Coronavirus disease 2019 has a mild disease course in children and adolescents. Chronic respiratory conditions, including asthma, have been suggested as risk factors; however, asthma in children is highly variable in both triggers and severity.
During the pandemic, pediatric asthma services limite...d consultations and established virtual clinics. However, respondents perceived their patients’ asthma control to be retained or even improved, while treatment adherence was considered increased. Children with asthma were not disproportionately affected by coronavirus disease 2019.
Trigger avoidance and treatment adherence can rapidly improve asthma control in children, even under lockdown pressure. Children/adolescents with asthma do not appear to need additional prophylactic measures from coronavirus disease 2019 when asthma is well-treated. This article analyses the effect of COVID-19 on Asthma in children, providing information for management guidelines.
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Recomendações provisórias, versão 1 (13 de abril de 2020)
Oferecer recomendações sobre os cuidados iniciais de pessoas com infecção respiratória aguda (IRA) no contexto da doença do coronavírus (COVID-19), em estabelecimentos de saúde, com base no fluxograma do processo de tomada de dec...isão. Essas recomendações são preliminares e sujeitas à revisão, à medida que novas evidências estejam disponíveis. As recomendações dadas neste documento se aplicam a adultos com mais de 18 anos
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Short Guide on the management of patients with COVID-19
The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce. It also presents a compelling case for considerable – yet feasible – investment in nursing education, jobs, and leadership.
The primary chapters... of the report outline the role and contributions of nurses with respect to the WHO “triple billion” targets; the health labour market and workforce policy levers to address the challenges to nurses working to their full potential; the findings from analysis of National Health Workforce Account (NHWA) data from 191 Member States and progress in relation to the projected shortfall of nurses by 2030; and forward-looking policy options for an agenda to strengthen the nursing workforce to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, improve health for all, and strengthen the primary health care workforce on our journey towards universal health coverage.
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Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience a high disease burden for epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition.The authors evaluate the cost-effectiveness of community health workers (CHWs) to improve adherence to medication for epilepsy in South Africa. They found that utilizing CHWs to i...mprove medication adherence was cost-effective.
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A WFP analysis of the economic and food security implications of the pandemic
Dada a atual situação da pandemia da COVID-19, os países são orientados a continuar a adotar os algoritmos diagnósticos para tuberculose (TB) recomendados pela OPAS/OMS. Apesar das diferenças nos modos de transmissão da TB e do vírus responsável pela COVID-19, certas medidas de proteção p...essoal são relevantes para ambas as doenças. As medidas de rotina para a proteção contra a TB devem continuar, juntamente com precauções adicionais para proteger os trabalhadores contra a COVID-19.
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Antibiotics use with care
Sexualität Lust und Schutz
Diese zweisprachigen Youth 4 Youth Broschüren richten sich an weibliche Jugendliche und junge Fraün mit Flucht- oder Migrationsbiografien, die zuverlässige Informationen im Zusammenhang mit HIV und sexüller Gesundheit suchen.
Jugendliche haben einen Anspruch auf ko...rrekte und verständliche Informationen zur sexüllen und reproduktiven Gesundheit. Nur so können sie ihre eigene Gesundheit und die ihrer Partner*innen schützen. Jugendliche wissen selbst am besten, was sie interessiert und wozu sie Fragen haben. Aus diesem Grund wurden die vorliegenden Broschüren gemeinsam mit geflüchteten Jugendlichen entwickelt. Expert*innen beantworten die Fragen der jungen Fraün und Mädchen in leicht verständlicher Form.
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Updated 23 March 2020 (23 Maart 2020)
Video on Covid-19 awareness for community level workers
Version: 2.0 Date: 19.3.2020
In addition to the ongoing humanitarian emergencies in the country, the COVID-19 pandemic poses a potential monumental social and economic threat to Nigeria, with a devastating knock on effect for the most vulnerable population in the BAY states who have endured a decade of conflict. The UN system i...n Nigeria launched a One UN Response Plan to COVID-19 to support the rapid implementation of the Government’s National COVID-19 Multi-Sectoral Pandemic Response Plan and will continue to support strong coordination and coherence with all stakeholders responding to the pandemic.
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This document is a guide for national authorities who are responsible for managing public health responses to COVID-19
This document has been developed for the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean to establish a regional plan of action to support the countries of the Region to rapidly accelerate the scaling up of their capacities for the prevention and early detection of, and ... rapid response to, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as required under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). The regional plan is aligned with the WHO global 2019 novel coronavirus strategic preparedness and response plan, but tailored to the regional context.
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Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
Infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, can have a significant impact on children’s and their caregivers’
wellbeing beyond the disease itself. In terms of child protection, there are three main potential
secondary impacts:
- Neglect and lack of parental care.
- Mental health and Psychosocia...l distress.
- Increased exposure to violence, including sexual violence, physical and emotional abuse.
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he central Sahel region—Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger—is facing a severe humanitarian and protection crisis.
Massive displacement, most of it driven by intense and largely indiscriminate violence perpetrated by a range of armed actors against civilian populations, is taking place across the regi...on. While internal displacement is on the rise substantial numbers of refugees have fled to neighboring countries, and the situation risks spilling over into the coastal countries of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo.
This context is exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is already affecting areas hosting refugees and IDPs
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