In this entry we are looking at smoking, alcohol consumption and the use of illicit drugs. We are studying who is using these substances, how their use has changed over time, and we are presenting the estimates of their impact on health. Collectively, smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use kills 11.8... million people each year. This is more than the number of deaths from all cancers
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January 2020 to December 2021
THEME: TEENAGE PREGNANCY AN OBSTACLE TO MATERNAL HEALTH; LET US STOP IT NOW. 5th November 2013
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December 2013 | Volume 8 | Issue 12 | e82027
Sierra Leone Trial to Introduce a Vaccine against Ebola (STRIVE)
HIV Prevalence: Data from the 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey.
Estimated number of pregnant women, number with access to at least four antenatal care visits, and those delivering in hospital settings in the Americas, 2019...
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | Vol 7, No 2 | a770 | 06 December 2018
A fact sheet from the National Academies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Given an increase in outbreaks caused by resistant microorganisms associated with medical tourism, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) encourages Member States to strengthen their capacity to detect and manage infections caused by resis...tant microorganismsin patients who traveled outside of their country of residence to receive healthcare. Furthermore, PAHO/WHO stresses the importance to implement preventive measures to reduce healthcare-associated infections at all levels of the health system.
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Laboratory Biossafety Manual