The 2014–2015 Ebola epidemic in western Africa was the longest and most deadly Ebola epidemic in history, resulting in 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola virus has been known since 1976, when two separate outbreaks were identified in the Democratic Repub...lic of Congo (then Zaire) and South Sudan (then Sudan). However, because all Ebola outbreaks prior to that in West Africa in 2014–2015 were relatively isolated and of short duration, little was known about how to best manage patients to improve survival, and there were no approved therapeutics or vaccines. When the World Heath Organization declared the 2014-2015 epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in August 2014, several teams began conducting formal clinical trials in the Ebola affected countries during the outbreak.
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J Hepatol (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2017.03.021
Assessment and Guidance for Strengthening Integration of Mental Health into Primary Health Care and Community-Based Service Platforms in Ukraine
Militantisme et changement social. Partie 2
Volume 23, Number 2, Fall 2017
Overview
Learning objectives
• Understand the mental health treatment gap in low-, middle- and high-income countries.
• Understand the principles and aims of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme.
• Acquire an introduction to mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG).
• Learn about mhGAP ToH...P training methodology and what to expect from mhGAP ToHP
training.
• Prepare group training ground rules.
• Know the common presentations of mental, neurological and substance abuse (MNS)
conditions.
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This situation analysis has gathered information about the current state of AMR, contributing factors and antimicrobial use in Zimbabwe from the human, animal, agricultural and environmental sectors. Data has been gathered from different sectors such as the general public, academia, the Ministry of ...Health and Child Care, the Ministry of Agriculture Mechanization and Irrigation Development and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate. It shows that AMR is a real concern in Zimbabwe and a threat to the health outcomes of humans, to the economic productivity of the livestock industry and a risk to the environment.
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Guidance | Preparedness - Response and early recovery - Recovery and reconstruction
From 2011 until 2016, a multi-actor programme was run in five countries to improve the life chances and living conditions of people experiencing exclusion and marginalisation of various kinds. This programme worked with local leaders, organisations and movements as well as various institutions and a...uthorities
focusing on older people, those with mental health issues, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, people displaced by war and youth at risk. Many initiatives were developed that had lasting effects on the ways in which these groups valued themselves and in which they are valued by society.
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This pocket guide offers basic information needed for the medical management of victims of radiation incidents in an easy-to-understand manner.
Der Nationale Pandemieplan besteht aus zwei Teilen. Teil I beschreibt Strukturen und Massnahmen, Teil II stellt die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen für die Inflünzapandemieplanung und -bewältigung dar. Der vorliegende Teil I wurde von der Arbeitsgruppe Infektionsschutz der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der O...bersten Landesgesundheitsbehörden unter Mitwirkung des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit, des Robert Koch- Instituts, des Paul-Ehrlich-Instituts und der Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung erstellt. Er beschreibt die Strukturen auf Bundesund Länderebene, erörtert Massnahmen und gibt Empfehlungen zur Vorbereitung auf eine Inflünzapandemie sowie für die Pandemiebewältigung auf unterschiedlichen Planungs- und Handlungsebenen. Damit dient er als Grundlage für die Pandemieplanung im medizinischen und nichtmedizinischen Bereich und in der öffentlichen Verwaltung.
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Sexual violence is a major problem in South Africa, with studies showing that up to one in four women have been raped in their lifetime.
Guidance | Preparedness - Response and early recovery - Recovery and reconstruction
Module 2
Community Educators and Advocates
July 2017
Module 2: Community educators and advocates. Community educators and advocates are needed to increase awareness about PrEP in their communities. This module provides information on PrEP that should be considered in community-led activities ...that aim to increase knowledge about PrEP and generate demand and access.
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Module 1
Clinical
July 2017
Module 1: Clinical. This module is for clinicians, including physicians, nurses and clinical officers. It gives an overview of how to provide PrEP safely and effectively, including: screening for substantial risk of HIV; performing appropriate testing before initi...ating someone on PrEP and while the person is taking PrEP; and how to follow up PrEP users and offer counselling on issues such as adherence.
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