This chapter is concerned primarily with situations where there are large numbers of deaths following a disaster, requiring organized services for handling the dead.
The case is intended to be used as the basis for group work and class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a Medical Peace Work situation. This is one of seven Medical Peace Work courses.
A report demonstrating the urgent need to support groups at the local level if COVID-19 misinformation and mistrust is to be tackled effectively.
Med J DY Patil Univ 2017;10:229-33
Examination of the business behaviour of Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer and Baxter in Uganda
Inclusive Project Cycle Management
IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment
IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment
Recomendaciones para un enfoque de salud pública
Segunda edición 2016
The Humanitarian News Digest is a monthly compilation of links to reports, web stories, press releases, and other
public products published online by organizations with humanitarian operations in Myanmar.
MMWR: Recommendations and Reports / Vol. 62 / No. 9
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
October 25, 2013
Asthma is the most common non-communicable disease in children and remains one of the most common throughout the life course. The great majority of the burden of this disease is seen in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), which have disproportionately high asthma-related mortality relati...ve to asthma prevalence. This is particularly true for many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although inhaled asthma treatments (particularly those containing inhaled corticosteroids) markedly reduce asthma morbidity and mortality, a substantial proportion of the children, adolescents, and adults with asthma in LMICs do not get to benefit from these, due to poor availability and affordability. In this review, we consider the reality faced by clinicians managing asthma in the primary and secondary care in sub-Saharan Africa and suggest how we might go about making diagnosis and treatment decisions in a range of resource-constrained scenarios. We also provide recommendations for research and policy, to help bridge the gap between current practice in sub-Saharan Africa and Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) recommended diagnostic processes and treatment for children, adolescents, and adults with asthma.
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