People Who Inject Drugs
In addition, the following individuals of our external expert advisory committee made instrumental contributions to the initial design and content of the document: Billy Pick, USAID; Daniel Wolfe, Open Society Foundations; Dave Burrows, AIDS Projects Management Group; Fabi...enne Hariga, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Mauro Guarinieri, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Richard Needle, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator; and Sergey Votyagov, EHRN.
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Francais. Accent du Haiti.
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms of this disease are diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission of cholera primarily occurs by consumption of contaminated food or drinking water. In the video, which can be used on ...smart phones, we describe several techniques that can be used to help prevent cholera, including methods of treating water, washing of hands, and seeking medical advice if/when one has the symptoms of cholera.
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Neither a Turning Point Nor an Overall Determinant
Nine years into the (civil) war, Syria is in an extraordinarily poor position to confront the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead of the pandemic leading towards the uniting of local, regional, and international actors involved in Syria around a common purp...ose, con-flict dynamics have hampered an effective response to Covid-19. Yet, the pandemic is unlikely to become a decisive turning point in conflict dynamics or an overall deter-minant of its future trajectory.
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Penal Implications for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Das DRK aus NRW hat eine Serie von empfehlenswerten Kurz-Filmen für Asylbewerber in vier Sprachen (Deutsch, Englisch, Arabisch und Sorani/Kurdisch) erstellt, zu den Themen:
Unser Gesundheitssystem I Schwangerschaft und Geburt I Schutz vor Infektionen I Psychische Gesundheit I Gesunde Kinder I Gesu...nde Zähne I Krebsvorsorge
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Estimated annual number of deaths from drug use disorders per 100,000 people.
Dickson and Daniel discuss lymphatic filariasis caused by the helminths Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayai.
The Mtoto Mwerevu Stunting Reduction Toolkit is a resource for government and organisations involved in addressing stunting and broader nutrition issues in Tanzania. The toolkit was developed in conjunction with the Government of Tanzania (GoT) with funding from UK Aid as part of the Addressing Stun...ting in Tanzania Early (ASTUTE) programme. Its goal is to provide government, donors, non-governmental organisations, and civil society organisations (CSOs) with programming recommendations and tools to help implement successful multi-sectoral social and behaviour change (SBC) interventions aimed at preventing and reducing stunting.
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UNAIDS/WHO Working group
HIV/AIDS and STI surveillance 2015 / Reference
Lung Cancer, Understanding, Managing, Living looks at what happens when a person is diagnosed with lung cancer through to available treatments and living with cancer.
It provides expert medical information from a team of health professionals involved in caring for people with lung cancer, as well... as experiences from people living with lung cancer.
If you or someone you love has lung cancer this DVD may help you understand and make sense of what is happening, and what others have experienced. It contains information split into 20 short chapters.
The movie is available in several other languages.
Accessed 18th November 2015
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