There has been a significant reduction in the number of displaced people - with 73,296 people currently hosted in 70 accommodation centres; down from 142,327 people the week before.
A total of 4,979 cholera cases were recorded in Beira, Dondo, Buzi and Nhamatanda and the death toll has reached eigh...t.
With UNICEF support, 814,293 people were vaccinated against cholera representing 99 per cent of the target population.
UNICEF continues supporting FIPAG (the water supply institution),
Government and operators to run water supply systems in affected areas providing drinking water to 771,856 people
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(New 2015)
Scoping question: Within the context of mental health and developmental assessment of children and youth, what are the effective strategies for detecting maltreatment?
Evaluation of hand hygiene practices and related perception and knowledge at a health-care facility is one vital element of the strategy to improve hand hygiene. Continuous monitoring is very helpful in measuring the changes induced by implementation and to ensure that the interventions have been ef...fective in improving hand hygiene practices, perception and knowledge among health-care workers.
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WHO recommends interpersonal therapy (IPT) as a possible first line treatment for depression. With this new manual, the World Health Organization (WHO) gives guidance on the use of interpersonal therapy (IPT) using a 8 session group protocol. The manual - which is part of WHO’s mhGAP programme - d...escribes IPT in a simplified format for use by supervised facilitators who may not have received previous training in mental health.
Available in Swahili and Farsi
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BMC Family Practice (2017) 18:56 DOI 10.1186/s12875-017-0628
People with mental disorders in low-income countries are at risk of being left behind during efforts to expand universal health coverage. Aim is to propose context-relevant strategies for moving towards universal health coverage for people with mental disorders in Ethiopia.
Assessment and Guidance for Strengthening Integration of Mental Health into Primary Health Care and Community-Based Service Platforms in Ukraine
Suicides take a high toll. Over 800 000 people die by suicide every year and it is the second leading cause of
death in 15-29-year-olds. Most suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries where resources
and services, if they do exist, are often scarce and limited for early identification, tr...eatment and support of
people in need. These striking facts and the lack of implemented timely interventions make suicide a serious
global public health problem that needs to be tackled urgently.
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В этой главе представлена схема для проведения оценки младенцев, детей раннего возраста и их семей, и демонстрируется подход к пониманию и формулированию их затр...днений. Независимо от того, с какой проблемой приходится иметь дело, всесторонняя оценка всегда включает в себя рассмотрение социального и культурального контекста, а также факторов, способствующих уязвимости и устойчивости у детей, их родителей и ближайших родственников.
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В данной главе мы рассмотрим изменения, реализованные в DSM5, касающиеся не всех психических расстройств. Ниже мы остановимся на модификациях, представляющих инт...ерес для детских и подростковых психиатров, и на тех, которые вызывают полемику
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Большая депрессия представляет собой эпизодическое, рекуррентное расстройство, для которого характерны: постоянное и глубокое чувство печали или несчастья, пот...еря интереса к обычной деятельности, раздражительность и сопутствующие симптомы, такие как негативное мышление, упадок сил, неспособность сосредоточиться, а также нарушения сна и аппетита. Проявления этого расстройства варьируют в зависимости от возраста, пола, образования и культуры.
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EU Compass for Action on Mental Health and Well-being
With eleven years left to achieve the ambitious goals of the 2030 Agenda, how close are OECD countries to reaching the SDGs? And how is our understanding constrained by targets and indicators that still cannot be measured? The OECD Measuring Distance to the SDG Targets Study aims to help member coun...tries assess where they stand now and to identify the areas where additional effort is required in order to achieve the goals. It also sets out the statistical agenda – showing how much we do not yet know, and how this might impact both the achievement of the SDGs, and decisions about what to prioritise across this vast agenda. The methodology underlying the Study also provides a way for OECD countries to understand their SDG achievements and challenges in a comparative context.
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