MEDBOX | Category Capacity Building

	Tools for training and education of hand hygiene World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO Open external link (1343) Add to my MEDBOX All health-care workers require clear and comprehensive training and education on the importance of hand hygiene, the "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" approach and the correct procedures for handrubbing and handwashing. The following tools and resources are meant to support bridging the knowledge gap and for you to adopt and adapt to support local improvement Tags: online resource, Training, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Hand Hygiene, Source: https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-hea
	A primary health care approach to obesity prevention and management in children and adolescents: policy brief World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO View PDF(9) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX Obesity in all age groups, including children and adolescents, is a public health challenge across all settings. Obesity is now classified as a complex multifactorial chronic disease and not just a risk factor for other noncommunicable diseases and comorbidities. Recognizing the significance of primary health care for an effective and efficient response to the obesity epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed guidance on how to build capacity in the health system to deliver health services for prevention and management of obesity across the life course. This policy brief discusses the challenges and opportunities for preventing obesity in children and adolescents, and providing health services to treat and manage those already living with obesity. It outlines possible interventions through the primary health care approach Tags: childhood obesity, obesity, prevention, primary health care, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Brochure: Protection and promotion of human rights in mental health Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2023) C_WHO View PDF(7) Download (4) Add to my MEDBOX PAHO advocates for countries to comply with the international conventions they have signed and ratified on health-related issues, and in this specific case, to promote and protect the human rights of people with mental health problems Tags: mental health, human rights, promotion, protection and human rights, Source: https://www.paho.org/en/file/127271/down
	Standard precautions: Waste management Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO Open external link (1237) Add to my MEDBOX In this course, you will learn about the different categories of waste and the process for waste management. Health care waste includes all waste generated by health, research and laboratory facilities in the course of providing health care services. Health care waste in a facility should be managed from point of generation to final disposal and removal Tags: COVID-19, Waste management, healthcare service, Online Courses, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/IPC-WM-EN
	Tobacco product regulation: Basic handbook World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO Open external link (666) Add to my MEDBOX Welcome to the online course on the basics of tobacco product regulation. Although tobacco use is a major public health problem, tobacco products are one of the few openly available consumer products that are virtually unregulated in many countries for contents, emissions and design features. In recent years, health authorities have become increasingly interested in the potential of tobacco product regulation to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with tobacco use. However, barriers to implementing appropriate regulation include limited understanding of common approaches or best practices, and a lack of adequate resources and/or technical capacity. Duration app. 3 hour Tags: tobacco use, tobacco control, Public health, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/TPRS-tobacco
	Tobacco product regulation: Building laboratory testing capacity World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO Open external link (1061) Add to my MEDBOX WHO has launched an online course on tobacco product regulation in response to the need for clear, practical advice on building laboratory testing capacity. This course is based on the Tobacco Product Regulation: Building Laboratory Testing Capacity handbook, launched during the 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Cape Town Tags: tobacco use, laboratory tests, global health, Global health and environment, tobacco control, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/TPRS-buildin
	Auto-Visual AFP Detection and Reporting (AVADAR) eHealth Africa Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2019) CC Open external link (1761) Add to my MEDBOX AVADAR is a mobile sms-based software application designed to improve the quality and sensitivity of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance by health workers and key informants within hospital facilities and local communities. The idea is simple: Health workers visit remote villages to check if local inhabitants have any symptoms of a range of life-threatening infectious diseases, including polio and measles. Then, with the mobile app, they quickly and easily alert WHO. The AFP video component was developed by World Health Organization (WHO) and eHA, and the software design component was handled by Novel-T. To date, eHA has translated the app into 17 languages. Informant Selection & Capacity Building The selection of informants (including health workers) was led by the WHO and each country’s Ministry of Health team. Once selected, screening and training was jointly conducted by WHO, the Ministries of Health, and eHealth Africa team. In several countries, “special informants” with limited literacy participate in the project via a simplified version of the app that only requires a “yes” or “no” response to having seen a child with AFP symptom Tags: app, capactiy, capacity building, training aids, alert, ehealth, polio, emergeny, management, Surveillance, Source: https://www.ehealthafrica.org/avadar
	Noma: training of health workers at national and district levels on skin-NTDs World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO Open external link (268) Add to my MEDBOX Noma (cancrum oris) is a serious gangrenous disease of the mouth and face, mainly affecting children aged 2 to 6 years in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite substantial knowledge gaps, it is reported to be linked with malnutrition, poor oral hygiene, immunosuppression, and living in extreme poverty situations. This course addresses epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and public health considerations, including the human rights perspective of noma Tags: Online Courses, noma, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), clinical management, Treatment, Malnutrition, Human rights, stigma, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/NTDs-noma
	Onchocerciasis: training of health workers at national and district levels on skin-NTDs World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO Open external link (261) Add to my MEDBOX Onchocerca volvulus transmitted by repeated bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp.). These blackflies breed along fast-flowing rivers and streams, close to remote villages located near fertile land where people rely on agriculture. There is a need to reinforce skills of national and district health workers to know and identify the disease, understand the risk factors according to the context and living conditions of the affected communities, and promote the implementation of public health interventions. With the shift from control to elimination, large areas in Africa require mapping to assess whether transmission is active, and treatment required. A sampling strategy named Onchocerciasis elimination mapping has been developed to help countries conduct those assessments and start treatment where needed. This course examines the epidemiology of Onchocerciasis, clinical aspects, impact, diagnosis, treatment and control, elimination, public health interventions and role of community health worker Tags: Online Courses, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), clinical management, Treatment, community health, Elimination, onchocerca volvulus, Onchocerciasis, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/NTDs-onchoce
	Manejo clínico de la covid-19 en Adultos Asociación Colombiana de Infectología (2020) C2 View PDF(30) Download (12) Add to my MEDBOX Estas imágenes pertenecen al CONSENSO COLOMBIANO DE ATENCIÓN, DIAGNÓSTICO Y MANEJO DE LA INFECCIÓN POR SARS- CoV2/COVID- 19 EN ESTABLECIMIENTOS DE ATENCIÓN DE LA SALUD 29/08/2020 Tags: COVID-19, adultos, Manejo clínico, infographics, Source: https://www.acin.org/images/guias/consen

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