This documentary “Maternity waiting homes in Namibia: Hope for the future” focuses on one of the core components of PARMaCM, the importance of keeping pregnant women and young mothers safe via the construction of maternity waiting homes in Namibia. PARMaCM stands for “The Programme for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality” and its objective is to accelerate the achievement of MDGs 4 and 5 of reducing child mortality and improving maternal health in Namibia. The movie is the product of concerted efforts of the Namibian TV Production Company Quiet Storm and the three PARMaCM stakeholders, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It explores why maternal health statistics are not higher given the income and service levels and how these challenges are being addressed.
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Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has launched a website making its publications available. MSF research has frequently demonstrated pioneering approaches for tackling a broad range of diseases in many countries and, often, has influenced clinical practice. Well-known examples are MSFs pioneering work in treating populations with HIV using antiretroviral medications and malaria with artemisinin-containing treatment. The site has over 350 articles on HIV care, malaria, tuberculosis, leishmaniasis and other diseases, as well as more general topics such as medical care in emergencies, refugee health and health politics.
The TRIP Database allows users to rapidly and easily identify high quality medical literature from a wide range of sources. The content of the TRIP Database is separated into a number of categories. Content includes systematic reviews, CATs, and journal clubs.
The Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe web page http://www.afronets.org/mrcz.php has just been updated. You may visit this page if you require information on conducting health research in Zimbabwe. Ethics Committee application forms can also be downloaded from our page.
Today's young women are the healthiest and most educated to date, but they still face obstacles to achieving their full potential. This four-page fact sheet discusses the sexual and reproductive health of young women and the steps that countries can take to meet young women's needs for reproductive health information and services.
Document code: PRBIWOKIT01. To obtain, put document code in the body of an e-mail.
WHO's Mental Health Atlas 2017 reveals that although some countries have made progress in mental health policy-making and planning, there is a global shortage of health workers trained in mental health and a lack of investment in community-based mental health -based mental health facilities. The inclusion of mental health in the Sustainable Development Agenda, which was adopted at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, is likely to have a positive impact on communities and countries where millions of people will receive much needed help. Data included in Mental Health Atlas 2017 demonstrates that progressive development is being made in relation to mental health policies, laws, programmes and services across WHO Member States. However extensive efforts, commitment and resources at global and country level are needed to meet the global targets.
This website aims to improve services for people with mental disorders worldwide. In so doing, two principles are fundamental: first, the action should be informed by the best available scientific evidence; and, second, it should be in accordance with principles of human rights. The Movement is a global network of individuals and institutions who support this mission. The Movement's goal is to support demands for the scaling up of treatments for mental disorders, for the human rights of those affected to be protected, and for more research in low- and middle-income countries.
Do you want to use multimedia, online or offline tools to advance your cause creatively and effectively? Would you like to reach the broadest possible audience? Do you want to create and distribute audio programmes, comic books, posters and newsletters? What about setting up a website or a blog to champion your issue? Message-in-a-Box can be used as a resource for any citizen-based journalism work. Combining tools and the tactics to use them is a great way to put technology in context. Tools are only effective if they are matched with effective planning and good strategies and when they are matched with skills and resources. Message-in-a-Box delivers information on doing all this.
Microbicides are products such as gels or creams which could help prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. They are currently being developed and could join the field of HIV prevention methods within the next five to ten years.
Migrants Against HIV/AIDS (MAHA), is a small, informal network of immigrant rights and AIDS activitists from Arab, African and other third world communities settled in Europe. This site gives access to some back issues of the MAHA Newsletter and information on how to subscribe to the free migrants-weekly mailing list which has articles and information about "AIDS, racism, and Third World community struggles for Health".