08/27/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This web page provides information about glanders, an infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei. Information topics are Transmission, Signs and Symptoms, Risk of Exposure, Treatment, and Prevention, with a section for Health Care Workers.
08/27/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This web page provides information about smallpox and smallpox research in the United States, which continues and focuses on the development of vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic tests to protect people against smallpox in the event that it is used as an agent of bioterrorism. Topics are What is Smallpox?; Transmission; Signs and Symptoms; Prevention and Treatment; History of Smallpox; Vaccine Basics; Research; and Bioterrorism. It provides information for clinicians, laboratory personnel, public health planners, and vaccinators.
08/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 28-page document is the final report on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' action plan and response to the Zika virus outbreak, which started in February 2016. The effort focused on community health and emergency care, water sanitation and hygiene promotion, community engagement and accountability, coordination and information management, and quality programming.
08/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 10-page report summarizes the recommendations of a meeting held on July 30, 2018, for stakeholders to engage in discussion regarding the U.S. Global Health Security Strategy and provide recommendations to the U.S. Government for this strategy. Recommendations include that the U.S. Global Health Security Strategy should acknowledge that U.S. global health security investments provide direct value to U.S. national security and the economy.
08/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This three-page document, published with the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Transportation, and Department of Homeland Security, provides a quick refresher on standard protocols for recognizing, treating, and protecting people, including emergency responders and hospital staff, from nerve agent exposures. Detailed topics include signs and symptoms of nerve agent poisoning, patient decontamination, and pediatric considerations.
08/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 32-page 2017 annual report is the fourth report in the series by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) to summarize how funds were used. These reports review accomplishments, highlight activities, and, over time, will assess metrics to determine how the program is progressing in accomplishing its goals. The GRP seeks to enhance oil system safety and the protection of human health and the environment in the Gulf of Mexico region and other areas along the U.S. outer continental shelf with offshore oil and gas operations.
08/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
The Parliament Environmental Audit Committee's 53-page report discusses the impacts of heatwaves and climate change, and finds that failing to address the danger of heatwaves will threaten the well-being of an increasing number of vulnerable people. It discusses the responsibility for heatwave preparation, protecting health and well-being, and productivity during heatwaves. It details 15 recommendations for government agencies.
08/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
The Global Health Cluster hosted this 53-minute webinar that was aimed at providing an overview of the basic components of a health response to gender-based violence (GBV), the role of the Health Cluster and health partners in coordinating and implementing GBV activities, and strengthening linkages between the health sector and protection/GBV sectors. It also discusses the World Health Organization's GBV in Emergencies project.
08/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This mobile application on Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) provides access to information resources developed by the World Health Organization (WHO's) Infectious Hazard Management program. These information resources will provide health workers and other frontline workers with essential information and guidance for the prevention and control of MERS.
08/25/2018 12:00 AM EDT
This 41-page working paper synthesizes findings and lessons from four impact evaluations of the World Food Programme’s interventions to improve nutrition and food security outcomes in Chad, Mali, Niger, and Sudan in the Sahel region. It also provides evidence on the interrelationship between programs for preventing and treating moderate acute malnutrition in emergency and post-emergency contexts.
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