MICS surveys measure key indicators that allow countries to generate data for use in
policies and programmes, and to monitor progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and
other internationally agreed upon commitments.
The scope includes the assessment of activities to improve the response to affected populations, stakeholders, partners and donors, building on lessons learnt so far in this outbreak.
(New 2015)
Scoping question: Within the context of mental health and developmental assessment of children and youth, what are the effective strategies for detecting maltreatment?
A survey was conducted in countries in all six WHO regions and focused on the building blocks that are considered prerequisites to combat antimicrobial resistance: a comprehensive national plan, laboratory capacity to undertake surveillance for resistant microorganisms, access to safe, effective ant...imicrobial medicines, control of the misuse of these medicines, awareness and understanding among the general public and effective infection prevention and control programmes.
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Chapter H.4
2015 edition
‘Do not underestimate the capacity of the community; they are smarter and more capable than you think’
WHO would like to express its gratitude and appreciation to all Member States that provided information to the WHO survey on policies and activities at the national level in the area of antimicrobial resistance. The contribution of staff in WHO Regional and Country Offices has been invaluable: in ga...ther-ing original data and information from Member States, in supporting the process of aggregation of these data; and in reviewing the regional analysis of the findings that reflect the country situation at the point when the survey was conducted. The support and commitment of the members of the WHO Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance, comprising WHO staff from Headquarters and Regional Offices has, is also acknowledged.
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Le projet de recherche intitulé « SMS4Care » est un projet mis en oeuvre par l’ONG camerounaise dénommée « M.A.SANTE » dans la région de l’Extrême-Nord Cameroun, en collaboration avec la Délégation régionale de la Santé Publique, l’Université de Johns
Hopkins et le Ministère de... la Santé Publique. Ce projet est mis en oeuvre dans sa phase pilote, dans 4 Districts de santé de la région à savoir Mada, Makary, Goulfey et Kousseri, avec pour objectif de tester la faisabilité de la mise en place d’une surveillance à base communautaire des maladies et des indicateurs démographiques en utilisant le Smart phone. Tel que planifié
dans l’agenda, 2 sessions de formation ont été organisées avec pour but de renforcer les capacités des relais communautaires dans la détection des cas et la transmission des données par SMS. Ces formations se sont déroulé les 4 et 6 février 2015 dans les districts de santé de Makary et Kousseri.
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