Se reconoce ampliamente la importancia de las frutas y las hortalizas para una alimentación nutritiva y saludable, y en los últimos años se ha animado a los consumidores a incluir más de estos productos en su dieta. En muchos países, en particular los del mundo en desarrollo, las frutas y las h...ortalizas se han convertido en productos básicos valiosos.more
• تشكّل مقاومة مضادات الميكروبات تهديداً عالمياً للصحة والتنمية، وهي تستدعي اتخاذ إجراءات عاجلة متعددة القطاعات بشأنها من أجل تحقيق أهداف التنمية المستدامة.
أعلن...ت المنظمة أن مقاومة مضادات الميكروبات من التهديدات العالمية العشرة الرئيسية للصحة العامة التي تواجه البشرية.
تعدّ إساءة استعمال مضادات الميكروبات والإفراط في استعمالها المحركان الرئيسيان لظهور المُمرضات المقاومة للأدوية.
يؤدي نقص المياه النظيفة وخدمات الإصحاح وقصور الوقاية من عدوى الأمراض ومكافحتها إلى تعزيز انتشار الميكروبات التي يمكن لبعضها أن يقاوم العلاج بمضادات الميكروبات.
يترتب على مقاومة مضادات الميكروبات تكاليف طائلة. وإضافة إلى ما تخلفه الاعتلالات الممتدة لأجل طويل من وفيات وإعاقات، فإنها تسفر عن إطالة أمد رقود المرضى في المستشفيات وحاجتهم إلى أدوية أغلى ومواجهتهم لتحديات مالية.
من شأن نجاح الطب الحديث في حالات العدوى، بوسائل منها العمليات الجراحية الكبرى والعلاج الكيميائي للسرطان، أن يتعرض لمخاطر متزايدة من دون استعمال مضادات ميكروبات ناجعة.more
La tuberculosis (TB) es una enfermedad grave que generalmente afecta a los pulmones. La TB se transmite fácilmente en lugares donde hay mucha gente junta—por ejemplo, en ciudades, arrabales, campos de refugiados, fábricas y edificios de oficinas—y, sobre todo, en áreas bajo techo donde el air...e no circula mucho.more
Los antibióticos tratan solamente las infecciones causadas por bacterias. Como todos los medicamentos, los antibióticos pueden ser dañinos y deben usarse solo cuando sea necesario.
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Legal Framework comes before the Specialized Technical Committee on Health and Drug Control for adoption and endorsement. The IPC Legal Framework is designed to guide Member States in the review and strengthening of laws and policies that support IPC at bot...h the national level and in healthcare facilities. In developing this IPC Legal Framework, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
is furthering its mandates to harmonize disease control and prevention policies and promote the prevention and control of diseases by building capacity of public health institutions in Members States.more
The publication of the of the Antimicrobial Treatment Guidelines represents the
culmination of the efforts of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program of ICMR to publish treatment guidelines for common syndromes in India. These guidelines are targeted for the health care settings. It aims to rationali...ze the usage of antibiotics on our Essential Medicines Formulary (EMF) and to establish consistency in the treatment of various infectious conditions.more
How do they work in an ICC to prevent or mitigate nosocomial infections?
Are you clear that we can all do something to avoid them?
A simple hand wash can make a difference.
Inés Lavega has a degree in nursing and worked for more than 8 years at the CTI of Hospital Maciel, the first public hospit...al in Uruguay.
She tells us about the intense work of nursing, to control infections.more
The toolkit offers advice on how national public health authorities could engage with primary care prescribers so as to promote appropriate and responsible use of antibiotics. The toolkit contains template materials and some suggested key messages for health professionals, idea...s for awareness raising activities, and suggested tactics for getting the messages across to both primary care providers and patients regarding prudent use of antibiotics.more
The Global AMR R&D Hub collects and presents information on AMR R&D investments, products and market interventions. To position itself as the key knowledge centre for AMR R&D the work of the Hub is strategically aligned into three key pillars that encompass guiding and supporting evidence-based deci...sion making; enhancing collaboration and coordination; and promoting awareness, knowledge and visibility in the field.more
Version 1.1. The WHO protocol has been adapted to resource-limited settings and builds on existing methodologies from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the Global PPS project from University of Antwerp, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Med...icines Utilisation Research in Africa (MURIA).
Point Prevalence Surveys collects information on prescribing practices of antibiotics and other information relevant to treatment and management of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients, and complements surveillance of antimicrobial consumption.more
Responding to Outbreaks of Antimicrobial-resistant Pathogens in Health-care Facilities: Guidance for the Western Pacific Region is developed following requests from Member States in the Western Pacific Region for additional information and support in managing AMR outbreaks. It aims to provide: a ste...p-by-step guide for health-care facilities to respond to AMR outbreaks; a practical resource for health-care workers to support AMR outbreak response in low- and middle-income countries; and practical guidance to implement effective AMR outbreak response policies and procedures in clinical settings.more