An historic opportunity to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 and launch a new era of sustainability
A decade of progress has inspired the once unthinkable—that the AIDS epidemic can be ended as a public health threat. The global community has embraced the bold idea to end the AIDS ep...idemic as a target of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Governments from around the world have committed to a Fast-Track agenda and a set of ambitious but attainable milestones to be achieved by 2020 in order to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, as set out in the United Nations General Assembly Political Declaration on Ending AIDS. Regular reporting through UNAIDS reinforces accountability for results.
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A concept (leaflet)
This document outlines the concept of a stimulus package for rabies elimination. The aim of a stimulus package is to catalyse rabies control by starting community projects, building local capacity and using success to generate momentum for growth. Governments could apply for... a package, which would provide technical and material support to run small, successful rabies control projects. These in turn build evidence for the feasibility of larger scale elimination, generate enthusiasm foaction and promote investment for sustainability and up scaling. Data reporting in return for the packages would allow the documentation of successes and lessons learnt to benefit global elimination efforts more broadly.
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Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
The CDC webpage "Types of Insulin" provides an overview of the various insulin types used in diabetes management, categorized by their onset, peak time, and duration of action. It explains terms like onset (how quickly insulin lowers blood sugar), peak time (when insulin is at maximum strength), and... duration (how long insulin works to lower blood sugar). The page also discusses factors influencing insulin prescriptions, such as activity level, diet, blood sugar management, age, and individual insulin absorption rates.
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Mensagens para Comunicação dos Riscos e Envolvimento da Comunidade
Guide technique pour la prise en charge des maladies cardiovasculaires dans le cadre des soins de santé primaires
Le document fournit des lignes directrices sur la gestion des diarrhées aiguës, mettant en avant des solutions de réhydratation orale (SRO) améliorées avec une osmolarité réduite et la supplémentation en zinc. Il souligne leur efficacité pour réduire la durée et la gravité des épisodes ...diarrhéiques et prévenir de futurs cas. Destiné aux familles, aux communautés et aux professionnels de santé, il vise à intégrer ces pratiques dans les soins de routine à domicile et dans les centres de santé.
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Companion to the World Report on Child Injury Prevention 2008
This child-friendly version of the World report on child injury prevention aims to inform children, aged 7 - 11 years, about various types of injuries and how these may be prevented by using a mixture of facts, puzzles,... games and other visual material.
Original file: 24 MB
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This series of supportive tools are based on the WHO Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline. They are intended to provide supportive information for healthcare workers who are prescribing, administering and monitoring patients receiving nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for non-severe COVID-19.
Rreport of a WHO Consultative Meeting Kolkata India 2012
May 9, 2022.Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of clinical trials have been planned and developed to assess the effectiveness and safety of various interventions that could prevent hospitalizations and progression to severe disease in people infected with SARS-CoV-2. Currently,... the WHO and the PAHO recommend the use of corticosteroids, tocilizumab, baricitinib, and casirivimab e imdevimab (the latter in seronegative COVID-19 patients) and propose the use of sotrovimab, casirivimab/imdevimab, and molnupiravir in patients with non-severe illness who are at high risk for complications
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