For Families and Caregivers in Sierra Leone
Information for families affected
For Families and Caregivers in Sierra Leone
Primary care visits may be a time that refugee families express concerns about their child’s functioning at home or school and/or providers may identify concerns about emotional or behavioral health. Most refugee children have experienced trauma which may affect their emotional, behavioral, and ph...ysical development. However, many refugee children are resilient
and may not exhibit symptoms related to trauma.
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Document also available in English, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Korean and Vietnamese. For other language versions go to http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/fact-sheets/fever
Document also available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Korean and Vietnamese. For other language versions go to http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/fact-sheets/fever
Document also available in Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese. For other language versions go to http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/fact-sheets/teeth-caring-for-your-childs-teeth
128,941 Total Individuals in Evacuation Centres
26,425 Total Families in Evacuation Centres
143 Evacuation Centres
36,747 Fully Damaged Houses
19,733 Partially Damaged Houses
A poster to raise awareness about Rwanda's Friends of the Family child protection system, outlining its role in empowering children and families.
Accepting and Supporting Ebola Survivors, Orphans And Families Of Ebola Patients In The Community A Toolkit For Social Mobilizers And Communicators
These guidelines provide health workers with information needed to educate families of children with polio to help them to understand the disease, prevent deformities and assist the children's growth and development in the best way possible
This infographic from APIC helps patients and families better understand their role in preventing infections and includes a list of questions to ask their healthcare provider about antibiotics.
Coronavirus es una gran familia de virus conocidos por causar enfermedades que van desde un resfriado común hasta manifestaciones clínicas más severas como las observadas en el Síndrome respiratorio por el coronavirus de Oriente Medio (MERS) y el Síndrome espiratorio agudo grave (SARS).
Un nue...vo coronavirus (2019-n-CoV) se identificó en 2019 en Wuhan, China. Este es un nuevo coronavirus que no se ha identificado previamente en humanos.
Este curso ofrece una introducción general al 2019-nCoV y a los virus respiratorios emergentes .Está dirigido a profesionales de la salud pública, gerentes de incidentes, personal que trabaja para las Naciones Unidas, organizaciones internacionales y ONGs.
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For families, friends, colleagues of those in quarantine or self-isolation
War and natural disaster result in millions of families and children witnessing or being victims
of unthinkable atrocities. Save the Children is working to minimize the harm children
experience during and after an emergency. It is working to ensure children are protected
from participating in arm...ed forces or groups, stay together with their families and are not
subject to exploitation and sexual abuse.
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Many clinicians and pregnant women with their families are facing similar questions about the care and wellbeing of women and their babies with confirmed or suspected Covid-19.
Cochrane believe it is important to identify, collate and summarise national clinical practice guideline recommendations ...that address important questions. This would help busy clinicians, and pregnant women, to see quickly what other countries are recommending for key clinical questions and help inform their decisions.
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The report examines how people with mental health conditions are often shackled by families in their own homes or in overcrowded and unsanitary institutions, against their will, due to widespread stigma and a lack of mental health services.
Many are forced to eat, sleep, urinate, and defecate in t...he same tiny area. In state-run or private institutions, as well as traditional or religious healing centers, they are often forced to fast, take medications or herbal concoctions, and face physical and sexual violence. The report includes field research and testimonies from Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Palestine, the self-declared independent state of Somaliland, South Sudan, and Yemen.
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Exhortacion Apostolic Postsinodal Amoris Laetitia sobre el amor en la familia SOBRE (2016)
Im Rahmen des Modellprojekts „Gemeinsam für mehr Teilhabe geflüchteter Kinder und Familien am Kinder- und Jugendhilfesystem. Zugänge schaffen und Kooperation fördern!“ von Save the Children und Plan International wurde das Bilder- und Vorlesebuch „Schön, dass du da bist! Ein Kennenlernbuc...h über die Kinder- und Jugendhilfe für geflüchtete Kinder und Eltern“ veröffentlicht.
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The advice on this page provides information for individuals and families on ways to prevent illness and stay healthy, based on WHO recommendations.