This Manual Provides A Practical Guide To The Safe And Accurate Performance Of Basic Laboratory Techniques. Intended For Use By Laboratory Technicians Working In Peripheral-Level Laboratories In Developing Countries, The Book Emphasizes Simple, Economical Procedures That Can Yield Accurate Results Where Resources, Including Equipment, Are Scarce And The Climate Is Hot And Humid.The Book Is Divided Into Three Parts. The First Describes The Setting-Up Of A Peripheral Health Laboratory And General Laboratory Procedures, Including Use Of A Microscope And Laboratory Balances, Centrifugation, Measurement And Dispensing Of Liquids, And Cleaning, Disinfection And Sterilization Of Laboratory Equipment. Methods Of Disposal Of Laboratory Waste, Dispatch Of Specimens To Reference Laboratories And Laboratory Safety Are Also Discussed. The Second Part Describes Techniques For The Examination Of Different Specimens For Helminths, Protozoa, Bacteria And Fungi. Techniques For The Preparation, Fixation And Staining Of Smears Are Also Discussed. The Third And Final Part Describes The Examination Of Urine, Cerebrospinal Fluid And Blood, Including Techniques Based On Immunological And Serological Principles. For Each Technique, A List Of Materials And Reagents Is Given, Followed By A Detailed Description Of The Method And The Results Of Microscopic Examination.Numerous Illustrations Are Used Throughout The Book To Clarify The Different Steps Involved. A Summary Of The Reagents Required For The Various Techniques And Their Preparation Is Provided In The Annex.This Special Low-Priced Edition Is For Sale In India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan And Sri Lanka Only.

Manual Of Basic Techniques For A Health Laboratory

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World Health Organization

Looks at the main health risks for travelers around the world, with information on environmental health risks, injuries and violence, infectious diseases, vaccines, and malaria.

Situation as on 1 January 2008

International Travel and Health

The second edition of a guide, which introduced a simple, yet highly effective method for the relief of cancer pain. Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition further refines the WHO method, which advocates the use of a small number of relatively inexpensive drugs, including morphine. Revisions draw on experiences with millions of patients around the world as well as new knowledge about the specific pain syndromes unique to cancer. Completely new are chapters describing the international system by which morphine and other opioids are made available for medical purposes. The book has two parts. Part one provides a practical guide to the relief of cancer pain, concentrating on drug treatment as the mainstay of pain management. The most extensive section sets out detailed guidelines for the selection and prescribing of non-opioid analgesics, opioid analgesics, drugs for neuropathic pain, and adjuvant drugs for the treatment of adverse effects, the enhancement of pain relief and the management of concomitant psychological disturbances. Information ranges from explanations of how specific drugs work, through the precautions to take in the presence of certain disorders, to a list of factors that influence the effectiveness of opioids. Concerning the use of opioids, readers are reminded that psychological dependence does not occur in cancer patients and that the only correct dose of morphine is the one that relieves the pain. Part two provides a guide to opioid availability. A discussion of the reasons why opioids continue to be underprescribed or difficult to obtain is followed by an explanation of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

With a Guide to Opioid Availability

Cancer Pain Relief

UNAIDS

World Health Organisation Staff

Organisation mondiale de la santé

Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance

WHO and UNICEF jointly developed this global strategy to focus world attention on the impact that feeding practices have on the nutritional status, growth and development, health, and thus the very survival of infants and young children. The strategy is the result of a comprehensive two-year participatory process. It is based on the evidence of nutrition's significance in the early months and years of life, and of the crucial role that appropriate feeding practices play in achieving optimal health outcomes. The strategy is intended as a guide for action; it identifies interventions with a proven positive impact; it emphasizes providing mothers and families the support they need to carry out their crucial roles, and it explicitly defines the obligations and responsibilities in this regards of governments, international organizations, and other concerned parties.

Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding

Mezinárodní klasifikace funkčních schopností, disability a zdraví - MKF

"Suicides are preventable. Even so, every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world and many more attempt suicide. Suicides occur in all regions of the world and throughout the lifespan. Notably, among young people 15-29 years of age, suicide is the second leading cause of death globally. Suicide impacts on the most vulnerable of the world's populations and is highly prevalent in already marginalized and discriminated groups of society. It is not just a serious public health problem in developed countries; in fact, most suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries where resources and services, if they do exist, are often scarce and limited for early identification, treatment and support of people in need. These striking facts and the lack of implemented timely interventions make suicide a global public health problem that needs to be tackled imperatively. This report is the first WHO publication of its kind and brings together what is known in a convenient form so that immediate actions can be taken. The report aims to increase the awareness of the public health significance of suicide and suicide attempts and to make suicide prevention a higher priority on the global public health agenda. It aims to encourage and support countries to develop or strengthen comprehensive suicide prevention strategies in a multisectoral public health approach. For a national suicide prevention strategy, it is essential that governments assume their role of leadership, as they can bring together a multitude of stakeholders who may not otherwise collaborate. Governments are also in a unique position to develop and strengthen surveillance and to provide and disseminate data that are necessary to inform action. This report proposes practical guidance on strategic actions that governments can take on the basis of their resources and existing suicide prevention activities. In particular, there are evidence-based and low-cost interventions that are effective, even in resource-poor settings. This publication would not have been possible without the significant contributions of experts and partners from all over the world. We would like to thank them for their important work and support. The report is intended to be a resource that will allow policy-makers and other stakeholders to make suicide prevention an imperative. Only then can countries develop a timely and effective national response and, thus, lift the burden of suffering caused by suicide and suicide attempts from individuals, families, communities and society as a whole."--Preface, page 03.

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