A5034067519- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Disaster Response and Management
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Global Security and Public Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2023
McMaster University
2012
This paper highlights the major challenges and considerations for addressing COVID-19 in informal settlements. It discusses what is known about vulnerabilities how to support local protective action. There heightened concern urban settlements because of combination population density inadequate access water sanitation, which makes standard advice social distancing washing hands implausible. are further do with lack reliable data social, political economic contexts each setting that will...
SUMMARY The vertical transmission of HIV occurs when an HIV‐positive woman passes the virus to her baby during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding. World Health Organization's (WHO) Guidelines on and infant feeding 2010 recommends exclusive breastfeeding for mothers in resource‐limited settings. Although evidence shows that following this strategy will dramatically reduce HIV, full implementation WHO has been severely limited sub‐Saharan Africa. This paper provides analysis role ideas,...
Abstract Background A protracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic in the eastern Ituri, North and South Kivu provinces of Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) caused 3470 confirmed probable cases between July 2018 April 2020. During epidemic, International Federation Red Cross Crescent Societies (IFRC) supported DRC other local actors to offer safe dignified burials (SDB) for suspected EVD cases, so as reduce transmission associated with infectious dead bodies. We conducted a retrospective...
Background: Safe and dignified burial (SDB) is a pillar of the response to epidemics Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) other pathogens transmissible through contact with corpses. A large EVD epidemic affected eastern Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) during 2018-2020. The DRC Red Cross local authorities, support from International Federation Crescent Societies, provided SDB services throughout epidemic. We estimated effect on virus (EBOV) transmission. Methods: computed two alternative outcomes by...