Household Water Insecurity Cross-Cultural Measurement Scale Project for Safe Water in Sufficient Quantities
Извор: WUNRN – 10.07.2017
Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale
A cross-culturally validated scale to measure water insecurity at the household level
MANY FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES
Water (in)security is a complex, multifaceted topic. Each year, 4 billion people experience severe water scarcity for at least 1 month of the year.
Spotlight on Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve Gender Equality & Empower All Women & Girls
Извор: WUNRN – 07.07.2017
Date : 05 July 2017 - Gender equality and women’s empowerment is integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This thematic spotlight is part of a series showcasing where women and girls stand against select SDG targets and was produced in support of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at UN Headquarters in New York from 10–19 July, 2017.
Measles continues to spread and take lives in Europe
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 11.07.2017
Press release
Copenhagen, 11 July 2017
Ongoing measles outbreaks in the WHO European Region have caused 35 deaths in the past 12 months. The most recent fatality was a 6-year-old boy in Italy, where over 3300 measles cases and 2 deaths have occurred since June 2016. Several other countries have also reported outbreaks; according to national public health authorities, these have caused 31 deaths in Romania, 1 death in Germany and another in Portugal.
“Every death or disability caused by this vaccine-preventable disease is an unacceptable tragedy,” says Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe. “We are very concerned that although a safe, effective and affordable vaccine is available, measles remains a leading cause of death among children worldwide, and unfortunately Europe is not spared. Working closely with health authorities in all European affected countries is our priority to control the outbreaks and maintain high vaccination coverage for all sections of the population.”
Collaboration among immunization programmes aims to bring Europe closer to stopping HPV
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 10.07.2017
Health authorities from 7 Member States came together for an informal technical consultation on human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization on 27 June 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. WHO/Europe organized the meeting to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience among HPV immunization programmes.
A successful start in the battle against cervical cancer
HPV is a largely sexually transmitted virus responsible for a range of diseases, including cervical cancer and genital warts. So far, 28 countries in the WHO European Region have added the HPV vaccine to their routine immunization schedules and 3 additional countries – Armenia, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova – plan to do so this year.
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 07.07.2017
WHO
7 July 2017 – Data from 77 countries show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea – a common sexually-transmitted infection – more difficult, and sometimes impossible, to treat. Some countries – particularly high-income ones, where surveillance is best – are finding cases of the infection that are untreatable by all known antibiotics. These cases may just be the tip of the iceberg, as gonorrhoea is more common in lower-income countries.
Countries mark World No Tobacco Day with outreach to all levels of society and across sectors
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 30.06.2017
WHO
The WHO Country Office in Armenia organized a "Say NO Tobacco" cycling tour in Yerevan to show support for World No Tobacco Day 2017
On World No Tobacco Day, marked on 31 May 2017, WHO called on countries to prioritize and accelerate tobacco control efforts as part of their responses to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Under the slogan “Tobacco threatens us all”, countries across the WHO European Region planned and took part in activities highlighting the social and economic costs of tobacco use. They emphasized that all countries can benefit from implementing strong tobacco control measures in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
Investing in poor children saves more lives per dollar spent, UNICEF study finds
Извор: Организација на Обединетите нации – 28.06.2017
A two-year-old girl is held by her mother as she is prescribed a course of medication to treat malaria at a community clinic in rural Kasungu district, Malawi. Photo: UNICEF/Hubbard
28 June 2017 – Investing in the health and survival of the most deprived children and communities provides more value for money than investing in less deprived groups, saving almost twice as many lives for every $1 million spent, according to a new study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
“The evidence is compelling: Investing in the poorest children is not only right in principle, it is also right in practice – saving more lives for every dollar spent,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake in a press release on the study, titled Narrowing the Gaps.
Exploring synergies between health, climate change mitigation and nature conservation
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 28.06.2017
Sarah Burgess
Green infrastructure can function as a climate change adaptation measure that also promotes health and well-being. This is the message and opportunity being discussed at the 2017 European Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change, taking place on 27–29 June 2017 in Bonn, Germany. This year’s theme is “Biodiversity and health in the face of climate change”.
The Conference brings together stakeholders from the fields of nature conservation, health and climate change adaptation to derive policy recommendations for using nature-based approaches to tackle climate change.
Ending discrimination in health care settings
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 27.06.2017
27 June 2017 - Discrimination in health care is widespread across the world and takes many forms. It violates the most fundamental human rights and affects both users of health care services and health care workers. The new joint United Nations statement on ending discrimination in health care settings calls for health workers to fulfil their responsibilities, but also to have their rights protected. Many health workers, especially women, are themselves vulnerable and victims of discrimination, abuse, and violence.
UN Must End “Toxic Tolerance” of Sexual Abuse of Aid Workers, Says UN Deputy High Commissioner
Извор: WUNRN – 03.07.2017
By Sophie Edwards - 27 June 2017
A top United Nations official has criticized aid bosses for failing to protect staff from sexual abuse and harassment at the hands of fellow aid workers and said there can be “no more excuses” for allowing such a culture of “toxic tolerance” to carry on.
Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights at the U.N., called on humanitarian workers to campaign against what she described as the “systemic calamity” and “hypocrisy” within the industry, which has allowed widespread abuse against female workers to go unpunished for years.
UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - General Comment on Women & Girls with Disabilities
Извор: WUNRN – 03.07.2017
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
UN CRPD – Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/DGCArticle19.aspx
ATTACHED IS PAGE 1 of the 17-PAGE COMMITTEE on the RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ON WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
