Diseases
A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not due to any immediate external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical conditions that are associated with specific signs and symptoms. A disease may be caused by external factors such as pathogens or by internal dysfunctions. For example, internal dysfunctions of the immune system can produce a variety of different diseases, including various forms of immunodeficiency, hypersensitivity, allergies and autoimmune disorders. In humans, disease is often used more broadly to refer to any condition …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 15 December 2024 French
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Map production: Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), World Health Organization. – Production … Map production: Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), World Health Organization. – Production … 6 (2%) to HIV co-infection, 14 (5%) to other diseases, 4 (1%) to non-medical condi- tions and 78 (29%) … an integrated programme review of vector-borne diseases, covering dengue, leishmaniasis, malaria and … management of skin-related neglected tropi- cal diseases. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022 (https://www …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 Spanish
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Syndromic entry and exit screening for epidemic- prone diseases of travellers at ground crossings: evidence review …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest diseases. Despite being a preventable and curable disease … elimination frameworks employed for other priority diseases. These have been tailored to consider each country's … diabetes, obesity, malnutrition, chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, increasing the risk for developing active … when envisioning TB elimination is that, unlike diseases with interventions that reliably lead to elimination … drew parallels with similar initiatives for other diseases, citing the Marshall Islands' approach to leprosy …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English
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paediatric drug formulations for a wide range of diseases (Fig. 1). Fig 1. Prioritization, evaluation, development … antimicrobial resistance (AMR), neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and emerging pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 … collaboration across a wide range of infectious diseases and childhood cancers. By leveraging innovative … such as harmonizing weight band dosing across diseases to simplify prescribing and administration, … Tocilizumab Baricitinib Neglected tropical diseases Human African trypanosomiasis Acoziborole 320 …
WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English
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and Ageing (WHO) NCDs noncommunicable diseases NGO nongovernmental organization NIHR National … and reproductive health, and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). • Country-based scoping reviews on approaches … focus on the prevention or management of specific diseases? What are the environmental factors that support … stages, and most continue to focus on and measure diseases or death rates (even if labelled as health), or … that many people are living longer with multiple diseases. The approach should also support key WHO strategies …
WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English
xxii, 219 p.
tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases and other communicable diseases (SDG 3.3). • Reduce by one third … third premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases and promote mental health and well-being (SDG … exacerbations of infectious and noncommunicable diseases. Health system failures, social determinants …
WHO: World Health Organization · 11 November 2024 English
vii, 66 p.
Be Mobile handbooks for non- communicable diseases PATH Defining and building a data use culture …
WHO: World Health Organization · 11 November 2024 English
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in the Western Balkans Region. This document includes data on the current situation regarding overweight and obesity in Albania, implemented policy actions to revert …
policy areas. KEYWORDS: OBESITY, NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES, POLICY MAKING, HEALTH PRIORITIES, ALBANIA … Goal SNI Special Initiative on Noncommunicable Diseases and Innovation WHO World Health Organization1 … to an increased risk of many noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Addressing obesity is key to achieving … (3). WHO’s Special Initiative on Noncommunicable Diseases and Innovation (SNI) supports countries, territories … main NCDs (cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes) in Albania. This …
WHO: World Health Organization · 11 November 2024 English
v, 34 p.
Parliamentary Actions for Addressing Infectious Diseases and Health Security Preparedness/Natural Disasters … parliamentary actions for addressing infectious diseases and health security preparedness/ natural disasters … discussions were held on addressing infectious diseases and health security preparedness in the context …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 English
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Immunodeficiency Virus ICD International Classification of Diseases ICU Intensive Care unit IMPAC Integrated Management … health facility has a system for classifying diseases and birth outcomes, including deaths, which is … inconsistences in statistical data 5. Coding for diseases/conditions is correct 6. The health facility …
