When trying to stop engaging in non-suicidal self-injury, it can take time to find new ways to cope
The project was developed by the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), in line with the Federation’s statement “a world in which students are equipped with knowledge, skills and value to take on health leadership roles locally and globally so to... shape a sustainable future”. This was supported by an ongoing and vital engagement from the World Health Organization (WHO) and their work the United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness. The overall objective was to create a “all in one” type of resource to bring together climate change, health and youth advocacy.
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We as a large world community are facing an extraordinary challenge: keeping healthy against the threat of rapidly spreading novel Covid-19 virus. Starting with flu-like symptoms, the virus attacks the airways leading to severe breathing difficulties in the m ost vulnerable, that is, those whose im ...m unity is decreased because of various reasons: age over 65, living with chronic illness, taking im m unity reducing medicines. Rapid spread of the virus along with severity of its sym ptom s led health specialists to recommend social distancing, confinement and thorough hand washing to our governm ents who took actions to implement these guidelines.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly spreading across the world and including countries affected by other infectious disease epidemics, such as HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. Over the past three decades, the global HIV response has gained experience in developing effective prevention approaches. Th...is brief seeks to provide a summary for decision makers and health programme implementers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them make the best possible choices in preventing the virus responsible for COVID-19.
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Available in Englisch, Spanish and Portuguese
Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese
This document offers tools to help journalists practice responsible coverage of the pandemic using evidence-based information. It also proposes ways to approach coverage and encourages journalists to provide advice and solutions that can help reduce health risks and save lives.
Con la propagación de la enfermedad por el coronavirus del 2019 (COVID-19) entre la mayoría de los países del mundo, y ante la falta de una cura o vacuna, la información es una herramienta vital para que las personas adopten las medidas de prevención existentes para protegerse y salvar vidas. E...n este contexto, los medios de comunicación tienen un papel esencial a la hora de informar sobre la COVID-19, con responsabilidad ética ya que las personas probablemente escucharán sus consejos. En este documento se procura brindar herramientas para que los periodistas puedan realizar una cobertura responsable de la pandemia y brindar información basada en la evidencia. También se proponen enfoques para la cobertura y se incentiva a que el periodismo aporte consejos y soluciones que contribuyan a reducir los riesgos para la salud y salvar vidas.
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Updated May 2021. Manual 3. The Practical Approach to Care Kit – PACK – is used by nurses, doctors and community health workers in their everyday work to care for patients at the clinic and in the community –PACK Adult, PACK Adolescent, PACK Child and PACK Community.PACK Home is designed for p...eople seeking more information about how to care for their own health and the health of their family at home.Collect and read all the PACK Home volumes in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu or Sesotho
Download the different languages: https://knowledgetranslation.co.za/pack/pack-home/
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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.
Il y a de nombreux événements qui nous déstabilisent
mais que nous gérons malgré tout. Parfois cependant,
certaines personnes vivent des choses si terribles que
ces situations les poursuivent encore longtemps après
et perturbent leur santé psychique. Il peut alors s’agir
d’un trouble... de stress post-traumatique (TSPT, également appelé état ou syndrome de stress post-traumatique). C’est une maladie psychique qui peut survenir à
n’importe quel âge. Nous vous informons ci-après sur
le TSPT chez l’adulte et sur les possibilités de
traitement.
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En la vida hay muchos acontecimientos que nos desequilibran, pero que aun así somos capaces de afrontar. Sin embargo, a veces nos pasan cosas tan
terribles que nos persiguen durante mucho tiempo y
nos provocan una enfermedad mental. Entonces se
puede tratar de un trastorno de estrés postraumát...ico
(o TEPT, para abreviar). El TEPT es un trastorno psicológico que puede aparecer a cualquier edad. Aquí
le informaremos sobre el TEPT en adultos. También
descubrirá qué posibilidades hay de tratamiento.
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Interested in leading a more heart healthy lifestyle? Small steps go a long way especially when you connect with others to stay motivated. This fact sheet suggests several lifestyle changes you can make starting today and ways to get your friends, family, and colleagues involved.
Does Diabetes make someone vulnerable to getting COVID-19:
People with Diabetes are not more likely to get the virus compared to the general public.
However, if they contact CoVID-19, people with diabetes are more likely to have serious complications and become seriously ill from COVID-19, than t...hose who do not have diabetes.
If a person with diabetes gets COVID 19, he is more vulnerable to severe form of COVID-19 and is more likely to die than those without diabetes.
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ARE PEOPLE WITH DIABETES MORE LIKELY TO GET COVID-19? People with diabetes are more likely to become seriously ill from COVID-19, than those who do not have diabetes. Unfortunately, persons with diabetes who get COVID-19 are more likely to die than those without diabetes.
This curriculum was designed to train newly recruited health care workers (HCW) in the basic knowledge and skills needed to improve different HIV services within the health facility including identification, linkage, retention and support. In addition to HIV basics, the training has supplementary un...its focused on PMTCT, psychosocial support, opportunistic infections, tuberculosis and HIV, nutrition and family planning in order to give a more well-rounded and comprehensive training of related topics.
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It offers tips and suggestions that contribute to mental well-being and maintaining a positive outlook on life. Theyare intended as food for thought – try to incorporate one or more of these suggestions into your daily routine and allow yourself to be surprised!