Everyday experience shows that there is a commonality between spirituality and medical practice. A text message I received from a friend recently read, "Please pray for me. I've been getting a mysterious headache for some days now. I will be seeing the doctor today." This clearly speaks of a relatio...nship: asking for prayer so as to be relieved of a "mysterious headache", yet going to see a doctor whose job is not to cure mysterious headaches. Even though both areas of human experience have their peculiar and largely unrelated methodologies, this paper argues that any extreme separation of the two is injurious to the teleology of both disciplines in relation to human well-being, which forms the core of spirituality and medicine.
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Fact Sheet Global Atlas of medical devices
Number of Community Health Centers as June 2014 by Province and City in Indonesia
Отчет, представляемый Вашему вниманию, является плодом сотрудничества всех упомянутых выше партнеров. Мы предлагаем Вам с ним ознакомиться в надежде, что он сможе... в некоторой степени прояснить обстоятельства, приводящие к самоубийствам среди молодежи. Данные исследования говорят о том, что самоубийство, как правило, является кульминацией сложного комплекса взаимосвязанных факторов, причем каждый такой случай характеризуется своими особенностями, тесно связанными с отношениями в семье, общественным укладом и культурными ценностями. Тем не менее, исследование также позволяет выявитьобщие черты и модели, которые объединяют все случаи попыток самоубийства и завершенных самоубийств, попавших в поле его зрения.
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В публікації представлені результати соціологічного дослідження рівня знань, ставлення, практики та поведінки з питань туберкульозу різних груп населення Укр...їни станом на 2011-2012 роки. В публікації описані результати кількісного компоненту дослідження серед загального населення – визначення рівня знань щодо туберкульозу та рівень їх використання на практиці, оцінка рівня стигматизації за ознакою захворювання на туберкульоз, а також інформаційні потреби населення.
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Данный отчет явился результатом длительной работы российской команды GATS. В отчете «GATS 2009» представлена информация, необходимая для осуществления мониторинга пот...ебления табака и других важных индикаторов, что в свою очередь поможет в разработке эффективных мероприятий и программ, нацеленных на борьбу с употреблением табака в Российской Федерации.
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Current Tropical Medicine Reports (2018) 5:247–256 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40475-018-0166-2 .Purpose of the Review Buruli ulcer (BU) is a necrotizing and disabling cutaneous disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, one of the skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs). This article aim...s to review the current knowledge of this disease and challenges ahead.
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In January 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a new road map to address the burden of disease and death imposed by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The end of the first year of the 2021-2030 NTD road map is an opportunity to take stock of where we stand and how we plan to move fo...rward.
Considerable progress has been made since 2012 when the first road map was adopted. As of 6 June 2022, forty-six countries have eliminated at least one NTD, while 600 million people no longer require treatment because they are no longer exposed to risks associated with the pathogens that previously harmed them. In some cases, diseases that have plagued humanity for centuries, such as sleeping sickness and Guinea worm disease, are at an all-time low. Less tangible, but also important, there has been significant progress in the way NTDs are viewed. Additionally, the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NTD programmes is evident.
This brochure is the first in a series of advocacy briefs for the new NTD road map presenting highlights of success and challenges towards attaining the 2030 goals.
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Как близкий человека, страдающего наркоманией или находящегося под угрозой, вы находитесь в тяжёлом положении. Вы хотите понять его и помочь жить нормальной семей...ой жизнью или поддерживать партнерские отношения. Возможно, Вы боитесь, что знакомые отвернутся от Вас, узнав о зависимости. Не исключено, что с этим могут быть связаны финансовые проблемы. Не важно, кто Вы: мужчина или женщина, партнер, родитель, ребенок, бабушка/ дедушка или друг/подруга зависимого человека - эта информация для Вас! Поскольку Вы как близкий человек нуждаетесь в поддержке в этой трудной ситуации.
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The article explores the underlying factors influencing unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles among adolescents in Kilifi County, Kenya. Using a qualitative approach, the study involved interviews and focus group discussions with adolescents, stakeholders, and young adults. Key findings include a... preference for unhealthy, carbohydrate-rich, and sugary foods over traditional and nutritious options, exacerbated by factors like low socioeconomic status, urbanization, and poor farming practices.
Sedentary behavior, such as gambling and extensive technology use, was prevalent, often replacing physical activity. Protective factors like school attendance, community-based services, and parental engagement were identified as mitigating risks. The study highlights the importance of ecological intervention strategies targeting intrapersonal, interpersonal, and community factors to address unhealthy behaviors and promote better health outcomes in adolescents.
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Despite recent global declines, under-five mortality remains high in many of the poorest countries. Barriers to timely
quality care, including user fees, distance to facilities and the availability of trained health workers and medical supplies,
hinder progress in further reducing morbidity and m...ortality
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Beat the heat: child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia finds that half of these children died from heat-related illnesses in their first year of life. Most children died during the summer months.
"Around half of children across Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million children –... are already exposed to frequent heatwaves in a region where temperatures are rising at the fastest rate globally. The increasingly high temperatures can have serious health complications for children, especially the youngest children, even in a short space of time. Without care, these complications can be life-threatening,” said Regina De Dominicis UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia.
Heat exposure has acute effects on children, even before they are born, and can result in pre-term births, low birth weight, stillbirth, and congenital anomalies. Heat stress is a direct cause of infant mortality, can affect infant growth and cause a range of paediatric diseases. The report also notes that extreme heat caused the loss of more than 32,000 years of healthy life among children and teenagers in the region.
As the temperatures continue to rise, UNICEF urges governments across Europe and Central Asia to:
- Integrate strategies to reduce the impact of heatwaves including through National Determined Contributions (NDC), National Adaptation Plans (NAP), and disaster risk reduction and disaster management policies with children at the centre of these plans
Invest in heat health action plans and primary health care to more adequately support heat-related illness among children
- Invest in early warning systems, including heat alert systems
- Adapt education facilities to reduce the temperatures in the areas children play in and equip teachers with skills to respond to heat stress
- Adapt urban design and infrastructure including ensuring buildings, particularly those housing the most vulnerable communities are equipped to minimize heat exposure
- Secure the provision of safe water, particularly in countries with deteriorating water quality and availability.
UNICEF works with governments, partners and communities across the region to build resilience against heatwaves. This includes equipping teachers, community health workers and families with the skills and knowledge to respond to heat stress.
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Стратегия народосбережения в Российской Федерации — один из основных документов государственной социальной политики. Она может быть реализована различными путя...ми, в частности увеличением продолжительности жизни представителей старшего поколения. Анализ концепций старения и гендерных особенностей процесса старения, дискурс-анализ практики формирования социального и психического здоровья женщин старшего поколения позволили выделить типологию основных социальных проблем этой возрастной группы.
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Ovaj vodič treba da pruži opšte/opće informacije o ovim oboljenjima, takozvanim „poremećajima koji se javljaju kao posljedica traume“ i naročito o „posttraumatskom stresnom poremećaju“ (PTSP). Osim toga, on treba da pomogne u traženju mogućnosti liječenja i savjetovanja.