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Beat the heat: Child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

Beat the heat: child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia finds that half of these children died from heat-related illnesses in their first year of life. Most children died during the summer months. "Around half of children across Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million children –... are already exposed to frequent heatwaves in a region where temperatures are rising at the fastest rate globally. The increasingly high temperatures can have serious health complications for children, especially the youngest children, even in a short space of time. Without care, these complications can be life-threatening,” said Regina De Dominicis UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia. Heat exposure has acute effects on children, even before they are born, and can result in pre-term births, low birth weight, stillbirth, and congenital anomalies. Heat stress is a direct cause of infant mortality, can affect infant growth and cause a range of paediatric diseases. The report also notes that extreme heat caused the loss of more than 32,000 years of healthy life among children and teenagers in the region. As the temperatures continue to rise, UNICEF urges governments across Europe and Central Asia to: - Integrate strategies to reduce the impact of heatwaves including through National Determined Contributions (NDC), National Adaptation Plans (NAP), and disaster risk reduction and disaster management policies with children at the centre of these plans Invest in heat health action plans and primary health care to more adequately support heat-related illness among children - Invest in early warning systems, including heat alert systems - Adapt education facilities to reduce the temperatures in the areas children play in and equip teachers with skills to respond to heat stress - Adapt urban design and infrastructure including ensuring buildings, particularly those housing the most vulnerable communities are equipped to minimize heat exposure - Secure the provision of safe water, particularly in countries with deteriorating water quality and availability. UNICEF works with governments, partners and communities across the region to build resilience against heatwaves. This includes equipping teachers, community health workers and families with the skills and knowledge to respond to heat stress. more

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Nutritional care of children and adults with Ebola virus disease in treatment centres

World Health Organization; UNICEF; World Food Programme (2014)

. Interim Guidelines. This interim guideline lays out some basic principles of optimal nutritional care for adults and paediatric patients during treatment and convalescence in Ebola treatment units, community care centres or to other centres where Ebola patients are receiving care and support. It h... more

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Prise en charge nutritionnelle des enfants et des adultes atteints de maladie à virus Ebola dans les centres de traitement

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2015) C_WHO

Ces lignes directrices provisoires présentent quelques principes de base en matière de prise en charge nutritionnelle adaptée aux patients adultes et pédiatriques pendant leur traitement et leur convalescence dans les unités de traitement Ebola, dans les centres de soins communautaires et autre... more

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Manual de Recomendações para a Assistência à Gestante e Puérpera frente à Pandemia de Covid-19

Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Atenção Primária à Saúde Brasil (2020) C1

Nota INformatIva Nº 13/2020 - SE/GaB/SE/mS September 2020

Manual Instrutivo para a assistência à gestante e puérpera frente à pandemia da covid-19

Ministerio da Saude, Brasilia (2020) CC

Instructional Manual for the care of pregnant and postpartum women in the context of the covid-19 pandemic Este Manual de Recomendações para a Assistência à Gestante e Puérpera visa orientar o acesso e a horizontalidade da assistência durante a pandemia Covid-19, abordando as vias de transmis... more

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Guía de orientación para una maternidad deseada, segura y feliz. Plan nacional de protección de derechos sexuales y derechos reproductivos de las mujeres 2014-2019

UNFPA, et al. (2016) C1

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Livro de Bolso de Cuidados Hospitalares Para Crianças (Moçambique)

OMS, Ministério da Saúde, ADCGO (2005) C1

Este livro de bolso destina-se a ser usado por médicos, enfermeiras e outros trabalhadores de saúde experientes que sejam responsáveis pela prestação de cuidados de saúde a crianças nos países em desenvolvimento.

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Análisis de Situación de Salud República Argentina

Ministerio de Salud Argentina (2018) C2

La intención de este documento es describir el perfil y la tendencia de morbilidad y mortalidad en el país. Es decir quiénes, dónde y de qué se enferma o muere la población en Argentina, así como también mostrar las condiciones de vida en las que se vive y cuáles son los recursos con los ... more

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Manual clínico: atención integral de salud en situaciones de violencias por motivos de género. Herramientas para equipos de salud

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2022) C_WHO

Las violencias por motivos de género atraviesan a mujeres, LGBTI+, niñeces y adolescencias con gran impacto en múltiples dimensiones de la vida y el sistema de salud tiene un rol fundamental en su detección temprana, en la evaluación del riesgo, en la prevención y la atención integral.Por... more

Oral Cholera Vaccine Use in Complex Emergencies: What next?

World Health Organization (2005)

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Tuberculosis care and control in refugee and displaced populations: an inter-agency field manual

M.A. Connolly, M. Gayer and S. Ottmani World Health Organization (2007) C_WHO

The Haiti Health Sector Directory: U.S.-Based Implementers Working in Haiti

USAID, Synergie Project (2003) C1

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Cambio de paradigma - Plan Global 2016-2020 Hacia el Fin de la Tuberculosis 2016-2020

Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2015) C1

ACAPS Thematic report: Haiti: Earthquake department profiles (20 August 2021)

ACAPS (2021) CC

At least 2.2 million people were exposed to the earthquake, about 2,100 people have died, and more than 12,000 were injured as at 20 August. The death toll is expected to rise as the search for victims trapped under rubble continues. The Government has declared a month-long state of emergency for th... more

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Linges directrices unifiées sur l'utilisation des Antirétroviraux pour le traitement et la prévention de l'infection à VIH

Organisation mondiale de la Santé (2013) C_WHO

Recommandations pour une Approche de Santé publique. Juin 2013.

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Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative 2018 Implementation guidance

World Health Organization, UNICEF (2018) C_WHO

This updated implementation guidance is intended for all those who set policy for, or offer care to, pregnant women, families and infants: governments; national managers of maternal and child health programmes in general, and of breastfeeding- and BFHI-related programmes in particular; and health-f... more

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Global report on early warning indicators of HIV drug resistance

M. R. Jordan; N.Dean; D. Maradiaga World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Technical Report

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mhGAP Intervention Guide Mental Health Gap Action Programme Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings
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Tarun Dua, Nicolas Clark, Neerja Chowdhary et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

The key updates include: content update in various sections based on new evidence; design changes for enhanced usability; a streamlined and simplified clinical assessment that includes an algorithm for follow-up; inclusion of two new modules - Essential Care and Practice that includes general guid... more

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Decentralized Supervision of Community Health Programs: Using LQAS in Two Districts of Southern Nepal

Joseph J. Valadez and Babu Ram Devkota (2002) C1

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Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Chikungunya Fever

World Health Organization, Regional Office South-East Asia (2009)

mhGAP Intervention Guide Mental Health Gap Action Programme Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings recommended

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