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My Heart, Your Heart #WorldHeartDay

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My Heart, Your Heart #WorldHeartDay: Make a promise … for my heart, for your heart, for all our hearts. World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September. World Heart Day is a global campaign during which individuals, families, communities and governments around the world participate in activities to take charge of their heart health and that of others initiated by the World Heart Federation. It aims to drive action to educate people that by controlling risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity.
This year the theme is focused to make a promise … for my heart, for your heart, for all our hearts.
A promise as an individual to cook and eat more healthily, to do more exercise and encourage your children to be more active, to say no to smoking and help your loved ones to stop. A promise as a healthcare professional to save more lives. A promise as a politician to implement an NCD action plan.

Theme is about celebrating and connecting like-minded people. My Heart, Your Heart is about creating a sense of commitment around the common cause of heart health.

It is a concept that encapsulates the values of World Heart Day. It is simple, warm, emotional and translatable. It feels vital and innovative and flexible enough to provide an umbrella for different campaign strands.

A simple promise… for MY HEART, for YOUR HEART, for ALL OUR HEARTS.

  • Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, kills over 17.5 million people every year and is the leading cause of death and disability in the world.
  • A third of all deaths on the planet are caused by CVD every year.
  • 80% of premature deaths from CVD could be avoided if risk factors are controlled: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and alcohol.
  • Tobacco kills 6 million people a year and is estimated to cause nearly 10% of cardiovascular disease.
  • By 2030 it is predicted CVD will be responsible for nearly 23 million deaths per year.
  • By making just a few changes to our lives, we can reduce our risk of heartdisease and stroke, as well as improving our quality of life.
  • 30 minutes of activity a day, giving up smoking and eating a healthy diet can help prevent heart disease and stroke.
  • Ischemic heart disease (heart attack) is responsible for 7.3 million deaths every year.

FOR MORE INFO: World Heart Federation

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Program Coordinator – Canadian Red Cross (CRC)

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Program Coordinator – Canadian Red Cross (CRC) : The Federation is the world’s largest humanitarian organization providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious belief, class or political opinion. The office’s role is to support the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) in Delivering humanitarian services to the most vulnerable
Position Title: Program Coordinator
Organizational context (where the job is situated in the Organization)
Reporting to the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) Country Representative (CR), the Programme Coordinator (PC) is the CRC staff in Nepal responsible for CRC’s program management and technical support to Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) National Society Development (NSD) and health programming based on NRCS, Red Cross Movement and CRC strategy and priorities. The PC will coordinate directly with the CR to ensure that CRC programs are implemented efficiently and effectively, framed by IO Strategy 2020 (S2020), and CRC’s commitment to deliver in the Last Mile.
CRC partnerships in Nepal began with the arrival of the CRC health ERU (Field Hospital) in response to the April 2015 EQ. CRC supported NRCS, and the RCM, in the emergency response as well as the integrated recovery programming of NRCS, the Earthquake Response Operation (ERO). Partnerships and collaborations are at the core of CRC’s program delivery in Nepal. As such, CRC is engaged in Consortia, multilateral and bilateral projects in Nepal which include partnerships with IFRC, ICRC, and 3 PNS (Norwegian RC, Danish RC and American RC).
CRC is also committed to support NRCS’s long-term health and Disaster Management (DM) programs with a vision to build the institutional capacity of NRCS within Nepal’s national health system. CRC and NRCS also partners with academic institutions in Canada (including Centre for Global Surgery of the McGill University Health Centre), hospitals (including Dhukikhel Hospital and Bir Hospital) and the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in Nepal to deliver long-term health-related programs.
CRC is working closely with NRCS to support health programming based on NRCS priorities and engagement with Red Cross Movement (RCM) partners (IFRC, ICRC and PNS). CRC’s plan over the subsequent 2-year timeframe from April 2018 to March 2020 in accordance with the revised NRCS-CRC MoU and 7th Development Plan (2018-2020).
The Programme Coordinator is based in CRC Country Office in Kathmandu with regular missions to program areas in coordination with NRCS as required.
Job purpose

Programme management            

  • Work closely with the NRCS counterparts in Health and other relevant departments and other RCM partners to support project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting as per the approved project documents (including Logic Model, Performance Measurement Framework, budget, work plans and risk management analysis);
  • Ensure adherence/compliance to relevant CRC, NRCS, IFRC and other donor/agency (such as Global Affairs Canada – GAC) guidelines and regulations (including anti-corruption policy) are adhered to as applicable;
  • Support NRCS to ensure consistent application of Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA), Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Child Protection policies;
  • Monitor project progress and quality including regular field visits to projects sites with NRCS counterparts and provide constructive feedback to strengthen results;
  • Prepare CRC monthly reports, Annual Operational Plans and other reports as required;  Support/lead in the identification and formulation of project proposals, including preparation of project applications, budgets and assessment missions;
  • Develop Terms of Reference (ToR) and manage contracts for evaluations, external consultant support and other resources required for the implementation and monitoring of the projects; and
  • Coordinate required logistics, technical and management support for reviews/evaluations by donors and/or evaluators.

Technical assistance and capacity building

  • Work in coordination with RCM partners and NRCS to identify NSD needs for Health programs and facilitate provision of technical assistance and advice as agreed in accordance with a shared leadership approach (based on DRCE, OCAC and other assessments recognized by the RCM);
  • Engage with CRC (Nepal and Ottawa), RCM partners and other stakeholders to support NRCS implementation of their Health Operational Plan 2018-20 and Preparedness for Response Plan 2018; and
  • Support NRCS in promoting initiatives to strengthen/contribute to the health system at the national, provincial and local level based on the experiences, lessons learned, and appropriate methodologies obtained through the implementation of programmes in Nepal.

Finance management

  • Coordinate with CRC HQ and CO to support NRCS compliance with agreed to finance policies and procedures;
  • Coordinate with the CRC CO Senior Finance and Administrative Officer (SFAO) to monitor programme resource allocation, utilization and variance in accordance with approved budgets;
  • Coordinate with the CRC SFAO to ensure the timely submission of accurate fund requests and financial reports by NRCS as per Project Agreements;
  • Coordinate with the CRC SFAO to ensure NRCS procurement and contracting process complies with approved budgets, procedures and provisions as per Project Agreements; and
  • Coordinate with CRC SFAO in the preparation of financial reviews/audits of the projects.

Coordination and liaison              

  • Support NRCS in developing positive relationships and communications with internal and external authorities, partners, and other direct stakeholders;
  • Coordinate with NRCS to develop and update project briefing papers and project profiles to include relevant monitoring and operations research data/results as communication and advocacy materials; and
  • Support NRCS in effective coordination and liaison with key stakeholders including authorities, local and international organisation, donors and UN-agencies as relevant.

Representation

  • Represent CRC, on behalf of the CR as requested, with both RCM and non-RCM stakeholders (including international agencies, government and non-government organisations) to ensure transparent, timely and effective cooperation with relevant development partners; and
  • Participate in meetings, seminars, workshop and other relevant events as requested by the CR.

Duties applicable to all staff

  • Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles
  • Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may not be listed above.

Education: Relevant higher education degree (MA) in Health.
Experience

  • A minimum 7 years of professional work in Nepal with bilateral agencies, international NGO and/or development organisations
  • A minimum 3 years working within the Red Cross Movement in a management role

Last date to apply: 10th October 2018.

MORE INFORMATION & APPLICATION PROCESS: JOBSNEPAL.COM

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Saving lives, spending less: A strategic response to noncommunicable diseases

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A new World Health Organization (WHO) web-based tool shows for the first time country-specific data on investment opportunities for scaling up interventions to prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and lower-middle-income countries. These diseases are the world’s leading killers taking the lives of around 41 million people each year.
The policy interventions featured in the tool are known as the WHO Best Buys, deemed by global experts to be of the greatest cost-benefit for tackling NCDs. Broadly they include reducing tobacco and alcohol consumption and unhealthy diets; increasing physical activity, and improving the treatment of conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes.
By using the online tool visitors are able to view data from 78 countries. The tool allows for calculations to be made on such factors as lives that can be saved; additional per person, per year investment needed to implement the Best Buys; return on investment for each Best Buy intervention; and economic gains generated by increased productivity and reduced health care costs between now and 2030. The data were used as a basis for the WHO report released in May 2018, namely Saving lives, spending less: a strategic response to NCDs.
“On the eve of the Third UN High-level Meeting on NCDs, this information shows that the slow progress in tackling the NCD epidemic can no longer be attributed to a lack of information on the efficacy of interventions or to obstacles to financing their implementation,” says WHO Assistant Director-General Dr Svetlana Askelrod. “These are investments no one can afford not to make”.
“Until today governments did not have a tool to help easily select which interventions to prioritize for implementation,” says WHO Director Dr Etienne Krug. “The data in this web-based tool offer governments and partners the information they need to make strategic decisions and put in motion life-saving interventions for the prevention and control of NCDs”.
If all countries use these interventions, the world would move significantly closer to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 to reduce premature death from NCDs by one-third by 2030. Low- and lower-middle income countries currently bear a significant share of premature deaths from NCDs: almost half (7.2 million) of the 15 million people who die globally every year between the age of 30 and 70 years are from the world’s poorest countries.
The report Saving lives, spending less: a strategic response to NCDs and related tool clearly present the value in investing in NCDs. They provide governments with data to leverage resources and prioritize the implementation of the Best Buys to save millions of lives and generate billions of dollars.
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Best Buy interventions

Reduce tobacco use

  • Tax – Increase excise taxes and prices on tobacco products
  • Packaging- Implement plain/standardized packaging and/or large graphic health warnings on all tobacco packages
  • Advertising, promotion and sponsorship: Enact and enforce comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
  • Smoke-free public places: Eliminate exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in all indoor workplaces, public places and public transport
  • Education: Implement effective mass-media campaigns that educate the public about the harms of smoking/tobacco use and second-hand smoke

Reduce harmful use of alcohol

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  • Tax: Increase excise taxes on alcoholic beverages
  • Advertising: Enact and enforce bans or comprehensive restrictions on exposure to alcohol advertising (across multiple types of media)
  • Availability: Enact and enforce restrictions on the physical availability of alcohol in sales outlets (via reduced hours of sale)

Reduce physical inactivity

  • Education: Implement community-wide public education and awareness campaigns for physical activity, including mass-media campaigns combined with other community-based education, motivational and environmental programmes aimed at supporting behavioural change around physical activity levels

Reduce unhealthy diet

  • Reformulation of food: Reduce salt intake through the reformulation of food products to contain less salt, and the setting of maximum permitted levels for the amount of salt in food
  • Supportive environments: Reduce salt intake through establishing a supportive environment in public institutions such as hospitals, schools, workplaces and nursing homes, to enable low-salt options to be provided
  • Education: Reduce salt intake through behaviour change communication and mass-media campaigns
  • Packaging: Reduce salt intake through the implementation of front-of-pack labelling

 
Manage cardiovascular disease and diabetes: Drug therapy and counselling: Provide drug therapy (including glycaemic control for diabetes mellitus and control of hypertension using a total risk approach) and counselling for individuals who have had a heart attack or stroke and for persons with high risk (≥ 30%) of a fatal or non-fatal cardiovascular event in the next 10 years

Prevent and manage cancer
  • Vaccination: Vaccination against human papillomavirus (2 doses) of girls aged 9 to 13 years
  • Screening: Prevention of cervical cancer by screening women aged 30 to 49 years, either through: visual inspection with acetic acid linked with timely treatment of pre-cancerous lesions; pap smear (cervical cytology) every 3–5 years, linked with timely treatment of pre-cancerous lesions; human papillomavirus test every 5 years, linked with timely treatment of precancerous lesions.

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Rabies: Share the message. Save a life. #WorldRabiesDay

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Rabies: Share the message. Save a life #WorldRabiesDay: World Rabies day is celebrated on 28th Sep every year. World Rabies Day is the first and only global day of action and awareness for rabies prevention. It is an opportunity to  unite as a community and for individuals, NGOs and governments to connect and share their work. Governments, organisations and individuals hold events on this da that highlight their work and educate their communities. Global Alliance for Rabies Control provides an event platform and resources to increase their impact and share their work with other rabies stakeholders across the world.
28 September is also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
The World Rabies Day 2018 theme is Rabies: Share the message. Save a life. This highlights the importance of education and awareness to prevent rabies. 

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What is RABIES ?
Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus. It affects the brain and has no cure. Rabies is a zoonotic disease, meaning it can be transmitted to people from animals. It is a disease that can affect any mammal.
HOW DO WE GET rabies?

  1. The virus enters the body through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite.
  2. The virus reproduces at the site of the bite wound and moves up to the brain.
  3. Once the virus reaches the brain, it reproduces and spreads to different parts of the body such as the salivary glands. The person bitten usually shows signs of the disease after 1-3 months.
  4. The victim becomes paralyzed and will eventually die about a week after they have shown symptoms of rabies.

Possible SIGNS of rabies in humans

  • Headache
  • Fear of water
  • Fear of wind
  • Fear of exposure to light
  • Other signs: Difficulty swallowing and breathing; seeing and hearing things (hallucinations); anxiety

Possible SIGNS of rabies in animals

  • Lethargic or aggressive
  • They sometimes chew on strange things, such as rocks, dirt or wood
  • Excessive drooling
  • Fear of exposure to light

What should you do if an animal BITES you?

  • Immediately wash the wound with soap and running water for 15 minutes
  • Disinfect the wound with alcohol or iodine solution.
  • Immediately consult a doctor or seek the nearest hospital or clinic in your area
  • Do not kill the animal! Consult a veterinarian or Animal Control Service in your area so they can handle it.
  • The animal should be given food, water and space to move around, but isolated from other animals and people, and should be watched for signs of rabies for 14 days
  • If the animal gets sick or dies within 14 days, it should be reported immediately to the nearest veterinarian in your area to have the body tested for rabies. If the animal is free of signs of rabies after 14 days, it can go back to its usual life.

How can I PROTECT my PET ANIMAL AGAINST RABIES?

  • Have your dogs and cats vaccinated against rabies at 3 months of age and then every year.
  • Provide your pets with nutritious food, clean water and exercise.
  • Be sure to provide them with a clean and comfortable shelter.
  • Do not let them roam freely in the streets. Keep your dog on a leash when going out.
  • Do not keep your pet tied up all the time.

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World leaders commit to bold targets and urgent action to end TB

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World leaders commit to bold targets and urgent action to end TB

26 September 2018  (News Release)
World leaders meeting today at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly have committed to ensure that 40 million people with tuberculosis (TB) receive the care they need by end 2022. They also agreed to provide 30 million people with preventive treatment to protect them from developing TB.
“Today is a landmark in the long war on TB,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization. “These are bold promises – to keep them partnership is vital. WHO is committed to working with every country, every partner and every community to get the job done.”
Heads of state and government attending this first-ever UN High-level meeting on TB agreed to mobilize US$ 13 billion a year by 2022 to implement TB prevention and care, and US$ 2 billion for research. They committed to take firm action against drug-resistant forms of the disease; build accountability and to prioritize human rights issues such as the stigma that still prevails around TB in many parts of the world.
They acknowledged that the current rate of progress was endangering prospects of meeting global targets to end TB. Today, TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease: it killed 1.6 million people in 2017, including 300 000 people with HIV. In the same year, 10 million people fell ill with TB.  
“The political declaration proposed for this meeting sets a roadmap for accelerated action to end TB in line with the vision and targets for 2030,” said H.E. Ms Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly. “We have before us the opportunity for a clear win – a chance to save the lives of millions, to preserve billions in resources, to demonstrate the success of the Sustainable Development Goals, and to reaffirm the utility, efficacy and necessity of multilateralism and the UN System. Let us not miss this opportunity.”
The political declaration is the culmination of recent leadership commitments at global and regional level – including the 2017 Moscow Declaration to End TB – to drive universal access, sufficient and sustainable financing, intensified research and innovation, and accountability across all sectors.

26 September 2018  (News Release) WHO
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World Pharmacists Day 2018: Pharmacists are your medicines experts

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World Pharmacists Day 2018: Pharmacists are your medicines experts: As per decision made by FIP Council in Istanbul, Turkey in 2009, 25 September marks the annual World Pharmacists Day. this day is focused to promote and advocate for the role of the pharmacist in improving health in every corner of the world. The theme of 2018 is  “Pharmacists: Your medicines experts”. 
“This year, FIP focused on the extensive expertise that pharmacists have and put to use every day to ensure better patient health. “The theme of World Pharmacists Day emphasises that pharmacists are a trusted source of knowledge and advice, not only for patients but for other healthcare professionals. For every patient who walks into a pharmacy, pharmacists ensure that the right medicine is provided at the right dose and in the most suitable formulation.

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Family Planning : A Global Handbook for Provider, The 2018 edition

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Family Planning : A Global Handbook for Provider, The 2018 edition

Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers first appeared in 2007. It was updated first in 2011 and now again in 2018. 
Third edition, 2018
This update of the Global Handbook has involved a complete review of the contents of the 2011 edition and updating as needed. All chapters reflect the latest relevant WHO guidance. Thus,this update includes the recommendations of the fifth edition of the Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, published in 2015, and of the third edition of the Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, published in 2016.

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Quantitative Research Methods in Health Sciences (Book)

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Quantitative Research Methods in Health Sciences by Karkee Rajendra

This book focuses on the quantitative research methods in health sciences. The research method is an important core skill in the education and training of the health sciences, especially in public health. This skill can only be gained by the combined use of epidemiology and biostatistics. Organization of this book;

  • The elements of a research proposal.
  • It provides structure and elements of a research proposal, then further elaborates the elements of the research proposal and finally, outlines how to report the research.
  • This book has been enriched with tables, diagrams, boxes, charts and algorithms, which could be studied and reproduced easily.
  • This book is divided into four sections and comprises of total 20 chapters.
  • The first section discusses the research process includes what is research, health system research and research process and research integrity.
  • The second section deals with the developing a research proposal includes introduction and rationale, objectives, research methods, ethical considerations, budget and time frame and references.
  • The third section describes the doing the research includes study types, sampling and sample size determination, data collection and measurement, data analysis I: descriptive statistics, data analysis II: inferential statistics, data analysis III: choosing statistical tests and bias.
  • The final section discusses the Reporting the research includes writing process, writing a manuscript, critical appraisals and literature review, and appendices.

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Global Tuberculosis Report 2018

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Global Tuberculosis Report 2018: WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels. This is done in the context of recommended global TB strategies and targets endorsed by WHO’s Member States and broader development goals set by the United Nations. 
Status of the TB epidemic

  • Overall, TB deaths have decreased over the past year. In 2017, there were 1.6 million deaths (including among 300 000 HIV-positive people). Since 2000, a 44% reduction in TB deaths occurred among people with HIV compared with a 29% decrease among HIV-negative people;
  • Globally, an estimated 10 million people developed TB in 2017. The number of new cases is falling by 2% per year, although faster reductions have occurred in Europe (5% per year) and Africa (4% per year) between 2013 and 2017;
  • Some countries are moving faster than others – as evidenced in Southern Africa, with annual declines (in new cases) of 4% to 8% in countries such as Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, thanks to better TB and HIV prevention and care. In the Russian Federation, high level political commitment and intensified TB efforts have led to more rapid declines in cases (5% per year) and deaths (13% per year)
  • Drug-resistant TB remains a global public health crisis: In 2017, 558 000 people were estimated to have developed disease resistant to at least rifampicin – the most effective first-line TB drug. The vast majority of these people had multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), that is, combined resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid (another key first-line TB medicine).
  • WHO estimates that a quarter of the world’s population has TB infection.

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