Snakebites are well-known medical emergencies in many parts of the world, especially in rural areas. Agricultural workers and children are the most affected. The incidence of snakebite mortality is particularly high in South-East Asia. Rational use of snake anti-venom can substantially reduce mortal...ity and morbidity due to snakebites. These guidelines are a revised and updated version of Regional Guidelines for the Management of snakebites published by the WHO Regional Office in South-East Asia in 2011. These guidelines aim to promote the rational management of snakebite cases in various health facilities where trained health functionaries and quality snake antivenom are available.
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Throughout the region, heavy rains that intensified in late April have resulted in excessive flooding, affecting more than half a million people; damaging infrastructure and livelihoods and caused over 370 deaths. Although the rains have also brought relief to some areas that have been affected by t...he worst drought in decades, namely; parts of Ethiopia, Puntland, Somaliland and a number of countries in southern Africa, the food security situation in these areas is not expected to significantly improve, due to the scale and intensity of the El Nino-induced drought that has already depleted coping mechanisms.
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Dieser Film ist ein Informationsfilm für Flüchtlinge in Deutschland. Es geht um die Anhörung beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge. Die Anhörung ist ein Gespräch während dem man seine Fluchtgeschichte erzählt. Es ist der zentrale Moment eines*r jeden Asylsuchenden. Denn danach wird ...entschieden, ob man als Flüchtling anerkannt wird, oder nicht. Du kannst das Video frei nutzen, teilen und jeder*m zeigen, dem es hilfreich sein könnte. Es steht dir in 14 Sprachen zur Verfügung. Weiterführende Links zu Beratungsstellen findest du auf der nächsten Seite. Der Film ersetzt keine ausführliche rechtliche Beratung und ist eine Erstinformation.
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The Lancet Global Health: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30098-5
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