Strengthening national capacities for epidemic preparedness and response in support to national implementation of IHR(2005)
GENEVA — The world is “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to update their preparedness plans by year-end. In its World Disasters Report 20...
Through surveillance, prevention and mitigation, the One Health movement seeks to protect human, animal and environmental health. Achieving optimal health and sustainability for people, animals and the environment at the same time is the main goal of One Health. Practical guidelines include using a s...
communities, they were also noted as a source of uncertainty at the outset of the epidemic due to their additional connection to the health system [23]. This meant trust in CHWs similarly fluctuated throughout the epidemic and in the post-epidemic period. In both countries, health seeking beha...
It has been reported that females have exhibited a higher level of intention to conform with epidemic-prevention guidelines on hand hygiene, health behavior, and individual protection.30 They have been found to have higher daily frequency of hand-washing and using alcohol-based sanitizer ...
Those with boots on the ground say little has been done since. Asurvey of Canadian PICUs— pediatric intensive care units — warns that Canada’s ability to respond to a pandemic or epidemic surge of critically ill children may be seriously limited. ...
COVID-19 is a highly spreadable viral infection, reported first in Wuhan, China in December 2019 which spreads worldwide later. The pathogen of this diseas
As such, these patterns will likely have an impact on the probability of epidemic take off5,11, and therefore are also likely to affect the predictability of the network structure in these sectors. In conclusion, the type of premises and the uncertainty of the time of disease incursion will ...
return of rural migrant workers should be well organized. Sound and practical epidemic control guidelines for different categories of enterprises should be promptly formulated to guide local authorities in setting reasonable criteria for the resumption of work and production in their jurisdictions," Li ...
Keep on movingNewWHO guidelineson physical activity and sedentary behaviour aim to prevent 5m deaths each year. One in four adults and four out of five adolescents do not get enough exercise, the WHO says, creating$54bnin direct healthcare costs and another $14bn to lost productivity. Anew ...