This fact sheet explains how COVID-19 affects you if you are pregnant, or planning to become pregnant - in 35 languages
Working towards better COVID-19 outcomes in the WHO European Region.From the first COVID-19 cases in Europe reported on
24 January 2020, the pandemic reached 1 million cases
within 3 months, 10 million cases within 8 months, and
100 million cases in Europe alone within 2 years. Over
the course o...f its two years, COVID-19 has claimed over
1.6 million lives across Europe and Central Asia. The
World Health Organization (WHO) European Region has
accounted for close to a third of the cumulative global
COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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SUI supporting material
• Person stories
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Activity 2: mhGAP SUI module – assessment and management
Defending Rights
Breaking Barriers
Reaching People with HIV Services
Global Aids Update 2019
Dieser Flyer richtet sich an Eltern von 6- bis 12-jährigen Kindern.
Er soll Sie als Eltern für das Thema psychische Gesundheit sensibilisieren und Ihnen alltagsnahe Tipps geben, wie Sie die psychische Gesundheit Ihres Kindes stärken können. Die Empfehlungen haben wir auf der Grundlage von wisse...nschaftlicher Literatur und mit Inputs von Fachpersonen und Eltern erstellt.
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This thematic brief accompanies the Working for Health 2022–2030 Action Plan, providing a rationale for the related actions of the Working for Health progression model (see Annex). This brief aims to inform Member States, non-state actors and other stakeholders vested in implementing the Action ...Plan to consider the context of planning and financing for the health and care workforce, including the relevant policy landscape, key challenges and future directions.
In doing so, it provides an expanded exploration of the themes beyond what is provided in the Action Plan Itself, and reflects the topical issues and considerations that shaped its design, including those issues identified in the World Health Assembly Resolution WHA74.14 to protect, safeguard and invest in the health and care workforce. The importance of these themes was again emphasized at the Seventy-fifth WHA, when Resolution WHA75.17: Human resources for health, was co-sponsored by over 100 Member States, calling for the adoption and implementation of the Working for Health 2022–2030 Action Plan and utilization of the related Global Health and Care Worker Compact.
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As vaccines get approved by national authorities, learn about National and WHO approval processes for vaccines and how safety is ensured during emergency approval of vaccines. Dr Mariângela Simão explains in Science in 5.
Since the beginning of March 2019, Malawi has experienced flooding and sustained heavy rain caused by the Tropical Cyclone Idai weather system. According to IOM Malawi, 81,613 households (HH) have been affected across four districts in the south of the country, specifically Chikwawa (12,755 HH), Zom...ba (29,892 HH), Phalombe (22,848 HH) and Nsanje (16,118 HH).
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This guidance note developed by UNICEF helps WASH staff in their preparedness and response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. It provides an overview of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and its intersection with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). It also provides key actions that staff can i...mplement to help prevent infection and its spread in health-care facilities: from human to human, among health care workers and patients, through droplets, and by touching surfaces contaminated with the virus. WASH, including waste management and environmental cleaning, is essential for IPC
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In this video we briefly explain the different MEDBOX features: how to register and login; how to use MY MEDBOX to create your own library; how to keep myself up to date with My NEWS
Videoclip Series "MEDBOX- The Aid Library" no.3
How the Greek reception system is failing to protect the most vulnerable people seeking asylum.
Greece and its EU partners are failing pregnant women, unaccompanied children, victims of torture or sexual violence and other vulnerable people who seek protection in Europe. These people are being put ...at risk by flawed processes and chronic understaffing in EU ‘hotspot’ camps on the Greek islands. They do not receive adequate support from the authorities that are legally responsible for protecting them and are being abandoned in overcrowded camps in squalid conditions. Many people live in unheated tents and do not have sufficient access to washing facilities and toilets, and winter is only making their situation worse
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Diese Website bietet Informationen und Unterstützung für geflüchtete Menschen, deren Wohlbefinden beeinträchtigt ist. Körperliche und seelische Beschwerden können Angst machen. Vor allem wenn man nicht weiss, was sie bedeuten, wo sie herkommen und was man dagegen tun kann. Es kann hilfreich se...in, die Informationen auf REFUGEEUM zu lesen und mit anderen Menschen darueber zu sprechen.
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The document titled "Fason pou Gen Laviktwa sou Kolera" (How to Achieve Victory over Cholera) provides comprehensive guidelines on the clinical presentation and management of cholera, particularly in the context of the 2010 Haiti outbreak. It emphasizes rapid rehydration as a lifesaving measure, det...ailing protocols for both oral rehydration solutions (ORS) and intravenous (IV) fluids. The document outlines appropriate antibiotic treatments based on patient categories, underscores the importance of proper sanitation, and offers strategies for effective outbreak control. Additionally, it provides guidance on recognizing severe dehydration and the necessity of immediate medical intervention to reduce mortality associated with cholera.
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HelpAge has been raising awareness among humanitarian actors and government institutions about the vulnerabilities of older men and women during humanitarian crises in the region since 2009.
This digital learning platform was established for the purpose of remote humanitarian response for hard to r...each areas. HelpAge International is utilizing expertise to train international and national organizations, government agencies, and the private sector on Age Inclusive Interventions.
These series of trainings on 'Helping Older People in Emergencies (HOPE)' is designed to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian actors to ensure that their humanitarian action is evidence-based and responds to the distinct needs and priorities of crisis-affected to older men, women, and other vulnerable groups.
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Will COVID-19 vaccines be safe? Will all the COVID-19 candidate vaccines be successful? What are the different phases a vaccine must go through to be approved? This document provides responses to the most frequently asked questions about candidate vaccines and access to COVID-19 vaccination.
Die wichtigsten Begriffe in acht verschiedenen Sprachen: Der Diabetes-Dolmetscher soll Ihnen helfen, sich Ihren Mitmenschen bei Bedarf schnell und unkompliziert mitteilen zu können.
Übersetzung in Englisch, Türkisch, Italienisch, Französisch, Spanisch, Niederländisch, Polnisch, Portugiesisch.
This new online platform brings together key international resources and national policies, strategies, laws and service standards for mental health, substance abuse, general health, disability, human rights and development.
Find out more: http://www.mindbank.info/
Work can be beneficial or harmful to mental health depending on
the circumstances. If a person has a mental health problem, being
at work in a supportive workplace can assist in their recovery. The
level of support needed will fluctuate, as the symptoms of most
mental health problems come and go... over time.
Providing mental health first aid when a worker is showing the
early signs and symptoms of a mental health problem is important,
as it can assist the person to return to their usual performance
quickly. Failing to provide mental health first
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An allergy is when someone has a bad reaction to something in the enviroment that other people can tolerate. We get allergies when our bodies defence system hurt us instead of protecting us.
Introducción El brote diseminado de enfermedad por el coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) en la provincia de Hubei, en China, y la introducción del virus en la Región de las Américas ponen de relieve la urgente necesidad de una comunicación clara, honesta, concisa y coherente.
La comunicación de rie...sgos abarca todas las cuestiones básicas de la comunicación para la salud, pero difiere en la necesidad de velocidad y la dependencia de la confianza. En los momentos de crisis, se insta a los líderes a que den una respuesta rápida, sentida y confiable. El público quiere saber qué se conoce, qué se está haciendo al respecto y lo que ellos pueden o deben hacer.
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