In this course, you will learn about this virus and the sickness scientists call COVID-19. What is it, where did it come from, ...ute-to-highlight medbox">what might it mean for you?
This course was written to help people with low health and science literacy be more prepared for the COVID-19 epidemic. If you feel so inclined, please share. The course is Creative Commons license with attribution, so feel free to re-use as you see fit.
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This paper was developed to support AMR coordination committees and others tasked with addressing AMR at country level to do just that. Drawing on the published literature and the operational experi...ence and expertise of different LMICs, the paper points to six key strategies for success and offers a series of practical tips and suggestions on how to implement each one.
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Die folgenden Empfehlungen sind als Unterstützung und Anregung gedacht, die stets individüll angepasst und abgewandelt werden können. Sie basieren auf unserem Wissensstand vom23.03.2020-
Die folgenden Empfehlungen sind als Unterstützung und Anregung gedacht, die stets individuell angepasst undabgewandelt werden können. Sie basieren auf unserem Wissensstand vom 18.03.2020.
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim that holding your breath for more than 10 seconds is an effective test for the novel coronavirus, and that drinking water regularly can prevent the disease. The claims are false; the ...ibute-to-highlight medbox">World Health Organization and other experts said there was no evidence to support these claims.
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Fact: The new Corona Virus can be transmited in areas with hot and humid climates.
This interim guidance has been updated with advice on safe and appropriate home care for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and on the public health measures related to the management... of their contacts.
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Short, imaged-based course and poster that do not require high levels of literacy. These are designed to support locations with weaker health systems that are ill-prepared to deal ...bute-to-highlight medbox">with COVID-19 (2019-novel coronavirus).
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14.04.2016
Pharm -Ed
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The alcohol-based solution for hand hygiene is now part of the WHO essential medicines list .Local production of the alcohol-based handrub is an alternative to commercial products. Although adapted to contexts ..."attribute-to-highlight medbox">with limited resources, it is essential to respect the Good Manufacturing Practices to ensure the quality, efficacy and safety of the product.
If you need production sheet, checklist of the material needed etc., please click on the following link: https://pharmed.datapharma.ch/courses...
Pharm-Ed (www.Pharm-Ed.net) is an initiative of the Pharmacy of the Geneva University Hospitals in Switzerland. The platform is free but registration (for free) is needed to access the e-learning courses and resources.
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WHO would like to express its gratitude and appreciation to all Member States that provided information to the WHO survey on policies and activitie...s at the national level in the area of antimicrobial resistance. The contribution of staff in WHO Regional and Country Offices has been invaluable: in gather-ing original data and information from Member States, in supporting the process of aggregation of these data; and in reviewing the regional analysis of the findings that reflect the country situation at the point when the survey was conducted. The support and commitment of the members of the WHO Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance, comprising WHO staff from Headquarters and Regional Offices has, is also acknowledged.
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In May 2015, the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly recognized the importance of the public health problem posed by antimicrobial resistance by adopting the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance (“global action plan...”). The global action plan proposes interventions to control antimicrobial resistance, including reducing the unnecessary use of antimicrobials in humans and in animals. The global action plan also emphasizes the need to take a cross-sectoral, “One Health” approach for controlling antimicrobial resistance, involving efforts by actors from many disciplines including human and veterinary medicine.
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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 bacteria 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 video is part of the Mount Sinai Hospital-University Health Network Antimicrobial Stewardship Program with support from CAHO
App - Learn how to handle antibiotics with care & help us stop antibiotic resistance
AWaRe Website with different information material