A short wordless story, that will help people to understand what to do if you have Coronavirus and how to keep yourself and those who you care about safe. The story also shows how to safely help others who may be self-isolating. Supplementary text at the end of the story gives information on where p...eople can seek help if they are unwell and signposts to other useful resources
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Healthy maternal nutrition, exclusive breastfeeding, and optimal infant and young child nutrition are critical for appropriate growth and development, as well as reducing the risk of developing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), for both mothers and children. On 7–8 November 2018 the WHO Regional Of...fice for Europe convened an international conference of key stakeholders to discuss good practices and share experiences on these important issues.
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Excessive consumption of salt (more than 5 g per day) raises blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke, and is the leading cause of death in the WHO European Region. Many countries in the Region have initiated national salt reduction strategies,... including public awareness campaigns, reformulation, and front-of-pack nutrition labelling. However, despite ongoing efforts, surveillance data indicate that salt intake still far exceeds the limits recommended by WHO to protect health.
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Sexualität Lust und Schutz
Diese zweisprachigen Youth 4 Youth Broschüren richten sich an weibliche Jugendliche und junge Fraün mit Flucht- oder Migrationsbiografien, die zuverlässige Informationen im Zusammenhang mit HIV und sexüller Gesundheit suchen.
Jugendliche haben einen Anspruch auf ko...rrekte und verständliche Informationen zur sexüllen und reproduktiven Gesundheit. Nur so können sie ihre eigene Gesundheit und die ihrer Partner*innen schützen. Jugendliche wissen selbst am besten, was sie interessiert und wozu sie Fragen haben. Aus diesem Grund wurden die vorliegenden Broschüren gemeinsam mit geflüchteten Jugendlichen entwickelt. Expert*innen beantworten die Fragen der jungen Fraün und Mädchen in leicht verständlicher Form.
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Sexualität, Lust und Schutz.
Die Broschüre richtet sich an männliche Jugendliche mit Flucht- oder Migrationsbiografien, die zuverlässige Informationen im Zusammenhang mit sexüller Gesundheit suchen. Fast alle Fragen stammen von geflüchteten Jungen selbst. In vier Fällen wurden sie durch Frag...en von Berliner Schülern ergänzt.
Jugendliche haben einen Anspruch auf korrekte und verständliche Informationen zur sexüllen und reproduktiven Gesundheit. Nur so können sie ihre eigene Gesundheit und die ihrer Partnerinnen und Partner schützen. Aus diesem Grund beantwortet diese Broschüre Fragen von zugewanderten männlichen Jugendlichen im Zusammenhang mit Sexualität
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Despite being a curable and preventable disease, tuberculosis (TB) remains as one of the major challenges for health systems, globally. Every year, TB affects more than 10 million people and kills more than 1.4 million people. WHO’s Digital Health for the End TB Strategy – an Agenda for Action o...utlines a conceptual framework in which advantageously positioned digital health solutions are matched to the most urgent needs of TB programmes. Video-supported treatment is a component of one of the four core functions of this framework, the Patient Care domain, and primarily supports the first pillar of the End TB Strategy. This quick guide provides information on the solutions available for asynchronous modes of video communication and how these can be of use to TB programmes.
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An information package for school staff
Internally displaced children are twice invisible in global and national data. First, because internally displaced people (IDPs) of all ages are often unaccounted for. Second, because age-disaggregation of any kind of data is limited, and even more so for IDPs.
Planning adequate responses to meet... the needs of internally displaced children, however, requires having at least a sense of how many there are and where they are. This report presents the first estimates of the number of children living in internal displacement triggered by conflict and violence at the global, regional and national levels.
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Overwhelming evidence shows that a range of health concerns—mental illness, substance dependence, HIV/AIDS, and noncommunicable diseases—affect prisoners disproportionately. But, while incarceration poses risks to health—including inadequate nutrition and exposure to violence—prisons also pr...esent important opportunities to promote health and risk reduction that need to be tapped.
Some recommended remedies:
Health ministries, not ministries of justice, should manage health care responsibilities
Ensure that testing is available, but not mandatory, for infectious diseases
Make prison health part of the broader public health agenda
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Journal of Infection and Public Health 12 (2019) 213–223
All In #EndAdolescentAIDS
Global Webinar: Novel Approaches for Addressing Age of Consent as a Barrier to Adolescents' Care Utilization and Engagement
Accessed: 26.10.2019
Tokar A, et al. Sex Transm Infect 2019;95:193–200. doi:10.1136/sextrans-2018-053684
Estudio de Mercado sobre Medicamentos