Namibia has a two-tier health system: public health under the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) and the private health service. MoHSS‘ vision is to be the leading provider of quality health care and social services according to international set standards. Since Namibia’s independe...nce, the government adopted Primary Health Care (PHC) as the approach to providing health service and as a key strategy in attaining the goal of health. Good health is also strengthened by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs provide a road map for human development and, among others, systematically address the social determinants of health. Notable is Goal 3, which focuses on good health and well-being.
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Zusammen gegen Corona.
Die Meldungen zu Impfstoffen gegen das Coronavirus und die COVID-19-Erkrankung stimmen optimistisch. Möglich ist, dass es noch 2020 erste Zulassungen in Europa geben kann. Hier erfahren Sie mehr zur Impfstoffentwicklung, Impfstofftypen und zur geplanten Organisation und Vert...eilung einer Corona-Schutzimpfung in Deutschland – um Schritt für Schritt aus der Pandemie in den Alltag zu kommen.
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The "Hygiene Awareness Manual" focuses on promoting improved hygiene practices within communities, emphasizing personal and household hygiene, water safety, and environmental health. It highlights the importance of handwashing, oral hygiene, and maintaining cleanliness of the skin and clothing as ke...y aspects of personal and family hygiene. Specific practices such as regular bathing and wearing clean clothes are also emphasized.
For household hygiene, the manual provides guidance on safe food preparation and storage, as well as keeping living spaces, kitchens, and latrines clean to prevent contamination. It also addresses water safety, emphasizing the need to store water in clean containers, treat it for safe consumption, and dispose of wastewater properly to avoid environmental contamination.
The manual underscores the significance of balanced nutrition and food safety, offering guidelines for cooking and preserving food to reduce health risks. It also delves into disease prevention, explaining the causes and transmission of waterborne and hygiene-related diseases, such as cholera and dysentery, and outlining effective methods to prevent them through proper sanitation and hygiene.
This comprehensive guide serves as a practical resource for community health workers and households, aiming to foster better hygiene practices, prevent diseases, and enhance overall health and well-being.
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The Directorate General of Epidemiology announces the virtual self-instruction course:
"Vigilance, Prevential and Control of Ebola Virus Disease"
Департамент “Остановить ТБ” Всемирной организации здравоохранения (ВОЗ) организовал консультативное совещание ряда организаций гражданского общества, проведе...ное в штаб-квартире ВОЗ в Женеве (Швейцария) с 30 сентября по 1 октября 2010 г. Цель совещания состояла в том, чтобы обменяться опытом и обсудить новые направления совместной работы по укреплению усилий в области профилактики, лечения и борьбы с ТБ во всем мире.
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Настоящий документ поможет понят работникам здравоохранения что следует делать, чтобы уменьшить совместное бремя ВИЧ и ТБ. Документ пропагандирует укрепление со...рудничества между программаи борьбы против ТБ и против ВИЧ/СПИДа в деле обеспечения непрерывности качественной помощи в пунктах медико-санитарного обслуживания лицам, больным ТБ и лицам с ВИЧ/СПИДом.
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Este documento del CLAP/SMR (Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología) aborda las infecciones de transmisión vertical, es decir, aquellas que se transmiten de la madre al niño durante el embarazo, el parto o el período neonatal. Se presenta una tabla detallada con distintos agentes infecciosos (c...omo VIH, sífilis, toxoplasmosis, hepatitis B y C, citomegalovirus, entre otros), describiendo su forma de transmisión, diagnóstico, prevención, tratamiento y seguimiento.
Además, se destacan estrategias sistemáticas de tamizaje materno y neonatal, intervenciones prenatales y postnatales, así como recomendaciones específicas para cada patógeno. El objetivo es reducir los resultados adversos perinatales mediante intervenciones basadas en la evidencia y adaptadas al contexto latinoamericano.
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In the initial chapters, you will find different approaches that describe how to support job creation for entrepreneurs or employees who live with disabilities. The interventions are often initiated by the readiness to find and pick the right opportunities, such as an engaged entrepreneur or an open...-minded TVET school. Opportunities are good, a strategy, which enables to work for an inclusive environment that creates many more opportunities, is better
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Ein kompakter Ratgeber
23. aktualisierte Auflage
Bei der Bewältigung der Alzheimer-Krankheit und anderer Formen der Demenz müssen viele Personen zusammenwirken: der Patient selbst, seine Angehörigen, Freunde und Bekannte, der Hausarzt und spezialisierte Ärzte, oft auch die Mitarbeiter von Be...ratungsstellen, Tagesstätten und Pflegeeinrichtungen. Sie alle brauchen Informationen über die Krankheit. Das Wichtigste über Demenzerkrankungen zu vermitteln, ist das Ziel des vorliegenden kompakten Ratgebers, den Ihnen die Deutsche Alzheimer Gesellschaft gerne überreicht.
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Leitfaden für Fachpersonen des Gesundheitswesens. Grundlage des vorliegenden Handbuchs sind die aktuellen internationalen Leitlinien zur Diagnose und Behandlung der Tuberkulose.
Die vorliegende gekürzte Fassung ergänzt und aktualisiert das «Handbuch Tuberkulose 2012
This TV spot follows the early years of a child’s life and shows how both parents play an important role in parenting. By playing, talking with, and listening to their parents, children learn and develop their self-confidence, which can contribute to children’s wellbeing throughout their lives.
Das Video informiert über Hintergründe zum Erreger, Gefahren und Schutzmaßnahmen.