Every day, fake medicines and medical products are sold at street corners, in open air markets or on unregulated websites in several countries in the African Region. These poor quality, unsafe medicines and pharmaceutical products promote drug resistance and lead to loss of confidence in health prof...essionals, manufacturers and distributors and in health systems. In an effort to protect people’s health, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has proposed a strategy aimed at strengthening National Medicine Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs) in order to ensure that only safe, good quality and effective medical products are available.
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Infectious disease outbreaks are periods of
great uncertainty. Events unfold, resources
and capacities that are often limited
are stretched yet further, and decisions
for a public health response must be
made quickly, even though the evidence
for decision-making may be scant. In
such a... situation, public health officials,
policy-makers, funders, researchers, field
epidemiologists, first responders, national
ethics boards, health-care workers, and public
health practitioners need a moral compass
to guide them in their decision-making.
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Profile of Crisis Response of District Health / Disaster Risk: District of South Central Timor, Indonesia
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Natural Disaster : District of North Halmahera, Indonesia
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Disaster Risk: District of Kapuas, Indonesia
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Disaster : District of North Bengkulu, Indonesia
Profile of health crisis response within district, city or area in Indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : District of Bombana, Indonesia
Profile of health crisis response of district, city or area in Indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : District of Ketapang
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Natural Disaster : District of Landak, Indonesia
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Disaster : District of Muna, Indonesia
Profile of health crisis response of area, city or district in indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : Bengkulu City, Indonesia
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Natural Disaster : District of Lebong, Indonesia
Reporting period January 2015 – December 2015
Bucharest, April 2016