La  guía  se  basa  en  las  buenas  prácticas  existentes  y  se  ha  elaborado  con  la  colaboración  de  enfermeras  que trabajan en una amplia variedad de ámbitos, pero se enfoca principalmente en las áreas con recursos limitados.  Representa  el  punto  de  vista  del  personal  técnico ... de  La  Unión  y  de  la  red  de  Enfermeras  y  Profesionales Sanitarios entre los miembros de La Unión. Las mejores prácticas se presentan como una serie de pautas que se pueden adaptar a los servicios locales en países de ingresos bajos y medios y que fomentan la evaluación a través del uso de resultados cuantificables. Cada pauta corresponde a un punto importante en el diagnóstico o tratamiento de un paciente con TB, tomando como referencia las estrategias recomendadas por  La  Unión2,  3  y  los  regímenes  de  tratamiento  recomendados  por  la  Organización  Mundial  de  la  Salud  (OMS) para TB susceptible a fármacos y TB resistente a fármacos.4,  5 A lo largo de esta guía, se remitirá a los lectores, a través de notas al pie, a la información relevante publicada en dos guías distintas de La Unión: Manejo de la Tuberculosis: Una guía esencial de buenas prácticas, 6ta edición, 2010 (denominada Guía Naranja)2y Lineamientos para el Manejo Clínico y Operativo de la Tuberculosis Drogorresistente, 2013 (denominada Guía de DR-TB).3 Otros materiales de referencia importantes se indican al final del documento y todos coinciden con las estrategias recomendadas a nivel internacional.
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                                                                El presente documento tiene como objetivo brindar un conjunto de orientaciones que puedan
constituirse en bases de toda la planificación de acciones en salud mental, así como para la elaboración de un nuevo Plan Nacional de Salud Mental. Para ello, en primer lugar, se parte de un Marco Conceptua...l Integral, explicitando un enfoque amplio, que va más allá de los problemas y enfermedades, abordando como aspectos esenciales el conjunto de condiciones favorables que permiten el desarrollo humano sostenible
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                                                                Este rotafolio es un material didáctico, ilustrado, importante para la labor que realiza el personal del sector de la salud, llámense auxiliares de enfermería, agentes comunitarios de salud, promotores de salud, entre otros, para la
divulgación y apropiación de los conceptos básicos de la TUB...ERCULOSIS, ya sea durante la visita domiciliaria o durante las actividades con las instituciones de salud de su zona u otras organizaciones, mediante acciones dirigidas a la prevención y el control de esta enfermedad.
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                                                                El manual se enmarca dentro del tercer lineamiento de la Política Sectorial en Salud Mental.Orienta las acciones para el “Cuidado de la Salud Mental de la población con énfasis en condiciones de mayor vulnerabilidad”. Los Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos se brindan como parte de la primera res...puesta ante una emergencia y/o desastre y sus beneficios radican en reducir el nivel de afectación psicológica.
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                                                                Fistula Care's implementing partner in Ethiopia, IntraHealth, has developed materials to train health workers on obstetric fistula prevention, identification, and pre-repair care. The course contains a participant handbook (PDF, 604 KB), a facilitator manual (PDF, 1.3 MB), ten modules, a variety of ...visual aids, and supplementary handouts
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                                                                Acute  Radiation  Syndrome  (ARS)  (sometimes  known  as  radiation  
toxicity   or   radiation   sickness)   is   an   acute   illness   caused   by   
irradiation of the entire body (or most of the body) by a high dose 
of  penetrating  radiation  in  a  very  short  period  of  time  (usually ... a  
matter of minutes). The major cause of this syndrome is depletion 
of immature parenchymal stem cells in specific tissues. Examples of 
people who suffered from ARS are the survivors of the Hiroshima 
and  Nagasaki  atomic  bombs,  the  firefighters  that  first  responded  
after  the  Chernobyl  Nuclear  Power  Plant  event  in  1986,  and  some  
unintentional exposures to sterilization irradiators.
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                                                                During monitoring and between patients
Always read and follow the instructions and recommendations of the manufacturer`s manual
The device must be cleaned and disinfected after each individual use and, at minimum weekly, prior to use on another patient.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The WHO South-East Asia (SEA) Region bears a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) and MDR-TB. In 2015, the Region accounted for  nearly 200 000 or 35% of the global estimated new RR/MDR-TB cases eligible for treatment. Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDRTB) has also been reported from s...ix countries of the SEA Region. MDR-TB could potentially replace drug-susceptible TB, and constitutes a threat to global public health security. The South- East Asia Regional Response Framework for DR-TB 2017–2021 complements the Ending TB in the South-East Asia Region: Regional Strategic Plan 2016–2020” and outlines key strategies for reducing morbidity, mortality and transmission of DR-TB. 
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                                                                Chronic Non Communicable Diseases. Case Management Desk Guide
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A new mobile learning courses developed by CapacityPlus lead partner IntraHealth International offer specialized guidance on care and prevention for health workers in Ebola-affected areas, delivered through SMS text messages or through interactive voice response on simple mobile phones. The reources... will be available on the IntraHealth International website
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                                                                PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(7): e0004794. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004794
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The Lancet Planetary Health  Volume 5, ISSUE 7, e466-e478, July 01, 2021
Transmission of many infectious diseases depends on interactions between humans, animals, and the environment. Incorporating these complex processes in transmission dynamic models can help inform policy and disease control int...erventions. We identified 20 diseases involving environmentally persistent pathogens (ie, pathogens that survive for more than 48 h in the environment and can cause subsequent human infections), of which indirect transmission can occur from animals to humans via the environment.
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                                                                Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms that require two hosts: humans and certain species of snails. There are two forms of the disease, namely, intestinal schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma mansoni and S. japonicum, and urogenital schistosomiasis, cause...d by S. haematobium. There are less common schistosome species in some parts of the world, e.g. S. mekongi and S. intercalatum. Schistosomiasis ranks second only to malaria as the most common parasitic disease worldwide.
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                                                                The    international    community    sits    at    the    tipping    pointof    a    post-‐antibiotic    era,    where    common     bacterial     infections     are     no     longer     treatable     with     the     antibiotic    armamentarium    that    exists.    In    South    Africa,    t...he    identification    of    the    first    case    of    pan-‐resistant    Klebsiella     pneumoniae(Brink     et     al,     J     Clin     Microbiol. 2013;51(1):369-‐72)    marks     a     watershed     moment     and     highlights    ourtip     of     the     antibiotic     resistance    ‘iceberg’      in      this      country.      Multi-‐drug      resistant      (MDR)-‐bacterial      infections,    predominantly    in    Gram-‐negative    bacteria    such    as    Klebsiella    pneumoniae,    Escherichia    coli,    Pseudomonas     aeruginosaand    Acinetobacter     baumanniiare    now    commonplace    in    South    African    hospitals.    Whilst    a    number    of    expensive    new    antibiotics    for    Gram-‐positive     bacterial     infections     have     been     manufactured     recently     (some     of     which     are    licenced     for     usein     South     Africa),     no     new     antibiotics     active     against     Gram-‐negative    infections    are    expected    in    the    next    10-‐15years.    Hence    what    we    have    now,    needs    conserving
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