Orientações sobre causas de mortes no contexto da covid-19 : respostas às perguntas mais frequentes
As perguntas, agrupadas em blocos nesta publicação, foram realizadas durante as videoconferências de apresentação das novas orientações e no decorrer do processo de trabalho, pelos profissi...onais codificadores e gestores do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM) nas esferas estaduais e municipais.
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Current and expected problems such as ageing, increased prevalence of chronic conditions and multi-morbidity, increased emphasison healthy lifestyle and prevention, and substitution for care from hospitals by care provided in the community encourage countries worldwide to develop new models of prima...ry care delivery. Owing to the fact that many tasks do not necessarily require the knowledge and skills of a doctor, interest in using nurses to expand the capacity of the primary care workforce is increasing. Substitution of nurses for doctors is one strategy used to improve access, efficiency, and quality of care. This is the first update of the Cochrane review published in 2005.
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Silicosis is not a new disease; the impact of silica dust on respiratory function was observed by Hippocrates in 430 B.C. and in the 16th century by Agricol. In 1713, Rammazini described silicotic nodules in post-mortems of stone cutters presenting with respiratory symptoms. In the mid-late 1800s,... the introduction of mechanized tools in the mining sector rapidly increased levels of silica exposure, resulting in an increase in cases and our understanding of silicosis.
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This manual has been prepared by the Group on Agriculture of the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. The purpose of this work is to spread the basic concepts of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)in order to: guide the production systems towards a sustainable agriculture and ecolo...gically safe, obtain harmless products of higher quality, contribute to food security generating income through the access to markets and improve working conditions of producers and their families.
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The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC presents a set of basic statistics on the economic, sociodemographic and environmental situation of the region during a specific time period.
EXHORTACIÓN APOSTÓLICA EVANGELII GAUDIUM DEL SANTO PADRE FRANCISCO A LOS OBISPOSA LOS PRESBÍTEROS Y DIÁCONOSA LAS PERSONAS CONSAGRADAS Y A LOS FIELES LAICOS SOBRE EL ANUNCIO DEL EVANGELIO EN EL MUNDO ACTUAL
La guía de aprendizaje 4 está destinada a todos los agentes de salud que van a ayudar a las personas con afectación neural a desarrollar unos hábitos de vida para cuidar sus ojos, manos y pies.
La salud es un estado de perfecto (completo) bienestar físico, mental y social, y no sólo la ausencia de enfermedad. El Estado Peruano reconoce a la salud como derecho fundamental, estableciendo que toda persona tiene derecho a la protección de su salud, la del medio familiar y la de la comunidad..., así como el deber de contribuir a su promoción y su defensa. La salud es derecho en lo cual es condición indispensable del desarrollo humano y medio fundamental para alcanzar el bienestar individual y colectivo y que la protección de la salud es de interés público, por tanto, es responsabilidad del Estado regularla, vigilarla y promoverla
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This document has been developed as a guide to allinstitutions producing health care waste in planning and implementation of interventions that will reduce mismanagement of hazardous waste in Zambia.The National Health-Care Waste Management Plan for 2015 to 2019 provides an overv...iew of the situation analysis, the proposed activities and the health care facility waste generating processes in Zambia and presents options for minimizing health-care waste generation through source reduction. The hazardous wastes generated by health care facilities are a challenge in Zambia as handling, storage, transportation and final disposal leaves much to be desired.
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This World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) joint guidelines production aims at harnessing the contribution of employers and workers towards the control of TB. It covers all the practical steps involved in establishing TB control activities, including (for la...rge employers) starting and running a workplace TB control programme. They are intended for use in all countries in which TB incidence is high and the target audience for the guidelines includes employers, employee organizations, NTP managers, and agencies providing technical support for TB control.
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Hasta el 1 de abril, se han confirmado oficialmente 144 casos de COVID-19 en 19 territorios (17 estados, Distrito Capital y Territorio Insular Francisco de Miranda -Los Roques-), incluyendo 43 personas recuperadas y 3 personas fallecidas.
• El 25 de marzo, el Secretario General de las Naciones Un...idas lanzó el Plan de Respuesta Humanitaria Global para responder al COVID-19 en 53 países, incluida Venezuela.
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El presente documento recoge los principales desafíos que, como sector tenemos para dar respuesta a las necesidades de salud mental de la población que habita en el territorio nacional. Desafíos que surgen de un análisis detallado de la situación actual de la salud mental en nuestro país y que... contempla tanto la situación epidemiológica como legislativa, intersectorial, financiera, así como la realidad de la red asistencial y de los recursos humanos del sector público de salud que trabajan en salud mental.
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Objectives and scope of the document
This document was developed to provide recommended management strategies for problems and disorders that are specifically related to the occurrence of a major stressful event. The recommended strategies will form the basis of a new module to be added to the WHO ...(2010) mhGAP Intervention Guide for use in non-specialized specialized health-care settings.
The scope of the problems covered by these guidelines is:
symptoms of acute stress in the first month after a potentially traumatic event, with the following subtypes:
- symptoms of acute traumatic stress (intrusion, avoidance and hyperarousal) in the first month after a potentially traumatic event;
- symptoms of dissociative (conversion) disorders in the first month after a potentially traumatic event;
- non-organic (secondary) enuresis in the first month after a potentially traumatic event (in children);
- hyperventilation in the first month after a potentially traumatic event;
- insomnia in the first month after a potentially traumatic event;
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
bereavement in the absence of a mental disorder.
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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been facing a sociopolitical and economic situation that has negatively impacted social and health indicators. There have been intensified population movements both within the country and to other countries, particularly to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,... Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay. Since 2017, an estimated 5.2 million Venezuelans have migrated to other countries, including an estimated 4.3 million who have gone to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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This Community Conversation Kit (CCK) is designed to help people who have a leadership role speak with people in their community about how to protect themselves and those they care about from becoming ill with an infectious disease. This kit will help lead conversations that get people talking with ...each other and thinking differently about their health so they can take action. Using some simple tips and suggestions, the information in this kit will allow communities to exchange practical information that will help them know how to confidently protect their health.
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This report situates disability and inclusion within the broader context of sustainable development, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper provides background on the historical role of the UN in promoting inclusion and outlines the current trends and challeng...es facing people with disabilities globally. The following section presents these challenges within the context of the SDGs, showing that disability needs to be tackled if the SDGs are to be achieved. It concludes with a number of recommendations for a disability-inclusive 2030 agenda for sustainable development
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In recognition of the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), its increasing threat to human, animal and plant health, and the need for a One Health approach to address this issue, the 39th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) agreed it was important for the food safety comm...unity to play its part and re-established the ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (TFAMR) ). The objectives of the Task Force were
to revise the current Codex Code of Practice to Minimise and Contain Antimicrobial Resistance and to develop new guidance on surveillance programmes relevant to foodborne AMR.
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Resumen para Equipos de Salud Edición 2021-2022
Las presentes recomendaciones se encuentran dirigidas a los miembros del equipo de salud que asisten niñas, niños y adolescentes (NNyA) que viven con VIH. También se dirigen a los responsables jurisdiccionales que participan en el proceso de gesti...ón de acceso a tratamientos antiretrovirales recomendados. El objetivo es brindar directrices para optimizar el cuidado y tratamiento antiretroviral de NNyA, con opciones más seguras y eficaces, basadas en la mejor evidencia disponible.
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Segunda edición: 10 de abril 2020
Panorama de la situación en Venezuela y esfuerzos hasta la fecha
NB: desde la primera iteración de este Plan se ha observado el aumento de retornos de personas a Venezuela, principalmente entrando por vía terrestre desde Colombia, lo que requiere un esfuerzo e...special desde el punto de vista de control epidemiológico, estableciendo condiciones de alojamiento temporal adecuadas y de protección, lo que se refleja en esta segunda edición.
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De esta manera se presenta junto al equipo de trabajo estos ejemplares que abarcan
las priorizaciones de la vigilancia epidemiológica y condensan el conocimiento y el
esfuerzo de un grupo multidisciplinario de profesionales, del Ministerio de Salud Pública y
Asistencia Social, para responder a ...los cambios de tendencias epidemiológicas y con ello
contribuir al fortalecimiento de prácticas asertivas de la salud pública de nuestro país.
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