scholarly journals COVID-19 and the selection problem in national cause-of-death statistics

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. I. B. Lindahl
Keyword(s):  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
World Health ◽  
Optimal Selection ◽  
Classification Code ◽  
Animal Source ◽  
The World ◽  
Underlying Cause Of Death ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractThe World Health Organization has issued international instructions for certification and classification (coding) of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as cause of death. Central to these instructions is the selection of the underlying cause of death for a public health preventive purpose. This article focuses on two rules for this selection: (1) that a death due to COVID-19 should be counted independently of pre-existing conditions that are suspected of triggering a severe course of COVID-19 and (2) that COVID-19 should not be considered as due to anything else. The article argues that observance of the first rule may not always lead to an optimal selection from a preventive point of view and that in the future the ascertainment of an animal source of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) would make it possible to reconceptualize ‘COVID-19′ and create a zoonotic classification code by means of which a factor of a greater preventive value could be selected than what is currently possible.

Construction of the World Health Organization child growth standards: selection of methods for attained growth curves

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Borghi ◽  
M. de Onis ◽  
C. Garza ◽  
J. Van den Broeck ◽  
E. A. Frongillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
World Health ◽  
Growth Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Selection Of

The Effect Of Fe Tablet Consumption On Hemoglobin (Hb) Increase In Pregnant Women: A Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Admin midwiferia ◽  
Pratiwi Cahya Skania ◽  
Djaswadi Dasuki ◽  
Fitriana Siswi Utami
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
World Health ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Iron Supplements ◽  
Level Increase ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Selection Of

Anemia is still a problem in developing countries. The World Health Organization states that there are still more than 50 percent of women in the world suffering from anemia. anemia can cause life-threatening bleeding, miscarriage, low birth weight and premature birth. WHO defines anemia as a condition where the hemoglobin level is less than 11 mg / dL in the first and last trimester or 10.5 mg / dL in the second trimester or the hematocrit level is less than 37 percent. The study aim to determine the effect of Fe tablets consumption on hemoglobin (Hb) level increase in pregnant women and to find out the factors related to the compliance of pregnant women taking Fe tablets.  This Systematic Literature Publication and Science uses databases with the period 2008-2018. The selection of articles was based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Appraisal study employed The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools. Taking Fe tablets is very influential in increasing levels of Hb in pregnant women who suffer from anemia. Effective iron supplements to reduce anemia in pregnancy. Support from family and closest people has an important role in increasing adherence to taking Fe tablets.

scholarly journals Exploring WHO Communication during the COVID 19 Pandemic through the WHO Website Based on W3C Guidelines: Accessible for All?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5663
Author(s):  
Elena Fernández-Díaz ◽  
Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez ◽  
Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Digital Version ◽  
Recommendations For Action ◽  
The World ◽  
Accessibility Guidelines ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health Content

Health crisis situations generate greater attention and dependence on reliable and truthful information from citizens, especially from those organisations that represent authority on the subject, such as the World Health Organization (WHO). In times of global pandemics such as COVID-19, the WHO message “health for all” takes on great communicative importance, especially from the point of view of the prevention of the disease and recommendations for action. Therefore, any communication must be understandable and accessible by all types of people, regardless of their technology, language, culture or disability (physical or mental), according to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), taking on special relevance for public health content. This study analysed whether the WHO is accessible in its digital version for all groups of citizens according to the widely accepted standards in the field of the Internet. The conclusion reached was that not all the information is accessible in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, which implies that there are groups that are, to some extent, left out, especially affecting the elderly. This study can contribute to the development of proposals and suggest ways in which to improve the accessibility of health content to groups especially vulnerable in this pandemic.

scholarly journals Mercy Not Sacrifice: Lessons from Christianity for COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
World Health ◽  
Spiritual Support ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
To Receive

The World Health Organization announced that Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) officially a pandemic after its detection in Wuhan, China. From a religious point of view, most churches announced a suspension of all liturgical activities. Church practices have been altered in an effort to contain the virus. In this article we will enumerate the lessons applied from Christianity to behave in such pandemics. Introduction On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the COVID-19 officially a pandemic after barreling through 114 countries in three months and infecting over three million people [1]. It's comprehensible that people tend to use religion to deal with a crisis or explain the tragedy by reference to an Act of God and seeking a church to receive spiritual support and healing during such traumatic events. Nonetheless, all over the world, liturgical services are being suspended [2]. Several million worshipers have been deprived of the existential comfort of attending religious rituals in a moment of critical vagueness and confusion.

scholarly journals ANALISIS REDUKSI DIMENSI PADA KLASIFIKASI MICROARRAY MENGGUNAKAN MBP POWELL BEALE

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDI FUTRI HAFSAH MUNZIR ◽  
, ADIWIJAYA ◽  
ANNISA ADITSANIA
Keyword(s):  
Dimension Reduction ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Dna Microarray ◽  
Reduction Method ◽  
Classification Method ◽  
World Health ◽  
Microarray Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world based on World Health Organization (WHO) survey in 2015. It took DNA microarray technology to analyze and diagnose cancer. DNA microarray has large dimensions so it influences the process of cancer ‘s classification. GA and PCA are used as reduction method and MBP Powell Beale as classification method. The testing of MBP classification without dimension reduction results 70, 59% ? 100% accuracy. MBP+PCA results 76, 47% ? 100% accuracy. MBP + GA results 76, 47% ? 92, 31% accuracy.

scholarly journals Take-Home Messages from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strengths and Pitfalls of the Italian National Health Service from a Medico-Legal Point of View

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Matteo Bolcato ◽  
Marco Trabucco Aurilio ◽  
Anna Aprile ◽  
Giulio Di Mizio ◽  
Bruno Della Pietra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medical Treatments ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
The World ◽  
Italian National Health Service ◽  
Italian National Health ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of the end of October 2020, there were 50 million cases of infection and over one million deaths recorded worldwide, over 45,000 of which occurred in Italy. In Italy, the demand for intensive care over the course of this pandemic crisis has been exceptionally high, resulting in a severe imbalance between the demand for and availability of the necessary resources. This paper focuses on elements of preventive medicine and medical treatments in emergency and non-emergency situations which, based on the international scientific literature, may prove to be useful to physicians on a behavioral level and avert professional liability problems. In order to achieve this objective, we have performed a search on MEDLINE to find published articles related to the risks associated with the pandemic that contain useful suggestions and strategies for mitigating risks and protecting the safety of the population. The results have been collocated in line with these specific study areas.

scholarly journals Ketidaktepatan Kode Sebab Dasar Kematian menjadi Penyebab Kerugian 600 Juta Dana di Unit ICCU RSUD dr Moh Saleh Probolinggo

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Novita Sari ◽  
Dewi Rokhmah ◽  
Isa Ma’rufi
Keyword(s):  
Cause Of Death ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Diagnosis Codes ◽  
Case System ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Coding Manual ◽  
Underlying Cause Of Death ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Coding Rules

The coding of the diagnosis is important for patient care, hospital management and research. However, coding accuracy is a major problem in the diagnosis process and has impact on hospital income levels. This study is about the inaccuracy of the underlying cause of death coding toward the level of hospital income. The Methods employed is the Analysis of the accuracy of the diagnosis according to the mortality coding rules compiled in the Instruction Coding Manual of the World Health Organization (WHO). Afterwards, the percentage of losses is calculated using the system of INAcbg’s, in the Diagnosis Based on Indonesian Case system. The result shows that, out of 176 files were studied, 114 files or 65% of the diagnosis codes of the cause of death were incorrect, 57 files or 32% were correct and 5 files or 3% of files were not coded. Further, the study found out that 65% of these inaccuracies contributed to hospital losses which includes 40-75 % loss with the total loss received by the hospital as much as IDR 597,849,006 or nearly 600 million rupiah. The research concludes that the absence of a diagnosis of death increases hospital losses by more than 40% to 75%. Keywords: Accuracy, Code of Basic Cause of Death, ICD 10

scholarly journals Fourteen Centuries of Precautions against COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was detected in Wuhan, China and spreading all over the world within few months. From a religious point of view, Islam gave teachings to prevent infections and face pandemics 14 centuries ago. These teachings are applied now by the World Health Organization (WHO) to control COVID-19.

scholarly journals A importância da orientação dos profissionais das equipes de saúde da família a cerca do uso da fitoterapia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Andressa Lacerda Nóbrega ◽  
Paula Taciana Dantas Ugulino ◽  
Danielle Ferreira Cajá ◽  
Antonia Elinaíde Ferreira Dantas
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
Health Team ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Selection Of

<p>As plantas medicinais são definidas como aquelas capazes de produzir princípios ativos que possam alterar o funcionamento de órgãos e sistemas, restaurando o equilíbrio orgânico ou a homeostasia nos casos de enfermidades, assim como outras terapias, fazem parte da chamada Medicina Tradicional, a equipe de Saúde da Família deve atuar de maneira eficaz na orientação da adequada utilização dessa terapêutica complementar, tendo em vista a ampla utilização de plantas medicinais pela população que é atendida nas unidades de Saúde da Família. O objetivo desse estudo é avaliar a importância da orientação dos profissionais de saúde das equipes de saúde da família a cerca do uso da fitoterapia. A pesquisa se trata de um estudo bibliográfico realizado a partir da seleção de artigos, oriundos do banco de dados de Revistas e outras publicações literárias, datadas dos períodos de 2006 a 2014. Os resultados mostram que a utilização de plantas no tratamento de doenças e infecções é uma prática milenar, que continua sendo difundida na atualidade, e que no Brasil essa prática é reconhecida pela organização mundial de saúde, e pelo ministério da saúde, sendo regulamentada por lei, no entanto é importante o apoio e a orientação dos profissionais das equipes de saúde da familia, em especial do enfermeiro, sendo ele considerado uma peça chave nesse processo, pois estes mantém um maior vínculo com a população sendo conhecedor dos costumes e culturas em que a população está inserida.</p><p align="center"><strong><em>The importance of professional orientation of family health teams a fence phytotherapy use</em></strong></p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Medicinal plants are defined as those capable of producing active ingredients that can alter the functioning of organs and systems, restoring organic balance or homeostasis in cases of illness, as well as other therapies are part of the so-called traditional medicine, the health team Family must act effectively in guiding the appropriate use of this complementary therapy, with a view to wider use of medicinal plants by the population that is served in the Family Health Units. The aim of this study is to evaluate the importance of guidance for health professionals of family health teams about the use of herbal medicine. The research is a bibliographical study from the selection of items, arising from the Journals Database and other literary publications, dating from the period 2006 to 2013. The results show that the use of plants to treat diseases and infections It is an ancient practice that is still widespread today, and that in Brazil this practice is recognized by the world health organization, and the ministry of health, being regulated by law, however it is important the support and guidance of professional teams health of the family, especially the nurse, it is considered a key player in this process, as they maintain a stronger link with the population being knowledgeable of customs and cultures where the population is located.</p>

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