As information about COVID-19 is rapidly evolving, it can be challenging to navigate and synthesize all of the information. The purpose of this document is to provide a synthesized, indexed reference of accurate, standardized COVID-19 information from trustworthy sources. Information is presented in... simple, clear language to support the development of messages and materials needed for social and behavior change interventions.
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Expert Consensus Report for Emergency Centres in
Western Cape
La santé mentale fait partie intégrante de notre santé et de notre bien-être en général et constitue un droit humain fondamental. À l'échelle mondiale, les problèmes de santé mentale sont très répandus. Selon les données de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), environ une personn...e sur huit dans le monde vit avec un trouble mental (OMS, 2022a). Les troubles mentaux sont la principale cause d'incapacité, entraînant 1 année sur 6 vécues avec une incapacité (OMS, 2022a).
Les personnes atteintes de troubles mentaux graves meurent en moyenne 10 à 20 ans plus tôt que la population générale, principalement en raison de maladies physiques évitables. Des circonstances défavorables, notamment la pauvreté, inégalités sociales et économiques, urgences de santé publique, guerres et crise climatique, font partie des menaces structurelles mondiales pour la santé mentale, entraînant un risque plus élevé de souffrance de problèmes de santé mentale.
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The mandate of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme is to provide leadership and stewardship to accelerate intense and coordinated efforts to reduce the adult TB burden of 290 per 100,000 population recently established in the 2013 National TB Prevalence Survey. Other key challenges are low T...B case notification, unacceptably high TB death rates, low antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage among TB/HIV patients and low drug-resistant notification and treatment.
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An overview on the health equity impact of policy and action: Is it making a difference? Why or why not?
Last update: 2 April 2020
Trials (2018) 19:271 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2604-9
Based on the findings of this trial, we will examine the potential use and scale up of iSupport for caregiver distress in India. This style of online self-help programs could be expanded to other regions or countries or to other suitabl...e caregiver groups
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Population-Based Survey on Perceptions and Attitudes about Peace, Security and Justice in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Each year, about 210 million women become pregnant and about 140 million newborn babies are delivered. The sheer scale of maternal health issues makes maternal well being and survival vital concerns. A decade after The Lancet published a Series on maternal survival, a new Series of six papers brings... our knowledge of maternal health, its epidemiology, successes, and current failings together, and at a crucial time within the sustainable development framework to 2030. The Series concludes with a call to action setting out five key targets which need to be met to ensure the progression of broader sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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