Vitamin A deficiency is a risk factor for blindness and for mortality from measles and diarrhoea in children aged 6–59 months. We aimed to estimate trends in the prevalence of vitamin A defi ciency between 1991 and 2013 and its mortality burden in
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low-income and middle-income countries.
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India | The ‘Standard Operating Procedures for Care, Protection and Rehabilitation of Children in Street Situations’, is a unique endeavour to streamline the processes and interventions regarding Children in Street Situations, based on the preva
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iling legal and policy framework.
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J Mov Disord 2018; 11(2): 53-64.
Published online: May 30, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.17028
Miscellaneous
Chapter J.4
To understand the mental health treatment gap in the Region of the Americas by examining the prevalence of mental health disorders, use of mental h
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ealth services, and the global burden of disease.
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Dissertationsubmitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Brunel University
Provides clinical descriptions, diagnostic guidelines, and codes for all mental and behavioural disorders commonly encountered in clinical psychiatry. The book was developed from chapter V of the Tenth Revision
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of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10).
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Lancet Psychiatry 2016;3: 415–24
Regional situation analysis, practices, experiences, lessons learned and ways forward.
Alternative Thematic Report on implementation of the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of discrimination against Women on the issues related t
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o women living with HIV from the affected groups (women – former prisoners, women using injected drugs, women sex workers).
Accessed: 04.10.2019
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1st edition
This resource provides practical guidance for front line health workers responsible for the diagnosis, management and care of patients with these two diseases. Published in collaboration with the World Diabetes Foundation
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging health systems across the world. Rapidly increasing demand for care of people with COVID-19 is compounded by fear, misinformation and limitations on the movement of
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people and supplies that disrupt the delivery of frontline health care for all people...
This guidance addresses the specific role of community-based health care in the pandemic context and outlines the adaptations needed to keep people safe, maintain continuity of essential services and ensure an effective response to COVID-19. It is intended for decision-makers and managers at the national and subnational levels and complements a range of other guidance, including that on priority public health interventions, facility-based care, and risk communication and community engagement in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Physical distancing measures are important to reduce COVID-19 transmission. However, when stringently applied, they can result in negative health and socio-economic impacts. This report draws on a rapid review of available literature, case studies f
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rom across Africa and expert knowledge to make recommendations on adapting classic physical distancing measures to the contextual realities in Africa and on mitigating potential negative impacts.
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Tools and practical guidance for achieving high uptake
March 2021
This report presents the key findings of the NFHS-5 survey in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, followed by detailed tables and an appendix on sampling errors. The 2019-21 N
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ational Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), the fifth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health, and nutrition for India and each state and union territory.
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The recommendations in this guideline are intended to inform development of national and subnational health policies, clinical protocols and programmatic guides. The target audience includes national and subnational public health policy-makers, impl
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ementers and managers of maternal, newborn and child health programmes, health-care facility managers, supervisors/instructors for in-service training, health workers (including midwives, auxiliary nurse-midwives, nurses, paediatricians, neonatologists, general medical practitioners and community health workers), nongovernmental organizations, professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal, newborn and child health services, academic staff involved in research and in the pre-service education and training of health workers, and those involved in the education of parents.
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