Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a critical strategy to care for preterm and low birth weight infants in resource-limited settings. Despite evidence of its effectiveness and low cost, coverage has remained low, largely due to sociocultural barriers. We aimed to better understand social norms and commun...ity perceptions of preterm infants and KMC (facility-initiated and community-continued) in Malawi, a country with a high preterm birth rate, to inform a pilot social and behavior change program.
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This study aims to provide an overview of health financing in Africa and to examine the impact of the reemergence of mpox on health financing in the region.
Diabetes poses an increasingly serious health challenge in Africa. Currently, 25 million adults aged 20–79 are living with diabetes, and this figure is projected to increase by 142% to 60 million by 2050 — the highest regional increase worldwide. However, 73% of cases remain undiagnosed, and hea...lthcare spending is the lowest worldwide at just USD 10 billion (1% of global expenditure). In 2024, diabetes caused 216,000 deaths and had a significant impact on maternal health, affecting 1 in 7 births due to hyperglycaemia during pregnancy. Nigeria, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have the highest case loads. Without urgent intervention, the diabetes burden will continue to grow, putting further strain on already limited health systems.
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Guidelines of Contingency Planning for Disaster Management in Indonesia
Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women in Indonesia
Practical Guidelines of Insulin Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Guidelines for the Management and Therapy of Urine Incontinence in Children in Indonesia
Rapport technique
Le présent manuel vise à fournir des informations concernant les méthodes d’enquête sur les épidémies d’hépatite E, et les mesures de prévention et de contrôle appropriées. De plus, le manuel fournit des informations relatives à l’agent responsable – appelé... le Virus de l’hépatite E (VHE) – son épidémiologie, les manifestations cliniques de la maladie et le diagnostic.
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National Policy on HIV and AIDS Response through Reduction of Adverse Effects of the Usage of Injecting Narcotics, Psychotropics and other addictive Substances
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY 27 : 390–403 (2010
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305 Dracunculiasis eradication: global surveillance summary, 2017
Guidelines for Urinary Tract Stones
INITIATIVE «ALL IN» EN RDC, Rapport Phase 1
Checklist to support the reopening of schools and preparation for resurgences of COVID-19 or similar public health crises.
O objetivo desta lista de verificação é reforçar a conformidade e a adesão às medidas de saúde pública delineadas no documento recentemente atualizado Considerations fo...r school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19 [Considerações para medidas de saúde pública relacionadas a escolas no contexto da COVID-19], considerando-se principalmente as crianças menores de 18 anos em contextos educacionais e em escolas com recursos limitados. A lista de verificação foi elaborada de acordo com os princípios e as abordagens das escolas promotoras de saúde.7,8 Este documento destaca a importância da coordenação multinível (ou seja, nos níveis escolar, subnacional e nacional) e de abordagens participativas e cocriadas pelas várias partes interessadas (por exemplo, trabalhadores das escolas, professores, alunos e pais). Esta abordagem visa a otimizar o cumprimento das medidas sociais e de saúde pública baseadas nos contextos sociais e culturais, conforme descrito no documento Considerations for implementing and adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19 [Considerações para a implementação e ajuste de medidas sociais e de saúde pública no contexto da COVID-19].
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One health Response to AMR Containment.
In a significant move for the public health sector, Kerala has become the first state in India to launch an action plan to combat the growing cases of antimicrobial immunity, arising primarily from irrational use of medicines and excessive antibiotics used in... livestock and poultry.
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Trastornos des ánimo
Capítulo E.4
Edition 2018
Editores: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin
Traducción: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & María Vidal
En la vida hay muchos acontecimientos que nos desequilibran, pero que aun así somos capaces de afrontar. Sin embargo, a veces nos pasan cosas tan
terribles que nos persiguen durante mucho tiempo y
nos provocan una enfermedad mental. Entonces se
puede tratar de un trastorno de estrés postraumát...ico
(o TEPT, para abreviar). El TEPT es un trastorno psicológico que puede aparecer a cualquier edad. Aquí
le informaremos sobre el TEPT en adultos. También
descubrirá qué posibilidades hay de tratamiento.
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Serie: Documentos Técnico normativos