Annals of Global Health, 87(1), p.30. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2647
Health needs of displaced Syrians in refugee hosting countries have become increasingly complex in light of the protracted Syrian conflict. The primary aim of this study was to identify the primary health<.../span> needs of displaced Syrians in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Syria.
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1-13 December 2018 | Geneva, Switzerland UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Issue date: 23 November 2018
UNAIDS/PCB (43)/18.32
Climate change presents significant challenges to human health and biodiversity. Increased numbers of extreme climate events, such as heat waves, droughts or flooding, threaten human ...tribute-to-highlight medbox">health and well-being, both directly and indirectly, through impaired ecosystem functioning and reduced ecosystem services. In addition, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases is rising, causing ill health and accelerating costs to the health sector. Nature-based solutions, such as the provision and management of biodiversity, can facilitate human health and well-being, and mitigate the negative effects of climate change.
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are of increasing concern for society and national governments, as well as globally due to their high mortality rate. The main risk factors of NCDs can be classified... into the categories of self-management, genetic factors, environmental factors, factors of medical conditions, and socio-demographic factors.
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This new publication presents the continuing and emerging challenges to children’s environmental health.
Emerging evidence and experience to inform risk management in a warming world
Experiences from Indonesia, Kenya, Uganda and Ukraine
Glob Health Sci Pract February 1, 2014 vol. 2 no. 1 p. 103-116
The Handbook is a guide to the normative framework for humanitarian action and the operational approaches, coordination structures, and available t...ools and services that facilitate the mobilization of humanitarian assistance.
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Interim practical manual supporting implementation of the WHO guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes
The SPPCHS project worked with the Ministry of Home Affairs to design a peer education program for prisons to provide knowledge, skills, and tools to prevent ...ox">and respond to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in prisons. AIDSFree held two training of trainers (TOT) in Dodoma to train 55 prison officers from 26 prison facilities to train prison staff and inmates on the new peer education program.
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Globalization and Health201612:63; DOI: 10.1186/s12992-016-0195-3