Collection of country-level good practices
Recommendations on action and research for:
a) preventing early pregnancy
b) preventing poor reproductive outcomes
UNAIDS/10.03E / JC1767E (English original, March 2010) ISBN 978 92 9 173849 6
Kyiv, Ukraine 22-24 November 2010
Meeting Report
Towards a Healthier Botswana
Epilepsy is one of the world’s most common chronic neurological disorders. Roughly 50 million people
suffer from it, 5 million of them in the Region of the Americas . Nevertheless, it is estimated that over
50% of these people in Latin America and the Caribbean have no access to services. Furthe...rmore,
the stigma attached to people with epilepsy is a barrier to the exercise of their human rights and social
integration.
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The guidance aspires
• To emphasize the 'need' to mainstream disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the health sector initiatives.
• To identify key approaches for mainstreaming DRR in the health sector in Myanmar, particularly in rural areas, based on the good practices, innovative approach...es and lessons learned of Government, UN agencies, NGOs and others involved in the Cyclone Nargis recovery.
• Identify key ‘vulnerabilities and opportunities’ for creating a ‘safer health system’ in Myanmar.
No publication year indicated.
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Towards Malaria Elimination
Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness.