By December of 2019, an estimated 5.3 million Venezuelans would have left the country, migrating in search of opportunities, health services and an overall search to improve the socio-economic conditions of themselves and their families. This is the largest migration in the history of the Americas. ...Migrants are one of the most vulnerable populations, exposed to human trafficking, abuse, exploitation and violence.
This Emergency Appeal seeks funds to reach this vulnerable population through a range of services that are aimed at preserving the dignity of migrant populations and increasing their wellbeing. These services are: shelter; livelihoods and basic needs; health services; water, sanitation and hygiene services; protection gender and inclusion. T
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mhGAP Training Manual for the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings – version 2.0 (for field testing)
Accessed 06.03.2019
These guidelines form part of efforts to institutionalise the prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in health care facilities in South Africa, as outlined in the Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan. The focus of these guidelines is on two inte...rrelated aspects of prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and their spread; and the application of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) practices at hospital level.
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Some of the key findings of the report include:
Almost 80% of the general public are concerned about developing dementia at some point and 1 in 4 people think that there is nothing we can do to prevent dementia
35% of carers across the world said that they have hidden the diagnosis of de...mentia of a family member
Over 50% of carers globally say their health has suffered as a result of their caring responsibilities even whilst expressing positive sentiments about their role
Almost 62% of healthcare providers worldwide think that dementia is part of normal ageing
40% of the general public think doctors and nurses ignore people with dementia
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Eaton JW et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2019, 22(S1):e25237 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.25237/full | https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25237
Módulo 9
Planificación estratégica
Julio del 2017
Módulo 9: Planificación estratégica. La OMS recomienda ofrecer la PrEP a las personas con un riesgo significativo de contraer la infección por el VIH, por lo que este módulo ofrece orientación de salud pública para los encargados de ...tomar decisiones sobre cómo priorizar los servicios, con el fin de llegar a quienes se pueden beneficiar más de la PrEP, y sobre los entornos donde los servicios de PrEP podrían ser más costo-efectivos.
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Módulo 1
Clínico
Julho de 2017
Módulo 1: Clínico. Este módulo é destinado a profissionais de saúde como médicos, enfermeiros e auxiliares e traz um resumo sobre como prover a PrEP de forma segura e efetiva, abordando vários aspectos: triagem de pessoas com risco substancial de contr...air o HIV;
ódulo 1: Clínico. Este módulo é destinado a profissionais de saúde como médicos, enfermeiros e auxiliares e traz um resumo sobre como prover a PrEP de forma segura e efetiva, abordando vários aspectos: triagem de pessoas com risco substancial de contrair o HIV; testagem de HIV antes de iniciar a PrEP e como acompanhar usuários de PrEP e oferecer aconselhamento sobre adesão.
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BMJ Glob Health 2019;4:e001272. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001272
Trust is an essential component of successful cooperative endeavours. The global health response to the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak confronted historically tenuous regional relationships of trust. Challenging sociopolitical co...ntexts and initially inappropriate communication strategies impeded trustworthy relationships between communities and responders during the epidemic. Social scientists affiliated with the Ebola 100-Institut Pasteur project interviewed approximately 160 local, national and international responders holding a wide variety of roles during the epidemic
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In diesem Bericht werden Ergebnisse der Untersuchung zur gesundheitlichen Lage und die Auswirkungen im Bezirk Berlin Neukölln zusammengefasst. Er zeigt, wie sprachliche Probleme, kulturelle Unsicherheiten und mangelnde Orientierung zu einer Barriere in der gesundheitlichen Versorgung werden können... und diskutiert, wie man dem begegnen kann
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Tuberculosis cases, TB deaths
The 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) sets out the framework within which the humanitarian community will respond to the large-scale humanitarian and protection needs in Syria throughout 2019, on the basis of the prioritization undertaken across and within sectors. The HRP, based on United Natio...ns’ assessments and analysis, also presents urgent funding requirements to address these needs. It is anchored by three strategic objectives: saving lives and alleviating suffering, enhancing protection, and increasing resilience. These objectives are interlinked and achieving positive outcomes for affected people requires concerted action across all three.
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UNHCR, the UN Refuge Agency, and NGO partners are launching an appeal for US$2.7 billion to address the live-saving humanitarian needs of South Sudanese refugees in 2019 and 2020.
Five years on since the onset of a brutal civil war, over 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees have sought safety in six... neighboring countries Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic (CAR). Another 1.9 million remain internally displaced inside South Sudan
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The toolkit presents step-by-step guidance that district health teams (DHTs), district leaders, MOH/UNEPI, immunisation partners, and civil society organisations (CSOs) can use to engage NHS and maximise the benefits of their participation in strengthening RI through activities such as community dia...logue meetings. Tables and annexes outline this process
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