Surveys are needed to guide trachoma control efforts in Mozambique, with WHO guidelines for intervention based on the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF) in children aged 1–9 years and the prevalence 
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                                        of trichiasis in adults aged 15 years and above. We conducted surveys to complete the map of trachoma prevalence in Mozambique, concluding that it still represents a significant public health problem in many areas of Mozambique.
                                    
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                                Lancet Oncol  2018 Published Online September 12, 2018  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30447-9
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                These guidelines will assist the ICMR institutions/ centers/ Hqrs. by providing information on the policies, principles and approaches which should be followed in carrying out procurement of goods and services at their respective institute/ center/ 
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                                CFCA PRACTICE RESOURCE – JUNE 2016 ~ CHILD FAMILY COMMUNITY AUSTRALIA┃INFORMATION EXCHANGE ~ This practice paper provides an overview of what we know from research about cognitive development in children who have experienced trauma,  and provide
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effective practice responses to those children’s trauma.
                                    
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                                The principle of “the best interest of the child” should guide decisions by politicians whenever
children are affected. This is one of the bas
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                                        ic ideas in the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child. Decision makers should assess the consequences for children before taking
action. Today, this principle is not fully respected in European countries in relation to migrant
children. 
                                    
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                                An output of a series of workshops on psychosocial support held in 2004-2005 by the Bernard van Leer Foundation and the Coalition on Children Affected by AIDS. Authors Linda Richter, Geoff Foster an
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                                        d Lorraine Sherr discuss the issues surrounding psychosocial care and support for children made vulnerable by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and make recommendations for future priorities and programming directions. Includes the ""Call To Action"" for Toronto 2006.
                                    
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                                Good mental health is integral to human health and well being. A person’s mental health and many common mental disorders are shaped by various social, economic, and physical environments operating at different stages of life. Risk factors for many
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                                         common mental disorders are heavily associated with social inequalities, whereby the greater the inequality the higher the inequality in risk.
                                    
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Scoping question: Within the context of mental health and developmental assessment of children and youth, what are the effective strategies for detecting maltreatment?
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                Joint Stakeholder Submission
Accessed: 29.09.2019
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                Prepared by NGOs: “Legalife-Ukraine”, “Insight”, “Positive Women”, and “Svitanok”
For the submission to the 66th CEDAW Session Geneva, Switzerland
13 February 2017 - 03 March 2017
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                Int J Health Policy Manag 2017, 6(10), 587–600
Low-income countries face many contextual challenges to manage healthcare technologies effectively, as the majority are imported and resources are constrained to a greater extent. Previous healthcare technology management (HTM) policies in Benin ha
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                                        ve failed to produce better quality of care for the population and cost-effectiveness for the government. This study aims to identify and assess the main problems facing HTM in Benin’s public health sector, as well as the ability of key actors within the sector to address these problems.
                                    
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                                A all for global Action. The Oral Health Atlas. Second edition
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                This document provides guidance on the application of non-pharmaceutical countermeasures to minimise the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the population. Some 
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                                        of the measures proposed refer specifically to certain phases of the epidemic (containment or mitigation phases), and can be adapted depending on the assessed severity/impact of the infection. Other measures are valid for all phases of an epidemic.
The guidance is based on the current knowledge of the 2019-nCoV and evidence available on other viral respiratory pathogens, mainly the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and seasonal or pandemic influenza viruses.
                                    
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                                Overuse  and  misuse  of  antibiotics  in  animals  and humans is contributing to the rising threat of antibiotic resistance. Some types of bacteri
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                                        a that  cause  serious  infections  in  humans  have  already  developed  resistance  to  most  or  all  of  the available treatments, and there are very few promising options in the research pipeline
                                    
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                                This situation analysis has gathered information about the current state of AMR, contributing factors and antimicrobial use in Zimbabwe from the human, animal, agricultural and environmental sectors. Data has been gathered from different sectors suc
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                                        h as the general public, academia, the Ministry of Health and Child Care, the Ministry of Agriculture Mechanization and Irrigation Development and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate. It shows that AMR is a real concern in Zimbabwe and a threat to the health outcomes of humans, to the economic productivity of the livestock industry and a risk to the environment.
                                    
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                                23 December 2020 This document summarizes WHO recommendations for the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care settings and temporary strategies during acute supply shortages. This document also contains 2 Annex sections de
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                                        scribing updated PPE use recommendations for health workers based on the transmission scenario, setting, and activity in the context of COVID-19 (Annex 1), and updated considerations for the decontamination or reprocessing of PPE (Annex 2). This guidance is intended for public health authorities, organizations, and focal persons involved in decisions regarding PPE distribution, management, and use by health workers.
Available in Arabic, French, English, Spanish and Russian
                                    
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