The Big Idea of the Week delves deeper into a specific COVID-related topic. Each week, Big Idea tackles a specific area of COVID-19 and provides important information, guidelines, and messages for the public.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is the illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan city, China. It can cause a cough and/or a fever/high temperature.
These are Arabic versions of the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance.
If you are living with diabetes, what is the risk that COVID-19 poses to you and how can you stay safe and healthy during the pandemic?
WHO’s Dr. Gojka Roglic explains in Science in 5.
Where Women Have No Doctor > Chapter 24: Cancer and Growths > Problems of the Breasts
The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus (the hollow, pear-shaped organ where a foetus can grow). The cervix leads from the uterus to the vagina (birth canal) below.
Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer among South African women, but the cancer women die of most in our country. ...Women in South Africa have a 1 in 42 lifetime risk of cervical cancer (NCR 2019).
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Rotafolio para el Agente Comunitario
y las Familias durante las visitas domiciliarias
The document titled "Fason pou Gen Laviktwa sou Kolera" (How to Achieve Victory over Cholera) provides comprehensive guidelines on the clinical presentation and management of cholera, particularly in the context of the 2010 Haiti outbreak. It emphasizes rapid rehydration as a lifesaving measure, det...ailing protocols for both oral rehydration solutions (ORS) and intravenous (IV) fluids. The document outlines appropriate antibiotic treatments based on patient categories, underscores the importance of proper sanitation, and offers strategies for effective outbreak control. Additionally, it provides guidance on recognizing severe dehydration and the necessity of immediate medical intervention to reduce mortality associated with cholera.
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Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
Curricula and Educational Materials to
Help Young People Achieve Better Sexual
and Reproductive Health
This film is a Somali language version of the English film \\\'Is your child sick? Identifying signs of sickness and diarrhoea.\\\' This piece is part of a longer film which also covers pneumonia and malaria.
For full publication visit: http://hesperian.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/sw_hmx/sw_denguefeverrflyer_HelenMtui_2014.pdf
Accessed October 2014