The era of effective antibiotics is coming to a close. In just a few generations, many “miracle medicines”have been beaten into ineffectiveness by the bacteria they were intended to eradicate. Bacteria quickly adapt to the presence of antibacterial agents in order ...to survive. The misuse of antibiotics,which is an international problem, only exacerbates the steady evolution of resistance. In August 2010, the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases posed the question "Is this the end of antibiotics?" documentingthe rapid spread of multidrug-resistant bacteriaand predicting that 10 years remain in the useful life of many agents.
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Mainstreaming Gender in Water and Sanitation
UNAIDS/10.03E / JC1767E (English original, March 2010) ISBN 978 92 9 173849 6
Usage Guidelines
Junior and Senior Secondary
Legislative and Policy analysis and recommendations for reform
Supplement October 2010
HIV/AIDS, security and conflict: making the connections
A statement by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
1996
ESCAP Project on improving disability measurement and statistics in the Asia Pacfic Region
A scale to measure (social) participation for use in rehabilitation, stigma reduction and social integration programmes
My Dad Take's Part in the Family
The Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers contains detailed practical advice on the participation of affected people in humanitarian action. It has three sections:
Developing a participatory approach (main issues, key factors, building mutual respect, communication methods and... advice on reviewing your approach);
Implementing your participatory approach at every stage of the project cycle (initial assessment, project design, implementation, monitoring and final evaluation);
A list of tools and additional resources (books, internet sites, etc.)
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The nature of humanitarian work has also drastically changed over the last
decade. Humanitarian workers have paid dearly in the face of violence and
terrorism. Burn out and after-effects of traumatic experiences constitute a
major risk for humanitarian workers. After ten years of experience with ...delegate
stress, the Psychological Support Programme (PSP) team emphasizes
the importance of efficient stress management.
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