Inclusive Education to Break the Cycles of Poverty
Street Library in Mayotte, July 2016. Credit: François Phliponeau/ATD Fourth World - Centre Joseph Wresinski By Olivier De Schutter and Donald LeeNEW YORK, Oct 15 2021 (IPS) In September 2021, children in the northern hemisphere returned to school after the summer break. For some, the end of the holidays signaled a return to normalcy and to the joys of learning after facing months of school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the majority of children in the Global South, however, the return to reality looked grimmer.
Digital divide leaving billions behind
Many children have been unable to pursue their education du...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Olivier De Schutter and Donald Lee Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Education Financial Crisis Global Headlines Humanitarian Emergencies Inequity Labour Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
CPD Guatemala [2022-2025] (DP/FPA/CPD/GTM/8)
Available LanguagesEnglishPortal Upload fileENG_DP.FPA_.CPD_.GTM_.8 - Guatemala CPD - FINAL - 2Jul21.pdf332.97 KBAvailable LanguagesFrenchPortal Upload fileFR_DP.FPA_.CPD_.GTM_.8 - Guatemala CPD - FINAL - 2Jul21.pdf357.59 KBAvailable LanguagesSpanishPortal Upload fileES_DP.FPA_.CPD_.GTM_.8 - Guatemala CPD - FINAL - 2Jul21.pdf327.79 KBSaidTue, 10/12/2021 - 14:21 (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - October 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Said Source Type: news
Surges in Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children Prompt Need for Better K – 12 Policies
491,000 children from Mexico and the Northern Triangle (Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador) arrived in the United States between fiscal years 2017 and 2019 and remained with unresolved immigration statuses. Of these, 321,000 were enrolled in U.S. K–12 public schools as of March 2020. About 75% settled in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Georgia, North Carolina, and Louisiana. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - September 30, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Food insecurity, morbidity, and susto: Factors associated with depression severity in Guatemala measured with the Personal Health Questionnaire 9 - Maupin J, Hackman J.
BACKGROUND: Depression is the largest contributor to non-fatal health loss globally and the majority of this burden occurs in low- and middle-income countries. Yet, estimates of prevalence rates and severity in these contexts may be uncertain due to limite... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Gangs and modern-day slavery in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala: a non-traditional model of human trafficking - Boerman T, Golob A.
Trafficking in persons, also known as human trafficking or modern-day slavery, is a criminal enterprise that affects virtually every country in the world. Although coercion and force are often employed, the traditional model of human trafficking commonly i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Interpersonal violence victimisation, HIV-related behaviours and STIs among adult, urban Indigenous and non-Indigenous gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Guatemala - Davis DA, Duarte G, Villatoro D, Letona P, Barrington C, Wheeler J.
Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are disproportionately affected by HIV in Guatemala; interpersonal violence may increase behaviours that augment the risk of HIV in this group. Although 44% of Guatemalans identify as Indigenous, little inf... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Psychological experiences of the Guatemalan civil war and postwar violence on a Kaqchikel community:an exploratory qualitative study - Dass-Brailsford P, Jain D, C óbar AA, Arriaza MC, Grazioso MP, González AG.
The Kaqchikel are an indigenous population who experienced political violence during the civil war and postwar conflict in Guatemala because their political ideology was in opposition to the military government. This formative study explored their trauma e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Program Update: The National Children ’s Cancer Society and Fosun...
The National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS) secured a large quantity of Voriconazole, a drug used to treat fungal infections, for a hospital in Guatemala thanks to support from Fosun Pharma USA...(PRWeb August 20, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/program_update_the_national_childrens_cancer_society_and_fosun_pharma_partner_to_help_patients_in_guatemala/prweb18133780.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 20, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Deported wounded with 'blood on my clothes,' says migrant van crash survivor
A migrant from Guatemala who survived a deadly crash in Encino, Texas that killed 10 people said he was expelled to Mexico despite his... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risk perceptions and management strategies in a post-disaster landscape of Guatemala: social conflict as an opportunity to understand disaster - Fernandez M.
This work analyses a post-disaster case study in Guatemala where a large landslide named "Los Chorros" affected several communities and one of the country's main highways. Risk managers, starting from their own assessment, decided to respond in a way that ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
We ’re in a Water Crisis. We Need to Act Like It
One of the greatest lessons of the pandemic is that we can meet the challenges of existential threats when we combine the collective power of our creativity, innovation and industry. As the climate crisis worsens, we need to address protecting and preserving water with the same urgency that we put into creating vaccines. We need to act like lives are hanging in the balance—because they are.
Water is already shaping our politics, our economy and our national security too. Whether it’s floods or droughts, storms or wildfires—too much water, or too little—water shapes lives in the United States and aro...
Source: TIME: Science - July 27, 2021 Category: Science Authors: José Andrés and Caryl Stern Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What counts as 'safe?': exposure to trauma and violence among asylum seekers from the Northern Triangle - Cuneo CN, Huselton KE, Praschan NC, Saadi A, Gartland MG.
In 2019 the United States signed Asylum Cooperative Agreements with the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, in Central America. In November 2019 the Trump administration announced that these agreements would be used to perm... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Fecal records show Maya population affected by climate change
(McGill University) A McGill-led study has shown that the size of the Maya population in the lowland city of Itzan (in present-day Guatemala) varied over time in response to climate change. The findings, published recently in Quaternary Science Reviews, show that both droughts and very wet periods led to important population declines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 30, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
A novel adolescent road traffic injury prevention engagement project [conference abstract] - Landry J, Vel ásquez NCR, Reyna MIB, Dixon C.
Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 - Abstract Book - # P4.014
Background Injury accounts for 30% of adolescent deaths in Guatemala; more than one-third are due to road traffic injuries (RTI). Little has been documented about a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
A novel adolescent injury prevention program [conference abstract] - Landry J, Vel ásquez NCR, Reyna MIB, Dixon C.
Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 - Abstract Book - # P4.006
Background Injury is the leading cause of adolescent mortality in rural Guatemala. Effective injury prevention approaches are conceptualized by local communities to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
