The Story of Cholera is seen as a great tool to promote basic hygiene practices and has been narrated in Arabic to be shown in these Settlements. It is seen as both a prevention measure against potential cholera outbreak and/or other type of diarrhe...al diseases. Tested on site it has received a great welcome from the refugee community and is expected to have a major impact in the hygiene promotion response.
Download flashcards, video and mobile phone version at: http://globalhealthmedia.org/story-of-cholera/videos/registration/
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The Story of Cholera was produced in collaboration with award-winning animator Yoni Goodman.
This animation covers cholera transmission, prevention, signs, and care in a simple and accessible way. The film follows evidence-based guidelines, has bee...n field-tested, and reviewed for accuracy and content. Download flashcards and mobil phone versions from the website
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This guide supports the low-dose, high-frequency practice of scenerios needed to maintain competency in prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. The document is learner centered and is directly linked to service delivery standards. It is ...part of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth training package.
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This guide supports the low-dose, high-frequency practice of scenerios needed to maintain competency in prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. The document is learner centered and is directly linked to service delivery standards. It is ...part of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth training package.
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This guide supports the low-dose, high-frequency practice of scenerios needed to maintain competency in prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. The document is learner centered and is directly linked to service delivery standards. It is ...part of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth training package.
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This guide supports the low-dose, high-frequency practice of scenerios needed to maintain competency in prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. The document is learner centered and is directly linked to service delivery standards. It is ...part of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth training package.
more
This guide supports the low-dose, high-frequency practice of scenerios needed to maintain competency in prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. The document is learner centered and is directly linked to service delivery standards. It is ...part of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth training package.
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A new mobile learning courses developed by CapacityPlus lead partner IntraHealth International offer specialized guidance on care and prevention for health workers in Ebola-affected areas, delivered through SMS text messages or through interactive v...oice response on simple mobile phones. The reources will be available on the IntraHealth International website
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This learning paper describes Malaria Consortium’s experience with Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) in malaria prevention and treatment in Mozambique and Uganda. ICCM is an approach where community-based health workers are trained to i...dentify, treat, and refer complex cases malaria (and other diseases) in children
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A call for national and regional containment, recovery and prevention
The report provides a global knowledge base on suicide and suicide attempts as well as actionable steps for countries based on their current resources and context to move forward in suicide prevention.
Fact sheet on Zika virus containing recommendations for pregnant women and information for the treatment, prevention and control of the disease.
This factsheet is also available in Spanish, Portuguese and French!
Fact sheet on Zika virus containing recommendations for pregnant women and information for the treatment, prevention and control of the disease. This factsheet is also available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French!
The aim of this paper is to map and critically analyse evidence of good practice in prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian contexts which can support humanitarian practitioners and policy makers to improve the quality... of GBV programming in the field. The paper is structured as follows. Following a brief discussion of key concepts and definitions in relation to GBV, Chapter 2 presents an overview of the extent of GBV in emergencies, and some of the challenges in responding to the problem. Chapter 3 then analyses some of the literature on the evidence of GBV programming effects in humanitarian settings, and draws out key lessons with regard to good practice. Chapter 4 discusses some of the key issues emerging from this review, and Chapter 5 concludes the paper with a discussion of the implications of the findings for research, policy and programming on GBV.
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Medical Peace Work is an emerging field of expertise in health work, violence prevention, and peace-building. These interactive cases will introduce you to some of the key concepts, opportunities and dilemmas in the peace health field. These audio-v...isual teaching case are intended to be used as the basis for group work and class discussion in both, formal and non-formal educational settings for health professionals and their students
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This document provides Technical content on ZIKV, its manifestations, complications, modes of transmission, and prevention measures to be used in answering frequently asked questions and conveying messages in information and communication materials,... community talks, press conferences, etc.
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Testing and diagnosis of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infection is the gateway for access to both prevention and treatment services, and is a crucial component of an effective response to the hepatitis epidemic. Early identification of persons with... chronic HBV or HCV infection enables them to receive the necessary care and treatment to prevent or delay progression of liver disease. Testing also provides an opportunity to link people to interventions to reduce transmission, through counselling on risk behaviours and provision of prevention commodities (such as sterile needles and syringes) and hepatitis B vaccination.
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Be-Friended to the Volcano : a guidance or manual book for school children in Indonesia of health crisis prevention during the natural disaster
TB heroes
Hello, my name is Nurse X
My job is to promote integrated HIV and TB prevention, care, treatment and support. This ensures that we, and my team of health care service providers treat everyone who is living with HIV and TB to have all the... antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV care services are provided with TB diagnosis and treatment at one facility. Services that we provide include * Infection control education * TB screening and diagnosis * HIV testing * Treatment for those who require it * Adherence support
Accessed November 2017
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The Wits Justice Project
HIV Nursing Matters / page 30-33 / June 2015
Source: Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV in Arrested, Detained and Sentenced Persons, 2008.