                Aktuelle Themen und perspektiven für eine gesundheitsfördernde stadtentwicklungWeltweit  nimmt  die  Urbanisierung  zu:  Inzwischen  lebt  mehr  als  die  Hälfte  der  Weltbevölkerung  in  Städten,  in  Europa  sind  es  deutlich  mehr  als  70%  der  Bevölkerung  (WHO,  2010a).  Aufgrund  die...ser  Entwicklung  hat  sich  »Urban  Health«  als  neues  Forschungsfeld  etabliert,  in  dem  der  Einfluss  der  städtischen   Umwelt   auf   die   Gesundheit   unter-sucht wird (Vlahov & Galea, 2003; Galea & Vlahov, 2005a; Heaton et al., 2010; Braür & Hystad, 2014).
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                                                                During the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world’s economy slowed. Yet, the global annual average particulate pollution (PM2.5) was largely unchanged from 2019 levels. At the same time, growing evidence shows air pollution—even when experienced at very low levels—hurts human health. T...his recently led the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise its guideline for what it considers a safe level of exposure of particulate pollution, bringing most of the world—97.3 percent of the global population—into the unsafe zone. The AQLI finds that particulate air pollution takes 2.2 years off global average life expectancy, or a combined 17 billion life-years, relative to a world that met the WHO guideline. This impact on life expectancy is comparable to that of smoking, more than three times that of alcohol use and unsafe water, six times that of HIV/AIDS, and 89 times that of conflict and terrorism.
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                                                                The study on refugee economies shows that refugees and former refugees are contributing positively to Zambia’s economy in various ways and have the potential to contribute even further if legal and other obstacles are removed.
The study targeted mainly Congolese, Burundian, Somali, and Rwandan re...fugees as well as former refugees from Rwanda and Angola in urban areas and the two rural refugee settlements, Mayukwayukwa (Kaoma District/Western Province) and Meheba (Kaulumbila District/North-Western Province).
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                                                                International Journal of Infectious Diseases 80 (2019) 10–15
journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijid
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This  valuable  and  timely  guidebook  represents  an  innovative  contribution  to  enhancing  quality  education  through  textbooks.  It  will  change  the  way  textbook  authors,  publishers  and  educators,  as  well  as  governments  of  the  United  Nations  Member  States,  see  the  poten...tial  of  educational  media  at  a  time  of  growing  violent  extremism,  changing  notions of national identity, increasingly globalized and diverse communities, and environmental destruction. The need for  education  that  promotes  peace,  social  justice  and  global  citizenship  has  become  more  urgent  in  a  world  of  greater  uncertainty.  This  guidebook  builds  on  the  momentum  of  Agenda  2030,  providing  a  toolkit  to  enable  textbook  authors  to place ESD at the core of their subjects in ways that are at once practical for them and interesting and relevant to the students.  
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                                                                 Education in emergencies is a young area; the evidence of its impact is often anecdotal, and although its status as a humanitarian concern has gained legitimacy in recent years, it has yet to be accepted across the humanitarian community. Much more needs to be done to enhance our understanding of t...he links between education and child protection in emergency situations.
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                                                                The report offers an analysis of the broader challenges to securing humanitarian action and recommends areas for improvement. This study will contribute to improving the way humanitarians ‘do business’ in complex
security environments. Document also available in French, Arabic and Spanish.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The article "Under- and over-diagnosis of COPD: a global perspective" reviews the worldwide variation in the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and issues related to its misdiagnosis. It highlights that COPD is under-diagnosed due to factors such as limited access to spiromet...ry and variable diagnostic criteria, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Conversely, over-diagnosis often results from reliance on non-standard criteria or inadequate spirometry use. The article discusses key risk factors, including age, gender, exposure to pollutants, and comorbidities, and emphasizes the need for standardized diagnostic practices to better address and manage COPD globally.
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                                                                PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133869 July 28, 2015, p.1-16
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Cette ressource a été élaborée pour faciliter le développement de plans d’action nationaux stratégiques et bien coordonnés afin de contrer rapidement la désinformation sur les vaccins et d’encourager la demande de vaccination éclairée par l’écoute sociale.