scholarly journals Monitoring the Safety of Herbal Medicines in Yemen: A Call for Action

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alshakka ◽  
Wafa F. S. Badulla ◽  
Sara Alshagga ◽  
Nasser A. Awadh ◽  
Nisha Jha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Control Production ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Health And Well Being

Consuming modern medicines with traditional herbs to treat and prevent diseases or even maintain health and well-being is common in different countries. Despite the high prevalence of this activity in Yemen, there is neither proper regulation that controls the production, standardization, quality control and use nor an appropriate system for herbal pharmacovigilance in Yemen. Yemenis prefer to use herbs before resorting to allopathic medicines, sometimes in concomitant or alternative to the allopathic medication. Most people believe that herbs are safe, though there are many side effects associated with herbal medicines. For the safe and effective use of traditional herbal medication, there should be a regulation from the official authorities that controls their preparation, selling, quality control, production, and monitoring of the side effects. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated a guideline for monitoring herbal safety within the current pharmacovigilance framework. However, monitoring and reporting the adverse effects of allopathic medicines in Yemen are limited, and the situation is more complicated and challenging for herbal medicines. The present article highlighted the challenges and provided recommendations for the application of effective herbal pharmacovigilance.

scholarly journals COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Minihan ◽  
B. Gavin ◽  
B. D. Kelly ◽  
F. McNicholas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Aid ◽  
World Health ◽  
Psychological First Aid ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

Crises such as the global pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) elicit a range of responses from individuals and societies adversely affecting physical and emotional well-being. This article provides an overview of factors elicited in response to COVID-19 and their impact on immunity, physical health, mental health and well-being. Certain groups, such as individuals with mental illness, are especially vulnerable, so it is important to maximise the supports available to this population and their families during the pandemic. More broadly, the World Health Organization recommends ‘Psychological First Aid’ as a useful technique that can help many people in a time of crisis.

COVID-19’s Direct and Indirect Impact

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Irma Ruslina Defi
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Indirect Impact ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

The COVID-19 outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of worldwide concern by the World Health Organization. The direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on health and well-being are still being investigated. In addition to the direct impacts of COVID-19 disease, social distancing and lockdown measures have had a significant and unequal effect on individuals, households, and communities through restrictions imposed on our daily social an d economic activities.

World Health Organization

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-136 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
New World ◽  
International Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hunter College ◽  
Social Council ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

Designed as a collective instrument to raise the standards of health and well-being of all peoples throughout the world, a new World Health Organization was launched, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, by the International Health Conference, which met at Hunter College, June 19 to July 22, 1946.

The Mechanistic Approach to Tackle Obesity Using Traditional Herbal Plants

2021 ◽  
pp. 104-123
Author(s):  
Saniyah Saleem Khan
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mechanistic Approach ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Treatment Of Obesity ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Surgical Treatments ◽  
Global Health Problem

Obesity is a medical metabolic condition where a person accumulates excess body fat that might affect their health. Obesity is a prevalent global health problem linked with other life-threatening chronic diseases like cardiovascular, certain types of cancer, diabetes, renal, cerebrovascular, bone, and muscle-related diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is the fifth foremost cause of global deaths. Many allopathic drugs and surgical treatments for managing obesity are available in the market. However, these conventional methods have adverse side effects and chances of recurrence. For more than 2,000 years, herbal medicines have been used for the treatment of many diseases efficiently. This chapter addresses the current progress in the effectiveness of several herbal medications used for the treatment of obesity without causing side effects. The possible effects and mechanisms of using these herbaceous plants in the treatment of obese and overweight humans and animals are covered extensively.

Potential psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on children: A scoping review of pandemics & epidemics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaitlyn A Merrill ◽  
Trevyna William ◽  
Kayla M. Joyce ◽  
Leslie E Roos ◽  
Jennifer Protudjer
Keyword(s):  
Data Extraction ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
School Closures ◽  
International Fund ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

Context: Physical distancing and health measures, such as school closures and work-at-home mandates, implemented to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19, will likely have far-reaching impacts on children’s psychosocial health and well-being. Objective: We aimed to examine extant literature on pandemics to identify the expected impact of COVID-19 on children’s psychosocial health and secondary outcomes, including nutritional, financial and child safety outcomes. Data Sources: Articles were searched within the Medline, Global Health, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases on June 11th, 2020. Gray literature was also examined from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Fund (UNICEF) until July 24th, 2020. Study Selection: A total of 8332 articles were screened for eligibility by two independent reviewers. Of these, 7,919 and 413 articles were from academic databases and additional sources, respectively. Data Extraction: Results on child outcomes were extracted and collated. Results: Seventy-three articles met inclusion criteria. Children have faced significant challenges with 12% of total articles indicating loneliness/depression, 21% anxiety, 7% grief, 10% stress-related disorders, 25% child abuse, 8% family conflict, and 12% stigma during pandemics/epidemics. Furthermore, 25% of articles indicated economic challenges, 23% negative academic impacts, 33% improper nutrition, and 21% reduced opportunities for play/increased screen time. These challenges were exacerbated among children who were female, having a disability, or being a migrant/displaced child. Conclusion: Pandemics and epidemics have had diverse and widespread negative consequences for children. Findings can inform the development and implementation of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect child health and well-being.

scholarly journals Salutogenesis in Health Promoting Settings: A Synthesis Across Organizations, Communities, and Environments

2022 ◽  
pp. 277-281
Author(s):  
Georg F. Bauer
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Restorative Environments ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Salutogenic Model ◽  
Health And Well Being

AbstractSettings are defined by the World Health Organization (1998) as “the place or social context in which people engage in daily activities in which environmental, organizational, and personal factors interact to affect health and well-being.” Such settings range from small-scale home/family to (international) organizations and large cities and thus differ in size, in their degree of formalized organization and their relationships to society.The chapters in Part V review how salutogenesis has been applied to health promotion research and practice in a broad range of settings: organizations in general, schools, higher education, workplace, military settings, neighborhood/communities, cities, and restorative environments. The following synthesis demonstrates that applying salutogenesis to various settings and linking salutogenesis with other models established in these settings has the great potential to generate ideas on how to advance the general salutogenic model.

scholarly journals Annual Report of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau 2020. Saving Lives and Improving Health and Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
Pan American ◽  
External Auditor ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

To the Member States: In accordance with the Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization, I have the honor to present the 2020 annual report on the work of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization. This report highlights the technical cooperation undertaken by the Bureau during the period July 2019 through June 2020, within the framework of the 2014–2019 Strategic Plan of the Pan American Health Organization, defined by its Governing Bodies and amended by the Pan American Sanitary Conference in 2017, and the 2020–2025 Strategic Plan of the Pan American Health Organization, defined and approved by the Governing Bodies. This report is complemented by the Financial Report of the Director and the Report of the External Auditor for the year 2019. Carissa F. Etienne - Director, Pan American Health Organization.

scholarly journals Medicinal Potential of Laxmi Taru (Simarouba Glauca DC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Lalit Raj Singh ◽  
Sunita Garg
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Simarouba Glauca ◽  
Health Organization

Cancer is becoming a high-profile disease throughout the world and for its treatment most prevalent technique is chemotherapy which has its limitations due to many toxic or side effects on healthy or non-cancerous body parts. Therefore, there is a demand for alternative and supportive anticancer agents for treatments which are naturally-derived with minimal side effects. This review paper highlights the therapeutic importance, safety, and efficacy of the Laxmi Taru along with their active constituents used either as single plant-decoctions, extracts, or in combinations especially in some traditional herbal medicines. World Health organization (WHO) is promoting this concept as ‘Save plants to save lives.’ Among the key health issues, WHO have also said that, cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. The plethora of secondary metabolites (therapeutic agents) found in the plant are the rich source to find the alternative safe anti-cancer agents.  

EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH DIABETES

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indre Cergelyte - Podgrusiene
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Peripheral Vascular ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Right ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Health And Well Being

Diabetes is a very severe problem in medicine and for all people. It is a very heavy illness, which destroys normal human’s life from all sides, such as- emotional, lifestyle and social integration. It needs a lot of money to treat people who have that kind of illness. World Health Organization (WHO, 2015), said that Diabetes is a disorder of the world which is threatening peoples’ health and well-being. Diabetes is caused by not only the endocrine, construction and other body systems breach: patients develop diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease (stroke, coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease), infertility problems and diabetic foot. Therefore, adolescent’s education is very important, if the right knowledge and skills are received then adolescents are able to prevent complications and adapt to a new life. In adolescence, environment is very important for education, because they can find information about diabetes from different sources. Educational environment helps for appropriate selflearning.

scholarly journals Herbal pharmacovigilance in Nepal: challenges and recommendations

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Shrestha ◽  
Krisha Danekhu ◽  
Binaya Sapkota ◽  
Nisha Jha ◽  
Bhuvan KC
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Pharmacovigilance Center ◽  
Health Organization

Traditional herbal medicine is widely used globally. Despite its extensive use, there are no proper regulations on standardization and use of herbal medicinal products. Nepal has a rich biodiversity and demography comprising of different socio-ethnic groups. Herbal medicines are utilized prominently in Nepalese communities. These herbal products may cause side effects and adverse effects, such as nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity with the heavy metal toxicity associated with their powdered dosage forms. The side effects of using herbal products have been documented, such as bleeding with use of Ginkgo biloba and increase in blood pressure with use of Ephedra. Regulation of herbal products is essential to promote their optimal and rational use. Standard tools are available for assessing adverse effects of herbal products from health authorities, like the World Health Organization. In Nepal, self-medication practice using traditional herbal medicines is common and includes the concomitant use of allopathic. There is no focal point to address the regulatory issues on herbal products currently in Nepal. The Department of Drug Administration in Nepal is nominated as a national pharmacovigilance center and there are no reports on adverse events from the use of herbal medicines so far. However, not having any reports does not ensure the absolute safety and effectiveness of herbal products, so vigilance is warranted. Herbal pharmacovigilance is needed for Nepal to ensure safe and effective use of herbal medicines as the current pharmacovigilance ecosystem does not capture those cases. In the Nepalese context, the absence of reporting mechanisms may have underreported adverse cases of herbal products. The present opinion article aims to discuss the use of herbal products in Nepal, the challenges associated with the adverse reaction due to herbal medicines, and recommendations to overcome these challenges

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