Will Coverage for Child and Adolescent Immunizations Be Mandated for Insurance Plans in 2006? Lessons Learned From the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996

This paper presents a summary of the status of child and adolescent rights in Brazil. It describes the evolution of the legislation, particularly after the implementation of the Child and Adolescent Statute (eca). Analyzed topics include life, identity, health, protection, education, and housing. The violation of child and youth rights is also considered, with an emphasis on child labour, sexual violence, and exploitation. Although much progress has been made in terms of protecting and guaranteeing such rights, Brazil is far from attaining the ideals determined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (crc) and the eca. For this to happen, a culture of respect for child and adolescent rights has to be implemented in Brazil.

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Creating a Global Legal and Policy Database and Document Repository: Challenges and Lessons Learned From the World Health Organization Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Policy Survey

International Journal of Health Policy and Management ◽

10.34172/ijhpm.2021.153 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth Katwan ◽

Geoffrey Bisoborwa ◽

Betzabe Butron-Riveros ◽

Sergei Bychkov ◽

Kwami Dadji ◽

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Keyword(s):

World Health Organization ◽

Adolescent Health ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

World Health ◽

Child And Adolescent Health ◽

Survey Questions ◽

The World ◽

Newborn Child ◽

Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) has collected information on policies on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) over many years. Creating a global survey that works for every country context is a well-recognized challenge. A comprehensive SRMNCAH policy survey was conducted by WHO from August 2018 through May 2019. WHO regional and country offices coordinated with Ministries of Health and/or national institutions who completed the questionnaire. The survey was completed by 150 of 194 WHO Member States using an online platform that allowed for submission of national source documents. A validation of the responses for selected survey questions against content of the national source documents was conducted for 101 countries (67%) for the first time in the administration of the survey. Data validation draws attention to survey questions that may have been misunderstood or where there was a lot of missing data, but varying methods for validating survey responses against source documents and separate analysis of laws from policies and guidelines may have hindered the overall conclusions of this process. The SRMNCAH policy survey both provided a platform for countries to track their progress in adopting WHO recommendations in national SRMNCAH-related legislation, policies, guidelines and strategies and was used to create a global database and searchable document repository. The outputs of the SRMNCAH policy survey are resources whose importance will be enriched through policy dialogues and wide utilization. Lessons learned from the methodology used for this survey can help to improve future updates and inform similar efforts.

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COVID-19 Operational Response Cell for the III Marine Expeditionary Force: An Interview With Navy Nurse LT Dana Brackup, NC, USN

Military Medicine ◽

10.1093/milmed/usab224 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 186 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 68-73

Author(s):

Dana M Brackup ◽

Heather C King

Keyword(s):

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Marine Corps ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Health Protection ◽

Military Bases ◽

Base Camp ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Innovative Solution ◽

Navy Nurse Corps ◽

The U.S

ABSTRACT During the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, overseas military bases faced unique challenges to preserve force health protection while simultaneously caring for military beneficiaries. The response to the rapidly evolving challenges surrounding transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Okinawa, Japan, required innovative solutions. One innovative solution was the COVID-19 Operational Response Cell established at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler. This interview describes the COVID-19 Response Cell operations and essential lessons learned by a Navy Nurse Corps officer working with III Marine Expeditionary Force, a forward-deployed force in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

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