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Cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the twenty-first century: Gaps and priorities going forward

Minja, N.W.; Nakagaayi, D.; Aliku, T. et al. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2022) CC

In 2015, the United Nations set important targets to reduce premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths by 33% by 2030. Africa disproportionately bears the brunt of CVD burden and has one of the highest risks of dying from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. There is currently an epide...miological transition on the continent, where NCDs is projected to outpace communicable diseases within the current decade. Unchecked increases in CVD risk factors have contributed to the growing burden of three major CVDs—hypertension, cardiomyopathies, and atherosclerotic diseasesleading to devastating rates of stroke and heart failure. The highest age standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to hypertensive heart disease (HHD) were recorded in Africa. The contributory causes of heart failure are changing—whilst HHD and cardiomyopathies still dominate, ischemic heart disease is rapidly becoming a significant contributor, whilst rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has shown a gradual decline. In a continent where health systems are traditionally geared toward addressing communicable diseases, several gaps exist to adequately meet the growing demand imposed by CVDs. Among these, high-quality research to inform interventions, underfunded health systems with high out-of-pocket costs, limited accessibility and affordability of essential medicines, CVD preventive services, and skill shortages. Overall, the African continent progress toward a third reduction in premature mortality come 2030 is lagging behind. More can be done in the arena of effective policy implementation for risk factor reduction and CVD prevention, increasing health financing and focusing on strengthening primary health care services for prevention and treatment of CVDs, whilst ensuring availability and affordability of quality medicines. Further, investing in systematic country data collection and research outputs will improve the accuracy of the burden of disease data and inform policy adoption on interventions. This review summarizes the current CVD burden, important gaps in cardiovascular medicine in Africa, and further highlights priority areas where efforts could be intensified in the next decade with potential to improve the current rate of progress toward achieving a 33% reduction in CVD mortality. more

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Street-based adolescents at high risk of HIV in Ukraine

J. R. Busza; O. M. Balakireva; A. Teltschik; et al. J Epidemiol Community Health; Research Gate (2011) C2

J Epidemiol Community Health 2011;65:1166e1170. doi:10.1136/jech.2009.097469

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Lineamientos para el Manejo Clínico y Operativo de la Tuberculosis Drogorresistente

J. A. Caminero, A. Van Deun, P. I. Fujiwara, et. al Unión Internacional Contra la Tuberculosis y Enfermedades Respiratorias (2013)

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Tsetse Control and Gambian Sleeping Sickness; Implications for Control Strategy

Tirados, I.; Esterhuizen, J.; Kovacic, V.; Mangwiro, TNC.; Vale, GA et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2015) CC

Sleeping sickness is controlled by case detection and treatment but this often only reaches less than 75% of the population. Vector control is capable of completely interrupting HAT transmission but is not used because of expense. We conducted a full scale field trial of a refined vector control tec... more

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Demencia - una prioridad de salud publica

Organización Mundial de la Salud y Alzheimer’s Disease International (2012) C_WHO

La demencia es una enfermedad gravemente incapacitante para aquellos que la padecen y suele ser devastadora para sus cuidadores y familiares. Se estima que en la actualidad 35.6 millones de personas viven con demencia a nivel mundial. Este número se habrá casi duplicado para el 2030 y más que tri... more

Guide pratique pour la gestion des fausses informations sur le vaccins

The Public Good Projects; UNICEF; First Draft, Yale Insitute for Global Health (2020) C_UNICEF

Orientations pour faire face à une infodémie mondiale et favoriser la demande de vaccination Décembre 2020 La désinformation menace le succès des programmes de vaccination dans le monde entier. Ce guide vise à aider les organisations à faire face à l'infodémie mondiale par l'élaboration ... more

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Guide d'intervention humanitaire mhGAP (GIH-mhGAP)

World Health Organization, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2015) C_WHO

Prise en charge clinique des troubles mentaux, neurologiques et liés à l'utilisation de substances psychoactives dans les situations d'urgence humanitaire

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Attitudes towards preventive tuberculosis treatment among hospital staff

V. Pathak, Z. Harrington, C. C. Dobler Peer J (2016) CC

Pathak et al. (2016), PeerJ, DOI 10.7717/peerj.1738; 1-14

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Tripanosomiasis americana o Enfermedad de Chagas: Desde el triángulo equilátero al escaleno

Leidi Herrera Tribuna del Investigador (2016) C1

Moving as One. Integrating the Health and Climate Agendas for Planetary Health in a Post-Pandemic World

IASS Potsdam (2020) C2

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, health is receiving unprecedented public and political attention. Yet the fact that climate change also presents us with a health crisis deserves further recognition. From more deaths due to heat stress to increased transmission of infectious diseases, ... more

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Feuille de route pour mettre fin à la tuberculose de l’enfant et de l’adolescent

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2019) C_WHO

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Les agents de santé et la perception de leur rôle: Cas des infirmiers du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique Charles De Gaulle (CHUP-CDG) au Burkina Faso

Institut de Formation et de Recherche Interdisciplinaires en sciences de la Santé et de l’Education (IFRISSE) (2017) C1

Notre étude porte sur les agents de santé et la perception de leur rôle, précisément le cas des infirmiers du centre hospitalier universitaire pédiatrique Charles De Gaulle. Au Burkina Faso, tout comme ailleurs dans le monde, les infirmiers dispensent près de 80% des services de santé. Cepen... more

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WHO Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit Pilot version 1.0
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World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Communities can play a critical role in suicide prevention. Facilitating community engagement in suicide prevention is an important task. The toolkit is a step-by-step guide for communities to engage in suicide prevention activities and have ownership of the process and keep efforts sustained. It is... more

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Garantir un travail décent au personnel infirmier et aux travailleurs domestiques, acteurs clés de l’économie du soin à autrui

Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT) (2022) CC

Conformément aux dispositions de l’article 19 de la Constitution de l’Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT), le Conseil d’administration, à sa 334e session (octobre-novembre 2018), a décidé que l’Étude d’ensemble qui devait être préparée par la Commission d’experts pour l�... more

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Planification familiale: manuel à l'intention des prestataires de services du monde entier

OMS, École de Santé Publique Johns Hopkins Bloomberg (2011) C_WHO

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India's Healthcare System - Overview and Quality Improvements

Growth Analysis Studentplan (2013) CC

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Religion, Women’s Health and Rights: Points of Contention and Paths of Opportunities

United Nations Population Fund (2016) C1

Return of the Rebel: Legacies of War and Reconstruction in West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic

Lind, J. and Ndebe, J. IDS (2015)

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State of the World’s Nursing Report - 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1

The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce. It also presents a compelling case for considerable – yet feasible – investment in nursing education, jobs, and leadership. The primary chapters... more

State of the 2020 World's Nursing - Investing in education, jobs and leadership

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce.

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WHO Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit Pilot version 1.0
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