BioMed Central; BMC International Health and Human Rights (2016) 16:20; DOI 10.1186/s12914-016-0094-y
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is not a new concept. While the term “HiAP” has received much attention since the 1990s, the concept
of working across sectors of government for improved population health and wellbeing is much older than that. Over the last few decades the term has been applied t...o multiple health topics and challenges – whetherimplicitly or explicitly.
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Die Pandemie bestimmt weiterhin unser alltägliches Leben und macht das Thema Gesundheit zu einem der wichtigsten unserer Zeit. Doch wie sieht die Lebenswelt beim Thema Gesundheit für Asylsuchende aus? Sowohl der Zugang als auch der Umfang von Gesundheitsleistungen hängt in einem starken Maße von... einem Faktor ab – dem Zufall der Unterbringung. Denn wie der Zugang der Asylsuchenden zur medizinischen Versorgung gestaltet ist und wie die Kosten der Versorgung von Asylsuchenden an Kommunen erstattet werden, unterscheidet sich dabei von Bundesland zu Bundesland.
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The IDF Diabetes Atlas report highlights the disproportionate prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among Indigenous Peoples globally. It emphasizes the social and health disparities resulting from colonization, loss of traditional practices, and systemic inequities. The report includes prevalence dat...a across various Indigenous populations, identifying significant variability and often higher rates among Indigenous women compared to men. The report calls for culturally responsive and community-driven interventions to address diabetes prevention and management while advocating for better data collection and representation to support Indigenous communities worldwide.
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Following review of the latest evidence, WHO recommends that TB-LAMP can be used as a replacement for microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in adults with signs and symptoms of TB. It can also be considered as a follow-on test to microscopy in adults with signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB, e...specially when further testing of sputum smear-negative specimens is necessary.
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The introduction of vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) added another measure to the existing set of
recommended preventive measures (wearing a mask in public, keeping a distance from other people and regular handwashing). The roll-out of the vaccines, however, raised concerns that vac...cination may lead to lower adherence to the existing
preventive measures. The advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) was to continue these public health and
social measures after being vaccinated.1 However, evidence from other epidemics suggests that there is lower adherence to
preventive measures when some level of protection exists (for example, individuals who use human immunodeficiency virus
pre-exposure prophylaxis
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PQDx 0006-005-00 WHO
PQDx PR
February/2016, version 2.0
Ce modèle vise à aider les administrateurs des programmes nationaux de lutte contre le trachome à préparer
un dossier rassemblant les données factuelles à présenter à l’OMS pour solliciter la validation de l’élimination
de cette maladie en tant que problème de santé publique. Ces in...formations, qui recouvrent des données
épidémiologiques et des éléments sur le contexte général, aideront les responsables de l’examen à mieux
comprendre les résultats programmatiques.
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Guía de prácticas esenciales. Segunda edición
31 Janaury 2021
SCORE for health data technical package. The first global assessment on the status and capacity of health information systems in 133 countries, covering 87% of the global population.
It identifies gaps and provides guidance for investment in areas that can have the greatest impact ...on the quality, availability, analysis, accessibility and use of health data.
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La Stratégie et plan d’action sur la promotion de la santé dans le contexte des objectifs de développement
durable 2019-2030 cherche à renouveler la promotion de la santé grâce à des interventions de nature sociale,
politique et technique, en agissant sur les déterminants sociaux de la s...anté, à savoir les conditions dans
lesquelles les personnes naissent, grandissent, vivent, travaillent et vieillissent (1). Ils visent à améliorer la
santé et à réduire les iniquités en matière de santé dans le cadre du Programme de développement durable à
l’horizon 2030
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Misceláneo
Capítulo J.9
Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin
Revisión: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Paloma Varela
The German Institute for Human Rights annually submits a report on the development of the human rights situation in Germany to the German Federal Parliament (in accordance with sec. 2 para. 5 of the Act regarding the Legal Status and Mandate of the German Institute for Human Rights of 16 July 2015; ...short: DIMRG). The DIMRG provides that the German Federal Parliament officially responds to the report. The fourth report 2018/2019 covers the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
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