The recurrence of severe climate events combined with economic, social, and institutional fragilities leave El Salvador in an utterly critical humanitarian situation and highly vulnerable. Located in a disaster-prone subregion, El Salvador is among the 20 countries at the highest risk of disasters w...orldwide. The successive hydrometeorological hazards that impacted El Salvador over the past two years include tropical storms Amanda and Cristóbal and hurricanes Eta, Iota, and,
more recently, Julia. These storms profoundly affected the lives and livelihoods of almost 900 000 people and significantly disrupted health services, especially at the first level of care. In addition, the country’s exposure to earthquakes, floods, and droughts is also constant. Infrastructural and institutional limitations to deal with emergencies and
low capacity to respond to adverse events are an additional challenge, which leaves the population—particularly the most vulnerable—at even higher risk.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) provides an overview of alcohol consumption and its global impact. Alcohol, containing ethanol, is a psychoactive and toxic substance that can lead to dependence. In 2019, alcohol consumption was responsible for approximately 2.6 million deaths worldwide, with 1.6... million resulting from noncommunicable diseases, 700,000 from injuries, and 300,000 from communicable diseases. Men accounted for the majority of these deaths, totaling 2 million, compared to 600,000 among women. Additionally, an estimated 400 million people aged 15 and older were living with alcohol use disorders in 2019.
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Expert tips to help you deal with COVID-19 parenting challenges.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has upended family life around the world. School closures, working remote, physical distancing — it's a lot to navigate for anyone, but especially for parents. We teamed up with the Paren...ting for Lifelong Health initiative to bring parents and caregivers a set of handy tips to help manage this new (temporary) normal.
You can download different posters in
English, French, Spanisch and Arabic
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The WHO Regional Office for Europe has established the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative in more than half the countries in the Region for routine monitoring of the policy response to the emerging obesity epidemic. The aim of the Initiative is to measure trends in overweight and obesity in c...hildren aged 6.0–9.9 years to get a clear understanding of the epidemic and to allow inter-country comparisons. This document outlines the common protocol agreed for use in the Initiative.
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La región amazónica esta siendo actualmente impactada significativamente por la COVID-19, no solo amenazando la vida y los medios de subsistencia de su población, sino además presentandose como una amenaza latente a las comunidades indígenas que allí habitan.
Según las estimaciones, en las Américas hay entre 6 y 8 millones de personas con infección por T. cruzi, con aproximadamente 30 000 casos nuevos por año por transmisión vectorial, y 8000 casos nuevos anuales por transmisión congénita. Es decir, cerca de 65 millones de personas viven en la Reg...ión con el riesgo de contraer la infección. Además, durante cualquiera de las fases de esta parasitosis, las personas con la infección pueden sufrir algún grado de inmunosupresión, bien sea por una infección, una neoplasia o por un tratamiento farmacológico. En este decálogo se exponen los conceptos más importantes para tener en cuenta frente a la coexistencia de inmunosupresión y la infección por el T. cruzi.
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Le port d'un masque facial CORRECTEMENT, en plus de bonnes pratiques d'hygiène des mains et d'un éloignement physique, peut aider à prévenir la propagation de #COVID19 aux autres.
Die Johanniter haben im Rahmen ihrer Aktivitäten im Bereich Flüchtlingshilfe und Integration allgemeine, niedrigschwellige Informationen zum Thema Corona in verschiedenen Sprachen bereitgestellt. Diese dienen als Ergänzung zu den offiziellen Informationsmaterialien der Bundeszentrale für gesundh...eitliche Aufklärung u.a. Die Informationsblätter wurden in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Ethno-medizinischen Zentrum e.V. Hannover übersetzt und werden bei Bedarf aktualisiert.
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Each year, about 210 million women become pregnant and about 140 million newborn babies are delivered. The sheer scale of maternal health issues makes maternal well being and survival vital concerns. A decade after The Lancet published a Series on maternal survival, a new Series of six papers brings... our knowledge of maternal health, its epidemiology, successes, and current failings together, and at a crucial time within the sustainable development framework to 2030. The Series concludes with a call to action setting out five key targets which need to be met to ensure the progression of broader sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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The following print-only materials are developed to support COVID-19 recommendations. All materials are free for download. They may be printed on a standard office printer, or you may use a commercial printer.
De acuerdo con la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño, todos los lactantes y niños tienen derecho a una buena nutrición.
Pharmaceutical system assessments are useful to diagnose problems, plan major projects and interventions, monitor progress, and compare the performance of one system with that of another. Recent years have seen a growth in demand for such assessments because of the global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tubercu...losis and Malaria’s policy to conduct procurement and supply management (PSM) assessments as a grant condition. To produce useful results, all assessments should be structured.
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WHO published and launched the third part of the Wheelchair Service Training Package (WSTP) series consisting of two sub-packages: the Wheelchair Service Training Package for Managers (WSTPm) and the Wheelchair Service Training Package for Stakeholders (WSTPs). WHO recognises that in order to develo...p an effective and sustainable wheelchair service provision; managers and stakeholders need to be informed about the importance and benefit of a proper wheelchair service provision. The training manuals and introductory folder comes with 8 GB PenDrive, which contains A to Z of the wheelchair provision.
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Accessed January 22, 2019.
This updated version include important research that has added to our knowledge about effective treatments for
child and adolescent depression. Its goal is to help parents and families make informed decisions about getting the best care for a child with depression. For ...easy use, it is presented in Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) format.
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El documento La carga de los trastornos mentales en la Región de las Américas, 2018 tiene como propósito mejorar la evaluación de las necesidades en materia de salud mental en la Región de las Américas al presentar un panorama actualizado y matizado de: a) la discapacidad debida a los trastorn...os mentales, por consumo de sustancias y trastornos neurológicos específicos, más la autoagresión (TMNS), tanto sola como en combinación con la mortalidad prematura; b) el desequilibrio entre el gasto en salud mental y la carga de enfermedad relacionada; y c) la asignación inadecuada de los exiguos gastos en salud mental por parte de los países de la Región
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Accessed on 31.01.2020
Suivant les recommandations de la Stratégie Stop TB le Sénégal s’inscrit dans une optique de renforcement de la prise en charge de la tuberculose dans ce groupe vulnérable. Pour ce faire, la mise en place de documents standardisés et consensuels de référence, adap...tés au contexte sénégalais est indispensable. Ce guide s’adresse à tous les prestataires de soins impliqués dans la prise en charge des enfants. Il peut être utilisé aussi bien au niveau opérationnel qu’au niveau des hôpitaux.
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Maldives has made significant strides in the area of infectious disease prevention and control. This is exemplified by elimination of malaria from Maldives in 2015 and successes in TB control. In addition, Maldives is a front runner in infectious disease prevention through successful water, sanitati...on, hygiene and vaccination campaigns and coverage. However, given the limited evidence that exists with respect to the occurrence of resistant organisms in the nation, it is hard to estimate the exact antimicrobial resistance (AMR) scenario. Also, it becomes difficult to compare the current situation with other countries in the region. Moreover, limited evidence exists on the trends of use of antimicrobial agents (AMA) in Maldives. Although, recent prescription audits have indicated overuse of antibiotics, especially for common conditions such as flu, cough and fever.
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Accesed on 20.03.2020
L’inaccessibilité géographique et financière aux structures de soins est
entre autres des facteurs limitant le nombre de bénéficiaires. D’où la nécessité
de mettre en place un centre ophtalmologique.
L’objectif étant de rendre les services de soi...ns oculaires accessibles à nos
populations afin de réduire les causes majeures de la cécité. Une réponse que
nous estimons adéquate aux besoins de la communauté afin de permettre aux
personnes avec déficience visuelle de s’intégrer dans le processus de
développement engagé dans le diocèse et même du pays entier.
Le coût du projet estimé est à apprécier par Lions Club Acacia et MK
ONLUS Italiana par rapport à sa pertinence et son intérêt pour les bénéficiaires.
C’est pourquoi en tant qu’une organisation oeuvrant dans la lutte contre
la cécité sous toutes ses formes et de la pertinence de la présente activité qui
cadre avec les nobles missions de l’Eglise ainsi que du Ministère de la Santé,
nous sollicitons un appui adéquat pour la mise en place de cette structure et
son équipement au profit des bénéficiaires.
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L'exercice de table COVID-19 (TTX) est un package de simulation qui utilise un scénario progressif ainsi qu'une série d'injects spécifiques pour permettre aux participants de considérer l'impact potentiel d'une épidémie sur les plans, procédures et capacités existants. Le TTX a pour objectif... de renforcer les niveaux nationaux de préparation au coronavirus grâce à une série de discussions de groupe facilitées.
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