Data on Infectious Diseases in Ukraine Now Available as a Free eBook to Help Medics and Relief Efforts During the War.
• Data on the 215+ infectious diseases endemic to Ukraine
• All published data on infections imported into Ukraine
To download the book, please click the button below and use... the coupon code EBOOKUKRAINE at checkout: The code will expire in 30 days.
March 2nd, 2022
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Document is available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Nepali, Punjabi, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese. For other language versions go to http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-ca...rers/fact-sheets/jaundice-in-newborn-babies
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This 2016-2020 public-private mix strategic plan (PPM SP) is a 4-year framework designed to guide the National TB Control Programme (NTP) and its partners to implement PPM in Bangladesh. It provides goals, strategies and interventions for expanding and scaling up current PPM models and outlines appr...oaches to further enhance and strengthen PPM coordination and partnerships among NTP, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and private health providers
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This presentation provides an earthquake risk assessment of Mandalay city in Myanmar. It identifies areas of potentially high seismic risk, which will allow national and local authorities to make plans to mitigate the risk, to allocate resources, and plan for emergency responses accordingly, ultimat...ely leading to a safer community.
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(The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 21,2013)
Emergency Capacitiy Building Project agencies, led by CARE, have developed the Shelter Accountability Resources for project managers and decision-makers in humanitarian shelter programs.
As a guide it is also intended to be useful for Shelter Cluster coordinators, and other staff who would like t...o monitor the accountability of particular projects and programs. The tools and examples included here should help humanitarians to plan, implement and monitor shelter projects and programs in a way that is accountable to disaster-affected populations.
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The death toll from Cyclone Idai’s landfall has reportedly risen to at least 84 and the President has said that it could rise above 1,000, according to media reports.
The most packed schedule of cyclical replenishments in global health multilateral institutions has the potential to also clash with competing interests fuelled by a packed election calendar. But health imperatives are not a winner gets all scenario. The article provides a perspective on what needs t...o be done so as to reach out to all interests without compromising on the mission of tackling global health threats. It focuses on the 8th Grant Cycle of the Global Fund and offers suggestions on the way forward.
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Ukraine: Russian invasion has forced older people with disabilities to endure isolation and neglect – new report
Many temporary shelters inaccessible to people with physical disabilities
Overburdened care system often provides few alternatives to institutions for older people
Authorities ...and humanitarian actors must ensure an inclusive response
Displaced older people with disabilities in Ukraine are physically and financially unable to access adequate housing and care amid Russia’s ongoing invasion, sometimes leaving few alternatives to being placed in residential institutions, Amnesty International said in a new report.
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Communities affected by a disaster often lack basic water
and sanitation facilities. They are likely to be traumatized and
vulnerable to disease. Disruption of familiar practices or the
relocation to new environments can result in a deterioration
in existing hygiene behaviours. This, in turn, wi...ll contribute to
an increased risk of disease transmission and epidemics. This
technical note explains why hygiene promotion is important in
emergencies and describes how to carry it out.
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