The disruptions in imports, production and the related surge in food prices induced by the current conflict in Ukraine have the potential to worsen the food security situation in the Eastern Africa Region, which is already been impacted by the effect of three consecutive below-normal rainfall season...s.
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Drawing light from the pandemic: A new strategy for health and sustainable development (2021)
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The EYE communication strategy is intended for use by all EYE partners and respective communication teams, as well as regional and country colleagues who will need to communicate about the work of EYE. It will also be publicly available for others, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and p...rivate sector organizations, who may wish to read or share content published about EYE.
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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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Why bold action against inequalities is needed to en AIDS, stop COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics
Die Handreichung ‚Miteinander Lernen‘ möchte Jugendgruppen, Kirchengemeinde und -kreise, Eine-Welt-Vereine und Einrichtungen, Engagierte im schulischen Bereich und andere entwicklungspolitische Akteure bei der Gestaltung entwicklungspolitischer Begegnungsprogramme und der Antragstellung unterst...ützen.
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While the world was gripped by the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, children continued to face the same crisis they have for decades: intolerably high mortality rates and vastly inequitable chances at life. In total, more than 5.0 million children under age 5, including 2.4 million newborns, alo...ng with 2.2 million children and youth aged 5 to 24 years – 43 per cent of whom are adolescents – died in 2020. This tragic and massive loss of life, most of which was due to preventable or treatable causes, is a stark reminder of the urgent need to end preventable deaths of children and young people.
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According to the latest available estimates, more than 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10–19 is estimated to live with a diagnosed mental disorder globally. Almost 46,000 adolescents die from suicide each year, among the top five causes of death for their age group. Meanwhile, wide gaps persist between me...ntal health needs and mental health funding. The report finds that about 2 per cent of government health budgets are allocated to mental health spending globally.
The full report , excecutive summary, brief reports are available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic athttps://www.unicef.org/reports/state-worlds-children-2021?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=sowc-web
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Die Klimakrise als medizinischer Notfall: Ein einführendes Handout der AG Public Health der bvmd zum Thema Klimawandel und Gesundheit.
"Die folgende Reflexions- und Praxishilfe basiert auf den Seminarerfahrungen von glokal mit Unterstützungsgruppen und aus der Empowerment-Arbeit mit Geflüchteten. Sie ist entstanden in der gemeinsamen Arbeit mit unterschiedlichster Teilnehmer*innen, die wesentliche Aspekte zu der Liste beigetragen... haben. Wir hoffen, dass die Fragen der Liste eine Hilfe sind, um über de eigene Unterstützungsarbeit und die eigene Gruppe nachzudenken. Die Fragen sollen den Blick auf Vorurteile und Diskriminierung schärfen und dabei helfen Rassismus innerhalb der Gruppe zu erkennen und abzubaün." (glokal e.V., Willkommen ohen Paternalismus, 2017)
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The new five-year agenda of WHO in Africa, The Africa Health Transformation Programme, 2015–2020: a vision for universal health coverage, is the strategic framework that will guide WHO’s contribution to the emerging sustainable development platform in Africa. It articulates a vision for health a...nd development that aims to address the unacceptable inequalities and inequities that have kept our region lagging far behind others in terms of health indices and enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of life.
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What would society look like if the world's population was only 100 people? In this video, GOOD Magazine uses data to uncover the answer.
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