Module 12:
Adolescents and young adults
July 2018
Module 12: Adolescents and young adults. This module is for people who are interested in providing PrEP services to older adolescents and young adults who are at substantial risk for HIV. It provides information on: factors that influence HIV... susceptibility among young people; clinical considerations for safety and continuation on PrEP; ways to improve access and service utilization; and inclusive monitoring approaches to improve the recording and reporting of data on young people.
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African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | Vol 7, No 2 | a796 | 06 December 2018
Weekly epidemiological record/ Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire 4 AUGUST 2017, 92th YEAR / 4 AOÛT 2017, 417-436
Copenhagen, Denmark, 24–25 August 2017
Tuberculosis (TB) control in the African Region has evolved since the disease was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993. Member States have adopted and implemented successive global and regional strategies and resolutions, with demonstrable positive impacts on in...cidence, prevalence and mortality, albeit with variations across countries. By the end of 2015, the Region as a whole met the key Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halting and beginning to reverse TB incidence. However only 35 of the 47 Member States met the MDG target.
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Key populations brief
Accessed 2017
Time for recognition of lay counsellors
Accessed November 2017
3rd Edition – July 2017
www.msfaccess.org
Each unit builds on the one prior, and they all combine to provide key information for developing an SBCC strategy. It is not essential, however, to work through the I-Kit from start to finish. Users can choose to focus on specific aspects for which they need support in their emergency communication... response. The nine units and corresponding worksheets are outlined in the I-Kit Site Navigator.
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PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183180 October 9, 2017
This reference manual provides in-depth knowledge on the techniques, methodologies and best practices for using geospatial information in support of decision making for disaster risk management for specific hazards
BMC Health Services Research (2017) 17:623 DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2567-7