Control of pollution from antibiotic manufacturing is a key part of safeguarding the longevity of antibiotics for all. Pollution contributes to antibiotic resistance and potentially undermines the effectiveness of medicines. High levels of antibiotics in water bodies downstream of manufacturing site...s have been widely documented. Currently, antibiotic pollution from manufacturing is largely unregulated and quality assurance criteria typically do not address environmental emissions.
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Download these technical notes directly from the website: These four-page illustrated notes, originally prepared in 2011 and updated in 2013, provide practical, evidence-based recommendations in responding to immediate and medium-term water, sanitation and hygiene needs of populations affected by e...mergencies.
The notes are relevant to a wide range or emergency situations, including both natural and conflict-induced disasters. They are suitable for field technicians, engineers and hygiene promotors, as well as staff from agency headquarters.
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What you should do as head of school or child centre to prevent cholera:
Educate all staff and pupils on the common cholera transmission routes and how to prevent it.
Educate all kitchen staff on how to handle food and cooking utensils. Emphasis the key points below:
o All kitchen staff MUST wa...sh their hands with soap and chlorine solution before cooking or handling food.
o All food should be properly stored to prevent contamination from insects etc.
o Wash all food in safe water.
o All food served should be properly cooked, and served hot.
o Only allow kitchen staff to enter the kitchen and to serve food.
o Wash dishes with soap or chlorine solution and rinse under safe water. Dry dishes on a rack well above the ground and in the direct sunlight (sunlight will help to disinfect).
All students should wash their hands with soap and safe water or chlorine solution before eating
Avoid washing your hands in a bowl of standing water, always use safe, running water!
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The WSP QA Tool is an Excel-based Tool. It is compatible with the 2003, 2007 and 2010 versions of Excel. The Tool can be used to evaluate multiple water supply systems and/or over time (through use of the ‘create new’ feature).
The user can add additional questions to include in their assessmen...ts (through use of the ‘create new question’ feature).Summary tables and graphs based on the assessments are automatically produced
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For several years, agencies supporting preparedness and response to cholera outbreaks have supplied medicines and medical devices through the Interagency Diarrhoeal Disease Kits (IDDK).
In an effort to better align the presentation and content of the kits to field needs, the composition of the ch...olera kits has been reviewed by WHO and its partners in 2015 and again in 2020. The content of all modules have been slightly revised with no changes except for the cholera laboratory check list.
The revised cholera kits 2020 are designed to help prepare for a potential cholera outbreak and to support the first month of the initial response for 100 cases. The overall package consists of six different kits, each divided in several modules.
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Segunda edición corregida.
En esta edición corregida se presenta un conjunto de herramientas para ayudar a los países y los programas de lucha contra la ETD a colaborar con la comunidad relacionada con las acciones de agua, saneamiento e higiene, y guía en la creación de alianzas, en la movil...ización de recursos y en el diseño, la aplicación y la evaluación de las intervenciones. Más que una guía de “buenas prácticas”, se trata de un conjunto de herramientas basadas en la experiencia adquirida en la realidad de un programa. Se espera que los interesados en usar este documento puedan elegir las herramientas y adaptarlas a sus necesidades y al contexto local
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WASH FIT Digital is a free, open-access digital tool, based on the WASH FIT guide developed by WHO and UNICEF. WASH FIT is designed to help health care facilities improve quality of care through improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Built on the mWater digital monitoring platform, WASH FIT... Digital includes a set of forms for implementing a risk-based management approach developed by WHO and UNICEF. The site also includes a dashboard to visualize the process and keep track of progress
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En el presente informe se señalan las principales deficiencias que padecen los servicios WASH nivel mundial: un tercio de los establecimientos de salud no disponen de los elementos necesarios para limpiarse las manos en los lugares donde se presta atención; uno de cada cuatro establecimientos care...ce de servicios básicos de agua, y uno de cada diez no cuenta con servicios de saneamiento. Esto significa que 1800 millones de personas son usuarias de unos establecimientos que carecen de servicios básicos de agua, y que 800 millones de personas acuden a centros que no disponen de aseos. Este problema es aún mayor en los 47 países menos adelantados del mundo, donde la mitad de los establecimientos de salud carecen de servicios básicos de agua. Por otro lado, la magnitud del problema sigue siendo una incógnita, ya que continúa habiendo importantes deficiencias de datos, sobre todo en materia de limpieza del entorno.
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Las mejores prácticas de agua, saneamiento e higiene, en particular el lavado de manos con jabón y agua limpia, deben aplicarse y mantenerse estrictamente, ya que constituyen una barrera adicional importante para la transmisión de COVID-19 y para la transmisión de enfermedades infecciosas en gen...eral (OMS, 2002).
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L’année 2024 a été particulièrement éprouvante pour les enfants. Face à l’intensification des conflits violents, des chocs climatiques et de la pauvreté, leurs besoins n’ont en effet cessé de croître tandis que les ressources disponibles pour y répondre ont continué de diminuer.
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Comme le montre notre Rapport annuel, l’UNICEF a néanmoins été présent dans plus de 190 pays et territoires, sauvant et améliorant la vie de millions d’enfants, y compris dans les endroits les plus difficiles d’accès. Avec l’aide de nos partenaires, nous avons œuvré à fournir de l’eau salubre et des installations d’assainissement, ainsi que des services de protection, de soutien psychosocial, de santé, de nutrition, de vaccination, d’éducation et de développement des compétences.
Alors que 2025 s’ouvre dans un contexte d'instabilité persistante, de bouleversements politiques, d'incertitude économique et de multiplication des crises humanitaires, l’organisation doit plus que jamais donner le meilleur d’elle-même. Or, les coupes annoncées et attendues dans les financements de l’aide internationale limitent notre capacité à venir en aide aux millions d’enfants les plus vulnérables.
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Segunda edição (revisada).
Portuguese Version of Management of dead bodies after disasters: a field manual for first responders
Ce cours est destiné aux professionnels du changement social et comportemental (CSC) et de la prestation de services afin d’encourager l’acceptation et l’utilisation des antipaludiques en utilisant une segmentation basée sur les attitudes et les comportements de leur(s) public(s) cible(s).
The Malaria Care Toolkit. Tools for maintaining high-quality malaria
case management services. Développé par MalariaCare, ce module aide les superviseurs de santé à améliorer la prise en charge du paludisme grave en leur proposant un apprentissage et un mentorat ciblés et basés sur des cas. ...Il leur fournit les outils nécessaires pour guider les prestataires de soins de santé lors des visites de formation et de supervision de proximité (OTSS). Conçu pour renforcer les compétences en matière de diagnostic et de traitement, il se concentre notamment sur les domaines souvent négligés, comme le paludisme grave. Il utilise des études de cas réels et des discussions guidées pour évaluer et améliorer la compréhension clinique.
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This course is intended for use by social and behavior change (SBC) and service delivery professionals to encourage appropriate use of malaria tests and treatment by employing segmentation based on attitudes and behaviors of their intended audience(s).
CommCare is a trusted platform in 130+ countries that supports reliable offline data collection, real-time monitoring, and improved service delivery. Its no-code app builder allows easy creation of custom tools with advanced logic and multimedia. CommCare ensures strong data security (HIPAA, GDPR, S...OC 2) and offers case management to track clients over time. Scalable from pilot to national levels, it empowers governments and NGOs to enhance program impact and data-driven decisions.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 has a mild disease course in children and adolescents. Chronic respiratory conditions, including asthma, have been suggested as risk factors; however, asthma in children is highly variable in both triggers and severity.
During the pandemic, pediatric asthma services limite...d consultations and established virtual clinics. However, respondents perceived their patients’ asthma control to be retained or even improved, while treatment adherence was considered increased. Children with asthma were not disproportionately affected by coronavirus disease 2019.
Trigger avoidance and treatment adherence can rapidly improve asthma control in children, even under lockdown pressure. Children/adolescents with asthma do not appear to need additional prophylactic measures from coronavirus disease 2019 when asthma is well-treated. This article analyses the effect of COVID-19 on Asthma in children, providing information for management guidelines.
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