As slight hints of recovery begin to surface in West Africa, UNICEF is looking at the impact of Ebola on children and the response and work of the affected communities in the report, Ebola: Getting to zero – for communities, for children for the future. The document traces some of the outbreak’s... history along with the stories of survivors, health care workers and those working to make things better on the ground. The report also helps map out the actions that urgently must continue to help build resiliency and resuscitate basic services and systems decimated by Ebola.
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Scientific advice
Prevention and control of communicable diseases in prison settings.
Toolkit regarding Zika Virus
Briefing note prepared by the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, August 2014
Брифинг ВОЗ о
1. Распространение курения
2. Смертность, связанная с курением табака
3. Расходы на лечение болезней, связанных с курением табака
4. Воздействие мер, н...аправленных на борьбу с потреблением табака
5. Воздействие налогообложения табачных изделий на здоровье
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Technical Brief
July 2017
Cholera is a major health risk in many parts of the world, affecting millions of people every year. Since mid-2021, the world has been facing an acute upsurge of the 7th cholera pandemic, which is characterized by the number, size and concurrence of multiple outbreaks, the spread to areas that had b...een free of cholera for decades and alarmingly high mortality rates. The mortality associated with these outbreaks is of particular concern as many countries have reported higher case fatality ratios (CFR) than in previous years
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Community Health Impact Coalition members & colleagues from across the world are sharing COVID-19 explainers, internal policies, clinical protocols, & more live
Malawi is a small and beautiful country in south-central Africa. It is divided into three administrative regions: south, central and north. The regions are further subdivided into 28 districts. The Southern Region is the most densely populated, while the Northern Region is the least populated.
1. Provide treatment for mental disorders in primary care
2. Ensure wider accessibility to essential psychotropic drugs
3. Provide care in the community
4. Educate the public
5. Involve communities, families and consumers
6. Establish national policies, programmes and legislation on mental heal...th
7. Develop human resources
8. Link with other sectors
9. Monitor community mental health
10. Support relevant research.
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SDG target 3.3: by 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and other communicable diseases.
Ghana Med J. 2012 Jun;46(2 Suppl):69-78.