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Beat the heat: Child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

Beat the heat: child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia finds that half of these children died from heat-related illnesses in their first year of life. Most children died during the summer months. "Around half of children across Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million children –... are already exposed to frequent heatwaves in a region where temperatures are rising at the fastest rate globally. The increasingly high temperatures can have serious health complications for children, especially the youngest children, even in a short space of time. Without care, these complications can be life-threatening,” said Regina De Dominicis UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia. Heat exposure has acute effects on children, even before they are born, and can result in pre-term births, low birth weight, stillbirth, and congenital anomalies. Heat stress is a direct cause of infant mortality, can affect infant growth and cause a range of paediatric diseases. The report also notes that extreme heat caused the loss of more than 32,000 years of healthy life among children and teenagers in the region. As the temperatures continue to rise, UNICEF urges governments across Europe and Central Asia to: - Integrate strategies to reduce the impact of heatwaves including through National Determined Contributions (NDC), National Adaptation Plans (NAP), and disaster risk reduction and disaster management policies with children at the centre of these plans Invest in heat health action plans and primary health care to more adequately support heat-related illness among children - Invest in early warning systems, including heat alert systems - Adapt education facilities to reduce the temperatures in the areas children play in and equip teachers with skills to respond to heat stress - Adapt urban design and infrastructure including ensuring buildings, particularly those housing the most vulnerable communities are equipped to minimize heat exposure - Secure the provision of safe water, particularly in countries with deteriorating water quality and availability. UNICEF works with governments, partners and communities across the region to build resilience against heatwaves. This includes equipping teachers, community health workers and families with the skills and knowledge to respond to heat stress. more

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Haïti : COVID-19 Plan de préparation et de réponse du MSPP, mars 2020

Ministère de la Santè Publique et de la Population Haiti (2020) C1

Le COVID-19 est un nouveau coronavirus, proche de celui du Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère (SRAS) qui avait été à l’origine d’une épidémie meurtrière en 2003. L’infection par ce nouveau coronavirus se manifeste le plus souvent par une fièvre et des signes respiratoires pouvant se co... more

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EPI Comprehensive Multiyear Plan 2012-2016

Republic of Senegal , Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, Department of Medical Prevention (2011) C1

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Plan de Transition du Secteur Santé en République Centrafricaine 2015-2017

Ministère de la Santé et de la Population, République Centrafricaine (2015) CC

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Venezuela: Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria con Panorama de Necesidades 2020

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) CC

El Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria con Panorama de Necesidades Humanitarias Venezuela 2020 tiene por objeto proporcionar asistencia humanitaria a 4,5 millones de venezolanos y venezolanas vulnerables. Para ello, hace un llamado de $762,5 millones de dólares. El Plan se basa en la labor humanitaria qu... more

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Plan Estrategico Nacional de la Respuesta al VIH/ITS 2014-2018

PRONASIDA, et al. (2015) C1

Plan Maestro para el fortalecimiento de la respuesta al VIH, la tuberculosis y la malaria en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela desde una perspectiva de salud pública

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); Organización Panamericana de la Salud; ONUSIDA; et al. (2018) C_WHO

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Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Paraguay 2030

Gobierno Nacional, Paraguay (2014) C1

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Plan nacional de Promoción de la Calidad de Vida y Salud con Equidad de la Ninez 2010-2015

Méndez; F.L.; E. Martinez; E. Gimenez; et al. Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social, Paraguay (2010) C1

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Plan Estrategico de la Respuesta Nacional a la Tuberculosis en Paraguay 2016-2020

Barrios, A.; A.C. Sarubbi; E. Quinonez de Meza; et al. Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social; Programma nacional de Control de la Tuberculosis, Paraguay, et al. (2016) C_WHO

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PLANO DE CONTINGÊNCIA COVID-19 (Nivel 3 - EEXECUÇÃO)

Ministério da Saúde, Brasil (2022) C1

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Plano Estratégico do Sector da Saúde PESS 2014-2019

Ministério da Saúde, Direcção Nacional de Saúde Pública, Direcção de Planificação e Cooperação (2013) C2

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Philippine Action Plan to Combat AMR: One Health Approach

Phillipine Department of Health (2019) C_WHO

Antibiotics have been useful in fighting infectious diseases in our country for decades, but because of the overuse and misuse of these agents, an increasing number of organisms are now resistant to them. The Philippines, like other Southeast Asian countries, has already been encountering the many c... more