Prepare su lugar de trabajo para la COVID-19
En enero de 2020, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) declaró como emergencia de salud pública de importancia internacional el brote de enfermedad por un nuevo coronavirus en la provincia de Hubei (China). La OMS indicó que existe un alto ries...go de que la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) se propague a otros países del mundo.
La OMS y las autoridades de salud pública de todo el mundo están adoptando medidas para contener el brote de COVID-19. Sin embargo, no puede darse por sentado el éxito a largo plazo. Todos los sectores de la sociedad, incluidas las empresas y los empleadores, deben asumir sus responsabilidades si queremos detener la propagación de la enfermedad.
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As of 31 October 2020 This is the tenth edition of this summary of rapid systematic reviews, which includes the results of a rapid systematic review of currently available literature. More than 200 therapeutic options or their combinations are being investigated in more than 1,700 clinical trials. I...n this review, 46 therapeutic options are examined. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is continually monitoring ongoing research on any possible therapeutic options. As evidence emerges, then PAHO will immediately assess and update its position, and particularly as it applies to any special sub-group populations such as children, expectant mothers, those with immune conditions, etc.
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La presente cartilla proporciona información sobre la COVID-19 a los agentes comunitarios de salud, a fin de que fortalezcan sus labores en la promoción de prácticas saludables en la población indígena frente a la pandemia; sepan reconocer los síntomas para una detección precoz; y si detectar...an un posible efecto de la COVID-19, acudir al establecimiento de salud para su diagnóstico y tratamiento oportuno.
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COVID - 19 and PREGNANCY
Management guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Guideline for the handling and the disposal of the remains of people who died of COVID-19
Guide to bio-safety procedures for dental practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in intensive care units
Active Community Policy Strategy - Containment, mitigation and recovery plan on post-confinement in response to COVID-19
Technical guidelines for testing for COVID-19 in the clinical laboratories of the National Integrated Health System.
Technical Guidelines for Palliative Care Management
during the COVID-19 pandemic
Technical guidelines for pulmonary rehabilitation in post-COVID-19 patients
Background: Healthcare workers’ mental health was affected by SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Aim: To evaluate healthcare workers’ mental health and its associated factors during the pandemic in Chile. Material and Methods: An online self-reported questionnaire was designed including the Goldberg Healt...h Questionnaire, the Patient Health
Questionnaire, (PHQ-9), and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale among other questions. It was sent to 28,038 healthcare workers.
Results: The questionnaire was answered by 1,934 participants, with a median age of 38 years (74% women). Seventy five percent were professionals, and 48% worked at a hospital. Fifty nine percent of respondents had a risk of having a mental health disorder, and 73% had depressive symptoms. Significant associations were found with sex, workplace, and some of the relevant experiences during the pandemic. Fifty one
percent reported the need for mental health support, and 38% of them received it.
Conclusions: There is a high percentage of health workers with symptoms of psychological distress, depression, and suicidal ideas. The gender approach is essential to understand the important differences found. Many health workers who required mental health care did not seek or received it.
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Este informe presenta los resultados obtenidos de la evaluación de la efectividad de las vacunas contra la COVID-19 en Chile utilizando la red de vigilancia centinela de infecciones respiratorias agudas graves (IRAG). Los resultados que se presentan en este informe provienen de los datos proporcion...ados por esta red para el periodo de enero a diciembre de 2021.
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