Multiple pandemics, numerous outbreaks, thousands of lives lost and billions of dollars of national income wiped out—all since the turn of this century, in barely 17 years—and yet the world’s investments in pandemic preparedness and response remain woefully inadequate. We know by now that the ...world will see another pandemic in the not-too-distant future; that random mutations occur often enough in microbes that help them survive and adapt; that new pathogens will inevitably find a way to break through our defenses; and that there is the increased potential for intentional or accidental release of a synthesized agent. Every expert commentary and every analysis in recent years tells us that the costs of inaction are immense. And yet, as
the havoc caused by the last outbreak turns into a fading memory, we become complacent and relegate the case for investing in preparedness on a back burner, only to bring it to the forefront when the next outbreak occurs. The result is that the world remains scarily vulnerable.
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                                                                Le module de formation de niveau intermédiaire vise à soutenir la formation de personnel ou de volontaires, afin de fournir un fauteuil roulant manuel et un coussin appropriés aux filles, garçons, femmes et hommes qui nécessitent un soutien postural supplémentaire pour être en
mesure de se t...enir assis droit.
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                                                                Introducción El brote diseminado de enfermedad por el coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) en la provincia de Hubei, en China, y la introducción del virus en la Región de las Américas ponen de relieve la urgente necesidad de una comunicación clara, honesta, concisa y coherente. 
La comunicación de rie...sgos abarca todas las cuestiones básicas de la comunicación para la salud, pero difiere en la necesidad de velocidad y la dependencia de la confianza. En los momentos de crisis, se insta a los líderes a que den una respuesta rápida, sentida y confiable. El público quiere saber qué se conoce, qué se está haciendo al respecto y lo que ellos pueden o deben hacer.  
 
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                                                                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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                                                                El manual está diseñado en temas sobre prevención y control de la tuberculosis y derechos humanos, así como las herramientas y técnicas necesarias para realizar las sesiones educativas con un enfoque de promoción de la salud, utilizando una metodología participativa que toma en cuenta las con...diciones de contexto como base para su formación de promotor de salud en la lucha y control de la tuberculosis.
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                                                                Overuse  and  misuse  of  antibiotics  in  animals  and humans is contributing to the rising threat of antibiotic resistance. Some types of bacteria that  cause  serious  infections  in  humans  have  already  developed  resistance  to  most  or  all  of  the available treatments, and there are very... few promising options in the research pipeline
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                                                                Practical Guidelines of Insulin Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus Patients
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease of the subcutaneous tissue with a high morbidity. This disease has been reported from countries between 30°N and 15°S since 1840 but the exact burden of disease is not known. It is currently unknown what the incidence, prevalence and the number of reported ...cases per year per country is. In order to estimate what the global burden of mycetoma is, a meta-analysis was performed. In total 50 studies were included, which resulted in a total of 8763 mycetoma cases. Most cases were found in men between 11 and 40 years of age. The foot was most commonly affected.
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                                                                Childhood cancer is curable for the vast majority of children when essential diagnostic, therapeutic and supportive care services are accessible. However, profound inequalities in outcomes exist within and between countries with as few as 20% or 30% of children living in low- and middle-income count...ries surviving.
The Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer Overview document presents the CureAll approach to support governments, partners and communities achieve the best possible cancer care for all children. This approach, summarized as four pillars of action supported by three enablers, will improve the care for children with cancer around the world.
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                                                                Prepared as an outcome of ICMR Subcommittee on Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma |  This consensus document on Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma summarizes the modalities of treatment including the site-specific anti-cancer therapies, supportive and palliative care and molecular ...markers and research questions. It also interweaves clinical, biochemical and epidemiological studies.
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                                                                The guidelines presented in this document are designed to provide a useful resource for healthcare professionals involved in clinical case management. They were developed taking into consideration services provided at different levels within the health system and resources available. These guideline...s are intended to standardize care at both tertiary and secondary levels of service delivery across different socio economic stratifications of our society. 
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                                                                Expert Consensus Validation 2018.
This innovative approach aimed at improving and facilitating the screening, prescribing and monitoring of drug therapy for older patients, is currently being further developed in the area of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Heidelberg in Mannheim. This ap...proach represents another advance in worldwide research efforts aimed at adding a new dimension to already-existing classification systems and negative listings of potentially inappropriate medications for the elderly.
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                                                                Adapted from CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2010
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Detecting breast cancer early improves survival, lowers morbidity and reduces the cost of care. Learn about the major breast cancer early detection strategies in this knowledge summary, including breast cancer education and awareness, and breast self-detection and clinical breast exams (CBE).
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Prepared as an outcome of ICMR Expert Group on Immunophenotyping of Hematolymphoid Neoplasms | Coordinated by Division of Non Communicable Diseases | This document addresses on various issue related to good quality practices in laboratory work up of flow cytometric immunophenotyping and will be of u...se to pathologists, cytometrists, hematologists, technologists and scientists working in this field.
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                                                                Vacunación Antigripal 2022 - Guía rapida