What Helped This Asian Country To Keep Covid-19 Deaths At Zero?
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, has seen more than 50 days without new COVID-19 cases and has yet to report a single death, thanks in part to water initiatives designed to increase resilience to outside shocks. #globalsouthscience (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
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COVID-19 Pandemic and the Pacific Islands
In conclusion, the impact of the twin health and economic crises has been manifold all over the world and the Pacific Islands are no exceptions to this rule. However, there are some particular characteristics of the Pacific Islands that make these impacts even more challenging. These relate to the dependence of these islands on external resources and the logistical and infrastructural challenges of managing so many widely dispersed islands that are subject to a high incidence of natural disasters even in the best of times. The burdens of coping with the crises and the resultant adjustment are also likely to fall asymmetric...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Raghbendra Jha Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Economy & Trade Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Labour TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Longitudinal path analysis of depressive symptoms and functioning among women of child-rearing age in postconflict Timor-Leste - Silove D, Mohsin M, Klein L, Tam NJ, Dadds M, Eapen V, Tol WA, da Costa Z, Savio E, Soares R, Steel Z, Rees SJ.
This longitudinal study indicates that exposure to the traumas of mass conflict and subsequent depressive symptoms play an important role in pathways leading to functional impairment in the postconflict period among women of child-rearing age. Our study, c... (Source: SafetyLit)
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East Timor reports second case of coronavirus
East Timor has confirmed another case of coronavirus, health authorities said on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to two. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Peacekeeping radio stations provide COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in conflict-affected countries
UN Peacekeeping radio stations have in recent decades helped build support for peace process in a dozen countries around the world including Cambodia, Croatia, Namibia and Timor-Leste. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
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East Timor confirms first case of coronavirus: health ministry
East Timor reported its first case of coronavirus, its Ministry of Health said on Saturday, adding that the case was from someone who had just returned from abroad. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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East Timor moves to contain African swine fever outbreaks
East Timor is imposing restrictions on the movement of livestock to contain African Swine flu, its agriculture ministry said on Monday after reporting multiple outbreaks to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). (Source: Reuters: Health)
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U. S. Backing for Heated Tobacco Products Triggers Misrepresentation
By Wendell BalderasBANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 14 2019 (IPS) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision authorizing the sale of Philip Morris International (PMI)’s heated tobacco system, IQOS, in the United States inadvertently puts a foot in the door to increase sales of new tobacco products in the developing world.
In April this year, the FDA authorized the sale of IQOS heated tobacco products in the US. However, it clarified that it has not approved IQOS as a ‘modified risk tobacco product’ (MRTP). But PMI is riding on this ‘US-FDA approved for sale’ of its IQOS as also safer alternative to regular c...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wendell Balderas Tags: Aid Development & Aid Environment Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Source Type: news
Social inclusion and exclusion of people with mental illness in Timor-Leste: a qualitative investigation with multiple stakeholders - Hall T, Kakuma R, Palmer L, Minas H, Martins J, Kermode M.
BACKGROUND: Social inclusion is a human right for all people, including people with mental illness. It is also an important part of recovery from mental illness. In Timor-Leste, no research has investigated the social experiences of people with mental illn... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Joint External Evaluation of IHR (International Health Regulations) Core Capacities of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste: Mission Report: 19-23 November 2018
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/2019.
This 76-page evaluation was based on a joint external assessment held on November 19-23, 2018, of the International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacities of the Democratic Republic of Timore-Leste using the World Health Organization (WHO) IHR Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool. The team noted that areas where focused improvement efforts would be particularly valuable to the country include emergency preparedness, and preparedness and response plans relative to IHR.
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Responding to violence against women: a qualitative study with midwives in Timor-Leste - Wild KJ, Gomes L, Fernandes A, de Araujo G, Madeira I, da Conceicao Matos L, McDonald S, Taft A.
PROBLEM: The health sector is a critical partner in the response to violence against women, but little is known about how to translate international guidelines and sustainable good practice in remote and under-resourced health systems. AIM: This re... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Our Health Systems Aren ’t Ready for the Rising Demand for Mental Health Services
November 19, 2018Need is growing by the hour.The stomachache started soon after she gave birth to her last child, and it didn ’t stop for years. When she finally made her way to a hospital, the doctors performed a hysterectomy—but it didn’t go well. A day later, she realized she was leaking urine.“I told them something wasn’t right,” the woman tells us. “But they told me everything was fine and that I needed to go home.”The woman says all this in a monotone as we sit under a tree outside the hospital.The surgery had caused an obstetric fistula, which persisted over the next five years and forced her to go t...
Source: IntraHealth International - November 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Source Type: news
Erratum: Risk of perpetrating intimate partner violence amongst men exposed to torture in conflict-affected Timor-Leste - CORRIGENDUM - Rees S, Mohsin M, Tay AK, Steel Z, Tam N, da Costa Z, Soares C, Tol W, Eapen V, Dadds M, Silove D.
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Source: SafetyLit - August 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Risk of perpetrating intimate partner violence amongst men exposed to torture in conflict-affected Timor-Leste - Rees S, Mohsin M, Tay AK, Steel Z, Tam N, da Costa Z, Soares C, Tol W, Eapen V, Dadds M, Silove D.
BACKGROUND: A key issue in need of empirical exploration in the post-conflict and refugee mental health field is whether exposure to torture plays a role in generating risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), and whether this pathway is mediated by the men... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
20 Water-Stressed Countries Have Most Solar & Wind Potential
Tianyi Luo is a senior manager with the Aqueduct Project at the Global Water Program at World Resources Institute.By Tianyi LuoWASHINGTON DC, May 11 2018 (IPS)Most power generation consumes water, whether to cool steam in thermoelectric plants or power turbines for hydropower. And the global demand for both water and electricity will continue to increase substantially in the coming decades. Although growth is generally a good thing for the economy, it challenges nations—particularly ones that are water-stressed—to better manage their limited water resources and invest in the right energy systems.Power generation from s...
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