Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
Technical Update
Areas of Africa endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, also have a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with adult prevalence rates between 1% and 5% (Maps). However, there is limited information on the prevalence of BU–HIV coinfection.... Preliminary
evidence suggests that HIV infection may increase the risk of BU disease (1–3). In the Médecins Sans Frontières project in Akonolinga, Cameroon, HIV prevalence was approximately 3–6 times higher among BU patients than the regional estimated HIV prevalence (2). Similarly in Benin and Ghana, BU
patients were 8 times and 3 times respectively more likely to have HIV infection than those without BU (1, 3). Further study is needed to clarify this association and enhance knowledge about the prevalence ofBU–HIV coinfection in endemic areas.
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Drugs, Diagnostics, Vaccines, Preventive Technologies, Research toward a cure, and immune-based and gene therapies in development
Challenges in achieving the MDG for maternal mortality. In-depth analysis of the EDHS 2000-2011
Caribbean Sub-regional Training Workshop. Introducing the new guidelines: Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas in the context of Dengue
STGs are designed to assist health care professionals in making decisions about appropriate, effective patient care. However, health managers often have trouble setting and meeting the high standards required of modern, developed health care systems. With stakeholders expressing concern over issues ...such as strength of evidence, transparency, conflicts of interest, and effective implementation, it is clear that many health care professionals need further guidance in developing and making use of STGs.
This manual guides health professionals through the process of establishing and implementing STGs, placing special emphasis on the low- and middle-income country (LMIC) context. By including tools, templates, and success stories as well as hyperlinks to useful resources, the manual helps health practitioners understand not only important concepts of treatment guidelines, but also how they can best be used in practice.
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A process for improving community awareness and preparedness for technological hazards and environmental emergencies
Ansaätze zur interkulturellen Öffnung. Die von der Bundesbeauftragten für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration herausgegebene Publikation „Das kultursensible Krankenhaus“ liegt nun in einer vollständig aktualisierten und überarbeiteten Fassung vor und kann kostenfrei heruntergeladen und ...bestellt werden. Die Publikation stellt Konzepte und Praxisbeispiele vor, die dazu beitragen können, den Ar-beitsalltag im Krankenhaus besser auf Patient*innen sowie Beschäftigte mit Einwande-rungsgeschichte einzustellen
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This document is part of the process for improving the quality of care in family planning. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (MEC), the first edition of which was published in 1996, prsents current World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on the safety of various contraceptive e-
m...ethods for use in the context of specific health conditions and characteristics. This is the fifth edtion of the MEC –the latest in the series of periodic updates
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Accessed 15th of October 2015
Die Verordnung (EU) Nr. 604/2013 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 26. Juni 2013 ist eine Verordnung der Europäischen Union, nach der der Mitgliedstaat bestimmt wird, der für die Durchführung eines Asylverfahrens zuständig ist. Die Verordnung tritt an die Stelle der Dublin-II-Verord...nung und wird auch Dublin-III-Verordnung genannt. Sie ist am 19. Juli 2013 in Kraft getreten und ist ihrem Art. 49 zufolge ab dem 1. Januar 2014 unmittelbar anzuwenden.
Andere Sprachversionen verfügbar siehe http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?qid=1445167987946&uri=CELEX:32013R0604
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This report explores the access to healthcare granted to irregular migrants in 10 EU Member States. It focuses on migrants who are present in an irregular situation, namely those who do not fulfil conditions for entry, stay or residence. Through interviews with a range of different sources including... public authorities at the national and local level, health professionals, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) providing helathcare and irregular migrants themselves, this report documents the legal, economic and practical obstacles that hinder migrants' access to healthcare.
For versions in French, Polish, German and Swedish check also http://fra.europa.eu/de/publication/2012/migranten-einer-irregulren-situation-zugang-zu-medizinischer-versorgung-zehn
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