Cases of monkeypox (MPX) acquired in the EU have recently been reported in nine EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands).
Monkeypox (MPX) does not spread easily between people. Human-to-human transmission occurs through close contact ...with infectious material from skin lesions of an infected person, through respiratory droplets in prolonged face-to-face contact, and through fomites. The predominance, in the current outbreak, of diagnosed human MPX cases among men having sex with men (MSM), and the nature of the presenting lesions in some cases, suggest transmission occurred during sexual intercourse
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Q5: For people with dementia, which cognitive/psychosocial interventions (such as cognitive stimulation, cognitive rehabilitation, reality orientation, reminiscence therapy) when compared to placebo/comparator produce benefits/harm in the specified outcomes?
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY 27 : 390–403 (2010
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Natural Disaster : District of Landak, Indonesia
La mortalité maternelle et néonatale demeure un problème de santé publique au Bénin. Tous les efforts déployés par l’Etat béninois et les Partenaires Techniques et Financiers ont abouti à peu d’amélioration de la santé des mères et des nouveau-nés. Les Objectifs du Millénaire pour ...le Développement (OMD) n°4 et 5 en rapport avec la santé maternelle et infantile n’ont pas été atteints en 2015 comme programmé.
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The purpose of the PAS III is to guide Pakistan’s overall national response for HIV and AIDS through 2020, through focused interventions with set targets, costs, roles and responsibilities. The successful implementation of PAS III involves multiple stakeholders to achieve priority outcomes outline...d in the Strategy. The Strategy focuses on allocating limited resources to scale up high-impact, high-value interventions such as HTC and treatment to reduce AIDS related deaths and new HIV infections. Priorities in the PAS III have been identified to ensure maximum impact in reducing new infections, especially among key populations, improving treatment uptake and retention, and improving the quality of life of people living with HIV and AIDS in the context of limited financial and human resources.
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Johnson CC et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2017, 20:21594 http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/21594 | https://doi.org/10.7448/IAS.20.1.21594
In 2022, WFP continued to implement its Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2017-2023 in Namibia, contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2 (Zero Hunger) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Through WFP’s projects in 2022, a total of 32,610 people were reached, which is ne...arly 10 per cent of the total population experiencing limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
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A Toolkit for Implementation. Module 1: An Overview of Implementation at National, Province and District Levels
Guidance on Implending Publi-Private Mix Approaches
The Demographic Dividend study on Rwanda assessed the socio-economic and human development potential of our country in the short, medium and long-term period using a comprehensive approach. It generated relevant policy and programme information to guide a well-informed polciy required to propel Rwan...da towards achieving its aspirations of being high middle income country by 2035 and high income country by 2050.
The primary objectives of this study were to assess Rwanda’s prospects for harnessing the demographic dividend and demonstrate priority policy and programme options that the country should adopt in order to optimise its chances of earning a maximum demographic dividend in the context of its youthful population and medium, long-term socio-economic development aspirations.
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En el análisis demográfico se calcularon tasas específicas por sexo y edad para el período respecto al cual se dispone de datos oficiales (1950-2013), de donde se derivó la estimación del índice de sobremortalidad
masculina, la importancia relativa de las defunciones causadas por accidentes... de tráfico con respecto al total de fallecimientos, las variaciones de cambio porcentual en el tiempo, los coeficientes de correlación de Pearson y las estimaciones a futuro (2017) de la tasa de mortalidad por accidentes de tráfico terrestre, así como una descripción y análisis detallado de gráficos que ilustran las variaciones temporales.
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This report used the results of the Tracker’s first two years to examine the general trends of conflict in North and South Kivu, the main factors contributing to the violence, and the broader challenges for peacekeeping efforts.
he WHO Guidelines on Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) propose evidence-based recommendations for health care professionals to prevent, slow or reverse declines in the physical and mental capacities of older people. These recommendations require countries to place the needs and preferences of... older adults at the centre and to coordinate care. The ICOPE Guidelines will allow countries to improve the health and well-being of their older populations, and to move closer to the achievement of universal health coverage for all at all ages
Brochure available in Russian, Arabic, Chinese, French; Japanese; Spanisch
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Profile of health crisis response of district, city or area in Indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : District of Ketapang