Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks
This document aims to assist policy‑makers, health care providers and researchers to understand key concepts in health ethics and to identify basic ethical questions surrounding health and health care. It illustrates the challenges of applying ethical principles to global public health and outline...s practical strategies for dealing with those challenges.
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Suicide is largely preventable. Unlike for many other health issues, the tools to significantly reduce the most tragic loss of life by suicide are available. With collective action to acknowledge and address this serious problem, as well as commitment to effective interventions, supported by politic...al will and resources, preventing suicide globally is within reach. Importantly, it is a
national suicide prevention strategy that allows communities to come together, and begin to tackle suicide and the issues specific to their needs without stigmatization.
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The National Action Plan (NAP) has been developed based on the model recommended in the global Action Plan. Local data on on-going interventions were collected from technical informants in the various areas of work. These were analysed using the policy framework provided by the AMR policy document. ...Interventions were developed to address gaps in all five objectives of the global Action Plan. Further consultations were done to ensure that the recommended interventions were feasible, valid and relevant within the systemic contexts pertaining to the various affected sectors.
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The aim of the framework is to provide guidance to Member States and partners on region-specific priority actions towards the goals, targets and milestones of the GTS. The central pillar of the framework is the adoption of programme phasing and transitioning, aimed at facilitating a tailored approac...h to malaria control/elimination. This is in response to the increasing heterogeneity of malaria epidemiology among and within countries of the region.
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The ICOPE Implementation Framework provides a score card to help assess the overall capacity of health and social care services and systems to deliver integrated care in community settings and support the development of ICOPE implementation action plans. There are 19 actions needed to implement ICOP...E on the services level (meso) and systems level (macro). The scoring process provides an evidence-based means of highlighting areas for improvement as well as establishing concrete measures of future improvements
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Medical Journal of Zambia, Volume 36 Number 4 (2009)
The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation guide. This package supports Ministries of Health to strengthen CVD management in primary health care settings. The practical, step-by step modul...es are supported by an overarching technical document that provides a rationale and framework for this integrated approach to the management of NCDs.
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Constituting the fourth part of the World Drug Report 2022, this booklet focuses on the market dynamics of various stimulants – cocaine, amphetamines and “ecstasy” – and of NPS.
The first chapter contains an analysis of the global market for cocaine, starting with a review of cocaine supply..., including trends in the cultivation of coca bush and in the manufacture of and trafficking in cocaine at the global level and in the various regions. An analysis of different eradication strategies is included, as well as of the role of women in the cocaine supply chain. The chapter also presents the latest estimates of and trends in cocaine use, including a brief introduction to the various cocaine consumer products. Finally, it reviews the trends in the use of cocaine and the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in different regions
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L’accessibilité géographique et financière constante des médicaments essentiels de qualité,
sûrs et efficaces aux populations est un objectif majeur des politiques pharmaceutiques
nationales.
Pour atteindre cet objectif, le Ministère de la Santé du Burkina Faso a mis en place un systèm...e
public d’approvisionnement en médicaments essentiels qui repose sur la Centrale d'Achat des
médicaments essentiels et consommables médicaux (CAMEG) et ses agences commerciales
régionales et sur les dépôts répartiteurs de districts (DRD) avec un système de recouvrement
des coûts des produits pharmaceutiques.
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A resource for improving menstraul hygiene around the world.
Comprehensive guidance with examples of good practice, information for colleagues and pupils in class and tips on how to break the taboo
Ce rapport présente les résultats de la cinquième année de l’Enquête Démographique et de Santé Continue au Sénégal (EDS-Continue 2017), exécutée par l’Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) en collaboration avec le ministère de la Santé et l’Action sociale... (MSAS).
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat that requires urgent collaborative action within and among countries. AMR makes standard treatments ineffective and facilitates the spread of antimicrobial resistant infections rendering communities vulnerable. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Minist...ry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Blue Economy (MALF) recognized antimicrobial resistance as a priority following findings from status reports and studies from Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Stakeholders.
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Rapport final de Knowledge for Health (Connaissances pour la Santé).
Le présent rapport donne les principaux résultats issus de l’analyse de la situation menée par le Centre de Formation et de Recherche en Santé en Santé de la Reproduction (CEFOREP), en collaboration avec FHI, dans les ré...gions de Dakar (Niveau Central, District Nord, District de Pikine et District de Mbao), Kaolack (District de Kasnack) et Saint-Louis (District de Saint-Louis). Il passe en revue les questions concernant la gestion de l’information en santé, les besoins en information, les outils et technologies utilisés, le niveau d’accès aux infrastructures de communication en santé ainsi que le fonctionnement des réseaux professionnels existants. Le rapport relate aussi les questions concernant l’utilisation de la planification familiale, avant de déboucher sur des recommandations.
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