Reprinted from Australian Family Physician Vol. 39, No. 10, october 2010
Externalising disorders
Chapter D.3
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Community Health Volunteers
Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapeutics, 2013, 1, 17-24
Developmental disorders
Chapter C.5
Women and children, especially pregnant girls and women, infants and young children and postpartum women, are populations that are extremely vulnerable in emergencies. Breastfeeding provides children with hydration, comfort, connection, high quality nutrition and protection against disease, shieldin...g them from the worst of emergency conditions. This ability has been described as empowering and healing by some breastfeeding women.
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In health emergencies as in periods of stability, restoring access to primary health-care services is a priority in so far as many health problems can be dealt with by means of preventive care and
conventional therapy. Depending on the context, the ICRC must often take action in this area, taking i...nto account the level of emergency, the involvement of other actors, the possible evolution of the situation and the organization's operational strategies.
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