scholarly journals Exploring childhood immunization among undocumented migrants in Sweden - following qualitative study and the World Health Organizations Guide to Tailoring Immunization Programmes (TIP)

Public Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Godoy-Ramirez ◽  
E. Byström ◽  
A. Lindstrand ◽  
R. Butler ◽  
H. Ascher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Undocumented Migrants ◽  
Childhood Immunization ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Immunization Programmes

scholarly journals 1.C. Workshop: How are digital solutions contributing to enhance immunization programmes and policies?

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Childhood Vaccination ◽  
World Health ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Immunization Programmes

Abstract As vaccine hesitancy and decreasing immunization coverage have been identified by the World Health Organization as global alarming health threats, it is of crucial importance to exploit the potential offered by digital solutions to enhance immunization programmes and ultimately increase vaccine uptake. We have previously developed and published a conceptual framework outlining how digitalization can support immunization at different levels: i) when adopted for health education and communication purposes, ii) in the context of immunization programmes delivery, and iii) in the context of immunization information systems management. The proposed workshop is co-organized by the EUPHA Digital health section (EUPHA-DH) and EUPHA Infectious diseases control section (EUPHA-IDC) and aims at discussing the current AVAILABILITY, USE and IMPACT of digital solutions to support immunization programmes at the international, national and local level, as well as, debating on how technical infrastructures on one side and normative and policy frameworks on the other side enable their implementation. We plan to have a rich set of contributions covering the following: the presentation of a conceptual framework identifying and mapping the digital solutions' features having the potential to bolster immunization programmes, namely: i) Personalization and precision; ii) Automation; iii) Prediction; iv) Data analytics (including big data and interoperability); and v) Interaction; the dissemination of key results and final outputs of a Europe-wide funded project on the use of Information & Communication Technology to enhance immunization, with particular reference to the use and comparative impact of email remainders and personal electronic health records, as well as the results of an international survey conducted to map and collect best practices on the use of different digital solutions within immunization programmes at the national and regional level; the firsthand experience of the United Kingdom NHS Digital Child Health Programme which developed, implemented and is currently evaluating a number of solutions to increase childhood vaccination uptake in England, including an information standard and information sharing services developed to ensure that the details of children's vaccinations can be shared between different health care settings the perspective and experience of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) for Europe and of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the global level of what has worked so far in the digitalization of immunization programmes around the world, what recommendations were developed and which barriers identified at the technical normative and policy level Key messages Digitalization has great potential to support immunization programmes but its practice and impact need to be measured. Country-level and international experiences have created qualitative and quantitative evidence on the effectiveness of digital intervention aimed at increasing vaccine uptake.

Agile stockpiles an insurance for drug supply

2020 ◽  
pp. 4-17
Author(s):  
Eddy Gilissen ◽  
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Chris Mulligan ◽  
Simon Tottman ◽  
Per Troein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Essential Medicines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Catastrophic Event ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Safety Stock ◽  
The World ◽  
Additional Burden

Healthcare systems across the world are looking at ways of maintaining the continuity of supply of medicines to patients in times of crisis.Whilst this is not a new phenomenon, the additional burden placed on the supply chain during COVID-19 has meant it has come more into the spotlight. The need to use a stockpile can be caused by an interruption to supply, a rapid and unexpected peak in demand, or when both an interruption to supply and a peak in demand occur simultaneously. The objectives of a stockpile will guide the portfolio breadth and depth to be held. Stockpile objectives are broadly driven either by government requirements to protect public health or by organisations seeking toachieve commercial gain. These drivers are not mutually exclusive as in the case of holding safety stock and Public Service Obligation stock. An Emergency Stockpile is Public Health driven and held in order to supply essential medicines during a signifcant or catastrophic event. Emergency stockpiles can be split into three categories — preparation for imminent event, disease specifc response and general contingency stockpiles. Governments and authorities determine which products and volumes should be held in an emergency stockpile which may be guided by the World Health Organizations (WHO) l ist of essential medicines.

scholarly journals Maternal mortality in the developing world: why do mothers really die?

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwyneth Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Death Certificate ◽  
Social Care ◽  
World Health ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Cultural Attitudes ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The World

Every year some eight million women suffer preventable or remediable pregnancy-related complications and over half a million will die unnecessarily. Most of these deaths could be averted at little or no extra cost, even where resources are limited, but in order to take action, and develop and implement changes to maternity services to save mothers and newborns lives, a change in cultural attitudes and political will, as well as improvements in the provision of health and social care, is required. Further, to aid programme planners, more in-depth information than that which may already be available through national statistics on maternal mortality rates or death certificate data is urgently needed. What is required is an in-depth understanding of the clinical, social, cultural or any other underlying factors which lead to mothers' deaths. Such information can be obtained by using any of the five methodologies outlined in the World Health Organizations programme and philosophy for maternal death or disability reviews, ‘Beyond the Numbers’, briefly described here and which are now being introduced in a number of countries around the world.

scholarly journals Contact Principles and TCM‘S Management on Post-Syndromes of Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-05
Author(s):  
Dan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Severe Case ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Daily Report ◽  
The World

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has still been spreading around the world, causing an outbreak of acute infectious pneumonia, even a multiple systematic inflammatory disorders following with varied virus. From World Health Organizations (WHO) weekly report in 16th Aug 2021, more than 2 hundred millions (206 693 357) of infected cases and more than 4 million (4 352 488) of deaths are confirmed in the world [1]. The daily report In UK in 18th Aug 2021, there are more than 6 million of infected cases (6 295 613) and 130 thousands of died cases (130 979) are confirmed, fluctuating figures on daily recently on infected and died cases with Covid-19 are reported although the severe case rates, hospitalized rates and died rate have decreased in UK [2]. Due to such bigger amount of patients’ appearance, some post-syndrome of Covid-19 are unavoidably leaving after they are self-healed or treated in the hospitals or anywhere else, they have not recovered completely, still remain some unwanted symptoms, some of them can be quite serious which are possible to disturb them for the rest of their life. We should do and be able doing some significant helps for them with Chinese herbal medicine (TCM). I will discuss these common occurrences of post- syndromes which I have treated: inferior function of lungs, dysfunction of gastrointestinal system, Psychiatric disorder, Post-virus-Chronic-fatigue syndrome, post inflammation of Sexual organs and how manage these post syndromes of Covid-19 with TCM here. TCM should play more effect for helping post-syndromes of Covid-19 after reopening clinics with full of our treating technologies.

School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare: Infectious Diseases Popularized in the News

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-216
Author(s):  
Lauren McNickle ◽  
Robert P. Olympia
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
World Health ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Public Health Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Health Organization

School nurses may deal with students presenting with symptoms associated with infections popularized in the news. Although rare, the implications of missing or misdiagnosing these infections are potentially life-threatening and devastating. We present three students presenting with febrile illnesses associated with neurologic symptoms, a rash, and fatigue, focusing on the initial assessment and management of these students and their associated “hot topic” infection. The authors also discuss two public health organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/) and the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/), online references for the school nurse to research both emerging and common infectious diseases.

scholarly journals Roles and challenges of family physicians in Uganda: A qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Innocent K. Besigye ◽  
Jude Onyango ◽  
Fred Ndoboli ◽  
Vincent Hunt ◽  
Cynthia Haq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Report ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
The World

Background: The World Health report (2008), the World Health Assembly (2009) and the Declaration of Astana (2018) acknowledge the significant contribution of family physicians (FPs) in clinical and primary healthcare. Given the lack of resources and low numbers of FPs coupled with the contextual nature of family medicine (FM), the scope of practice of African FPs is likely to differ from that of colleagues in America and Europe. Thus, this study explored the roles of Ugandan FPs and the challenges they face.Methods: This cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted through in-depth interviews with FPs who are working in Uganda. Participants who work in public and private healthcare systems including non-governmental organisations and in all geographical regions were purposively selected. Interviews were conducted from July 2016 to June 2017. Qualitative thematic content analysis of the transcripts was performed using a framework approach.Results: The study team identified three and six thematic roles and challenges, respectively, from the interview transcripts. The roles were clinician, leadership and teaching and learning. Challenges included lack of common identity, low numbers of FPs, conflicting roles, unrealistic expectations, poor organisational infrastructure and lack of incentives.Conclusion: The major roles of FPs in Uganda are similar to those of their counterparts in other parts of the world. Family physicians provide clinical care for patients, including preventive and curative services; providing leadership, management and mentorship to clinical teams; and teaching and learning. However, their roles are exercised differently as a result of lack of proper institutionalisation of FM within the Uganda health system. Family physicians in Uganda have found many opportunities to contribute to healthcare leadership, education and service, but have not yet found a stable niche within the healthcare system.

scholarly journals Covid-19 Vaccination – A Saviour from Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (38) ◽  
pp. 3424-3429
Author(s):  
Riya Bhargava ◽  
Anurag Ghiloria ◽  
Poorvi Kapoor ◽  
Sameera Dawar ◽  
Nisha Rani Yadav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
World Health ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Human Trial ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
New Genotype ◽  
The World ◽  
Deadly Disease

BACKGROUND The world is hit by a global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, a new genotype of the virus, which causes coronavirus disease, Covid19. The situation has challenged the entire scientific community nationally as well as internationally to fight back this deadly disease. Since its beginning in November 2019, it has disseminated throughout the human race, regardless of all the measures taken by healthcare sectors, governments, and world health organizations as well. Numerous investigations show that this virus uses air as a passage to commute and spread, the disease most commonly spreads through droplet infections and when comes in contact with the mucous membrane, enters the body. Entire medical staff along with scientists of various nations are working perpetually to develop successful vaccines and drugs to fight back this virus. Amongst various vaccines developing across the world, many of them are in their clinical trials and human trial phases and those which have succeeded in all the trial phases are getting delivered to citizens since December 2020. The present article aims to provide a review of the literature on the type of vaccinations that have been developed so far with their mechanism of action and their basic formulations. KEY WORDS Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine, Coronavirus, Antibody, Immunization, COVID-19

scholarly journals Community-based Management and Control of Tuberculosis in Sub-urban Surabaya, Indonesia: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T4) ◽  
pp. 212-217
Author(s):  
Mundakir Mundakir ◽  
Asri Asri ◽  
SG Winata
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
World Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Health Nurses ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
And Control

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is major community health problem in Indonesia. The World Health Organization report in 2017 shows that 6.4 million new TB cases were officially notified to national authorities, worldwide. Indonesia has 842,0000 cases and places it as the country with the third highest number in the world. The national program Directly Observed treatment, short-course started since 2014 has not able to handle TB cases comprehensively. Communities have important role in TB management. AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the existed condition of TB management and control. METHODS: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted in Tandes Sub-district, which is an endemic area for TB and has the highest incident in Surabaya. Semi-structured interview was conducted to 13 participants who consist of sub-urban TB task force, community health volunteer, Community Health Nurses, and sub-district officer. RESULTS: Result reveal six themes: Altruism as intentional caring factor, in adequate number of staff, the need to improve training skill, insufficient of resources, limited of financial support, and social support. CONCLUSION: To be effective program, community-based TB management need to be improve in the availability of budget, staff, training, and resources while maintaining the ongoing work of TB task force team. Community-based TB program is one of the activities whose efficiency was reliable for handling TB.

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