The world is not on track to end the AIDS pandemic. New infections are rising and AIDS deaths are continuing in too many communities. This report reveals why: inequalities are holding us back. In frank terms, the report calls the world’s attention to the painful reality that dangerous inequalities... are undermining the AIDS response and jeopardising the health security of everyone. The report highlights three specific areas of inequality for which concrete action is immediately possible—gender
inequalities and harmful masculinities driving HIV; marginalisation and criminalisation of key populations, which our data show is resulting in starkly little progress for those populations and undermining the overall response; and
inequalities for children whose lives must matter more than their market share. But this is not a counsel of despair, it is a call to action. Through bold action to confront these inequalities, we can end AIDS.
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Productive and Inclusive Cities for an Emerging Democratic Republic of Congo
Целью данного мониторинга было сбор информации о соблюдении прав инвалидов и потребителей психиатрической помощи, также во время переговоров и консультаций с экс...пертом по мониторингам в Украине Сергеем Буровым, было принято решение для объективности мониторинга также опросить и медицинский персонал. Опрос медицинского персонала должен был дать нам не выявление последствий нарушений прав инвалидов и потребителей психиатрической помощи, а показать их причину. Заданной цели мы достигли и на сегодняшний день формируем программу тренингов для медицинского персонала психиатрических больниц Крыма.
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COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH JOURNAL | VOLUME 33 | NUMBER 110 | 2020
The Government of Malawi’s Health Sector Strategic Plan II highlights the importance of service integration; however, in practice, this has not been fully realized. We conducted a mixed methods evaluation of efforts to systematically implement integrated family planning and immunization services i...n all health facilities and associated community sites in Ntchisi and Dowa districts during June 2016–September 2017. Methods included secondary analysis of service statistics (pre- and postintervention), focus group discussions with mothers and fathers of children under age one, and in-depth interviews with service providers, supervisors, and managers. Results indicate statistically significant increases in family planning users and shifts in use of family planning services from health facilities to community sites. The intervention had no effect on immunization doses administered or dropout rates. According to mothers and fathers, benefits of service integration included time savings, convenience, and improved understanding of services. Provision and use of integrated services were affected by availability of human resources and commodities, community linkages, data collection procedures and availability, sociocultural barriers, organization of services, and supervision and commitment of health surveillance assistants. The integration approach was perceived to be feasible and beneficial by clients and providers.
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Learning from the Use of Data, Information, and Digital Technologies in the West Africa Ebola Outbreak Response
Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster
Final Report: Women in War
PLoS ONE 17(9): e0272444. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0272444.
Based on the RE-AIM metrics, our results show that KMC is a feasible intervention that can improve neonatal outcomes among preterm infants in Zambia. The study findings show a promising, practical approach to scaling up KMC in... Zambia.
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