Evaluation report
December 2014
Ergebnisse aus dem wiederholten querschnittlichen Monitoring von Wissen, Risikowahrnehmung, Schutzverhalten und Vertraün während des aktuellen COVID-19 Ausbruchsgeschehens
Stand: 14.04.2020 (Version 07-00)
In Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens und außerhalb
Im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Situation zu SARS-CoV-2 / Covid-19 werden in unterschiedlichen Zusammenhängen verschiedene Typen von Masken zur Bedeckung von Mund und Nase genutzt. Da sich diese Masken grundsätzlich in ihrem Zweck - und damit auch in ihren Schutz- und sonstigen Leistungsmerkmale...n - unterscheiden, möchte das BfArM im Folgenden auf wesentliche Charakteristika hinweisen.
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Almost all organizations recommend masks for the general public. Unfortunately, earlier in the pandemic, many did exactly the opposite – due to limited data but also due to concerns about diminished mask supply for healthcare workers and out of fear that masked individuals might be tempted to igno...re rules of social distancing. In addition, conflicting national guidelines have led to variable public compliance. A few physicians, in line with some COVidiots, still argue against face masks
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Ihre groesste Stärke entfalten Masken in Kombination mit weiteren Massnahmen. Ein gutes Bild dafür ist das Prinzip von Schweizer-Käse-Scheiben, das der australische Virologe Ian Mackay für das Coronavirus ersonnen hat. Die Löcher symbolisieren die Schlupflöcher für die Viren in den Schutzmass...nahmen – denn jede Massnahme für sich allein genommen wirkt nicht perfekt. Aber: Stehen die verschiedenen Käsescheiben hintereinander, so sitzen die Löcher jeweils an anderen Stellen. Dann passieren die heranflitzenden Viren vielleicht die erste und zweite Barriere, aber irgendwo weiter hinten in der Serie der Käsescheiben prallen sie dann doch auf Widerstand. Die Virologin Melanie Brinkmann hat dieses Käsescheiben-Modell sehr verständlich in diesem Video für Schüler erklärt
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Version 02, veröffentlicht am 23.12.2020
In der Videoreihe "Corona Wissen kompakt" werden verschiedene Fragestellungen zum Coronavirus behandelt. In dieser Folge geht es um die Möglichkeiten, sich und seine Mitmenschen zu schützen. 10 Videos zu AHA Regeln, Masken, Ansteckung, Symptome,Quarantäne, Testen, etc.
This study looked at structural risk factors to COVID-19 that existed before the outbreak and may have direct and indirect effects on COVID-19 risk across all the 47 counties in Kenya. These factors are COVID-19 exposure and vulnerability and lack of adaptive capacity to COVID-19.
The brief highlights some findings as part of a project on Innovation for Cancer Care in Africa (ICCA)1. The study provides insights on the experiences of 62 Tanzanian cancer patients, the journey from their first symptoms to the point of diagnosis and treatment. The project brings together research...ers from Tanzania, Kenya, India and the United Kingdom to address the opportunities and challenges of linking industry and health systems to widen access to cancer care in Tanzania and Kenya.
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his profile is part of a series of Climate Risk Country Profiles developed by the World Bank Group (WBG). The country profile
synthesizes most relevant data and information on climate change, disaster risk reduction, and adaptation actions and policies
at the country level. The country profile ser...ies are designed as a quick reference source for development practitioners to better
integrate climate resilience in development planning and policy making.
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In 2015, the United Nations set important targets to reduce premature
cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths by 33% by 2030. Africa disproportionately
bears the brunt of CVD burden and has one of the highest risks of dying
from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. There is currently
an epide...miological transition on the continent, where NCDs is projected
to outpace communicable diseases within the current decade. Unchecked
increases in CVD risk factors have contributed to the growing burden of three
major CVDs—hypertension, cardiomyopathies, and atherosclerotic diseasesleading to devastating rates of stroke and heart failure. The highest age
standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to hypertensive heart
disease (HHD) were recorded in Africa. The contributory causes of heart failure
are changing—whilst HHD and cardiomyopathies still dominate, ischemic
heart disease is rapidly becoming a significant contributor, whilst rheumatic
heart disease (RHD) has shown a gradual decline. In a continent where health
systems are traditionally geared toward addressing communicable diseases,
several gaps exist to adequately meet the growing demand imposed by CVDs.
Among these, high-quality research to inform interventions, underfunded
health systems with high out-of-pocket costs, limited accessibility and
affordability of essential medicines, CVD preventive services, and skill
shortages. Overall, the African continent progress toward a third reduction
in premature mortality come 2030 is lagging behind. More can be done in
the arena of effective policy implementation for risk factor reduction and
CVD prevention, increasing health financing and focusing on strengthening
primary health care services for prevention and treatment of CVDs, whilst
ensuring availability and affordability of quality medicines. Further, investing
in systematic country data collection and research outputs will improve the accuracy of the burden of disease data and inform policy adoption on
interventions. This review summarizes the current CVD burden, important
gaps in cardiovascular medicine in Africa, and further highlights priority
areas where efforts could be intensified in the next decade with potential
to improve the current rate of progress toward achieving a 33% reduction
in CVD mortality.
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