Policy Note #4: Myanmar Health Systems in Transition Policy Notes Series
Protecting people from financial hardship when they fall ill is one of the two key elements of universal health coverage (UHC). In practice, this means that the majority of health care costs have to be met from government ...revenues so that services are provided free or with a small affordable co-payment. The alternative is to rely on pre-payment through some form of insurance, where risks are pooled across all contributors.
The challenge in Myanmar is that at present neither approach is functioning. Government spending is too low to meet people’s health needs and the proportion of the population covered by insurance is negligible. As a result, families face a stark choice in the event of serious illness: either defer treatment and face the consequences, or incur what can amount to catastrophic expenses and a downward spiral of disinvestment and poverty.
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Asthma, hay fever and eczema are three common chronic conditions. There have been no recent multi-country data on the burden of these three conditions in adults; the aims of this study are to fill this evidence gap.
The Global Asthma Network Phase I is a multi-country cross-sectional population-bas...ed study using the same core methodology as the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase III. It provides data on the burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in children and adolescents, and, for the first time, in their parents/guardians.
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In 2018: 54% of new HIV infections were among key populations and their sexual partners, 40% decrease in new HIV infections since the peak in 1997, 37.9 million people living with HIV in the world, 1 700 000 children living with HIV (under 15 years)
www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 15 February 2015
Поради із підтримання психічного і фізичного здоров'я, безпеки, харчування, освіти та розвитку
With cases of COVID-19 continuing to rise globally, “Mr Bean’s Essential COVID-19 Checklist” is a reminder to people about the importance of washing hands, physical distancing and demonstrating kindness to their neighbours. The PSA features a cartoon sketch of Mr Bean comically tackling a pesk...y roller blind to finally reveal a number of essential tips to protect people against COVID-19.
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This brief summarizes the lessons learned across Europe on the redevelopment of contaminated sites as a part of urban planning and renewal. Specifically, it aims to provide information on the health and environmental impacts to be considered during site redevelopment projects, and to identify good p...ractice and relevant local experiences to support effective, healthy and sustainable redevelopment of contaminated sites. As such, this brief offers key messages to support the work of local decision-makers, planners, practitioners, researchers and civil society organizations.
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Mit pauschalen Antworten auf diese richtungsweisenden Fragen ist es nur schwer möglich, einen gemeinsamen Weg zu formulieren und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe zu realisieren. Vielmehr braucht es dafür ein differenzierteres Bild unserer Gesellschaft und eine Vielfalt an Argumenten, um einen wahrhaft...igen Diskurs zu ermöglichen.
Die vorliegende Anthologie „Zwischen Kommen und Bleiben. Ein gesellschaftlicher Qürschnitt zur Flüchtlingspolitik“ liefert dazu erste Ansätze und lässt in unterschiedlichen Textbeiträgen unter anderem Geflüchtete selbst zu Wort kommen.
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Здесь представлены ответы на общие вопросы
о новом коронавирусе, подготовленные на основе обсуждений
с экспертами признанных организаций и анализа руководств СD...С
(Центра по контролю и профилактике заболеваемости США), ВОЗ.
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This activity book has been designed, written and illustrated to bring children and young people closer to the world of plant protection; the science that deals with plant health. Although addressed to an age group between eight and twelve years, this book can also be useful for older kids and educa...tors. It can be considered as first, simple plant protection manual, designed on the occasion of the International Year of Plant Health 2020.
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A patient leaflet for primary care prescribers to hand out to patients: it explains to patients what antibiotic resistance is and why appropriate use of antibiotics is important.
Informationsflyer zur Tuberkulose in weiteren Sprachen (Englisch, Französisch, Türkisch, Russisch, Spanisch und Arabisch)
Série de documentos de informação sintéticos do Escritório Regional da OMS para a África sobre a COVID-19 :10.ª série: a COVID-19 e tuberculose
Guía para la rehabilitación basada en la comunidad (RBC)
En el 2003, una Consulta Internacional para Revisar a Rehabilitación Basada en la Comunidad, celebrada en Helsinki, hizo un número de recomendaciones. Seguidamente, la rehabilitación basada en la comunidad se volvió a posicionar con una... propuesta de posición conjunta de la OIT, UNESCO y OMS, como una estrategia dentro del desarrollo comunal general para la rehabilitación, la equiparación de oportunidades, la reducción de la pobreza y la inclusión social de las personas con discapacidad.
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