The document "Asenisman ak Pwòprete pou Youn Anviwonman Sèn" focuses on sanitation, hygiene, and environmental cleanliness to promote public health. It provides guidelines and best practices for maintaining clean surroundings, proper waste disposal, and access to safe water. The document emphasize...s disease prevention by improving sanitation infrastructure and encouraging community participation. It serves as an educational resource for hygiene promotion and environmental health initiatives.
more
Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a critical strategy to care for preterm and low birth weight infants in resource-limited settings. Despite evidence of its effectiveness and low cost, coverage has remained low, largely due to sociocultural barriers. We aimed to better understand social norms and commun...ity perceptions of preterm infants and KMC (facility-initiated and community-continued) in Malawi, a country with a high preterm birth rate, to inform a pilot social and behavior change program.
more
Demographic and socioeconomic data Progress towards HIV testing and treatment cascade targets by 2025 (2023) Health sector cascade (2023) Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV
El documento proporciona información básica sobre la malaria (paludismo), una enfermedad grave causada por un parásito que se transmite a través de la picadura de ciertos mosquitos, describe sus síntomas principales, cómo se diagnostica y trata, y ofrece recomendaciones de prevención, especia...lmente para quienes viajan a zonas donde la enfermedad es común.
more
The AHO Malaria Fact Sheet gives a brief overview of malaria as a preventable and curable disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, mainly affecting sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights symptoms like fever and chills, notes vulnerable groups such as young children and pregnant women, and emphasizes the n...eed for targeted prevention and treatment.
more
La page du Manuel MSD Professionnel consacrée au paludisme présente une synthèse complète de cette maladie parasitaire grave causée par des protozoaires du genre Plasmodium, transmis par les piqûres de moustiques Anopheles. Elle décrit les différentes espèces responsables, les cycles de vie... du parasite, les signes cliniques typiques (comme la fièvre cyclique), les complications possibles, ainsi que les méthodes de diagnostic et les traitements antipaludiques disponibles. Le contenu s’adresse aux professionnels de santé et met l’accent sur la reconnaissance rapide, la prise en charge adaptée et la prévention du paludisme, notamment chez les voyageurs et les populations à risque.
more
Adapted from: Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicine List PHC. The syndromic approach to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) diagnosis
and management is to treat the signs or symptoms (syndrome) of a group of
diseases rather than treating a specific disease. This allows for the tr...eatment
of one or more conditions that often occur at the same time and has been
accepted as the management of choice.
more
Die gefährliche Infektionskrankheit "Malaria" tritt auf, wenn die dämmerungs- und nachtaktiven Anopheles-Mücken durch Ihre Stiche Malariaerreger sog. Plasmodien übertragen. Im Folgenden wird die Übertragung von Malaria durch Mücken erläutert und durch eine Grafik und Videoanimation veranschau...licht.
more
Int. J. Transl. Med. 2023, 3(2), 187-202; https://doi.org/10.3390/jtm3020014 .
Malaria and HIV are geographically in the tropics and subtropics of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the overlapping effect of both infections, especially among pregnant women, is crucial in managin...g pregnant women during antenatal care visits, and postpartum babies. It was realized that the prevalence of malaria among HIV-positive pregnant women ranges between 31–61%, while for non-HIV infected pregnant women the prevalence still stands between 10 and 36%. Co-infection is between 0.52 and 56.3%.
more