Scant data exists on the prevalence of violence against children worldwide. However, available information, including the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children, shows that violence against children is a global problem. This desktop study aims to glean from published... and grey literature the extent of sexual violence and exploitation against children in Lesotho. The goal of this study is to better understand the government of Lesotho's national response efforts to reduce violence against children.
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                                                                A  Guideline  for  Healthcare  Professionals  From  the  American  Heart  Association/American Stroke Association
AHA/ASA Guideline
DOI: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000158
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This document synthesizes key elements of the World Health Organization (WHO) normative guidance on health policy and system support for community health worker (CHW) programmes and their application for HIV programmes. Building on relevant elements of HIV guidelines, tools and evidence identified b...y experts, it provides recommendations on tasks and roles that can be performed by CHWs (including for HIV), identifies the policy and system supports to optimize CHW performance, and gives examples of best practice. Its purpose is to inform the optimal design and delivery of CHW programmes targeting – either specifically or as part of a broader approach – the scale-up and sustainability of HIV services.
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                                                                Globally, approximately 56.8 million people are in need of palliative care
services; 78% of them living in low and middle-income country yet only
about 12% have their needs being met causing great suffering for many.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Canadian Journal of Microbiology 25 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2020-0572
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                While there has been real progress in addressing the burden of disease in the WHO African region, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the link between health, economics and security, as the region saw decades of progress threatened, including positive trends in decreasing inequality. In the Africa...n Region the momentum towards achieving the 2030 SDG disease burden reduction targets (SDG targets 3.3, 3.4 and 3B) has stalled.
The COVID-19 pandemic was also a major threat to gains made, such as the eradication of polio in the region, declared in 2020; reduced numbers of new HIV infections in 2021 compared to 2010; and passing the 2020 milestone of the End TB Strategy, with a 22% reduction in new cases compared with 2015. However, the pandemic also disrupted essential health services in 92% of countries globally, 22.7 million children missed basic immunization, there was an increase in malaria and TB, and global deaths from TB rose for the first time since 2015.
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                                                                The Lancet Regional Health Americas Volume 37100832 September 2024
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192068 March 9, 2018
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                · Relevant interventions 
· HIV country profiles  
· Adolescents country profiles  
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                L’Assemblée mondiale de la Santé, tenue en mai 2015, a adopté un Plan d’action mondial pour combattre la résistance aux antimicrobiens, qui définit 5 objectifs:
    mieux faire connaître et comprendre le problème de la résistance aux antimicrobiens grâce à une communication, une éduc...ation et une formation efficaces;
    renforcer les connaissances et les bases factuelles par la surveillance et la recherche;
    réduire l’incidence des infections par des mesures efficaces d’assainissement, d’hygiène et de prévention des infections;
    optimiser l’usage des médicaments antimicrobiens en santé humaine et animale;
    dégager les arguments économiques en faveur d’investissements durables qui tiennent compte des besoins de tous les pays et accroître les investissements dans la mise au point de nouveaux médicaments, outils diagnostiques, vaccins et autres interventions.
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                                                                Letter of the holy father