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Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.171082
Objective: To describe the temporal and geographical
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization Volume 91, Number 4, April 2013, 237-312
In response to the recent publication “Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes” by Dadzie et al., it i
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The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on
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The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on
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Mosquito-borne diseases are expanding their range, and re-emerging in areas where they had subsided for decades. The extent to which climate change influences the transmission suitability and popula
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Conference Report Sao Paulo, Brazil 22-24 October 2015
In its report from 2014, the Working Group outlines the various factors influencing vaccine acceptance or refusal, and what can be done to create social norms around vaccine acceptance and to encour
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May 9, 2022.Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of clinical trials have bee
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Meeting of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Strategic and Technical Advisory
Group’s Monitoring and Evaluation Subgroup on Disease-specific Indicators
Evidence-based guidelines are one of the most useful tools for improving public health and clinical practice. Their purpose is to formulate interventions based on strong evidence
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Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease that can cause permanent disability through disruption of the lymphatic system. This disease is caused by parasitic filarial worms that are trans
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The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization held a meeting on 3-6 October 2022. This report summarizes the discussions, conclusi
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La violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas es generalizada en la Región de las Américas, y tiene enormes consecuencias para su salud y bienestar, así como el de sus familias y sus comunidades.
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Smallpox eradication was certified in 1980. Mpox has been endemic in Central and West African countries since it was first detected in 1958 . It is a zoonosis; cases are often found close to tropical rainforests where various animals carry the ortho
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Results of rapid assessment
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while
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· Relevant interventions
· HIV country profiles
· Adolescents country profiles
Improving the quality of hospital antibiotic use is a major goal of WHO’s global action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance.
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Regional Tuberculosis Program, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Original Research
Rev Panam Salud Publica 43, 2019 | www.paho.org/journal | https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2019.31
8 July 2020
Concentrations of the major greenhouse gases, CO2 , CH4 , and N2 O, continued to increase despite the temporary reduction in emissions in 2020 rela
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A printable copy of the article published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) can be found on the CDC Homepage. Follow
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he pandemic has produced an unprecedented economic and social crisis, and it could generate a food, humanitarian, and political crisis if urgent measures are not taken. The policy options for addressing th
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The WHO global health sector strategy on sexually
transmitted infections, 2016–2021 (1) includes country
milestones for achievement by 2020 and global
targets for achievement by 2030. In addition, countries
were called to identify national
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Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and transmitted to humans by infected triatomine bugs, and less commonly by transfusion, organ transplant, from mother to infant, and in rare instances,
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This 2011 update of Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis is intended as a tool for use by public health profes
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The recommendations cover the level of blood pressure to start medication, what type of medicine
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A series of data syntheses from the RCCE Collective Service. It focuses on public perceptions of the
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The International Forum of Indigenous Women (IIWF) has prepared this report in order to have a
document for analysis and systematization of
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The mounting burden of type 2 diabetes is a major concern in healthcare systems worldwide. The purpose
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BMC Medicine201614:112 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-016-0660-0
Updates for the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) - Guideline.
As part of its response to
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The second edition of the WHPCA Global Atlas of Palliative Care was launched during World Hospic
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A collaborative project of World Health Organization and
Lifting The Burden
This document focuses on making recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease, an infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, the pr
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WHO Recommendations 2018 Update
The primary audience for these recommendations includes health professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health care guidelines and protocols (particularly those related to PPH prevention an
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This report considers how to integrate health into urban planning, investments, and policy decisions, so as to support the implementation and achievement of
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Sepsis contributes significantly to preventable mortality and is the final common pathway to death for severe infectious diseases; it can also arise as a complication of injuries and non-communicabl
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Latin America and the Caribbean is characterized by a matrix of social inequality whose axes —such as
socioeconomic stratum, gender, stage in the
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Community health nurses have the potential to make significant contributions to meet the health care needs of various population groups in a variet
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This study aimed to analyze the geographical distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to identify high-risk areas in space and time for the
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Countries reported disruptions in all health-care settings. In more than half of countries surveyed, many people are still unable to access care at the primary care and community care levels. Signi
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Round 3: Key informant findings from 129 countries, territories and areas - Quarter 4 2021
Countries reported disruptions in all health-care settings. In more than half of countries surveyed, many people are still unable to access care at
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The larval stage of the parasite Taenia solium can encyst in the central nervous system causing
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This Strategy and Plan of Action on Health Promotion within the Context of the Sustainable Devel
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The sixteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTD) was held as a hybrid meeting, 27–2
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This publication aims to provide updated guidance on the specific use of yellow fever laboratory assays in the context
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World's largest Science, Technology & Medicine Open Access book publisher
Chapter 7 from the book People's Movements in the 21st Century - Risks, Challenges and Benefits
While the ratification of the Convention and its Optional Protocol has proceeded rapidly, knowledge on how to implement and monitor them has not ke
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Updated with information on Ebola virus disease and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
A wide variety of health events ranging in severity may occur related to air transport, requiring different responses or, perhaps, no response at all.
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The overview of findings from five Latin American countries
J Bras Pneumol. 2022;48(2):e20220082
The spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to progress, causing damage in several countries
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Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders globally. The WHO epilepsy technical brief aims to strengthe
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In 2014, the World Heart Federation (WHF) launched
an initiative to develop a series of Roadmaps [1e6]. Their
aim is to identify potential roadblocks on
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The road map 2030 was developed by WHO through an extensive global consultation, with indicators set for measuring progress against targets and milestones. This compendium of indicators provides a c
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In the last five years, i.e. how old turned the Campaign “Indifesa” (Defenceless) in 2016, that was launched by Terre des Hommes in 2012, the w
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Injection practices worldwide and especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) include multiple, avoidable unsafe practices that ultimately lead to the large-scale transmission of bloodbor
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More than three months since the start of the war in Ukraine, people globally are facing a cost-of
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This report reviews the current situation in relation to national capacity to address NCDs and the progress made at country level over the past dec
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The report is geared towards mayors, local government officials and city policy planners.It highlights key areas where city leaders can tackle the drivers
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Novel coronavirus will disproportionately impact world’s 70 million displaced people
Report recommends stopping asylum seeker deportations, prioritising hygiene and refugee camp decongestion, better communication
Displaced people must be included in prevention, mitigation efforts - for s
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Updated 2022. This guide addresses the care pathway from presentation of the patient to a health facility to patient discharge. It considers differ
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This document is based on currently available scientific evidence on treatment for drug use disorders and sets out a framework for the implementation of t
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to large increases in healthcare waste, straining under resourced healthcare facilities and exacerbating environmental impacts from solid waste. This report quantifies the
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The climate crisis has many consequences – among them widespread health impacts that will lead to immense societal, ecological, and economic harm.
Over the past two decades multiple large-scale r
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Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021;45:e74.
Some characteristics of patients and healthcare providers influence treatment success in MDR-TB cases. Physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge about MDR-TB must be improved, and follow-up
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Access to health workers who are fit for purpose, motivated and protected is a fundamental force of health service delivery and the achievement of
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This report on global leishmaniasis surveillance follows those published in 2016–2023.2–6 Six indicators of leishmaniasis are publicly available from the Global Health Observatory (GHO).7 In add
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At a time when the world is reeling from the deepest global disruption and health crisis of a lifetime, this year’s Living Planet
report provid
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Progress towards targets of the Global action plan on dementia
The results of a WHO survey conducted to assess the impact of
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Children in refugee situations face many potential dangers, such as violence, abuse, exploitation, discrimination, separation from their families, trafficking and military recruitment. The impact of
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The purpose of this guide is to offer recommendations for improving the implementation of non‑
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The primary audience of this report with the compendium of resources are youth engagement practi
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From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2021, extreme weather events have affected at least 139.2 million people and killed at least 1
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The Lancet, Planetary Health Volume 5, ISSUE 11, e766-e774, November 01, 2021
Increasing human demand for water and changes in water availability due to climate change threatens water security worldwide. Additionally, exploitation
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Due to the particular Amazonian situation of vectorial transmission based mostly on the wild cycle of
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This checklist is for any organization or person supporting the routine use of evidence in
the process
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