March 2020
The number of African Union Member States reporting COVID-
19 cases is increasing and there is a likelihood of community transmission. The WHO recently modified the COVID-19 suspect case definition to include severe acute respiratory infection and advises testing of all severe acute r...espiratory illness (SARI) cases.1 However, many Member States have not yet started implementing these changes, they are still focussing surveillance efforts on individuals with travel history to an area with local COVID-19 transmission. This means patients with similar symptoms, but no apparent contact, may not
be investigated.
more
CVDs are the number 1 cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cauAn estimated 17.5 m
A growing number of studies and reports are being published on COVID-19 and the pandemic. This project will help decision makers and researchers navigate the research.
It provides an overview of scientific publications on COVID-19 categorized and parsed into more specific subgroups, providing quick... access to specific topic-relevant publications. As a result, the map also identifies research gaps, possibly guiding further research efforts.
They conduct literature searches daily or every other day in PubMed
more
Ministerial Instruction Number 20/40 of 10/09/2009 determining conditions and modalities for therapeutic care for people living with HIV and AIDS.
8 March 2022
A very large number of people from Ukraine are fleeing the country and entering the European Union (EU) countries bordering Ukraine (Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia) and the EU-neighbourhood country of the Republic of Moldova. Those fleeing Ukraine - mainly women and children - are ...currently dispersing into communities, but as more people congregate at border crossings it is likely that they will also need to be housed in reception centres.
more
Medical Journal of Zambia, Volume 36 Number 4 (2009)
Guidance has been updated on a number of chemicals: asbestos, bentazone, chromium, iodine, manganese, microcystins, nickel, silver, tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene. Guidance has also been added for chemicals not previously assessed in the Guidelines: anatoxin-a and analogues, cylindrospermopsi...ns and saxitoxins. The new guidance on organotins has replaced the prior guidance focused on dialkyltins. With these updates, the guideline values for tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene have been revised while new guideline values for cylindrospermopsins, manganese, microcystins, and saxitoxins have been established .
Updated information on cyanobacteria has been included, introducing an alert level framework for early-warning and to guide short-term management responses. Guidance has also been updated in the sections on adequacy of water supply, climate change, emergencies, food production and processing, and radiological aspects, particularly on managing radionuclides when exceeding WHO screening values and guidance levels.
more
Journal of Palliative Medicine Volume 21, Number 10, 2018
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0248ad
Shown in blue is the estimated annual number of deaths attributed to drug use. Shown in red is theestimated annual number of deaths from drug use disorders. The difference between them is that theyrelate to indirect and direct causes of death, respectively.
Recognition, Assessment and Treatment
National Clinical Guideline Number 159
The African region reports the highest number of health emergencies of all the WHO regions every year: an average of
2-3 new events every week
Laws of the Republic of Indonesia number 24 of 2011 concerning the legal health insurance
The report notes that the number of people in need of one or more assistive products is likely to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050, due to populations ageing and the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases rising across the world. The report also highlights the vast gap in access between low- and high-inc...ome countries. An analysis of 35 countries reveals that access varies from 3% in poorer nations to 90% in wealthy countries.
Affordability is a major barrier to access, the report notes. Around two thirds of people with assistive products reported out-of-pocket payments for them. Others reported relying on family and friends to financially support their needs.
more
Product:BDFACSCountTM InstrumentSystemwithFACSCountTM ControlKitandBD FACSCountTM CD4ReagentKit(AbsoluteandPercentageCD4+Counts)
Number: PQDx 0133-045-00
0133-045-00 WHO
PQDx PR
June/2016, version 2.0
Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the number one cause of death and disability in the world.
The term NCDs refers to a group of conditions that are not mainly caused by an acute infection, result in long-term health consequences and often create a need for long-term treatment and care. ...These conditions include cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic lung illnesses.
Many NCDs can be prevented by reducing common risk factors such as tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and eating unhealthy diets. Many other important conditions are also considered NCDs, including injuries and mental health disorders.
more
Hep B Help colates a number of Hepatitis B fact sheet and other resources for patient education.
Accessed 13th of November 2015.
Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 36 Year 2009 on Health
Despite Pakistan's progress in reducing the number of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases to 8 in 2017 and 12 in 2018, 2019 has seen a significant rise in the number of WPV1 cases (41 cases as of July 8 2019). One of the most intractable challenges the Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) is ...facing is refusals by parents and caregivers to immunise their children with the polio vaccine. In light of this challenge, the Pakistan programme has revisited its strategy and put forward this Extension of the National Emergency Action Plan 2018/2019 (NEAP), which will carry the programme forward from July to December 2019
more
The British Psychological Society has convened a number of task forces to summarise advice and guidance around the psychology of COVID-19. This includes groups looking at public mental health, bereavement, staff wellbeing, behavioural science and disease prevention and others.
They are U.K. centri...c but might be a good starting place for psychology related health information.
more
Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 20 of 2007 concerning General Guidelines for the Establishment of the Commission for the Control of AIDS and Community Empowerment in the Framework of HIV and AIDS Control in the Regions