The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis (Publications)
crucial threats to public health and modern health care. Previous studies have identified challenges with estimating the magnitude of the problem and its downstream effect on human health and mortality. To [...] the high mortality rates associated with these pathogens, show that AMR is a serious threat to public health in the WHO European region. Our regional and cross-country analyses open the door for strategies [...] research endeavours. FUNDING: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome...
Intervention Effectiveness and Impact (Page)
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Group | Intervention Effectiveness and Impact Health centre in Papua New Guinea Epidemiology and Public Health Health Interventions Malaria Interventions Analytics and Intervention Modelling Intervention [...] effective roll-out of health interventions and make best use of limited resources. Our current focus is on vector borne diseases, particularly malaria. In the real world, health interventions work differently [...] Ifakara Health Institute Makerere University Tulane University University...
Baby Freundliche Spitäler fördern die Gesundheit von Neugeborenen (News)
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Landessprache", sagt Elisabeth Zemp, Leiterin der Einheit "Society, Gender and Health" im Departement Epidemiology and Public Health am Swiss TPH. "Um eine adäquate Unterstützung zu gewährleisten, sollte daher [...] 2000 noch bei 36% lag. Dies sind die Resultate eines Berichts des Schweizerischen Tropen- und Public Health-Instituts (Swiss TPH), der kurz vor der Weltstillwoche vom 1. bis 7. August erschien. Seit dem
ANTICOV: Largest Clinical Trial in Africa to Test New Drug Combination (News)
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global health initiative Unitaid as part of ACT-A. Early support to launch the initiative was provided by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), a public-public partnership [...] already overburdened health systems in Africa. The ANTICOV study is being carried out by a consortium of 26 partners which is comprised of African research institutions and international health organisations
Bedeutung der Gesetzgebung zur Luftreinhaltung in der Prävention umweltbedingter Erkrankungen (Publications)
political task with great public health potential. In recent years, it has significantly contributed to improving air quality and thus health. In view of the new more stringent World Health Organization (WHO) [...] pollution control and climate protection must not be ignored. Importantly, health protection cannot be left to individuals. Health professionals have an important clinical role in advising sensitive patients [...] Air pollution, for example from particulate matter, nitrogen oxides or...
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Newsletter service Our online database is updated every two months. We announce a selection of the new publications relevant to science or politics. You can subscribe to our “Newsletter" where we comment shortly [...] unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the link "Unsubscribe" in the Newsletter. LUDOK Database Search Health Effects Recent Reports New Studies Air Quality Guidelines Links Newsletter als PDF Newsletter 04/2024
The current status of opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis in the Mekong Basin (Publications)
patterns and human movement and settlement. A more concerted effort from all community, educational, public health and government sectors is necessary to successfully combat this fatal liver disease of the poor
Policy support and resources mobilization for the National Schistosomiasis Control Programme in the People's Republic of China (Publications)
Schistosomiasis remains a public health problem in many developing countries around the world. After the founding of The People's Republic of China, from 1949 till date, all levels of government, from
Genome-wide association and functional follow-up reveals new loci for kidney function (Publications)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important public health problem with a genetic component. We performed genome-wide association studies in up to 130,600 European ancestry participants overall, and stratified
Collaboration suisse au développement de la santé publique en Tanzanie (Publications)
obtained and the experience gained are discussed, as is the relationship of the centre to the public health policy of the Tanzanian Government. The writer considers that the whole undertaking has been of