The longlist of knowledge gaps is based on existing research agendas published in 2015 or later and expert input from reviewers of the first draft of the longlist. It only includes knowledge gaps focussing on a better
understanding of the relationship between global environmental change and human h...ealth, and finding an answer to the question of how best to protect human health against these new threats.
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Second interim report to the SMAC program, DFID Freetown
This report provides further output from an anthropological study of 25 villages affected by Ebola Virus Disease in eastern and central Sierra Leone, undertaken as part of the DFID-funded social mobilization initiative for Ebola prevention in... Sierra Leone. Eight focus group transcripts for 3 villages in Kenema District are presented, covering local responses to health issues, and Ebola in particular. Supporting material from a matching questionnaire-based study of health behavior and perceived causes of Ebola is also provided. Of particular relevance are two summary tables aggregating the questions villagers asked survey teams about Ebola and quarantine-related issues in villages where the epidemic has in effect ceased to be active
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This publication is intended for professionals training or practicing in mental health and not for the general public. The opinions
expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Editor or IACAPAP. This publication seeks to
describe the best treatments and pra...ctices based on the scientific evidence available at the time of writing as evaluated by the authors and may change as a result of new research
Introduction - Chapter A.11
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Свод методических рекомендаций состоит из нескольких тематически связанных и удобных для пользователя модулей для решения широкого спектра задач и приоритетных ...проблем, возникающих при формировании политики и планировании услуг в области психического здоровья. Тематика каждого модуля представляет собой один из ключевых аспектов охраны психического здоровья.
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Bajo el tema La equidad, el corazón de la salud, este plan procura catalizar los esfuerzos en los Estados Miembros para reducir las inequidades en materia de salud entre los países y los territorios y dentro de ellos, a fin de mejorar los resultad...os en materia de salud. En el plan se señalan medidas específicas para abordar la desigualdad en la salud, incluidas las recomendadas de la Comisión sobre Equidad y Desigualdades en Salud en las Américas, y se sigue la orientación de la Comisión de Alto Nivel para la Salud Universal. El enfoque que se adopta en este plan para abordar los determinantes de la salud incluye cuatro temas transversales clave: la equidad, el género, la etnicidad y los derechos humanos
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Com o tema A equidade, o coração da saúde, este Plano busca catalisar esforços nos Estados Membros para reduzir as iniquidades em saúde dentro dos países e territórios e entre eles, a fim de melhorar os resultados em termos de saúde. O ... class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">Plano identifica ações específicas para enfrentar a desigualdade em saúde, como as recomendadas pela Comissão sobre Equidade e Desigualdades em Saúde nas Américas, com a orientação da Comissão de Alto Nível para a Saúde Universal. Quatro temas transversais são centrais para o enfoque deste Plano para abordar os determinantes da saúde: a equidade, o gênero, a etnia e os direitos humanos.
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The Platform has functionality for country-level users, such as uploading theNational Deployment and Vaccination Planon the Info tab by the WCO vaccine expert, followed by validation by a government official. The Platform has functionality for regio...nal users, such as Reviewingof National Deployment and Vaccination Plan(NDVP) on the Action Checklist tabor uploading a summary of the review of the NDVP on the Info tab and within the NDVP folder.
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat that requires urgent
collaborative action within and among countries. As a result of the worldwide reports of the increasing rates of AMR to hospital and community-acquired infections and in the agricultural sector, the Global Action ...tribute-to-highlight medbox">Plan on AMR was adopted in 2015. T
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Serie: Documentos Técnico Normativos
Las enfermedades no transmisibles (ENT) suelen ser condiciones de salud de larga duración, resultado de determinantes sociales, factores genéticos, fisiológicos, ambientales y conductuales. Debido a la adquisición de hábitos poco saludables y al importante cambio demográfico, que evidencia un ...incremento de la proporción de personas mayores, ha aumentado la prevalencia de ENT y el número de muertes que generan. Por esto, constituyen uno de los principales desafíos sanitarios
del siglo XXI, tanto en los países de mayores ingresos como en aquellos en vías de desarrollo, por su gran impacto a nivel individual, en los sistemas de salud y en la economía nacional.
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This Trachoma Action Planning – a planning guide – is published by the
International Coalition for Trachoma Control at the request of the
World Health Organization Alliance for the Global Elim...ination of Trachoma
by 2020.
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In 2011, ICTC developed a Trachoma Action Plan (TAP) planning guide to support national health officials in endemic countries. This resource was developed to complement the 2020 INSight roadmap by h...elping countries create specific national plans detailing how they will reach elimination targets in their own particular contexts.
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