Training On The Misp For Sexual And Reproductive Health In Crisis Part 2
Review over the work and challenges of the Nigerian National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in combatting counterfeiting of medicines in Nigeria.
Learning from earthquake relief and recovery operations
This technical brief presents the current options for safe storage and point of use water treatment. It is intended to help field staff working in a variety of locations to decide upon the most appropriate course of action for providing safe water for the communities in which they work. The effectiv...eness of household water treatment options now and in the future rely to a huge extent on user compliance; it is critical that users are involved in the decision making process, and are aware of the purpose, how to use, maintain and manage their household water options. The brief therefore details relevant hygiene promotion steps for the different treatment options.
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China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, Volume 6, No. 3 (2008) p. 101-128 © Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program
ISSN: 1653-4212
Reference book specifying the principles of intervention for all food security activities, from initial assessment to programme implementation.
Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives
Every year, around 830 000 children die from unintentional or "accidental" injuries. The vast majority of these injuries occur in low-income and middle-income countries. However, dozens of prevention strategies and programmes exist. If they were integrated into other child survival programmes and im...plemented on a larger scale, many of these deaths and much of the injury-related disability could be prevented.
The report documents the magnitude, risks and prevention measures for child injuries globally –particularly for drowning, burns, road traffic injuries, falls and poisoning.
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Complément au Rapport mondial sur la prévention des traumatismes chez les enfants 2008
Este livro em formato prático é dirigido a médicos, enfermeiros e demais profissionais de saúde responsáveis pelo cuidado de crianças no primeiro nível de referência em países em desenvolvimento. Apresenta diretrizes clínicas atualizadas que se baseiam na revisão da evidência publicada d...isponível realizada por especialistas, tanto para o cuidado hospitalar como ambulatorial em hospitais pequenos, com serviços básicos de laboratório e medicamentos essenciais e de baixo custo disponíveis. Em alguns contextos, essas diretrizes podem ser utilizadas em centros de saúde maiores (postos de saúde de referência com sala de emergência), nos quais um pequeno número de crianças doentes podem ser internadas para cuidados mais intensivo
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Health Systems for Outcomes Publication | Using qualitative data from Rwanda, this study focuses on four institutional factors that affect health worker performance and career choice: incentives, monitoring arrangements, professional norms and health workers’ intrinsic motivation. It also provides... illustrations of three institutional innovations that work, at least in the context of Rwanda: performance pay, the establishment of community health workers and increased attention to the training of health workers.
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