In case of resistance to rifampicin, fluoroquinolones become the preferred category of second-line drugs. Unfortunately, quinolone-resistant strains of Mycobacterium leprae have also been reported in several countries, probably due to the extensive use of quinolones for treating several types of inf...ections. Clofazimine resistance is still rare but this antimicrobial cannot be given alone
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The aim of this pamphlet is to inform parents and guardians of supports and services available for children and young people with a physical disability and their families.
The State of the World’s Children 2013
UNICEF’s support for data collection: the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
special education, culture, psychology, education, policy
A non-exhaustive reference list of organizations working with and for persons with disabilities world-wide.
A community-based approach.
These guidelines focus on manmade rather than natural disasters, but our experiences in India, El Salvador and Pakistan (earthquake interventions), and following the 2004 tsunami, cyclone Nargis in 2008 and the Haiti earthquake in 2010, showed that the principles describ...ed also work well in contexts of natural disasters.
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Contact No 175 - October December 2001