Wearing a face mask can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community by reducing the release of respiratory droplets from asymptomatic / pre-symptomatic individuals or those with mild non-specific symptoms. The use of face masks for this purpose may be adopted to reduce the societal impact as...sociated with absence from work or healthcare pressures due to infection, or to protect vulnerable individuals in particular settings.
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COVID‑19 strategic preparedness and response
Since 1996, trachoma has been targeted for elimination as a public health problem worldwide. The active trachoma criterion for national elimination as a public health problem is a TF1–9 < 5%, sustained for at least two years in the absence of antibiotic mass drug administration (MDA), in each form...erly endemic EU. Using A, F and E, health ministries and their partners have made considerable progress towards achieving this criterion in formerly endemic EUs worldwide. In 2002, an estimated 1517 million people lived in EUs in which EU-wide implementation of the A, F and E components of SAFE were thought to be needed for the purposes of global elimination of trachoma as a public health problem; by June 2021, that number had fallen to 136.2 million, a 91% reduction. Approximately 85% of the 136.2 million people living in EUs needing A, F and E in June 2021 were in WHO’s African Region.
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Rabies remains an under-reported neglected zoonosis with a case-fatality rate of almost 100% in humans and animals. Dog-mediated human rabies causes tens of thousands of human deaths annually despite being 100% preventable. More than 95% of human cases are caused by the bite of a rabies-infected dog.... Dog-mediated human rabies disproportionately affects rural communities, particularly children, and economically disadvantaged areas of Africa and Asia, where awareness of the disease and access to appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can be limited or nonexistent.
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With sustained economic growth in many parts of the developing world, an increasing number of countries are transitioning away from the most subsidized development finance as they exceed income and other qualification requirements. Cross-country evidence suggests that Development Assistance Committe...e (DAC) donors view the crossing over of the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) eligibility threshold to signal that a country needs less aid, with subsequent reductions in both IDA and other donors’ concessional funding. Within the health sector, it is particularly important to understand the implications of these status changes for children under five years of age since improving early childhood health is critical to fostering health and social and economic development. Therefore, we examine the implications of the IDA transition by measuring the extent t which World Bank commitments—including both IDA and IBRD—are directed to infant and child health needs in Nigeria. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) models were used in a difference-indifferences (DID) strategy to compare World Bank IBRD/IDA lending before and after the crossover to regions with varying initial levels of under-five and infant need.
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This global status report on prevention and control of NCDs (2014), is framed around the nine voluntary global targets. The report provides data on the current situation, identifying bottlenecks as well as opportunities and priority actions for attaining the targets. The 2010 baseline estimates on N...CD mortality and risk factors are provided so that countries can report on progress, starting in 2015. In addition, the report also provides the latest available estimates on NCD mortality (2012) and risk factors, 2010-2012.All ministries of health need to set national NCD targets and lead the development and implementation of policies and interventions to attain them. There is no single pathway to attain NCD targets that fits all countries, as they are at different points in their progress in the prevention and control of NCDs and at different levels of socioeconomic development. However all countries can benefit from the comprehensive response to attaining the voluntary global targets presented in this report.
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interim guidance, 25 November 2024
Todo el personal de salud que presta servicios de atención a las mujeres, los bebés y las familias durante el período prenatal y posnatal tiene una función primordial en el establecimiento de la lactancia y su continuación. Este curso brinda a los profesionales de salud las habilidades bás...icas de asesoramiento para que puedan ayudar a las madres y los cuidadores. Los materiales incluyen módulos relacionados con las habilidades de asesoramiento, las prácticas de lactancia materna y alimentación de los lactantes, el apoyo a la lactancia materna y los procedimientos gerenciales. Los participantes no necesitan conocimientos previos sobre lactancia materna.
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The main objective of this guidance is to provide scientific advice, based on an evidence-based assessment of targeted public health interventions, to facilitate effective screening and vaccination for priority infectious diseases among newly arrived migrant populations to the EU/EEA. It is intended... to support EU/EEA Member States to develop national strategies to strengthen infectious disease prevention and control among migrants and meet the health needs of these populations.
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An interdisciplinary study within the framework of the dialogue project on the contribution of the Catholic Church to a socio-ecological transformation.
The study examines the obstacles to the implementation of the socio-ecological transformation and develops recommendations for action.
The present book deals not only with emergency response, but also with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental health infrastructure, such as water supply and sanitation facilities. It also aims to strengthen the ability of people to withstand the disruption of their acc...ustomed infrastructure and systems for environmental health (e.g. shelter, water supply, sanitation, vector control etc.) and to recover rapidly.
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The purpose of the situation assessment was to execute a situation analysis for Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorder (NDD) in Bangladesh. The situation assessment covers the following areas: a review of the scale and prevalence of NDD with trends of the disorder in the recent past in Bangladesh (see... page 17); estimation of likely disease burden in the near future (see page 27); assessment of the social response to NDD in Bangladesh (see page 67); overview of the support and services required by persons with NDD (see page 79); an inventory of service providers working with NDD in Bangladesh (see page 85); an assessment of the adequacy of the existing services and support available for addressing NDD in country (see page 97); an overview of the role and preparedness of MOHFW and other stakeholders in addressing NDD in Bangladesh (see page 108); recommendations for monitoring, supervision and reporting mechanisms for NDD services at the national level (see page 167); and recommended key activities that should be undertaken by the Health and other relevant ministries in the short and medium term (see page 167).
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PLoS ONE 9(1): e87262. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087262
The 5 years plan to scale up HIV Testing and Counselling Services in Malawi 2006-2010
PLOS ONE 10(12): e0144040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144040
Este documento ha sido concebido para proporcionar un marco que respalde los estudios de prevalencia de las ITS en los niveles local y nacional. El propósito de estos estudios es conocer la carga de las infecciones por NG y CT, dos ITS prioritarias que dan lugar a resultados obstétricos y perinata...les adversos.
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El libro de cuentos, una secuela del inmensamente exitoso "Mi héroe eres tú: ¡cómo pueden los niños luchar contra el COVID-19!", Se lanzará en el segundo año de la pandemia del COVID-19. La nueva historia, dirigida principalmente a niños de 6 a 11 años, ve el regreso de Ario, una criatura d...e fantasía que viaja por el mundo ayudando a los niños a encontrar esperanza en el futuro y alegría en placeres simples. Junto con viejos y nuevos amigos, Ario aborda los miedos, frustraciones y preocupaciones que enfrentan los niños durante esta fase de la pandemia y explora con ellos los diversos mecanismos de afrontamiento que pueden utilizar cuando se enfrentan a emociones difíciles como el miedo, el dolor, la ira y la tristeza. A través de las voces de los niños que Ario conoce en sus viajes, el libro proporciona una ilustración vívida del impacto de COVID-19 en la salud mental y el bienestar de los niños.
El contenido del libro se basó en las respuestas de la encuesta de más de 5000 niños, padres, cuidadores y maestros de todo el mundo sobre los desafíos que continúan enfrentando en el segundo año de la pandemia.
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El libro -dirigido principalmente a niños de 6 a 11 años- es un proyecto del Grupo de Referencia del Comité Permanente entre Organismos sobre Salud Mental y Apoyo Psicosocial en Situaciones de Emergencia, una colaboración única de organismos de las Naciones Unidas, organizaciones no gubernamentales nacionales e internacionales y organismos internacionales que prestan servicios de salud mental y apoyo psicosocial en situaciones de emergencia.
Disponible en varios idiomas
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Este manual ha sido desarrollado como una herramienta de auto-ayuda para cuidadores de personas con demencia. Cada módulo está dividido en lecciones
individuales. Cada lección está estructurada de la misma forma:
1. Al inicio se encuentra un resumen de porqué esa lección es importante,
2. ...Cómo la lección te ayudará como cuidador y
3. Lo que aprenderás en ella.
Cada lección contiene una mezcla de información resumida, ejemplos descriptivos, preguntas de respuesta múltiple y actividades para practicar lo aprendido. Así
podrás encontrar ejercicios y actividades individuales que te permitirán comprobar tu comprensión y reflexionar sobre tu aprendizaje de forma práctica.
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