A version of 'Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation'' used for psychological therapy.
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                                                                Schistosomiasis is a helminthic infection and one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It is caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. It is an important public health problem, particularly in poverty-stricken areas, especially those within the tropics and subtropics. It is estimated th...at at least 236 million people worldwide are infected, 90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa, and that this disease causes approximately 300,000 deaths annually. The clinical manifestations are varied and affect practically all organs. There are substantial differences in the clinical presentation, depending on the phase and clinical form of schistosomiasis in which it occurs. Schistosomiasis can remain undiagnosed for a long period of time, with secondary clinical lesion. Here, we review the clinical profile of schistosomiasis. This information may aid in the development of more efficacious treatments and improved disease prognosis.
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                                                                Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease (CRD) worldwide and is estimated to affect 262 million causing significant mortality and morbidity, and has emerged as an important public health problem in many Latin American (LA) countries over the last 30 or so years. LA is a highly diverse r...egion in terms of geography, climate, wealth, and ethnicity including 20 different countries with 639 million inhabitants, where 40 million are estimated to have asthma. A common feature of LA countries is the high level of social inequalities3 (Figure 1). In LA, asthma prevalence in both children and adults is highly variable and, where high, is among the highest worldwide, particularly in coastal tropical cities.
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                                                                This document describes the essential interventions in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) that should be developed on an intersectoral basis in countries and communities. Its frame of reference is the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) intervention pyramid for MHPSS services. The pyr...amid shows different levels of support, ranging from social considerations, safety, and basic needs, to the provision of specialized services for the management of more severe conditions, as well as the probable volume of demand at each established level.
Available in Spanisch, Portuguese and English
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                                                                Junio 2020.Este documento describe las intervenciones de salud mental y apoyo psicosocial (SMAPS) fundamentales que se recomienda desarrollar de manera intersectorial en los países y en las comunidades. Para ello se propone utilizar como marco de referencia la pirámide de intervenciones para los s...ervicios de SMAPS del Comité Permanente entre Organismos (IASC).
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                                                                El Plan Estratégico Institucional 2016-2020 del Ministerio de Salud (PEI) es el instrumento de planificación que orienta el accionar del Ministerio de Salud en el marco de los mandatos y paradigmas de desarrollo establecidos en la Constitución Política del Estado Plurinacional (CPE), el Plan de ...Desarrollo Económico y Social 2016-2020 (PDES), la política sanitaria familiar comunitaria intercultural SAFCI, el Plan Sectorial de Desarrollo Integral para Vivir Bien 2016-2020 (PSDI) y las atribuciones institucionales señaladas en las leyes del Estado Plurinacional.
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                                                                Para isso, propõe-se utilizar como marco de referência a pirâmide de intervenções para os serviços de SMAPS do Comitê Permanente Interagências (IASC). A pirâmide ilustra diferentes níveis de apoio que variam desde a integração de considerações sociais, de segurança e relativas às nec...essidades básicas, até a prestação de serviços especializados para o manejo de condições mais graves, assim como a provável dimensão de demanda para cada um dos níveis estabelecidos.
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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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                                                                The right to adequate housing, despite having been recognized by multiple international instruments, continues to be a human right that is consistently violated. Around 2O% of the world's population do not have adequate housing . In Latin America, informal settlements generally lack the conditions r...equired to live a decent life, and local and national public policies fail to radically transform this situation.
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                                                                Este manual constituye un esfuerzo por ser una herramienta de primera
mano, que demarca de manera sencilla los lineamientos para la atención
del paciente con diagnóstico de Enfermedad Chagas. Está basado en
evidencias clínicas recientes y recomendación de expertos nacionales e
internacional...es y está adaptado a las condiciones y características
epidemiológicas del país.
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                                                                El objetivo de esta GPC es proporcionar recomendaciones para el tamizaje organizado 
del CCR en el territorio nacional, permitiendo el acceso equitativo a medidas de 
prevención y detección temprana de la enfermedad con el fin de disminuir la 
incidencia y la mortalidad por el CCR en Argentina.... Esta guía está destinada a todos 
aquellos trabajadores de la salud que desarrollen actividades de prevención del CCR. 
La población objetivo incluye a aquellos individuos de riesgo promedio, sin 
antecedentes personales ni familiares de CCR ni adenomas. Sin embargo, aquellos 
individuos identificados con presencia de síntomas sospechosos de CCR, individuos 
con incremento del riesgo para el desarrollo de esta enfermedad (síndrome de Lynch, 
PAF, PAFA, poliposis hamartomatosas, síndrome de poliposis aserrada, EII, etc.) o con 
antecedentes de resecciones de pólipos o adenomas, deberán ser priorizados en el 
seguimiento o derivados a atención especializada consecuente, según las 
recomendaciones vigentes.
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                                                                Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida 2015 (ENCOVI)
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This publication summarizes the facilitators and barriers that will be encountered in the deinstitutionalization process and identifies useful and proven interventions in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Four areas of work are identified with the respective guidelines or suggestions for actio...n, which should provide an operational guide for countries that are restructuring mental health services and moving toward the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care.
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                                                                Occupational health and safety programmes aim to prevent diseases and injuries arising out of, linked with or occurring in the course of work, while improving the quality and safety of care, safeguarding the health workforce and promoting environmental sustainability in the health sector.
This gu...ide provides an overview of the key elements of occupational health and safety programmes for health workers at national, subnational and facility levels, as well as advice for the development and implementation of such programmes. Health workers exposure risk assessment and management in the context of COVID-19 virus
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