The brief concludes that sustaining the continuity of EHS requires policies that ensure a whole-society and systems strengthening approach. This involves increased health care investment, community engagement, disease control regulations, and multisector approaches to improve resilience, EHS quality..., and equity.
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Country Progress Report January 2008 - December 2009
About six to seven million people worldwide, mostly in Latin America, are estimated to be infected with
Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease (WHO data from 2021). Chagas disease is
found mainly in endemic areas of 21 Latin American countries.
Updated March 2018 | Accessed Online March 2018
On November 9, the Russian military announced a full retreat of all their forces from the right bank of Dnipro River; by November 11, 41 settlements, including Kherson city, were de-occupied by Ukrainian forces. Civilians who live in these areas have endured months of combat and occupation. Services... have been interrupted or severely disrupted due to damage or destruction of facilities and infrastructure through combat actions, looting of the majority of the valuable assets by the retreating Russian troops, and dispersion of the people rendering said services.
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The 2011-2012 National Annual Report on HIV program presents the progress in implementing the strategies and activities articulated in the National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS 2009-2012, commonly referred to as the HIV NSP.
January 2021. Save the Children urges governments and donors to take five urgent steps to ensure that children who were in school prior to COVID-19 closures can safely return:
Financial support for the world’s poorest families, so they can send their children to school and keep them healthy;
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Catch-up classes for students who re-enter the formal education system;
Water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools, to make them COVID-19 safe for students, teachers and their families;
National back to school communications campaigns to inform communities that it is safe for children to return;
Effective training for teachers to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Guidance | Preparedness - Response and early recovery - Recovery and reconstruction
DHS Working Papers No. 82
The WHO Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme hosted a 3-day meeting on 15–17 November 2023 in Siem Riep, Cambodia for representatives from national malaria programmes, research institutions, partners, donors, WHO and UN agencies. The meeting provided a forum to discuss surveillance systems, ...the future priorities for the WHO Malaria Elimination Database and areas of improvement for data sharing, the efficacy of antimalarial drugs, progress made in malaria elimination, and challenges raised by P. vivax elimination.
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Elderly and people with Chronic Conditions - Mental Health
Health care waste management (HCWM) and infection prevention and control (IPC) represent serious concerns for HIV programs. Improperly handled infectious health care waste poses risks to health workers, their clients, the community, and the environment. Improper injection practices can lead to new H...IV and other infections for health workers and clients. Beginning in 2015, AIDSFree continued the work started by the Government of Nigeria and USAID in 2004 to strengthen activities in IPC and HCWM. This report describes AIDSFree's results over 15 months of implementation of HCWM and IPC activities in seven Nigerian states prioritized by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
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Planetary health is a nascent concept focused on the interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health. It offers a new way to solve global problems, such as pollution and global food security, by balancing the health of our planet with human advancement.
Panorama is motivated by the audac...ious and visionary concept of planetary health. It represents a tremendous opportunity to solve the biggest health and environmental problems of today.
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Целью исследования является изучение распространенности завершенных и незавершенных суицидов на территории Саратовской области в 2001–2010 гг., а также оценка влиян...ия уровня безработицы и алкоголизации населения на суицидальное поведение в наиболее неблагополучных районах области. Материал и методы. Исследование проводилось с помощью специально разработанных анкет, характеризующих суицидологическую и наркологическую ситуацию в районах Саратовской области за 2001–2010 гг., а также отчетов министерства занятости, труда и миграции Саратовской области. Для обработки данных использовали офисное приложение Microsoft Excel;
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English Analysis on World and 19 other countries about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Drought; published on 13 Jan 2021 by FAO