Report by the Director-General 22 May 2022
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                August 2020.
In  December  2018,  the President  launched  the  UHC  pilot  covering  four  strategically  selected  counties-Isiolo, Kisumu, Machakos and Nyeri. It isplanned that by the year 2022, all persons in Kenya will be  able  to  use  the  essential  services  they  need  for  their  health...  and  wellbeing  through  a single unified benefit package, without the risk of financial catastrophe. Essential health products are considered an integral part of UHC andare an indispensable element  for  delivery  ofservices  andare  also  a  requirement  for  qualitycare.  Despite  this realization,  a  review  of  the  UHC  pilot  in  September  2019  established  that  whereas  the Kenya  Medical  Supplies  Authority  (KEMSA)  was  able  to  fill  up  to  80%  of  pharmaceutical items,  the  order  fill  rate  for medical  supplies was  less  than  50%for  level  2  and  3  facilities and as low as 30%for level 4 and 5 facilities.
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                                                                August 2020.
Essential   diagnostic   products   areconsidered   an   integral   part   of   UHC,   they   are   an indispensable  element  for  delivery  ofservices  andare  also  a  requirement  for  qualitycare. Despite  this  realization,  a  review  of  the  UHC  pilot  in  September  2019  es...tablished  that whereas  the  Kenya  Medical  Supplies  Authority  (KEMSA)  was  able  to  fill  up  to  80%  of pharmaceutical items, the order fill rate for diagnostic products was less than 50 percent for level 2 and 3 facilities and as low as 30 percent for level 4 and 5 facilities.
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                                                                In the initial chapters, you will find different approaches that describe how to support job creation for entrepreneurs or employees who live with disabilities. The interventions are often initiated by the readiness to find and pick the right opportunities, such as an engaged entrepreneur or an open...-minded TVET school. Opportunities are good, a strategy, which enables to work for an inclusive environment that creates many more opportunities, is better
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                                                                Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This implementation plan sets out a series of programmatic objectives, activities and outcomes for malaria surveillance strengthening in Myanmar over the next two years. This period represents a key phase as the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) strives to build on recent achievements in str...engthening core surveillance operations.
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                                                                In this paper we aim to provide information on the importance of efficiency measurement of health care facilities in developing countries. We state that efficiency measurement can be a substantial contribution to saving lives. Therefore we analyse the performance of health centres in rural Burkina F...aso making use of data which were taken from a comprehensive long-term cost information system. In the subsequent parts of this article, the study site is described and the DEA method outlined. The ensuing analysis of the data is carried out in two stages. Firstly, quantitative aspects concerning relative efficiency are presented. Secondly, the measures of performance are explained. The implications of the results are then discussed.
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                                                                Esta hoja informativa destaca la relación entre el consumo de alcohol y la COVID-19. El alcohol se utiliza a menudo para la socialización y por algunas personas para hacer frente a las emociones difíciles como la ansiedad, el miedo, la depresión, el aburrimiento y la incertidumbre, todo lo cual ...aumentó durante la pandemia de COVID-19, con el consiguiente incremento en el consumo de alcohol, especialmente en quienes ya bebían en exceso.
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                                                                This fact sheet highlights the relationship between alcohol consumption and COVID-19. Heavy episodic drinking is considered a health risk for COVID-19, and alcohol is used by some to cope with difficult emotions that increased during the pandemic.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Le Burkina Faso est un pays sahélien sans littoral d’une superficie de 274 000 km2 et une
population estimée à 17,4 millions d’habitants en 2013 avec une croissance démographique de
3,1%. C’est l’un des pays les plus pauvres du monde avec un Produit intérieur brut par tête de
684 US...$ (Banque Mondiale, 2013), un indice de développement humain (IDH) de 0,388 et une
incidence de la pauvreté de 46,7% (INSD, 2009). Environ 80% de la population vit directement
ou indirectement de l’agriculture de subsistance au gré des aléas climatiques.
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                                                                A focus on Cambodia and Ethiopia
o date, little evidence is available on how such integration occurs at country level. To address this knowledge gap, WHO has conducted several in-depth situational analysis in countries that are undertaking actions to improve WASH in Health Care Facilities as part o...f their quality of care improvement efforts. The purpose of the situation analyses was to capture mechanisms that “jointly support” WASH in HCF and quality of care improvements and also identify barriers and challenges to implementing and sustaining these improvements.
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                                                                Profil Nutritionnel de pays République du Bénin 2011
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Human Resources for Health Observer Series No. 16
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Projet Santé Primaire LobayeLOBAYE, République centrafricaineL’endroit où se situe le Projet de santé primaire en Lobaye (PSPL), une préfecture de la République centrafricaine, esten territoire Aka, un peuple autochtone qui peine à avoir accès à des services de santé équitables non seul...ement à cause du conflit, mais aussi en raison de leur statut socio-économique. FAIRMED soutient la population locale avec la création d’un système de santé fonctionnel et durable afin qu’elle puisse vivre en meilleure santé
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                                                                La présente étude avait pour objectif principal de documenter la culture de l’utilisation des MI. Plus particulièrement, elle a documenté la valeur accordée aux différents moyens préventifs, en particulier la MI, les perceptions de l’utilité, du coût d’opportunité de leur utilisation... ; les modalités et logiques de leur attribution au sein des ménages. Elle s’est aussi intéressée aux obstacles à l’utilisation régulière des MI de même que les facteurs favorisants ; les habitudes des familles relatives à leur entretien, réparation et les modalités de leur usage en rapport avec les habitudes de couchage.
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