of highly contagious viruses (of the Ebola or Marburg type) in the context of an epidemic outbreak in West Africa
DG Echo Funding Guidelines
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:42
http://www.idpjournal.com/content/3/1/42
. Interim Guidelines. This interim guideline lays out some basic principles of optimal nutritional care for adults and paediatric patients during treatment and convalescence in Ebola treatment units, community care centres or to other centres where Ebola patients are receiving care and support. It h...ighlights the key clinical problems in patients affected by Ebola virus disease (EVD) that may interfere with their nutritional status and overall clinical support in the context of the current Ebola crisis, and summarizes their nutritional needs. It does not provide specific advice on fluid management in cases of vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration or parenteral nutrition
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International Journal for Equity in Health 2014, 13:24
An international field study by African and German Theologicans and health workers
The report reveals weak national mental health services overburdened by the demands placed on them by the Syria crisis. Health facilities which previously provided integrated mental health services in Syria have themselves become casualties of war, with most either destroyed, damaged or not function...ing. The shortage of trained mental health care providers is viewed as critical, both in Syria and in the neighboring countries where refugees now reside. Strengthening and expanding these services is crucial for Syria’s longer term recovery because the need for treatment will last for years after the war ends.
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Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness.
Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Apr; 20(4): 448–454. Open Access
Disaster Recovery Toolkit