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Brochure: Protection and promotion of human rights in mental health

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2023) C_WHO

PAHO advocates for countries to comply with the international conventions they have signed and ratified on health-related issues, and in this specific case, to promote and protect the human rights of people with mental health problems.

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Public policy challenges in light of the care crisis: The impact of the pandemic on households with children and adolescents led by women

Guzmán M. National Directorate for Economy, Equality and Gender and UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated preexisting structural economic inequalities, and had a disproportionate impact on informal workers, especially on women and young people, who lost jobs and income. The situation was even more difficult for single-parent households led by women,... more

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Soil-transmitted helminthiases

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

oil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most common infections worldwide and affect the poorest and most deprived communities. They are transmitted by eggs present in human faeces which in turn contaminate soil in areas where sanitation is poor. The main species that infect peopl... more

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Module: Essential care and practice

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

Overview Learning objectives • Name the general principles of essential care and practice. • Name management principles of priority MNS conditions. • Use effective communication skills in interactions with people with MNS conditions. • Perform assessments for priority MNS conditions. �... more

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UNICEF Myanmar Humanitarian Situation Report No. 12: January-December 2022

UNICEF (2023) C_UNICEF

Myanmar continues to experience a severe - and worsening - humanitarian and human rights crisis. Conflict and violence have escalated across the country, impacting children and their families and displacing more than 1.5 million people. Access of conflict-affected populations to services and deliver... more

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Is climate change the biggest threat of the 21st century? Film

Medical Peace Work (2019) CC

The world’s climate is changing. There is scientific consensus that since 1980 global temperatures have increased by almost 1°C. Most people experience climate change through extreme weather events, new and re-emerging infectious disease, and the long term effects of sea level rise, impoverishmen... more

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An Invisible Crisis: Exploring Mental Health needs in the Syrian and Iraqi Crises

Médecins du Monde (2018) C1

It highlights the numerous challenges to quality service provision, along with the organisation’s response to mental health needs, and recommendations for international and regional decision-makers including: - Advocating and working towards mental health policies that support adequate funding f... more

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Dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean: Prevalence, Incidence, Impact, and Trends over Time

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The chapter Dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean: Prevalence, Incidence, Impact, and Trends over Time, is part of the publication series titled “Decade of Healthy Aging: situation and challenges”. This document aims to provide an outline of the current situation in Latin America and the C... more

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Echinococcosis - English version

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Website last accessed on 09.04.2023 Human echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. More than one million people are affected by echinococcosis.

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Echinococcosis - Arabic version

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Website last accessed on 09.04.2023 Human echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. More than one million people are affected by echinococcosis.

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From animal use to a mainstay treatment against intestinal worms in humans

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Website last accessed on 14.04.2023 One of the ongoing challenges with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is that the discovery of medicines to treat them has been very slow. Current global programmes for NTDs largely depend on donated medicines, primarily to treat the world’s poorest people �... more

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Global alliance for rabies control-online courses

Global Alliance for Rabies Control (2023) C2

Website last accessed on 14.04.2023 The GARC Education Platform (GEP) is a set of free online courses developed to improve the skills and knowledge of people working in rabies awareness and prevention. Through the GEP, we aim to empower people to become rabies advocates, focal persons, and exper... more

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Drug discovery for chagas disease: A viewpoint

Kratz J.M. Elsevier (2019) C2

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It is a significant public health problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. And although it was described 110 years ago, only two old nitroheterocyclic drugs, benznidazole and nifurtimox, are cu... more

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Education, Communication, and Lots of Creativity: A Good Combination to Face Complex Problems Like Chagas

Social Innovations Journal (2023) C2

Website last accessed on 10.04.2023 The Chagas disease is frequently referred to as the effects that the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) has on people’s health. However, from our perspective, Chagas is much more than that: it is a complex socioenvironmental health problem in which elemen... more

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Five keys for safer traditional food markets: risk mitigation in traditional food markets in the Asia-Pacific Region

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Traditional food markets play important economic, cultural, and social role and are sources of livelihood for millions of people in urban and rural areas. The manual Five keys for safer traditional food markets: risk mitigation in traditional food markets in the Asia-Pacific Region aims to support a... more

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Current epidemiological evidence for predisposition to high or low intensity human helminth infection: a systematic review

Wright J.E., Werkman M., Dunn J.C. et al Parasites and Vectors (2018) C2

Background: The human helminth infections include ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm infections, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis (LF) and onchocerciasis. It is estimated that almost 2 billion people worldwide are infected with helminths. Whilst the WHO treatment guidelines for helminth infecti...ons are mostly aimed at controlling morbidity, there has been a recent shift with some countries moving towards goals of disease elimination through mass drug administration, especially for LF and onchocerciasis. However, as prevalence is driven lower, treating entire populations may no longer be the most efficient or cost-effective strategy. Instead, it may be beneficial to identify individuals or demographic groups who are persistently infected, often termed as being “predisposed” to infection, and target treatment at them. Methods: The authors searched Embase, MEDLINE, Global Health, and Web of Science for all English language, humanbased papers investigating predisposition to helminth infections published up to October 31st, 2017. The varying definitions used to describe predisposition, and the statistical tests used to determine its presence, are summarised. Evidence for predisposition is presented, stratified by helminth species, and risk factors for predisposition to infection are identified and discussed. Results: In total, 43 papers were identified, summarising results from 34 different studies in 23 countries. Consistent evidence of predisposition to infection with certain species of human helminth was identified. Children were regularly found to experience greater predisposition to Ascaris lumbricoides, Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium than adults. Females were found to be more predisposed to A. lumbricoides infection than were males. Household clustering of infection was identified for A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and S. japonicum. Ascaris lumbricoides and T. trichiura also showed evidence of familial predisposition. Whilst strong evidence for predisposition to hookworm infection was identified, findings with regards to which groups were affected were considerably more varied than for other helminth species. Conclusion: This review has found consistent evidence of predisposition to heavy (and light) infection for certain human helminth species. However, further research is needed to identify reasons for the reported differences between demographic groups. Molecular epidemiological methods associated with whole genome sequencing to determine ‘who infects whom’ may shed more light on the factors generating predisposition. more

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Keeping communities at the centre of efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: learning from the past to reach a future free of lymphatic filariasis

Krentel, A.; Gyapong, M.; McFarland, D.A.; Ogundahunsi, O.; Titaley, C.R.; Addiss, D.G. Oxford Academic - International Health (2021) CC

Since the launch of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) in 2000, more than 910 million people have received preventive chemotherapy for lymphatic filariasis (LF) and many thousands have received care for chronic manifestations of the disease. To achieve this, millions of c... more

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National Guidelines for Glaucoma Eyecare

Ministry of Health Malawi (2021) CC

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. In Malawi, glaucoma accounts for 15.8% of the blindness among people aged 50 years and above. Blindness from glaucoma is preventable with early detection and timely treatment. However, glaucoma management remains a challenge to eye care... more

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Health needs assessment of the adult population in Ukraine: survey report September 2022

World Health Organisation WHO (2023) C_WHO

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has caused a deterioration in the level of access to health-care services and medicines in the country, particularly for people living in regions close to the front line and areas that are not partially or fully controlled by the Government of Ukraine, and for peop... more

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Chagas Disease Also called: American trypanosomiasis, South American trypanosomiasis

National Library of Medicine- National Institute of Health (2022) CC

Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is an illness that can cause serious heart and stomach problems. It is caused by a parasite. Chagas disease is common in Latin America, especially in poor, rural areas. It can also be found in the United States, most often in people who were infected befo... more