In: Biologische Gefahren I -Handbuch zum Bevölkerungsschutz
Working document from an informal consultation of experts. A Protocol for risk assessment at the field level. The purpose of document is to provide guidance on the methodology to be used for assessing, at field level, the yellow fever virus circulation in areas at risk, and is primarily intended fo...r public health specialists
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The emergence of multifrug-resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has been identified as an emergency issue that may have catastrophic consequences on the future of malaria elimination in the GMS as well as globally. In recognition of the need for a cohesive regional response,... GMS countries have committed to a shared goal of eliminating malaria from the GMS by 2030 working within the framework of the Strategy for Malaria Elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion 2015-2030. Population mobility has been identified as a key concern in the context of multidrug-resistant malaria; and in a region of highly porous borders where the majority of intra-Mekong migration occurs through informal channels, addressing the health needs of migrant populations has never been more critical.
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The survey aimed at evaluating the quality of selected antimalarials in six countries of sub-Saharan Africa (Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and the United Republic of Tanzania). These countries have been supported by WHO to strengthen their regulatory controls o...ver antimalarial products. The survey was organized independently of manufacturers of antimalarial medicines.
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Disposiciones provisionales en el marco de la Pandemia por COVID-19 en Honduras
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Response Plan in West Africa. Annex 2
The use of safe and efficacious insecticides against the adult and larval populations of mosquito vectors is one of the most effective ways to rapidly interrupt transmission of Zika virus, as well as other viruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes such as chikungunya and dengue.
RECOMENDAÇÕES IMPORTANTES SOBRE ÁGUA, SANEAMENTO (esgoto )
E HIGIENE COVID - 19 NA COMUNIDADE2
Boas práticas com água, saneamento e higiene, em particular lavagem de mãos
com sabão e água limpa, devem ser estritamente aplicadas e mantidas, pois
são importantes barreiras adicionais para ...a transmissão do o vírus causador da
doença COVID-19 e outras doenças infecciosas em geral (OMS, 2002).
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