Namibia is no exception to the growingglobal concern on the increasing burden of NCDs. Namibia is an upper middle income country with fast economic growth since independence in 1990. The country is bearing the double burden of communicable and noncommunicable diseases and rapid urbanizat...ion. There is also high income inequality among the population.
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This document aims to provide advice on the detection and management of ill travellers suspected of COVID-19 infection, at international airports, ports and ground crossings. It includes the following measures; 1)Detection of ill travellers; 2) Interview of ill travellers for COVID-19; 3) Reporting ...of alerts of ill travellers with suspected COVID-19 infection and 4) Isolation, initial case management and referral of ill travellers with suspected COVID-19 infection.
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Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks
Accessed: 21.04.2020
La llegada de COVID-19 a Colombia motivó la declaración de Emergencia Social, Económica y Ecológica y el establecimiento del aislamiento preventivo obligatorio. El aumento de casos activos en el país resalta la importancia de implementar acciones que reduzcan la probabil...idad de contagio en los espacios donde se prestan servicios a la población en general, y, con mayor énfasis, a las poblaciones vulnerables como refugiados y migrantes.
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PQDx 0179-012-00 WHO
PQDx Public Report
June/2017, version 4.0
This document provides guidance to EU/EEA Member States on environmental cleaning in healthcare and non-healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PQDx 0197-045-00 WHO
PQDx PR
March /2016, version 2.0
Risk Communication and Community Engagement messages
Malaria is a prevalent cause of febrile illnesses in areas with high transmission, and its clinical presentation overlaps with initial signs of Ebola disease. For this reason, the effectiveness of the Ebola response in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone can be optimized through the deployment of targe...ted measures to reduce the number of fever cases due to malaria
WHO recommends specific adaptations in the diagnosis of malaria and in LLIN distribution in countries heavily affected by the Ebola outbreak and mass drug administration using artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in areas where transmission of both Ebola and malaria is high and access to malaria treatment is very low.
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