National Hauora Coalition, Tamariki Outcomes Initiative
Mana Kidz – reducing health disparities and improving the wellbeing of whânau in Counties Manukau
Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP)- Northeast Implementing Partners'...JSI
The USAID-funded Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP) is implementing high-impact, cost-effective, integrated interventions to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in Nigeria's northern Bauchi and Sokoto States. This slideshow, presented at the Northeast Implementing Partners' Meeting on January 15, 2015, reviews program activities and results.
Anti-retroviral therapy in HIV-positive pregnant women and childrenZeena Nackerdien
This document summarizes data on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-positive pregnant women and children worldwide. It reports that in 2012, 62% of approximately 1.5 million HIV-positive pregnant women received effective ART to reduce mother-to-child transmission, up from 48% in 2010. About 260,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2012, with 88% living in sub-Saharan Africa. New WHO guidelines aim to increase the number of women and children receiving HIV treatment and eliminate new pediatric infections.
IMNCI is an integrated approach to child health that focuses on well-being of children under 5. It aims to reduce death, illness, and disability and promote growth. IMNCI treats multiple conditions together as children often have more than one. It ensures treatment of major illnesses through immunization and nutrition. The three components of IMNCI are improving health worker skills, health systems, and family/community practices related to child health. The strategy assesses and classifies children using signs and symptoms to indicate severity and recommends treatment and referral.
Engaging Communities_Michael Favin_5.8.14CORE Group
1) The document discusses a project in Timor-Leste that partnered with communities to improve vaccination rates by sharing responsibility between health services and communities.
2) Key activities of the project included community participation in micro-planning, training leaders, school orientations on immunization, and tracking children's vaccination status.
3) The "Uma Imunizasaun" tool, adapted from India, was used to monitor every child's vaccinations at the community level through volunteer record keeping and home visits to increase vaccination timeliness and coverage.
Thinking Locally and Acting Globally to End Preventable Newborn Deaths_Joy Ri...CORE Group
The document summarizes the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) which aims to end preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths by 2035. The ENAP sets targets to reduce newborn mortality to 10 deaths or less per 1,000 live births and stillbirths to 10 deaths or less per 1,000 total births in every country. It outlines five strategic objectives focused on improving care around labor, birth and the first week of life. The ENAP will be launched in 2014 to mobilize global action and accountability for newborns within the post-2015 development framework.
Presented by Gauden Galea, Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO/Europe, at the 64th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.
The document discusses goals and initiatives around supporting children in the Geneva, NY community from early childhood through career. It outlines mutually reinforcing activities around STEAM, attendance, school readiness, literacy, bi-lingual education, parent engagement, and college and career readiness. Data is presented on kindergarten readiness, literacy rates, and high school graduation rates. Groups are assigned different sections to discuss initiatives and progress on goals to ensure every student is supported and succeeds in school.
The health and safety of employees and contractors is a key consideration for any mining operation anywhere in the world. However, in a sustainable mining context these considerations cannot terminate at the front gate – the health and wellbeing of people in the communities surrounding mining operations are crucial for the success of the operations themselves.
Critical health issues facing communities vary around the world and how these issues are addressed also varies. What is consistent is the need to consider how the projects are affected by the local environments and the impacts projects may have on communities. And this must be done at every stage of the project lifecycle, from early exploration to resettlement and decommissioning.
Public health should be integral to any mining operation. The contexts in which projects are located generate health challenges that can have serious repercussions on the projects themselves, such as the current ebola outbreak in West Africa. At the same time, public health considerations should be the cornerstone of any corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. If well-conceived these programs can contribute to local development but often the existing health systems and regulations are not clearly understood
Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP)- Northeast Implementing Partners'...JSI
The USAID-funded Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP) is implementing high-impact, cost-effective, integrated interventions to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in Nigeria's northern Bauchi and Sokoto States. This slideshow, presented at the Northeast Implementing Partners' Meeting on January 15, 2015, reviews program activities and results.
Anti-retroviral therapy in HIV-positive pregnant women and childrenZeena Nackerdien
This document summarizes data on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-positive pregnant women and children worldwide. It reports that in 2012, 62% of approximately 1.5 million HIV-positive pregnant women received effective ART to reduce mother-to-child transmission, up from 48% in 2010. About 260,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2012, with 88% living in sub-Saharan Africa. New WHO guidelines aim to increase the number of women and children receiving HIV treatment and eliminate new pediatric infections.
IMNCI is an integrated approach to child health that focuses on well-being of children under 5. It aims to reduce death, illness, and disability and promote growth. IMNCI treats multiple conditions together as children often have more than one. It ensures treatment of major illnesses through immunization and nutrition. The three components of IMNCI are improving health worker skills, health systems, and family/community practices related to child health. The strategy assesses and classifies children using signs and symptoms to indicate severity and recommends treatment and referral.
Engaging Communities_Michael Favin_5.8.14CORE Group
1) The document discusses a project in Timor-Leste that partnered with communities to improve vaccination rates by sharing responsibility between health services and communities.
2) Key activities of the project included community participation in micro-planning, training leaders, school orientations on immunization, and tracking children's vaccination status.
3) The "Uma Imunizasaun" tool, adapted from India, was used to monitor every child's vaccinations at the community level through volunteer record keeping and home visits to increase vaccination timeliness and coverage.
Thinking Locally and Acting Globally to End Preventable Newborn Deaths_Joy Ri...CORE Group
The document summarizes the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) which aims to end preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths by 2035. The ENAP sets targets to reduce newborn mortality to 10 deaths or less per 1,000 live births and stillbirths to 10 deaths or less per 1,000 total births in every country. It outlines five strategic objectives focused on improving care around labor, birth and the first week of life. The ENAP will be launched in 2014 to mobilize global action and accountability for newborns within the post-2015 development framework.
Presented by Gauden Galea, Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO/Europe, at the 64th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.
The document discusses goals and initiatives around supporting children in the Geneva, NY community from early childhood through career. It outlines mutually reinforcing activities around STEAM, attendance, school readiness, literacy, bi-lingual education, parent engagement, and college and career readiness. Data is presented on kindergarten readiness, literacy rates, and high school graduation rates. Groups are assigned different sections to discuss initiatives and progress on goals to ensure every student is supported and succeeds in school.
The health and safety of employees and contractors is a key consideration for any mining operation anywhere in the world. However, in a sustainable mining context these considerations cannot terminate at the front gate – the health and wellbeing of people in the communities surrounding mining operations are crucial for the success of the operations themselves.
Critical health issues facing communities vary around the world and how these issues are addressed also varies. What is consistent is the need to consider how the projects are affected by the local environments and the impacts projects may have on communities. And this must be done at every stage of the project lifecycle, from early exploration to resettlement and decommissioning.
Public health should be integral to any mining operation. The contexts in which projects are located generate health challenges that can have serious repercussions on the projects themselves, such as the current ebola outbreak in West Africa. At the same time, public health considerations should be the cornerstone of any corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. If well-conceived these programs can contribute to local development but often the existing health systems and regulations are not clearly understood
1. Breastfeeding provides numerous health benefits for both infants and mothers. It reduces the risk of breast cancer in mothers and lowers the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child.
2. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 3-6 months of life protects infants from common illnesses like diarrhea and pneumonia. It also supports optimal infant nutrition and development.
3. For HIV-positive mothers, exclusive breastfeeding or replacement feeding with formula can be appropriate depending on individual circumstances. Proper support is crucial to help mothers make informed choices about infant feeding.
Innovation and integration dr eric silfenCORE Group
Maternal and child health is a significant issue in Africa, where complications during pregnancy and childbirth contribute to over 350,000 maternal deaths annually. Community health workers aim to address this through education, training, appropriate technologies, and partnerships. Philips Healthcare works with various organizations on mHealth initiatives using low-cost ultrasound integrated with telecommunications to improve health outcomes for at-risk mothers and newborns in remote areas of Africa. Studies show this approach can help identify women at high risk of obstetric fistula and assess fetal growth, allowing for better nutrition and care. The goal is to strengthen maternal and child care through sustainable community-level health systems regardless of geography.
Better Diagnostics Are Needed to Achieve an AIDS-Free GenerationUNITAID
This document discusses improving diagnostics to achieve an AIDS-free generation. It notes that while the number of children receiving antiretroviral treatment has increased, only 28% of those in need receive it due to challenges with testing exposed newborns. Point-of-care diagnostics hold promise to expand access at lower-level clinics for pregnant women and infants. However, diagnostics alone are not enough - investment is also needed in strengthening follow-up care. The document advocates assessing bottlenecks, prioritizing solutions, and scaling them up as part of broader maternal and child health services, including HIV testing, CD4 and ART coverage, and early infant diagnostic technologies coupled with supportive systems.
TESTING A READY-TO–USE–SUPPLEMENTARY-FOOD (RUSF) OF HIGHER PROTEIN QUALITY ON...Adetutu Sadiq
My Final Symposium Presentation for the Summer Research Program I was a part of at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
I worked in Child malnutrition in Malawi.
The document provides guidelines for clinicians in polio eradication efforts. It outlines strategies such as maintaining high infant immunization coverage with oral poliovirus vaccines and surveillance for wild poliovirus through reporting all cases of acute flaccid paralysis in children under 15. Since 1988 over 2 billion children have been immunized resulting in a 99% reduction in polio cases. Maintaining certification-standard surveillance and high vaccination coverage are required to achieve global polio eradication. Clinicians play an important role in promptly investigating and reporting all cases of acute flaccid paralysis.
Chatterjee (UNICEF) on HIV and Infant Feedingericpgreen
This document summarizes challenges around infant feeding for HIV-positive mothers in resource-limited settings. It discusses the risks of different feeding options like breastfeeding or replacement feeding. While exclusive breastfeeding carries lower HIV transmission risk, replacement feeding risks increased infant mortality from diseases like diarrhea if adequate water and sanitation are not available. Ensuring replacement feeding is acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe (AFASS criteria) is difficult, and maintaining consistent formula supply over months is a challenge. Ongoing studies are exploring antiretroviral use by mothers and infants to reduce HIV transmission through breastfeeding. Public health recommendations depend on individual circumstances and support systems available.
Strategic Review: Towards a Grand Convergence for Child Survival and HealthCORE Group
This document summarizes a strategic review of options for improving integrated management of newborn and childhood illness (IMNCI) going forward. The review draws on data from over 90 countries and hundreds of experts. Key findings are: 1) While IMNCI has helped transform child health services, interest and funding have declined and scale-up was rarely achieved; 2) To achieve ambitious new child mortality targets, health systems must be strengthened and universal health coverage ensured; 3) The review proposes renewing focus and action on IMNCI through a "Grand Convergence" to end preventable child deaths, supported by domestic and international financing. The goal is high quality care across home, community and health facilities as part of reproductive, maternal
Optimizing the Health Extension Program (OHEP) - Jan 2017Dagu Project
And overview of Optimizing the Health Extension Program (OHEP), a collaborative effort to increase use of community based newborn care(CBNC) and integrated community case management of childhood illness (iCCM) services in Ethiopia
The India Newborn Action Plan (INAP) aims to reduce preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths in India. Its two goals are to achieve a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) and stillbirth rate (SBR) of less than 10 by 2030. It outlines six intervention pillars including care during pregnancy, childbirth, the postnatal period and beyond. The plan emphasizes improving services for maternal and newborn care across various levels of India's health system through strategies like the Home Based Newborn Care program and strengthening special newborn care units. Successful implementation of INAP requires active participation and commitment from India's states to achieve its vision by 2030.
And overview of the Dagu project of the project it is evaluting: Optimizing the Health
Extension Program (OHEP). OHEP aims to increase uptake of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia.
Plan Kenya implemented a child mortality and morbidity reduction project in Kilifi, Kenya from 2004-2009 using the Care Group strategy. Key elements included using unpaid community volunteers to reach over 250,000 people. Outcomes showed improvements in several health indicators, exceeding many targets. Lessons learned included that the model was community-driven, took time to establish, and worked better in rural versus peri-urban areas.
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: A Global PerspectiveMichelle Avelino
Presentation of Jacqueline F. Kitong, M.D., MPH, technical officer for Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition, World Health Organization at the PhilHealth Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit
Childhood Tuberculosis and Community Healthcare_Fozo Alombah_5.8.14CORE Group
PATH has worked collaboratively with countries to improve childhood TB diagnosis and management. In Tanzania, national guidelines, training, and ongoing support helped providers accurately diagnose and treat more children for TB. Screening tools and algorithms were introduced to facilities. In the DRC, an assessment informed a pediatric TB pilot launching in 7 sites, focusing on improving screening, co-management of TB/HIV, and use of cotrimoxazole and ART for children. Lessons highlighted the need for strong national commitment, partnerships, collaborative approaches, and long-term investment to sustainably address childhood TB.
This document summarizes the coordination of maternal and child health activities in 10 counties in Kenya through the Right Start Project. It outlines progress made in reducing child mortality and increasing access to skilled birth attendants. However, there are still high rates of preventable morbidity and mortality due to barriers to quality healthcare. The Right Start Project aims to address these challenges through partnership-driven activities like capacity building, health systems strengthening, and high impact interventions. The goal is improving maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition outcomes through coordinated efforts across 10 counties.
Obesity- Tipping Back the Scales of the Nation 19th April, 2017mckenln
Fit For Sport is a UK organization that engages children in physical activity. They work with over 250 schools annually, reaching 250,000 children. Their programs include activity camps, training learners and professionals, and developing programs to support inactive children. One successful program, Engage to Compete, engaged 26,000 children, increased fitness by 12%, and trained over 1,200 people through school and community partnerships. Fit For Sport advocates for partnerships between schools, leisure centers, families, and organizations to provide sustainable programs that increase engagement in physical activity and competition.
This document outlines a project called Zero Mothers Die that aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in developing countries through the use of mobile phones and ICT. It notes that hundreds of thousands of women and children still die each year from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. The project will provide pregnant women in Ghana with mobile phones, airtime, and health information messages to connect them to local healthcare workers. It will also provide tablets to health workers with training materials to improve care. The goals are to empower women with information, increase access to healthcare, and build local health capacity using mobile technology. Partnerships are sought to help implement and sustain the initiative.
Day 2 panel 4 integrating a neonatal healthcare package mw 108030ea-imcha
This document discusses strategies to reduce neonatal mortality in Malawi through an integrated healthcare package. It summarizes that 24% of neonatal deaths are intrapartum-related, 23% from sepsis, and 35% from prematurity. The proposed package includes bCPAP, kangaroo mother care, LED phototherapy, and incubators to provide breathing support, prevent and treat infections, ensure temperature stability, and monitor and treat jaundice. It was implemented through training district hospital staff and includes challenges like personnel changes that required mitigation strategies like regular meetings. The implementation research team is focusing on capacity building and collaborating with stakeholders to fully implement
Child Survival & Health Grants_Diana DuBois_10.14.11CORE Group
1) The document discusses lessons learned from a child survival project in Tanzania that promoted the training of traditional birth attendants (TBAs).
2) It was found that contrary to common perceptions, TBAs were often eager to learn new skills, competent, respected in their communities, and capable of working with health facilities when given support and training.
3) Key recommendations include more widely utilizing trained TBAs to provide health education, referrals, and fill gaps in maternal and neonatal healthcare services by working as "maternal advocates".
This document outlines Anantapuramu Newborn Action Plan for 2015-2030, which aims to reduce neonatal mortality rate (NMR) to below 10 and stillbirth rate (SBR) to below 10 by 2030. It analyzes the current newborn health situation and identifies priorities such as strengthening newborn care units, improving skills of health workers, increasing coverage of essential newborn care practices, and addressing cultural beliefs. The plan establishes targets and outlines strategic approaches across the continuum of care with a focus on equity, quality and partnerships to save newborn lives in Anantapuramu district.
Working Seamlessly Across Organisations - Kidney Society, Auckland and Count...KoAwatea
Community dialysis houses provide an alternative to hospital-based dialysis by allowing patients to receive treatment in a home-like setting close to where they live. These houses are staffed by healthcare professionals who can oversee multiple patients at once in a more cost-effective manner than traditional clinics. Dialysis patients benefit from the community environment which can improve their quality of life and outcomes compared to clinical settings.
The Interpreter design pattern allows defining a representation for a grammar and an interpreter that uses the representation to interpret sentences in a language. It defines interfaces for terminal and nonterminal expressions and an interpreter context. Terminal expressions interpret terminal tokens while nonterminal expressions interpret nonterminal expressions. The context contains global information used during parsing and interpretation. The pattern is useful for implementing rule engines and adding functionality to composite pattern implementations. It allows embedding domain-specific languages in programs and simplifies changing and extending grammars.
1. Breastfeeding provides numerous health benefits for both infants and mothers. It reduces the risk of breast cancer in mothers and lowers the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child.
2. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 3-6 months of life protects infants from common illnesses like diarrhea and pneumonia. It also supports optimal infant nutrition and development.
3. For HIV-positive mothers, exclusive breastfeeding or replacement feeding with formula can be appropriate depending on individual circumstances. Proper support is crucial to help mothers make informed choices about infant feeding.
Innovation and integration dr eric silfenCORE Group
Maternal and child health is a significant issue in Africa, where complications during pregnancy and childbirth contribute to over 350,000 maternal deaths annually. Community health workers aim to address this through education, training, appropriate technologies, and partnerships. Philips Healthcare works with various organizations on mHealth initiatives using low-cost ultrasound integrated with telecommunications to improve health outcomes for at-risk mothers and newborns in remote areas of Africa. Studies show this approach can help identify women at high risk of obstetric fistula and assess fetal growth, allowing for better nutrition and care. The goal is to strengthen maternal and child care through sustainable community-level health systems regardless of geography.
Better Diagnostics Are Needed to Achieve an AIDS-Free GenerationUNITAID
This document discusses improving diagnostics to achieve an AIDS-free generation. It notes that while the number of children receiving antiretroviral treatment has increased, only 28% of those in need receive it due to challenges with testing exposed newborns. Point-of-care diagnostics hold promise to expand access at lower-level clinics for pregnant women and infants. However, diagnostics alone are not enough - investment is also needed in strengthening follow-up care. The document advocates assessing bottlenecks, prioritizing solutions, and scaling them up as part of broader maternal and child health services, including HIV testing, CD4 and ART coverage, and early infant diagnostic technologies coupled with supportive systems.
TESTING A READY-TO–USE–SUPPLEMENTARY-FOOD (RUSF) OF HIGHER PROTEIN QUALITY ON...Adetutu Sadiq
My Final Symposium Presentation for the Summer Research Program I was a part of at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
I worked in Child malnutrition in Malawi.
The document provides guidelines for clinicians in polio eradication efforts. It outlines strategies such as maintaining high infant immunization coverage with oral poliovirus vaccines and surveillance for wild poliovirus through reporting all cases of acute flaccid paralysis in children under 15. Since 1988 over 2 billion children have been immunized resulting in a 99% reduction in polio cases. Maintaining certification-standard surveillance and high vaccination coverage are required to achieve global polio eradication. Clinicians play an important role in promptly investigating and reporting all cases of acute flaccid paralysis.
Chatterjee (UNICEF) on HIV and Infant Feedingericpgreen
This document summarizes challenges around infant feeding for HIV-positive mothers in resource-limited settings. It discusses the risks of different feeding options like breastfeeding or replacement feeding. While exclusive breastfeeding carries lower HIV transmission risk, replacement feeding risks increased infant mortality from diseases like diarrhea if adequate water and sanitation are not available. Ensuring replacement feeding is acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe (AFASS criteria) is difficult, and maintaining consistent formula supply over months is a challenge. Ongoing studies are exploring antiretroviral use by mothers and infants to reduce HIV transmission through breastfeeding. Public health recommendations depend on individual circumstances and support systems available.
Strategic Review: Towards a Grand Convergence for Child Survival and HealthCORE Group
This document summarizes a strategic review of options for improving integrated management of newborn and childhood illness (IMNCI) going forward. The review draws on data from over 90 countries and hundreds of experts. Key findings are: 1) While IMNCI has helped transform child health services, interest and funding have declined and scale-up was rarely achieved; 2) To achieve ambitious new child mortality targets, health systems must be strengthened and universal health coverage ensured; 3) The review proposes renewing focus and action on IMNCI through a "Grand Convergence" to end preventable child deaths, supported by domestic and international financing. The goal is high quality care across home, community and health facilities as part of reproductive, maternal
Optimizing the Health Extension Program (OHEP) - Jan 2017Dagu Project
And overview of Optimizing the Health Extension Program (OHEP), a collaborative effort to increase use of community based newborn care(CBNC) and integrated community case management of childhood illness (iCCM) services in Ethiopia
The India Newborn Action Plan (INAP) aims to reduce preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths in India. Its two goals are to achieve a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) and stillbirth rate (SBR) of less than 10 by 2030. It outlines six intervention pillars including care during pregnancy, childbirth, the postnatal period and beyond. The plan emphasizes improving services for maternal and newborn care across various levels of India's health system through strategies like the Home Based Newborn Care program and strengthening special newborn care units. Successful implementation of INAP requires active participation and commitment from India's states to achieve its vision by 2030.
And overview of the Dagu project of the project it is evaluting: Optimizing the Health
Extension Program (OHEP). OHEP aims to increase uptake of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia.
Plan Kenya implemented a child mortality and morbidity reduction project in Kilifi, Kenya from 2004-2009 using the Care Group strategy. Key elements included using unpaid community volunteers to reach over 250,000 people. Outcomes showed improvements in several health indicators, exceeding many targets. Lessons learned included that the model was community-driven, took time to establish, and worked better in rural versus peri-urban areas.
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: A Global PerspectiveMichelle Avelino
Presentation of Jacqueline F. Kitong, M.D., MPH, technical officer for Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition, World Health Organization at the PhilHealth Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit
Childhood Tuberculosis and Community Healthcare_Fozo Alombah_5.8.14CORE Group
PATH has worked collaboratively with countries to improve childhood TB diagnosis and management. In Tanzania, national guidelines, training, and ongoing support helped providers accurately diagnose and treat more children for TB. Screening tools and algorithms were introduced to facilities. In the DRC, an assessment informed a pediatric TB pilot launching in 7 sites, focusing on improving screening, co-management of TB/HIV, and use of cotrimoxazole and ART for children. Lessons highlighted the need for strong national commitment, partnerships, collaborative approaches, and long-term investment to sustainably address childhood TB.
This document summarizes the coordination of maternal and child health activities in 10 counties in Kenya through the Right Start Project. It outlines progress made in reducing child mortality and increasing access to skilled birth attendants. However, there are still high rates of preventable morbidity and mortality due to barriers to quality healthcare. The Right Start Project aims to address these challenges through partnership-driven activities like capacity building, health systems strengthening, and high impact interventions. The goal is improving maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition outcomes through coordinated efforts across 10 counties.
Obesity- Tipping Back the Scales of the Nation 19th April, 2017mckenln
Fit For Sport is a UK organization that engages children in physical activity. They work with over 250 schools annually, reaching 250,000 children. Their programs include activity camps, training learners and professionals, and developing programs to support inactive children. One successful program, Engage to Compete, engaged 26,000 children, increased fitness by 12%, and trained over 1,200 people through school and community partnerships. Fit For Sport advocates for partnerships between schools, leisure centers, families, and organizations to provide sustainable programs that increase engagement in physical activity and competition.
This document outlines a project called Zero Mothers Die that aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in developing countries through the use of mobile phones and ICT. It notes that hundreds of thousands of women and children still die each year from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. The project will provide pregnant women in Ghana with mobile phones, airtime, and health information messages to connect them to local healthcare workers. It will also provide tablets to health workers with training materials to improve care. The goals are to empower women with information, increase access to healthcare, and build local health capacity using mobile technology. Partnerships are sought to help implement and sustain the initiative.
Day 2 panel 4 integrating a neonatal healthcare package mw 108030ea-imcha
This document discusses strategies to reduce neonatal mortality in Malawi through an integrated healthcare package. It summarizes that 24% of neonatal deaths are intrapartum-related, 23% from sepsis, and 35% from prematurity. The proposed package includes bCPAP, kangaroo mother care, LED phototherapy, and incubators to provide breathing support, prevent and treat infections, ensure temperature stability, and monitor and treat jaundice. It was implemented through training district hospital staff and includes challenges like personnel changes that required mitigation strategies like regular meetings. The implementation research team is focusing on capacity building and collaborating with stakeholders to fully implement
Child Survival & Health Grants_Diana DuBois_10.14.11CORE Group
1) The document discusses lessons learned from a child survival project in Tanzania that promoted the training of traditional birth attendants (TBAs).
2) It was found that contrary to common perceptions, TBAs were often eager to learn new skills, competent, respected in their communities, and capable of working with health facilities when given support and training.
3) Key recommendations include more widely utilizing trained TBAs to provide health education, referrals, and fill gaps in maternal and neonatal healthcare services by working as "maternal advocates".
This document outlines Anantapuramu Newborn Action Plan for 2015-2030, which aims to reduce neonatal mortality rate (NMR) to below 10 and stillbirth rate (SBR) to below 10 by 2030. It analyzes the current newborn health situation and identifies priorities such as strengthening newborn care units, improving skills of health workers, increasing coverage of essential newborn care practices, and addressing cultural beliefs. The plan establishes targets and outlines strategic approaches across the continuum of care with a focus on equity, quality and partnerships to save newborn lives in Anantapuramu district.
Working Seamlessly Across Organisations - Kidney Society, Auckland and Count...KoAwatea
Community dialysis houses provide an alternative to hospital-based dialysis by allowing patients to receive treatment in a home-like setting close to where they live. These houses are staffed by healthcare professionals who can oversee multiple patients at once in a more cost-effective manner than traditional clinics. Dialysis patients benefit from the community environment which can improve their quality of life and outcomes compared to clinical settings.
The Interpreter design pattern allows defining a representation for a grammar and an interpreter that uses the representation to interpret sentences in a language. It defines interfaces for terminal and nonterminal expressions and an interpreter context. Terminal expressions interpret terminal tokens while nonterminal expressions interpret nonterminal expressions. The context contains global information used during parsing and interpretation. The pattern is useful for implementing rule engines and adding functionality to composite pattern implementations. It allows embedding domain-specific languages in programs and simplifies changing and extending grammars.
1. The document provides instructions for using Dropbox to store and share files across devices. It explains how to install Dropbox on computers and mobile devices, upload and access files from any device, and share files and folders with links.
2. The instructions also cover how to collaborate on documents by setting up shared folders that allow multiple users to work on files simultaneously and see edits in real-time.
3. Additional tips are provided for recovering file versions, managing file storage, and strengthening security settings for the Dropbox account.
The document provides information about depression from a Christian perspective. It discusses how the Psalmist might have been feeling depressed due to oppression, a dark night of the soul, or clinical depression. Some symptoms and types of depression are described. Bible passages are presented that reference people who struggled with depression, like Moses, David, Elijah, and Jonah. Ways to get free from depression discussed include finding the right support, exercise, diet, spending time with encouraging people, and giving up intense Bible study for meditating on positive scriptures. The document aims to bring a spiritual understanding and solutions to dealing with depression.
The most outstanding Leader i have worked with.Nya Offiong
A Presentation on the most outstanding leader I have worked with, made as part of the express yourself requirement for admission into IE business school, Spain.
Anemia is defined as a reduction in red blood cells or hemoglobin. It has many potential causes including blood loss, decreased bone marrow production, and genetic disorders. Symptoms include fatigue, palpitations, and shortness of breath. Diagnosis involves a complete blood count, peripheral smear, and identifying the underlying cause through history, examination, and additional testing. Treatment depends on the specific cause but may include iron supplementation, B12/folate, blood transfusions, or immunosuppressive drugs.
Galatians 5 discusses living freely through God's spirit and not being subject to religious rules or slavery. It warns that living by religious plans instead of grace cuts one off from Christ. The chapter encourages living freely and animated by the spirit, and working out the implications of this spiritual life in everyday actions.
Promoting Clinical Research and Application to Practice - Counties Manukau He...KoAwatea
Counties Manukau Health
A randomised controlled trial of tailored SMS text messaging support for discharged Emergency Department patients: a novel sustainable pathway for enhancing adherence
- Type 2 diabetes accounts for over 90% of diabetes cases worldwide and is associated with obesity, lack of exercise, and poor diet. It is managed through lifestyle modifications including diet, exercise, oral hypoglycemic medications, and sometimes insulin therapy.
- The main treatment approaches involve dietary changes to control blood sugar and weight, regular physical activity, oral medications like metformin and sulfonylureas, and potentially insulin therapy if blood sugar levels remain uncontrolled.
- Close monitoring of blood sugar levels through self-testing and HbA1c levels helps guide treatment adjustments and ensure proper management of the disease.
This report summarizes the key findings of a study on human resources in the Canadian steel sector. It identifies five long-term business goals for the sector: zero accidents, zero defects, 100% on-time delivery reliability, ongoing productivity gains, and supporting well-paid jobs. Achieving these goals requires bolstering human resources planning at the sector level and strengthening training culture in workplaces. Over the next five years, the sector will need to hire between 19,000-29,000 workers, including 5,000-10,800 skilled tradespeople. The report makes recommendations to address these needs through benchmarking training, establishing workplace advisory committees, developing career information strategies, and national skilled trades and technologist strategies.
Dokumen tersebut membahas statistika deskriptif yang mencakup ukuran pemusatan data (modus dan rata-rata), ukuran letak (kuartil dan desil), serta ukuran penyebaran data (jangkauan, simpangan kuartil, langkah, pagar dalam, pagar luar, simpangan rata-rata, dan ragam).
Delirium and coma can have various causes, both common and unusual. Delirium is an acute confusional state with fluctuating symptoms of inattention and either disorganized thinking or altered consciousness. Common causes of delirium include infections, metabolic disturbances, drugs or alcohol, and medical conditions like heart failure. The diagnosis involves taking a careful history and conducting tests to identify potential causes. Treatment focuses on identifying and correcting the underlying cause, providing supportive care, and occasionally using sedative drugs cautiously.
This document discusses hepatitis and its complications. It defines hepatitis as inflammation of the liver and classifies it as either acute or chronic based on duration and viral, drug-induced, autoimmune, or other etiologies. Clinical features of acute and chronic hepatitis are described. Specific viral causes like hepatitis A, B, C, and D are explained in detail including transmission, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Other causes of hepatitis like drugs, alcohol, and autoimmune hepatitis are also outlined. Complications of chronic liver disease like cirrhosis and portal hypertension are defined and their clinical features and management described.
This document discusses breastfeeding recommendations for mothers with COVID-19. It reviews evidence that the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through breastmilk is low compared to the benefits of breastfeeding for infant and maternal health. World Health Organization guidelines recommend supporting breastfeeding even for COVID-19 positive mothers by emphasizing infection prevention practices. While some studies found SARS-CoV-2 RNA in breastmilk, the virus likely lacks viability. Additionally, children generally experience mild or no symptoms of COVID-19. Therefore, the health advantages of breastfeeding outweigh the transmission risk. Healthcare providers should restore breastfeeding support services and counsel mothers on safe practices like hand hygiene.
Imnci -Integrated Management of Neonatal & Childhood IllnessRoselin V
This document provides an overview of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI). It discusses:
1) IMNCI was developed by WHO and UNICEF to reduce childhood mortality by improving family and community care practices and health worker case management skills.
2) IMNCI integrates prevention and treatment of major childhood illnesses like pneumonia, diarrhea and malnutrition through a syndromic approach.
3) Studies show IMNCI improves health worker performance and quality of care, and can reduce under-five mortality if well implemented. However, more focus is needed on strengthening family and community interventions.
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The document provides an overview of policies, programs and implementation strategies related to newborn care in Nepal. It discusses Nepal's historical programs for newborn and child health from 1983 to the current Community Based Integrated Management of Newborn Care and Childhood Illness (CB-IMNCI) program launched in 2014. The CB-IMNCI aims to reduce neonatal and under-5 mortality by promoting essential newborn care, managing illnesses and increasing access to services. It also outlines trends that show improvements in newborn health indicators like institutional delivery rates and policies like free newborn care services but challenges remain in quality, resources and scale-up.
Sierra leone reversing immunization decline in wake of covidSABC News
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This document discusses issues affecting children and young people's health in the UK from a public health perspective. It highlights that smoking during pregnancy, poor mental health, and childhood obesity are significant problems that contribute to health inequalities. The national context section outlines commitments in the NHS Long Term Plan to improve services for children and young people, including integrating care and expanding mental health support. In concluding, the document states that the UK is performing poorly compared to other European countries in areas like obesity rates, long-term conditions among youth, and adolescent birth rates. It emphasizes the need to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for children and young people.
This presentation covers the USAID Office of Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition; the Office of Health Systems; Office of Population and Reproductive Health; and the Center for Innovation and Impact.
Children are vulnerable to malnutrition and infectious diseases that can often be prevented or treated. The document discusses global and national statistics on infant mortality rates and the leading causes of child death. It outlines India's national child health programs since the 1950s that aim to reduce infant and child mortality rates by focusing on interventions like immunization, diarrhea treatment, and prenatal care. Key initiatives include the Universal Immunization Program, Child Survival and Safe Motherhood Program, Reproductive and Child Health Program, and strategies to provide vitamin A supplementation and manage neonatal and childhood illnesses. The goal is to achieve significant reductions in infant, neonatal, and child mortality rates.
The document summarizes health programs and progress in Bangladesh. It notes that Bangladesh has achieved significant reductions in under-5 and maternal mortality rates through effective interventions. Key interventions include oral rehydration therapy for diarrhea, immunizations, integrated management of childhood illness, and newborn health programs. Bangladesh has also seen major declines in malnutrition and fertility rates. Overall, Bangladesh has made major improvements in health indicators through the efforts of the government and development partners.
High impact interventions in rmnch+a(mch)partSudha Goel
The document outlines India's RMNCH+A (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health) strategy to improve maternal and child health outcomes. It discusses key interventions across the life cycle continuum of care, from adolescence through pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal care for mothers and newborns, and into childhood. The strategy is based on implementing high-impact interventions through a 5x5 matrix across each thematic area (maternal health, newborn care, etc.) and strengthening the overall health system. The goals are to reduce India's infant mortality rate, maternal mortality ratio, and total fertility rate by 2017.
Public health intervention for newborn in nepalDeepakPandey315
This document summarizes public health interventions for newborns in Nepal. It first provides background on newborns being highest risk in the first 28 days of life. It then outlines the main causes of newborn death in Nepal. The interventions discussed include immunization programs, the "Aama Surakshya" program providing transportation incentives for institutional delivery, newborn care programs, the "Nyano Jhola" program providing newborn clothes/gowns, the Navi Malam umbilical cord chlorhexidine program, nutrition programs, and the CBIMNCI program integrating newborn and child health interventions.
ILC webinar: Under the microscope: Comparing countries’ experiences of the CO...ILC- UK
COVID-19 has had devastating effects on health systems and economies across the world and has put the importance of the prevention of ill health throughout the life course into sharp focus– from the importance of better pandemic preparedness to the need to promote the overall health of the population.
This ILC webinar is part of our “Delivering prevention in an ageing world” programme.
The panellists presented their country perspectives on how each of their countries have responded to COVID-19 and what we can learn from the pandemic for the prevention agenda going forward.
Infectious minds canadian institutes of health research, international infect...Gordon Otieno Odundo
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, International Infectious Disease and Global Health Training Programme (CIHR, IID & GHTP).This is a scholarship program run across four countries: Canada, Colombia, Kenya and India where advanced level students (PhD, Post Doctoral and Clinical fellows) undertake additional training on Infectious Diseases all geared towards being experts in matters pertaining to Global Health. Every month an 'Infectious Minds' sessionis held for two hours via a videoconference link across the four sites. On 15th May 2014 Gordon Otieno Odundo was the Guest Speaker presenting on infectious diseases in children the venue was at the University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, College of Health Sciences, Kenyatta National Hospital. The audience was primarily Doctoral (PhD) and Post-Doctoral students across the four sites; from Basic Science and Social Science disciplines.
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The Power of Nutrition Progress Report 2021HannahHayes18
The annual progress report summarizes the results of nutrition programmes from January to December 2021. It highlights that programmes reached over 92 million people with nutrition-specific and sensitive interventions to address malnutrition, including 48 million children, 21.5 million adolescents and more than 22 million mothers. The report also notes that 3 new programmes were approved totaling $17.35 million for nutrition programmes. Updates are provided on several country programmes, lessons learned, and monitoring and evaluation results.
The annual progress report summarizes the achievements of nutrition programmes in 2021, reaching over 92 million people with nutrition-specific and sensitive interventions. Key highlights include improving the lives of 48 million children, 21.5 million adolescents, and over 22 million new mothers. Three new programmes were approved totaling $17.35 million in new funds raised. Updates from individual country programmes demonstrated continued progress against targets despite challenges from COVID-19. Lessons learned emphasized strengthening digital platforms and adapting services amid pandemic disruptions.
The document is an annual report on the Saving Mothers, Giving Life initiative in Uganda and Zambia. It summarizes that in the first year:
- Maternal deaths decreased significantly in intervention districts in Uganda and Zambia.
- More women are giving birth in health facilities rather than at home, due to improved community education and provision of birth kits.
- Over 500 healthcare workers received emergency obstetric and newborn care training, and 11 new health centers with operating theaters were built.
This document summarizes UNICEF's work on HIV and AIDS in 2015. It discusses key results and challenges across UNICEF's six output areas for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, keeping mothers alive, and treating children and adolescents living with HIV. While progress was made in many areas, challenges remain in generating age- and sex-disaggregated data and advancing gender-sensitive policies for adolescents. Looking ahead, UNICEF is committed to focusing on vulnerable women and children and building health systems capacity to sustain progress toward ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
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The document discusses the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) strategy. It was developed to address the major causes of child mortality, which are pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles and malnutrition. IMNCI aims to improve the case management skills of health workers, strengthen the health system, and promote better family and community health practices. The key components of IMNCI include guidelines for assessing, classifying, treating and counseling children under 5 with common illnesses. It takes an integrated approach to address the overall health needs of children rather than focusing on single diseases.
Bangladesh has made significant progress in health outcomes for women and children through effective interventions. The under-5 mortality rate fell from 151 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 38 per 1000 in 2017, exceeding Millennium Development Goal 4. This was achieved through programs promoting oral rehydration therapy, immunizations, integrated management of childhood illness, and newborn health interventions. Bangladesh also reduced the maternal mortality ratio by 75% and exceeded Millennium Development Goal 5. Current challenges include further reducing child injuries such as drownings, improving nutrition, and addressing emerging issues like non-communicable diseases and environmental health hazards.
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Basavarajeeyam is an important text for ayurvedic physician belonging to andhra pradehs. It is a popular compendium in various parts of our country as well as in andhra pradesh. The content of the text was presented in sanskrit and telugu language (Bilingual). One of the most famous book in ayurvedic pharmaceutics and therapeutics. This book contains 25 chapters called as prakaranas. Many rasaoushadis were explained, pioneer of dhatu druti, nadi pareeksha, mutra pareeksha etc. Belongs to the period of 15-16 century. New diseases like upadamsha, phiranga rogas are explained.
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Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
7. Discuss the placement and polarity of the leads of electrocardiograph
8. Describe the normal electrocardiograms recorded from the limb leads and explain the physiological basis of the different records that are obtained
9. Define mean electrical vector (axis) of the heart and give the normal range
10. Define the mean QRS vector
11. Describe the axes of leads (hexagonal reference system)
12. Comprehend the vectorial analysis of the normal ECG
13. Determine the mean electrical axis of the ventricular QRS and appreciate the mean axis deviation
14. Explain the concepts of current of injury, J point, and their significance
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3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
7. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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Working Seamlessly Across Organisations - National Hauora Coalition, Tamariki Outcomes Initiative
1. Mana Kidz – reducing health disparities and improving
the wellbeing of whānau in Counties Manukau
2. Other
Pacific
Māori
Likelihood of Children being Hospitalised
with Rheumatic Fever
In NZ, Māori and Pacific children and young adults (aged 4-19 years) have the highest rates of
rheumatic fever. In 2014, Māori children were about 20 times more likely to be hospitalised for
rheumatic fever and Pacific children about 60 times more likely than non-Māori/non-Pacific
children.
3. What we do
Rheumatic fever prevention
Skin infection management
Child health assessments and
referrals
4. 19
15
19
8
How we’re doing it
School based health care teams (nurse and whānau support
worker) in 61 schools across the district
5. 98%
OF 25,000
CHILDREN
CONSENTED
How much have we done?
Evaluation evidence from a range of sources consistently indicates that Mana Kidz is an
important and effective programme that is making a substantial contribution to health care for
vulnerable children.
31,367
GROUP A STREP
SORE THROATS
TREATED
31,227
SKIN INFECTIONS
TREATED
8,053
CHILD HEALTH
ASSESSMENTS
ACTIONED
6. What about the impact? Children are better off
The Ministry of Health have released the latest rheumatic fever
figures. This shows that there has been a 40% reduction in
rheumatic fever rates in Counties Manukau