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World Schizophrenia Day 2019 : “Do what you can do”
World Schizophrenia Day 2019 : “Do what you can do”
World schizophrenia day is marked around the world each year on 24 May. Various organizations and advocacy groups organize program and campaign to raise awareness about Schizophrenia.
This year, the theme adopted for World Schizophrenia Day is “Do what you can do”, with a focus on fighting the stigmas associated with the condition.
Key facts (WHO)
- Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder affecting more than 21 million people worldwide.
- Schizophrenia is characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self and behaviour. Common experiences include hallucinations – hearing voices or seeing things that are not there and delusions – fixed, false beliefs.
- Worldwide, schizophrenia is associated with considerable disability and may affect educational and occupational performance.
- People with schizophrenia are 2-3 times more likely to die early than the general population. This is often due to preventable physical diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease and infections.
- Stigma, discrimination and violation of human rights of people with schizophrenia is common.
- Schizophrenia is treatable. Treatment with medicines and psychosocial support is effective.
- Facilitation of assisted living, supported housing and supported employment are effective management strategies for people with schizophrenia.
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World Health Assembly 72 Update #WHA72
World Health Assembly 72 Update #WHA72
22 May 2019, News release, Geneva
Delegates at the World Health Assembly today agreed three resolutions on universal health coverage (UHC). They focus on: primary healthcare, the role of community health workers, and the September UN General Assembly high-level meeting on UHC.
Primary health care towards universal health coverage
The first resolution requires Member States to take measures to implement the Declaration of Astana, adopted at the 2018 Global Conference on Primary Health Care.
It recognizes the key role strong primary health care plays in ensuring countries can provide the full range of health services a person needs throughout their life – be it disease prevention or treatment, rehabilitation or palliative care. Primary health care means countries must have quality, integrated health systems, empowered individuals and communities, and that they must involve a wide range of sectors in addressing social, economic, and environmental determinants of health.
The resolution calls on the WHO secretariat to increase its support to Member States in this area. WHO is also required to finalize its Primary Health Care Operational Framework in time for next year’s World Health Assembly. WHO and other stakeholders are tasked with supporting countries in implementing the Declaration of Astana and mobilizing resources to build strong and sustainable primary health care.
Community health workers delivering primary health care
The second resolution recognizes the contribution made by community health workers to achieving universal health coverage, responding to health emergencies, and promoting healthier populations. It urges countries and partners to use WHO’s guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programme, and to allocate adequate resources. At the same time, the WHO Secretariat is requested to collect and evaluate data, monitor implementation of the guideline, and provide support to Member States.
Community health workers have a key role to play in delivering primary health care – they speak local languages and have the trust of local people. They need to be well trained, effectively supervised, and properly recognized for the work they do, as part of multi-disciplinary teams. Investing in community health workers generates important employment opportunities, especially for women.
Universal health coverage high-level meeting
The final UHC resolution endorsed by delegates supports preparation for the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on universal health coverage in September 2019. The resolution calls on Member States to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage with a focus on poor, vulnerable and marginalized individuals and groups. The UN high-level meeting will call for the involvement of governments in coordinating the work required across all sectors to achieve universal health coverage. Delegates identified key priorities such as health financing, building sustainable and resilient people-centred health systems, and strengthening health workforces. They also emphasized the importance of investing in and strengthening primary health care.
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HIV-infected Shrestha scales Everest, conquers stigmatization
Kathmandu, May 22: HIV-infected Gopal Shrestha climbed Mt Everest today morning, becoming the first HIV-infected person in the country to summit the highest mountain in the world.
The 56-year-old, who is a resident of Ratnachowk in Pokhara, set his feet on the summit of the 8,848-metre-tall mountain today at 8:15 am, Liaison Officer at the Everest Base Camp, Gyanendra Shrestha, confirmed National News Agency. The former national football player successfully climbed Everest as a part of his ‘Step-Up Campaign: Second Phase Everest Expedition’, a continuity of his previous Everest bid abandoned from the Everest Base Camp due to earthquake in 2015.
Through the Campaign, Shrestha aimed to raise awareness in the society and country and provide quality education to children affected with HIV. His expedition was led by record holder mountaineer Phurba Tenzing Sherpa of Dreamers Destination Treks and Expedition Pvt Ltd while an eight-time Everest summiteer, Dakipa Sherpa, guided Shrestha to the Everest, locally known as Sagarmatha.
He had successfully crossed Thorong La Pass (5, 417 m) in 2013 and climbed Island Peak (6,189 m) in 2014, and Virgin Peak /Khang Karpo (6, 646 m) in 2016. With the ascent of Everest, Shrestha has led by example that HIV-infected people could also accomplish any challenges and they could perform any tasks irrespective of how difficult, risky and challenging they are.
He has become a beacon of hope for not only 31,020 HIV/AIDS-infected people in Nepal according to the estimates of the National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) but also to about 36.4 million people living with HIV as per World Health Organization as of 2017.
Before leaving for expedition, he had told RSS that he wanted to convey a positive message against the discrimination and stigmatization people living with HIV like him had to put up with since he contracted the disease some 25 years ago through syringe injection. HIV is characterized as concentrated epidemic in Nepal.
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Algeria and Argentina certified malaria-free by WHO
Algeria and Argentina certified malaria-free by WHO
22 May 2019, News release, Geneva
Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by WHO as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least 3 consecutive years.
Contracted through the bite of an infected mosquito, malaria remains one of the world’s leading killers, with an estimated 219 million cases and over 400 000 malaria-related deaths in 2017. Approximately 60% of fatalities are among children aged under 5 years.
Algeria is the second country in the WHO African Region to be officially recognized as malaria-free, after Mauritius, which was certified in 1973. Argentina is the second country in the WHO Region of the Americas to be certified in 45 years, after Paraguay in June 2018.
Algeria and Argentina reported their last cases of indigenous malaria in 2013 and 2010 respectively.
An ‘unwavering commitment’
For both Algeria and Argentina, malaria has a history that spans hundreds of years, and the battle against the disease has been hard-fought. Over the last decade, improved surveillance allowed for every last case of malaria to be rapidly identified and treated. Importantly, both countries provided free diagnosis and treatment within their borders, ensuring no one was left behind in getting the services they needed to prevent, detect and cure the disease.
“Algeria and Argentina have eliminated malaria thanks to the unwavering commitment and perseverance of the people and leaders of both countries,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Their success serves as a model for other countries working to end this disease once and for all.”
Stamping out malaria in Algeria
French physician Dr Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran discovered the malaria parasite in Algeria in 1880. By the 1960s, malaria had become the country’s primary health challenge, with an estimated 80 000 cases reported each year.
Algeria’s subsequent success in beating the disease can be attributed primarily to a well-trained health workforce, the provision of malaria diagnosis and treatment through universal health care, and a rapid response to disease outbreaks. Together, these factors enabled the country to reach – and maintain – zero malaria cases.
“Algeria is where the malaria parasite was first discovered in humans almost a century and a half ago, and that was a significant milestone in responding to the disease,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “Now Algeria has shown the rest of Africa that malaria can be beaten through country leadership, bold action, sound investment and science. The rest of the continent can learn from this experience.”
Argentina’s road to elimination
In the 1970s, Argentina set out to eliminate malaria. Key elements of its approach included training health workers to spray homes with insecticides, diagnosing the disease through microscopy, and effectively responding to cases in the community.
Cross-border collaboration was also critical. Between 2000 and 2011, Argentina worked closely with the Government of Bolivia to spray more than 22 000 homes in border areas and conduct widespread malaria testing.
“Argentina reported the last indigenous case in 2010 and has demonstrated the commitment, the capacity within its health, laboratory and surveillance systems, and the necessary financing to prevent the re-establishment of malaria within the country,” said Dr Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization, WHO Regional Office for the Americas. “I am sure that Argentina will serve as an inspiration and as an example for other countries of the Americas to achieve the elimination of malaria in the coming years.”
The certificates were presented by the WHO Director-General to representatives from Algeria and Argentina on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly.
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Epidemiological Trend of Malaria in Nepal (2012/13-2017/18)
Epidemiological Trend of Malaria in Nepal (2012/13-2017/18)
| S. No. | Indicators | 2069/070 (2012/13) | 2070/071 (2013/14) | 2071/072 (2014/15)) | 2072/073 (2015/16)) | 2073/074 (2016/17) | 2074/075 (2017/18) |
| 1 | Total Population (in 000) | 26,852 | 13,025 | 13,455 | 13,767 | 14,944 | 15,177 |
| 2 | Total slide examined | 1,52,538 | 1,13,382 | 1,01,377 | 1,16,276 | 1,18,165 | 2,07,581 |
| 3 | Total positive cases | 2,092 | 1,674 | 1,352 | 991 | 1,128 | 1,187 |
| 4 | Total indigenous cases | 1,056 | 947 | 671 | 506 | 492 | 557 |
| 5 | % of indigenous case of total cases | 50.48 | 56.57 | 49.63 | 51.06 | 43.62 | 46.93 |
| 6 | Total imported cases | 1,036 | 727 | 681 | 485 | 636 | 630 |
| 7 | Total P. falciparum cases | 428 | 312 | 274 | 162 | 148 | 82 |
| 8 | % of P. falciparum of total cases | 20.46 | 18.64 | 20.27 | 16.35 | 13.12 | 6.91 |
| 9 | Total P. vivax cases | 1,664 | 1,362 | 1,078 | 829 | 980 | 1,105 |
| 10 | Annual Blood Examination Rate | 0.57 | 0.87 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Slide Positivity Rate (SPR) | 1.37 | 1.48 | 1.33 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.57 |
Source: HMIS/DoHS
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Candlelight Memorial 2019: Intensifying the fight for Health and Rights!
19 May 2019, is the 36th annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial. The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial takes place every third Sunday of May around the world. The theme for 2019 is ”Intensifying the fight for Health and Rights.”
The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, coordinated by the Global Network of People living with HIV is one of the world’s oldest and largest grassroots mobilization campaigns for HIV awareness in the world. Started in 1983, the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial takes place every third Sunday in May and is led by a coalition of some 1,200 community organizations in 115 countries.
The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial reminds us that those most affected by the HIV epidemic: including people living with HIV in all their diversity (women, men, young people, gay and other men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, drug users, the poor, homeless and unstably housed, migrant and formerly or currently incarcerated people) need to continue to be at the forefront leading our movement for the right to life and the right to health. This includes fighting for universal, comprehensive and sustainable treatment, care and prevention services, and intensifying our work around human rights, stigma reduction, social and economic justice to ensure that no one is left behind.
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HSR2020 “Re-imagining health systems for better health and social justice”
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HSR2020 announces the theme and sub-themes for the Sixth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Dubai in November 2020.
“Re-imagining health systems for better health and social justice”
Ten years on from the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, health systems around the world are still far from achieving the Sustainable Development Goal to “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”.
They remain predominantly sick care systems – disconnected from the broader upstream forces influencing health. A fundamental paradigm shift is needed if health systems are to be equipped to address complex and interconnected health and development challenges.
The Sixth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2020) will seek to break old silos and re-orient health systems to address public health and engage the political, social, and environmental forces that perpetuate health inequities and social injustices. It will explore how technological, data and social innovations can address these challenges, and how health systems research can support essential transformations in health systems.
HSR2020 will be a catalytic platform for sharing knowledge and experiences, raising awareness and advocating for change, building capacity, and developing partnerships for action.
Whether you work in policy, practice, research, advocacy or education; whether you are concerned about health systems, humanitarian health, social protection, environmental sustainability and climate change, data science, ethics, political economy, social science, media or more, we invite you to join us to learn, share, and inform the transformation of health systems.
HSR2020 will explore the following sub-themes:
Sub-theme 1: Engaging political forces
Power and politics affect all actors and dimensions of health systems, influencing policy prioritization, resource distribution, accessibility and affordability of care, quality of services, gender equality and other forms of marginalization, as well as research institutions themselves. Corruption further increases inequality, impoverishes populations, and slows progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage, particularly among the most vulnerable people. Faced with the spread of polarizing ideologies, tighter borders, growing health disparities, and unregulated commercial interests, analyzing and addressing power, politics and corruption in health systems is critical to tackling the underlying causes of health inequities. We must create the conditions to promote accountability and enable stronger social voice to challenge existing power relations and address corruption. In addition, health system stewardship must be strengthened through timely collation of information, building strategic multi-sectoral partnerships, and deploying evidence to inform decisions and actions.
Sub-theme 2: Engaging social, economic and environmental forces
Leaving no one behind requires that health systems engage with the social, economic and environmental forces that shape who has the resources to be healthy, including access to health services and the quality of these services. While the need to act on these broader forces is increasingly recognized as essential to reduce health disparities and promote health equity across the population, the challenges associated with migration, state fragility, conflict, urbanization and climate change remain largely overlooked by the health system community.
Sub-theme 3: Engaging technological, data and social innovations
The rapid emergence of new technology, artificial intelligence and big data brings new opportunities and challenges to combat the growing burden of complex chronic disease and health inequity. Despite the profound changes taking place, healthcare delivery models have changed little in the last 50 years. Leveraging innovations can enable health systems to make rapid progress in expanding access to quality and affordable care by redefining how people, systems and information interact. Innovations may be technological, data-driven or social, encompassing new products, services, models or markets – ultimately seeking to identify new and more effective ways of solving problems that are scalable. We will both explore specific health system innovations, and consider the innovation environment, including the regulatory and policy environment needed to promote equity and ensure that innovations benefit the most vulnerable.
HSR2020’s website will launch by August 2019 along with an expanded version of the theme and sub-themes. Calls for abstracts for individual presentations and organized sessions will open on 12 September 2019 via the HSR2020 website. The deadline for organized session submissions will be 14 November 2019. The final date for individual abstracts to be submitted will be 6 February 2020.
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International Nurses Day! Nurses: A Voice to Lead Health for All
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. This year, the theme for International Nurses Day is ”Nurses: A Voice to Lead, Health for All”
IND 2019 provides three important messages for nurse and policy makers:
- Nurses save lives and improve, protect and promote health and well-being.
- Nurses are a vital access point to 24/7, birth to death, emergency and ongoing care.
- Nurses are the foundation to high quality, affordable, accessible care.
“Nurses and midwives are the backbone of every health system. They account for more than half of the global health workforce and are vital for realizing the vision of universal health coverage,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “But to achieve UHC and the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the world will need 9 million more nurses and midwives. WHO is proud to support ICN and the Nursing Now campaign to ensure we fill this critical gap.”
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Key facts
- Nurses and midwives account for nearly 50% of the global health workforce.
- There is a global shortage of health workers, in particular nurses and midwives, who represent more than 50% of the current shortage in health workers.
- The largest needs-based shortages of nurses and midwives are in South East Asia and Africa.
- For all countries to reach Sustainable Development Goal 3 on health and well-being, WHO estimates that the world will need an additional 9 million nurses and midwives by the year 2030.
- Nurses play a critical role in health promotion, disease prevention and delivering primary and community care. They provide care in emergency settings and will be key to the achievement of universal health coverage.
- Investing in nurses and midwives is good value for money. The report of the UN High Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth concluded that investments in education and job creation in the health and social sectors result in a triple return of improved health outcomes, global health security, and inclusive economic growth.
- Globally, 70% of the health and social workforce are women compared to 41% in all employment sectors. Nursing and midwifery occupations represent a significant share of the female workforce.
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Snakebite: WHO targets 50% reduction in deaths and disabilities
WHO has released further details of its strategy to prevent and control snakebite envenoming, a neglected tropical disease that affects 1.8–2.7 million people each year, claiming 81 000–138 000 lives and causing 400 000 cases of permanent disability.
The aim of the strategy is to halve the numbers of deaths and cases of disability due to snakebite envenoming over the next 12 years through a programme that targets affected communities and their health systems, and by ensuring access to safe, effective treatment through increased cooperation, collaboration and partnership at all levels.
The strategy was developed by a 28-member panel of global experts in consultation with WHO regional offices, the scientific and research community, health foundations, advocacy groups and stakeholders. Given the importance of prevention, improved community education and empowerment and effective first response, the strategy commits to engaging communities to achieve these goals.
In parallel, WHO will work with countries to strengthen health systems towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and its related targets including improving health and well-being and reducing inequity.
A central objective will be the need to ensure access to safe, effective and affordable treatment such as antivenoms and ancillary medical care. Improved and strengthened production, supply and distribution of life-saving antivenoms and other commodities needed to treat snakebites will be prioritized.
WHO will also work to encourage research on new treatments, diagnostics and health device breakthroughs that can improve treatment outcomes for victims and hasten recovery.
The strategy –Snakebite envenoming: a strategy for prevention and control – will be launched at a meeting hosted by the governments of the Republic of Costa Rica and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 23 May 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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