O Protocolo de Vigilância Epidemiológica e Sanitária de Eventos Adversos Pós-Vacinação (EAPV), é o documento de referência nacional para a vigilância das vacinas COVID-19. Além disso, complementará, com os demais protocolos definidos pelo Ministério da Saúde, as ações empreendidas par...a o enfretamento da pandemia de Covid-19 no país.
O desenvolvimento e a operacionalização do Protocolo obrigam à definição clara de uma estrutura de liderança, coordenação e harmonização, bem como à identificação das entidades com responsabilidades no planejamento, na execução e na avaliação das atividades estabelecidas nas três esferas de gestão do Sistem Unico de Saude. Para tanto, este Protocolo preconiza o fortalecimento da integração dos atores do SUS, bem como de segmentos da sociedade brasileira, envolvidos direta ou indiretamente com a minimização de riscos e monitoramento de EAPV.
Este documento apresenta orientações gerais estruturantes e procedimentos para o funcionamento eficiente do sistema de farmacovigilância/vigilância de eventos adversos pós-vacinação (VEAPV) nas diferentes esferas de gestão do Sistema Unico de Saude, especificamente quanto as questões de segurança e queixas técnicas de vacinas.
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O objetivo deste documento é definir o papel dos serviços de APS/ESF no manejo e controle da infecção COVID-19, bem como disponibilizar os instrumentos de orientação clínica para os profissionais que atuam na porta de entrada do SUS a partir da transmissão comunitária de COVID-19 no Brasil.
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This brief summarizes current evidence and guidance for maintaining safe and effective care across the spectrum of maternal, newborn and infant care while protecting mother and child and health care providers during COVID-19. Furthermore, implications of the principle of “do no harm” are reviewe...d for maternal, newborn and infant care delivery during COVID-19, so that this information is conveniently and readily available to clinical and health system policy leaders and stakeholders in countries and communities. Additionally, considerations for safe oxygen delivery as well as key Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures at home and in healthcare facilities for pregnant women, newborns and children are described in detail in the brief.
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The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-19 response has disrupted services for non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, communicable diseases such as malaria, and much-needed services for mental health. Combined with... a loss of income, many older people are unable to get the medicines they need.
A Summary is available in Russian and Arabic
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2021 UNAIDS Global AIDS Update. UNAIDS report shows that people living with HIV face a double jeopardy, HIV and COVID-19, while key populations and children continue to be left behind in access to HIV services
This Checklist is to minimize healthcare provider exposure when operating on COVID+ or suspected patient.
sobre la base de las orientaciones actuales de la OMS, 31 de mayo de 2021. Memorando
This aide-mémoire presents information on use and procurement of masks for community outreach interventions, with a focus on those for malaria, neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vaccine-preve...ntable diseases. It details requirements for the different types of professionals involved (e.g. health workers, social mobilizers, data collectors, logisticians, insecticide spraying personnel, etc.), based on their level of risk of potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
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One of the body’s reactions to fear and anxiety is muscle tension. This can result in feeling “tense”, or can lead to muscle aches and pains, as well as leaving some people feeling exhauste.
Medicina 2019, 55, 553; doi:10.3390/medicina55090553
Results: Twenty-one studies were analyzed, most of them demonstrating an association between the existence of burnout and the worsening of patient safety. High levels of burnout is more common among physicians and nurses, and it is associated wit...h external factors such as: high workload, long journeys, and ineffective interpersonal relationships. Good patient safety practices are influenced by organized workflows that generate autonomy for health professionals. Through meta-analysis, we found a relationship between the development of burnout and patient safety actions with a probability of superiority of 66.4%. Conclusion: There is a relationship between high levels of burnout and worsening patient safety.
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This new plan has been developed to build on successes made and lessons learnt from implementation of the two initial plans and to provide a short to medium term strategic anchor against which preparedness and response plans to the corona virus disease COVID-19 epidemic in the country should focus o...n for the period June 2021 to June 2022.
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Death investigation form tuberculosis: Hospital Unit, Urgency and Emergency Unit
Death investigation sheet concerning tuberculosis: Other Health Units and with family members
Summary sheet Conclusion of death investigation concerning tuberculosis
The latest on the COVID-19 global situation & long term sequelae, March 2021