MEDBOX | Country category Latin America and the Carribbean

	Guideline for the Treatment of Leishmaniasis in the Americas World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(0) Download (1) Add to my MEDBOX 2nd edition. These guidelines include several notable changes from the first edition. For cutaneous leishmaniasis, ketoconazole has been removed from the list of treatment options; the number of Leishmania species for which there is strong evidence for the efficacy of miltefosine has increased from two to four; and the recommendation for intralesional antimonials is now strong. For mucosal leishmaniasis there is now a strong recommendation for use of pentavalent antimonials with or without oral pentoxifylline. For visceral leishmaniasis, the strong recommendations for use of pentavalent antimonials and amphotericin B deoxycholate are now conditional Tags: Leishmaniasis, treatment, Guidelines, Americas, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	Bolivia (Plurinational State of): WHO statistical profile World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO Open external link (322) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: statistical profile, bolivia, Source: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/countr
	Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2021 UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2022) C1 View PDF(281) Download (102) Add to my MEDBOX Continuing a worrying decade-long rising trend, the number of people forced to flee due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order climbed to 89.3 million by the end of 2021. This is more than double the 42.7 million people who remained forcibly displaced at the end of 2012 and represents a sharp 8 per cent increase of almost 7 million people in the span of just 12 months. As a result, above one per cent of the world’s population – or 1 in 88 people – were forcibly displaced at the end of 2021. This compares with 1 in 167 at the end of 2012. During 2021, some 1.7 million people crossed international borders seeking protection and 14.4 million new displacements within their countries were reported. This is a dramatic increase from the combined 11.2 million a year earlier Tags: refugees, IDP, Internally Displaced Persons, conflict, humanitarian crises, Source: https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/publications
	2022 Humanitarian Action Overview United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2021) C1 View PDF(1037) Download (433) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: humanitarian work, humanitarian needs, humanitarian aid, funding, crisis, Human rights, COVID-19, gender aspects, Women, girls, gender inequality, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) TB country data World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(283) Download (199) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: tb country data, Source: https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/tb_p
	World Health Statistics 2021: monitoring health for the SDGs World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO View PDF(294) Download (131) Add to my MEDBOX The report presents the latest data on more than 50 health-related Sustainable Development Goal and "triple billion" target indicators. The 2021 edition includes preliminary estimates for global excess deaths attributable to COVID-19 for 2020 and the state of global and regional health trends from 2000-2019. It also focuses on persistent health inequalities and data gaps that have been accentuated by the pandemic, with a call to urgently invest in health information systems to ensure the world is better prepared with better data Tags: health systems, statistics, Report, global data, SDGs, Source: https://www.who.int/data/gho/publication
	Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2021) C1 Open external link (1112) Add to my MEDBOX In 2022, humanitarian action will need to adapt to new and challenging realities. The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll in developing countries, civilians continue to be the most affected by conflict and extreme poverty is rising. Climate change effects are devastating, forced displacement is at record levels and 161 million people face acute food insecurity Tags: Human rights, humanitarian needs, humanitarian crisis, Refugees, conflict, migrantes, Natural disaster, natural hazard, rohingya, Climate Change, COVID-19, hunger, poverty, food insecurity, Displacement, climate change, Source: https://gho.unocha.org/
	Venezuela: Health Emergency Operational Update Report n° 3 (MDRVE004) International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2020) C2 View PDF(257) Download (117) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: emergency appeal, venezuela, migration, IDP, Latin America, colombia, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Venezuela Situation Report October 2020 UN Children's Fund UNICEF UNICEF (2020) C1 View PDF(134) Download (33) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: venezuela, Situation Report, protest, humanitarian needs, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Psychological First Aid. Stronger Together. A guide to help you and your community Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2020) C_WHO View PDF(94) Download (82) Add to my MEDBOX 2nd edition. The Pan American Health Organization and the Caribbean Development Bank developed this booklet as a tool to help you take care of yourself and your community during crisis situations. This is achieved through psychological first aid, also known as PFA, a humane, supportive and practical response to a fellow human being who is suffering and may need support. In this booklet, our “PFA helper” will guide you through the three basic principles of PFA: look, listen and link. This will help you to approach affected people, listen and understand their needs, and link them with practical support and information. It will also bring to your attention the needs of specific groups, including men, women, children and adolescents, and people with disabilities, among others. Enjoy the booklet. Read it again from time to time, share it with friends, family and members of your community, and spread the message: “Stronger together� Tags: community health, psychosocial support, first aid, depression, anxiety disorders, practical support, guide, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

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