Learning from the Use of Data, Information, and Digital Technologies in the West Africa Ebola Outbreak Response
Overview of Community-Based Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
The speed of developing diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been quite remarkable. Diagnostics have focused on nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) to identify infected individuals in acute-phase disease for timely implementation of mitiga...tion strategies and case management. More and more immunodiagnostics, mostly rapid diagnostic tests, are being made available as an alternative to NAATs. This type of test can be used out-of-laboratory conditions at large scale.
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The use of Delamanid and Bedaquiline for Children with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
Evidence from two pilot projects in India.
Refugees1 with disabilities have specific needs and face particular forms of discrimination. As highlighted in the Executive Committee Conclusion No. 110 (LXI)–2010, it is important for UNHCR to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities who are of concern to the Office are met without di...scrimination. This places an onus on offices to develop a thorough
understanding of the circumstances of persons with disabilities under their care. This note provides staff with guidance on a range of issues to consider in meeting these responsibilities.
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The Panel recommendations on initial combination regimens for the antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive, HIV-infected patients.
Technical report
February 2015
Chronic Dis Int - Volume 3 Issue 1 - 2016
ISSN 2379-7983