While virtually unheard of in developed countries, NTDs are a group of medically diverse parasitic and bacterial infectious diseases common in tropical and subtropical areas. NTDs affect more than 1.5 billion people annually, causing death, blindness, disfigurement, chronic pain, cognitive impairmen...t and other long-term disabilities that create obstacles to education, employment, economic growth and overall
development. When measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), the NTD burden is greater than malaria or tuberculosis.
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The World Health Organization was requested by Member States to develop a global priority pathogens list (global PPL) of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to help in prioritizing the research and development (R&D) of new and effective antibiotic treatments. To date, the selection of pathogens for R&D ac...tivities has been largely guided by small and large pharmaceutical companies according to a variety of parameters, such as perceived/unmet medical need, pressure of investors, market size, scientific discovery potential, and availability of specific technologies. Previous PPLs, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The call to justice and peace has always been an essential part of the life of the Christian. Our sacred texts offer a constant reminder of the centrality of this call. In the Old Testament the prophet Micah tells us: “this is what Yahweh asks of you: only this, to act justly, to love tenderly, a...nd to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).
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Настоящий документ подготовлен в рамках инициативы Международного Партнерства за Права
Человека (МППЧ) и его партнеров из Центральной Азии по мониторингу и докум...ентированию
воздействия на права человека мер, принимаемых правительствами в связи с пандемией Covid-19
в этом регионе. Основное внимание в рамках этой инициативы уделяется защите основных
свобод выражения мнений, ассоциации и собраний; прав на свободу, безопасность и доступ к
правосудию; а также прав уязвимых групп. (COVID-19 and human rigths in Tajikistan)
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Research Article
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0164619 October 13, 2016
Use this checklist to quickly remind yourself of the essential components of community engagement in your response, including when movement restrictions may be in place.
La prueba cutánea de la tuberculina le indicará si alguna vez ha tenido los microbios de la tuberculosis (TB) en el cuerpo.
Report Feeding into the Development of a Diaspora Engagement Framework for Zambia
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR TEST SELECTION ESSENTIAL IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR SARS-COV-2
Technical specifications for selection of essential in vitro diagnostic tests for SARS-COV-2, 14 June 2021