Almost all populations are consuming too much sodium. The global mean intake of adults is 4310 mg/day sodium (equivalent to 10.78 g/day salt). This is more than double the World Health Organization recommendation for adults of less than 2000 mg/day sodium (equivalent to < 5 g/day salt).
- The primary health effect associated with diets high in sodium is raised blood pressure, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases,
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gastric cancer, obesity, osteoporosis, Meniere’s disease, and kidney disease.
- An estimated 1.89 million deaths each year are associated with consuming too much sodium
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The Practical Approach to Emergencies in the Pregnant Mother, Newborn infant and Child. Provder Manual
3rd edition!Large File 17 MB!
Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Strategic Actions:
1 Endorse and disseminate key policies and regulations
2 Improve maternal nutrition
3 Protect, promote, and support optimal infant and young child feeding practices
4 Support optimal infant and young child feeding in
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difficult circumstances
5 Ensure intra-sectoral integration (Health and Nutrition)
6 Improve intersectoral integration (food security and livelihood, WASH, protection, education and shelter)
7 Support capacity building and service strengthening
8 Initiate advocacy and social behavioural change communication
9 Sustain research, information, monitoring and evaluation
10 Mobilise resources and support
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Guidelines on obstructive sleep apnea in India.
• provide scientific information on the safety, efficacy, and quality control/ quality assurance of widely used medicinal plants, in order to facilitate their appropriate use in Member States;
• provide models to assist Member States in developing their own mono- graphs or formularies for these
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or other herbal medicines; and
• facilitate information exchange among Member States.
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WHO Package of Essential NCD Interventions (PEN)
Accessed March 18,2019
Background book on Management of the Child with a Serious Infection or Severe Malnutrition
Handbook of Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins
A guide for doctors providing health services for children. 2nd edition
In-and Out-Patient Treatment
Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 23, No. 11, November 2017
The update of the ESTC was conducted as a joint endeavour with ERS, consulting experts from international societies and organisations, national TB programmes, civil society and affected communities. The second edition of the ESTC includes 21 standards in the areas of diagnosis, treatment, HIV and co
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-morbidities and public health and prevention. The ESTC is a user-friendly guide for clinicians and public health workers to help them achieve optimal diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB
Available in 25 languages: https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/all-topics-ztuberculosisprevention-and-control/european-union-standards-tuberculosis-care
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