Public Health Response in Health Crisis and Disasters Flashcards

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What are the uses of a needs assessment?

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  • inform strategic, operation & response decisions
  • influence other’s decisions
  • justify operational decisions & appeals
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What are the phases of the needs assessment framework?

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  • Phase 0: preparedness
  • disaster
  • Phase 1 (first 3 days): initial assessment + situation analysis
  • Phase 2 (first 2 weeks): MIRA
  • Phase 3 (second 2 weeks): cluster/sector specific assessments
  • Phase 4 (onwards): post disaster needs assessments, cluster/sector survey, etc
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What do we need to know about coordinated needs assessment framework?

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What factors will infleunce level of measurement?

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  • country
  • provine
  • district
  • sub district
  • village/community/camp
  • affected group
  • vulnerable groups
  • household
  • individual
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What challenges do humanitarians face hwen identifying priorities?

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  • time pressure
  • complexity
  • costly decisions
  • need for transparency
  • life implications
  • information overload
  • incomplete/inaccurate data
  • ambiguous data
  • trust issues
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What are strucutred analytical techniques (SATs)?

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mechanism by which internal thought processes are externalised in a systematic & transparent manner so they can be shared, built on & easily critiqued by others

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What are 2 key frameworks in …?

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  • Health system building blocks
  • Transition frameworks
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How are systems often categorized?

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  • Has structure
  • has interconnectivity
  • has behaviour
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What is a system?

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Set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole

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What is a health system?

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all organisations, ppl & actions whose primary intent is to improve health

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What is missing from the WHO building blocks?

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the patient

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How does humanitarian aid affect service delivery?

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What are fragile states?

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countries affected by conflict, emerging from conflict or otherwise lacking the will or capacity to implement pro-poor policies

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What is the problem with the definition of fragile states?

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no internationally agreed list or definition

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What are the fragile states index (FSI) indicators?

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  1. Social indicators
  2. Economic indicators
  3. Political & military indicators
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What are the social indicators of FSI?

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  • demographic pressures
  • refugees or IDPs
  • Group grievance
  • Human flight
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What are the economic indicators of FSI?

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  • Uneven economic development
  • Economic decline
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What are the political & military indicators of FSI?

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  • Legitimacy of the state
  • Public services
  • Human rights & rule of law
  • Security apparatus
  • Factionalized elites
  • External intervention
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What is the Multi-cluster/sector initial rapid assessment (MIRA)?

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joint needs assessment tool that can be used in sudden onset emergencies

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What are biases?

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  • Normal processes, designed to make decisions quickly
  • Unconcious, automatic & uncontrollable
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What are cognitive biases?

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Inherent thinking errors caused by our simplified information selection & processing strategies

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What are problems with cognitive biases?

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  • quick to form &highly resistant to change
  • Information is made to fit into existing framework, dont see new patterns
  • intial, incorrect perceptions persist after better information becomes available. we ignore tho
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What or who are people in need?

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members whose:
- physical security, basic rights, dignity, living conditions are threatened/disrupted AND
- current level of access to basic services, goods & social protection is inadeuqate to re-establish normal living conditions

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What dimensions is humanitarian access divided into?
1. Access of ppl in need to aid 2. Access of humanitarian actors to affected pop 3. Physical & security constraints
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Explain the dimension **"access of ppl in need to aid"** for humanitarian access
* denial of existence of humanitarian needs or entitlements to assistance - restriction & blocking of access to services & assistance
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Explain the dimension **"access of humanitairan actors to the pop in need"** for humanitarian access
* impediments to entry into country (bureaucractic & administrative) - restriction of movement - interference into implementation of humanitarian activities - violence against personnel, facilities, assets
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Explain the dimension **"physical & security constraints"** for humanitarian access
* Ongoing **insecurity** affecting hum assistance - presence of **mines** & improvised explosive devices - **physical constraints in environment** (obstacles related to terrain, climate, lack of infrastructure)
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What is person-centered care?
practice in which patients actively participate in their own medical treatment in close cooperation with their health professionals.
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Why is person-centered care important?
* Improves effectiveness - Costs less - Improves health literacy - Patient engagement - Better prep to respond to health crises
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What are the positive impacts of humanitarian aid on **"service delivery"**? | WHO building blocks
* Rapid deployment of mobile clinics, vaccination drives & emergency care during crises - Fill gaps where local hc system is overwhelmed or destroyed
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What are the limitations of humanitarian aid on **"service delivery"**? | WHO building
* can create parallel systems that undermine local services - can focus on short-term needs over long-term sustainability
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What are the positive impacts of humanitarian aid on **"health workforce"**? | WHO building
* brings in skilled int health workers for urgent care - supports training for local staff in crisis response
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What are the limitations of humanitarian aid on **"health workforce"**? | WHO building
* Dependency risk: local staff might leave public roles to work with bettr paid agencies - disruption of long-term workforce planning
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What are the positive impacts of humanitarian aid on **"health information systems"**? | WHO building
* improved **data collection** in emergencies (e.g. surveillance, needs assessment) - introduction of **digital health tools** or **standardized reporting systems**
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What are the limitations of humanitarian aid on **"health information systems"**? | WHO building
* data can be fragmented or not integrated into national systems - multiple NGOs might use incompatible systems, reducing efficiency
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What are the positive impacts of humanitarian aid on **"access to essential medicines"**?
* swift supply of drugs, vaccines & med equipment in emergencies - fills supply gaps in war-torn or disaster hit areas
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What are the limitations of humanitarian aid on **"access to essential medicines"**?
* donated drugs may not align with national formularies or storage capabilities - over-reliance on external sources can weaken local supply chains
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What are the positive impacts of humanitarian aid on **"financing"**?
* Emergency funds can inject much-needed cash into fragile systems - free care during crises reduces financial barriers for affected populations
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What are the limitations of humanitarian aid on **"financing"**?
* unpredicatble & short-term funding may not support systemic improvements - can divert funds away from national systems or distort local budgets
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What are the positive impacts of humanitarian aid on **"leadership/governance"**?
* technical support to MoH for crisis coordination & planning - enhances global advocacy & visibility for health issues
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What are the limitations of humanitarian aid on **"leadership/governance"**?
* can undermine local ownership if aid actors bypass national authorities - multiple actors may create confusion or duplication of efforts
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What are common characteristics in fragile states?
- poor governance - insecurity - poverty - weak instiutitonal capacity - +/- armed conflict
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What is the human rights law?
set of international rules of which individuals & groups can expect/claim benefits or behaviour from governments.
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Why is human rights law used?
* binds state relationships with individuals * protects freedom & dignity * applies during peace & war
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Why is the human rights law important for internaitonal humanitairna assistance?
* base for assistance * to negotiate space * to help governments live up to its responsibility in times of crisis
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How is human rights law enforced?
* should be part of national legislation & protected by national courts * High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) * Human Treaty Bodies
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What is a refugee according to refugee convention?
* Refugee = outside country of origin * has well founded fear of persecution for reasons of **nationality, religion, political opinion, race** or **membership** of a particular social group * is lacking **national** protection
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What are IDPs
* Not (yet) crossed int border * states apply refugee law standards but HR & IHL standards are applicable to IDPs * IDPs don't have a UN agency specificially mandated to protect them * IOM & sometimes UNHCR
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What is the International Humanitarian Law (IHL)?
* law to save lives & alleviate suffering during armed conflict * rules of war * only during (inter)national armed conflict * limits methods & means of warfare but doesnt prohibit war * tool for organisations that provide int humanitarian assistance
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What are the main rules of the IHL?
* **Distinction**: combatants vs protected ppl * **Proportionality**: no unncessary civilian suffering * **Protects**: objects indispensable for survival e.g. food & medical care * **Protects**: medical equipment & personnel
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How is the IHL used as a tool for organisations that provide int humanitarian assistance?
* IHL refers to warring parties responsibiloity to give **space** to humanitarian organisations * Requires organisation is & is perceived as **neutral** * Not part of the warfare-fighting
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What are the humanitarian principles?
- Humanity - Impartiality - Neutrality - Independence
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Why "humanity" in humanitarian assistance?
* All human beings born free & equal in dignity & rights * Human suffering must be addressed wherever found * Protect life & health & ensure respect for human beings
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Why do we need to be "impartial" in humanitarian assistance? | hum princip
* Assistance in accordance with needs & in proportion to needs * Making no distinctions on basis of nationality, race, gender, religion, class, political opinions
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How can we be "neutral" during humanitarian assistance?
Not taking sides in armed conflict: * for access * for space to implement assistance * shouldn't be confused with impartiality
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What is the UN resolution?
* Each states responsibility to **take care** of victims of disaster/emergencies * Affected state has primary role in **initiation, organisation, coordination & implementation** of hum assistance within territory
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What is the formal mandate for international response?
* There isn't one, instead invitation by disaster struck country * No strict regulations for disaster response * but WHO has EMT system
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How is humantiarian assistance funded?
- donor governments - institutions & foundations - public
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What is the international standars & accountability?
* Code of conduct for int red cross & red crescent movement & NGOs in disas relief * SPHERE * EMT standards
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What is health system resilience?
health actors able to effectively **anticipate, prevent, prepare for, absorb & adapt & recover** from shocks & stressors while **delivering high quality individual & population health services** & using lessons learned
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What are interventions that can increase resilience to epidemics &/or disasters?
* Increased **immunisation coverage** * Invest in all hazard & CC resilient health facilities * Preparedness capacities & plans * Community engageemnt * from international --> national EMT
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What are the limitations for health system resilience during protracted conflict?
* constraints in working with health authorities/governments not protecting own pop * deliberate attacks on HC * Recurrent deterioration in security, access * Low national capacities for UHC * Dependency on external resources
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What interventions/activities can increase resilience during protracted conflict?
* Build on local system & capacities * Joint M&E * Community engagement * Training of health workers with MoH * Increased immunisation coverage * Prep capacities & plans with local health authorities & communities * Diversify donors
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What are the common causes of mortality & morbidity in disasters?
* Diarrheal diseases * Respiratory tract infections * Measels * Malaria * Malnutrition
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What are the health-related priorities in disasters?
* Immediate life-saving care * WASH * Food & nutrition security * Shelter & site planning * Prevention of CDs * MH & Psychosocial Support * Continuity of Essential Health Services * Protection of Vulnerable Groups
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Explain "water" in WASH as a health priority
* enough * accessible * clean * standards??
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Explain "sanitation" in WASH as a health priority
* Excreta disposal * waste-water disposal * vecotr control * management of dead bodies * standards???
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Explain "hygiene" in WASH as a health priority
* Washing & shower - facilities available & functioning * ensure basic understanding of hygiene at community level & in health facilities
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What are the health risks related to WASH?
* Water-borne diseases (e.g. cholera, diarrheal diseases) * Vector borne diseases * Chemical contamination * Dehydration * Skin & eye infections
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What are the preventive measures for WASH?
* Vector control * Personal hygiene * Chlorine tablets * Know common diseases in context - take specific preventive measures * Avoid open defecation * Proper waste management * Safe water sources
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What are the needs for food & nutrition?
* 2.100 Kcal/person/day * Micro- & macro nutrients * Cooking pots & other storage needed * Fire woods * Treatment of acute malnutrition
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What are the health risks related to food & nutrition?
* Acute malnutrition * Micro-nutrient deficiency
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What are specific health risks related to shelter?
* Acute respiratory infections (ARI) - Lack of proper shelter, crowding * Crowding - spread of CDs (e.g. Measles, TB, flu, etc) * Violence, GBV, STI, HIV
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What are implementation priorities?
* Human resources * Coordination: avoid overlapping & gaps
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What are the main NCDs?
* Cardiovascular diseases * Chronic respiratory diseases * Cancer * Diabetes * Mental health conditions
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What are the NCDs risk factors?
* Unhealthy diet * Tobacco use * Air pollution * Harmful use of alcohol * Physical inactivity
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What is intensive care (IC)?
* a **level** of care, not a place. * advanced **montioring, diagnostics or treatment** in event of impending or manifest **failure** of **vital** functions
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What are the IPC priority pillars?
1. Hand hygiene 2. Environmental cleaning & disinfection, re-processing of equipment 3. Transmission-based precautions
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What is health systems strengthening?
Improving 6 building blocks & **managing their interactions** in ways that achieve more **equitable** & **sustained** improvements accross health services & outcoms
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What are the WHO building blocks?
1. Service delivery 2. Health workforce 3. Health information systems 4. Access to essential medicines 5. financing 6. leadership/governance
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What are challenges as an EMT?
* Not always verified EMTs but act as EMT * Some EMTs go without meds, water, food, etc & buy from local but then puts burden on resources & availability of disaster country or other EMTs/organisations
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If MoH, what would you do/check if the organisation is humanitarian aid?
* Coordination * Standards - qualified staff * Continuity of care * Financial credibility * Accountability * Collaboration * Trust / transparency * Self sustainable - water, food, etc * Quality of care
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What is community health?
focuses on improving health at local level through engagement & participation
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What is the role of CHWs?
* **Bridge gaps between formal HC services & underserved populations** * Provide disease prevention, health promotion, emergency response & first aid/psychosocial support * Act as trusted members of communities, ensuring **engagement & accessibility**
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How can we strengthen CHW impact?
* **Co-design interventions** with local stakeholders for **relevance & effectiveness** * Equip CHWs with **emergency preparedness training, surveillance tools & response strategies**
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How can we integrate CHWs for sustainble impacts?
* Embed CHWs into existing health systems to **avoid duplication** * Engage communities in **identifying vulnerabilities & building resilience** * Maintain **continuous consultation** to adapt interventions as needs evolve
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What is community based surveillance (CBS)?
**Multi-country initiative** to strengthen communities, national societies & partners in **preventing, detecting & responding** to disease threats
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What is the purpose of CBS?
* Expand **surveillance coverage** to community level * **Enhance prep** for early outbreak detection & response
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What activities are in CBS?
* **Promoting** health literacy * **Training** community health volunteers & community members * **Implementing** CBS within national surveillance systems
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Why is risk communication important?
* Promotes **shared understanding** of risks * Encourages **behaviour change** strategies * Helps in disaster **prevention & reduction**
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What is the impact of effective risk communication?
* Increases **public awareness** of hazards * Motivates **preparedness** actions * Facilitates **informed decision making** * Increases **collaboration** between authorities & communities * Reduces **misinformation** during crises
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Why are hc systems & provision of hc often weakened in a crisis?
* healthcare workers may be lost * medical supplies interrupted * infrastructure damaged.
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Why is it important to understand impact of crisis on HC system?
to determine priorities for response
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What does delivery of quality of health services require?
* **Trained & motivated** health workforce * **Supply management & use** of medicines, diagnostics material & technology * Appropriate **financing** of healthcare * Good health **information & analysis**
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What is the relationship between disasters & NCDS?
* disasters increasingly affecting populations where NCDs are common * Countries with many displaced have **high** NCD prevalence * Can be major problem in disasters coz resonse may not be focused enough on NCDs
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What is the epidemiological transition with NCDs & CDs?
↓ infectious diseases, ↑ ageining population & NCDs
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What is the transition in nutrition?
* type of food * under to overnutrition * undernutrition = risk factor for NCDs
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What are the transitions in urbanisation?
60% displaced, 80% refugees live in urban areas; lifestyle changes
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What are emergencies characterised by?
* Damage to infrastructure * Occurrence of physical injuries * forced displacement of people * Degradation of living conditions * Physical & psychological strain * Loss/separation from family members = insufficient family support
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What are the pathways to excess morbidity & mortality for ppl living with NCDs in emergencies?
* Interruption of care * Shift in priorities of HC system & providers * Facilities unsafe & unable to provide quality care * Changes in living conditions * Increase risk in patients with preexisting diseases * High stress * Medication adherence decreases
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What does management of NCDs during emergencies require?
* Treatment of **acute complications** including **referral mechanism** * **Continuation of ongoing treatment** incl palliative care & rehabilitation * Making **adjustments** for reduction in people’s ability to cope with an emegrency * **Co-ordination** of care provision & follow-up between providers & settings
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What are strategies to cope with disasters?
* Ensuring **access** to medication * **Communicating** medical information before & after disaster * Establishing **registry** of medically vulnerable people * Addressing **mental health** needs * **Empowering** people to self-manage their chronic conditions
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What are strategies to address medication access?
* Centralised pharmacy registry to **stockpile** frequently used medications * Establishing & creating **awareness** about medication distribution centers * Using **pharmacists** to help dispense NCD medications at access points or evacuation shelters * Developing **alternative medications list**
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What are strategies that address medication access?
* Centralised pharmacy registry to stockpile frequently used medications * Establishing & creating awareness about medication distribution centers * Using pharmacists to help dispense NCD medications at access points or evacuation shelters * Developing alternative medications list
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How can we achieve effective communication with ppl living with NCD before disaster?
* Provide info how to obtain care & supplies * Educate how to manage incase of disaster = reduce urgent medical care * If internet, social media to disseminate info * Radio-based communication
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How to address stress & MH needs for those who experience disaster?
* People with NCD seeking care who are traumatized & unable to care for themselves * Providers who are responsible for delivering care, may also suffer losses or undergo other stressors from the disaster that may affect their mental health - **help the helpers approach**
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WHat does choice of itnervention depend oN?
* **Nature & impact** of natural disaster * **Existing health system** (previous & current) * **Available resources & access** of patients to HC
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What is important for interventions?
Should be: * context specific * tailored to target population
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What is a disaster?
Serious disruptions to functioning of a community that exceed its capacity to cope using its own resources
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What are some HC issues in a catastrophe?
* Complex & resource demanding injuries * Normal (peace) healthcare * Logitiscs * Staff drain * Level of (peace time) healthcare
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What is critical illness?
state of ill health with * Vital organ dysfunction (e.g. heart, brain, lungs) * High risk of imminent death if care isn’t provided * Potential for reversibility
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What is the most severe form of illness?
Critical illness
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Why is there a large unmet need of critical care?
* care is organised by **speciality**, in vertical “silos” * critically ill fall in the **gaps** between initatives (IMCI, Global Surgery, Covid-19, etc) * no focus on **essentials** in critical care (critcare confused with intensive care)
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What is the solution to CC?
* a unified approach for managing critical illness * **Essential Emergency & Critical Care (EECC)**
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What is EECC?
* fundamental care for critical illness * It is **effective**, **low-cost**, **feasible** in any health facility
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What are the resources needed to provide EECC?
* 66 resources that are needed * Equipment, consumables, staff, drugs, routines, guidelines, infrastructure
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What are the key principles of EECC?
1. Critical illness care 2. Essentialness 3. Stabilizing care
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Explain "critical illness care" as a key principle of EECC
* aims to increase focus & quality of care of critically ill * doesn’t include care for stable patients. * E.g. includes treating shock but doesn’t include treating chronic hypertension
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Explain "essentiallness" as a key principle of EECC
* doesn’t include advanced care, in any speciality or discipline * essentialness in care of critically ill patients & **doesn’t provide care beyond essentials** * E.g. EECC includes oxygen, but doesn’t include mechanical ventilation
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Explain "stabilizing care" as a key principle of EECC
* life-saving care needed to support vital organs & keep the patient alive * often neglected & requires greater focus * isn’t diagnosing or providing definitive care of underlying pathology * E.g. EECC includes pulse oximetry but doesn’t include tissue biopsies or appendectomy
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What are the advantages of EECC?
* Improves care & outcomes * Low-cost, cost effective approach * No patient group left behind * Designed for task-sharing * Increases preparedness for PHE
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Is surgical treatment cost effective?
As cost effective as vaccination programs & 10-15 times more than antiretroviral medication for HIV
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What are the 3 delays to rehab & recovery?
1. Delay in seeking care 2. Delay in reaching care 3. Delay in receiving quality care
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Explain the delay in seeking care for rehab & recovery
* Beliefs (patients/community) * Poor referral system * costs
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Explain the delay in reaching care for rehab & recovery
* transport/distance & road * security, obstruction * poor rehab coverage
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Explain the delay in receiving quality care for rehab & recovery
* lack of trained human resources * lack of equipment * life & limb saving
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What are the barriers to participation for rehab & recovery?
* Stigma * Security/economic situation * Limited access for PWD in humanit response
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What percentage of the population are ppl with disabilities (PWD)?
15% of pop are PWD with long lasting individual, family, societal consequneces
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What are rehab beneficiaries?
Anyone who experiences one or more health conditions that limit functioning in one/more domains.
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What is the inclusive response for rehab?
response & preparedness programming should consider capacities & needs of all people with disabilities & make deliberate efforts to **remove physical, communication & attitudinal barriers** to their access & participation
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What are the rehab responses?
1. Mainstreaming - inclusive response 2. Specific - rehabilitation response
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What do you need for clean & enough water?
* logisticians * "Watsan" - water & sanitation competence * chlore dilution * shower, cleaning & disinfection * latrines
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Why should water always be available?
* handhygiene * environmental cleaning * laundry * decontamination of medical devices * waste managament
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Explain pillar 1: hand hygiene
Functional handhygiene facilities * soap & water * single use towel * alcohol based handrub (ABHR)
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Explain pillar 2: environmental cleaning & disinfection, reprocessing of med equipment
1. Environmental cleaning & disinfection 2. Re-processing of medical devices/ instruments. Sterile supply department/area 3. Storage & transportation internally & externally: 4. MUST (Mobile unit surgical trailer)
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Explain pillar 3: transmission based precautions
Additional precautions to prevent transmission of certain infectious agents * **Contact transmission:** direct or indirect - hands & surfaces * **Droplets**: sneeze & cough * **Airborne**: measles, aerosol generated procedures
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What measures are in PPE?
- plastic apron - gloves for bodily fluids, injections, chemicals/drugs - mask - respiratory for aerosolborne contaminations (e.g. tb) - eye shield for splashes
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How can we educate for hygiene standards?
* training & supervision * campaigns * information to patients/relatives * control of IPC routines
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Why is MH important in medical response & humanitarian response?
* MH prof can support barriers to health seeking behaviorus (fear, anxiety of meds, etc) * physical health poor in ppl with poor MH * MH is critical to reversing the **poverty cycle**
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How do MH prof work within medical teams in humanitarian contexts?
* Advocates for patient centered care * Patient support & counselling * Family of patients & grief counselling * Advising health promotion * Multidisciplinary discussions about comorbidity, differential diagnoses, behavioural change & adherence, patient advocacy & rights, patient centered care..
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Why do PFA?
* After a crisis, people do better when feel safe, connected to emotional support * If ppl remain in flight or fight mode, can’t answer medical or logisitical questions, make good judgements about their safety, care & for their dependents & can lead to impulsive, violent & maldadptive behaviours
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What is an MCI?
event that overwhelms local medical & emergency response resources coz of #, severity or complexity of casualties.
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What does MCI require?
rapid & coordinated efforts from multiple agencies to manage & provide care effectively.
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What causes MCI?
Caused by natural disasters, pandemics, accidents or from violent attacks.
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What is a problem with the definition of an MCI?
Doesnt specify the number required to be considered an MCI
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What are the 5 S?
* System * space * staff * stuff * safety
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What is the framework for reporting back to dispatch center?
* **M**ajor incident - code word for serious incident * **E**xact location * **T**ype of incident * **H**azards - risks to patient & rescuers * **A**ccess routes * **N**umber of casualties (incl severity & type) * **E**mergency services needed | METHANE
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What does MISP stand for?
Minimum initial service package for sexual & reproductive health
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What is MISP?
* set of minimum lifesaving SHR interventions * international standard that must be implemented at onset of emergency
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What influences the rate of abortions?
* Access to effective contracpetion methods * legal issues - this doesn't effect if they will get an abortion but affects if they get access to **safe** abortion
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What is an unsafe abortion?
procedure for terminating an unintended pregnancy, carried out either by persons lacking necessary skills or in environment that doesn't conform to minimal medical standards, or both.
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What are the consequences of unsafe aboritons?
* Infection * Bleeding * Injury to the reproductive organs or other internal abdomninal organs * Long time consequence of pain and risk of infertility * Stress, stigma and financial burden
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What are the determinants of the outcome of unsafe abortions?
* Facility * Skills of the abortion provider * Method used * Health of woman * Gestational age of pregnancy
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What does safe abortion care include?
* Information & counselling * History & examination * Choosing a method * Post-abortion information & family planning
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What is contraceptive prevalence?
* % of women who are currently using or sexual partner is using at least 1 method of contraception * Usually reported for married or in-union women aged 15-49.
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What are the reasons for unmet need of contraception?
* Limited access to contraception * limited choice of methods * fear or experience of side-effects * Cultural or religious opposition * Poor quality of available services * Gender-based barriers to accessing services
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Why is sexual violence in conflict & emergencies important?
* Global public health & human rights issue * High prevalence * Increase in humanitarian crises * Severe consequences * Neglected response
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What is the root cause of SV?
inequalities
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What are the contributing factors that cause SV?
* Displacement * Breakdown of social structurews * Weapon of war * Lack of basic needs
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Who does SV affect?
* Dispropritionately affects LMICs * Disproportionately affects women & girls
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What is GBV?
Umbrella term for any harmful act that is perpetrated against a person’s will & based on gender differences between males and females.
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What is SV?
Any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, unwanted sexual comments or advances, or acts to traffic a person’s sexuality
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What is intimate partner violence?
Behavior by current/former intimate partner which causes physical, sexual or psychological harm
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What are they key concepts of SV?
* Includes lack of consent * Involves the abuse of power * Includes a type of violence or force * Exacerbated by gender inequality or other inequalities
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What are the vulnerabilities for SV/GBV/IPV?
* Vulnerable groups are more affected by violence * Vulnerable groups might face additional barriers to access care & support
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Who can lack power, isolated, stigmatized or discrimminated against for GBV/IPV/SV?
* Diverse sexual orientation or gender identity * male/boy survivors * Adolescents * Sex workers * migrants/refugees/asylum seekers * People with disabilities * Minority groups
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What are the **medical consequences** for individual survivor of SV?
* Injuries, wounds * Fistuals * STIs * HIV * Unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortions * Long-term pain * Sexual dysfunction
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What are the **psychological consequences** for individual survivor of SV?
* Anxiety * Depression * Drug abuse * Sleeping disorders * Self-blame * Isolation * PTSD * Behaviour changes * Suicide
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What are the **social consequences** for individual survivor of SV?
* Rejection by family/partner * Divorce * Physical punishment * Conflict between or within families * Stigmatization (mocking, exclusion) * Forced marriage * Difficulties with daily life activities
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What are the barriers to access care on the **individual level** for survivors of SV/IPV/GBV?
* Shame, fear, confusion, guilt, isolation * Stigma, marginalization & exclusion * Beliefs of violence as normal * Lack of knwoledge * Fear that HC isn’t confidential * Fear of HC provider response: judgement, mistreatment * Lack of decision making powrr * Limited mobility
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What are the barriers to access care on the **community level** for survivors of SV/IPV/GBV?
* Survivors are isolated, marginalized & excluded * SV is a taboo * Lack of knowledge in the community * Belief that SV is a family, community or police issue & not a medical issue * Violence being normalized, justified & accepted * Reputation & honour of family comes before needs of the survivor * Risk of retaliation, revenge & conflict between families
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What are the barriers to access care on the **health facility level** for survivors of SV/IPV/GBV?
* Lack of physical access, far distance to services * Language & cultural barriers * Cost * Lack of privacy & confidentiality * HC providers lack of knwolegde, not enough time & harmful attitudes * Poor patient flow, pathway, patients get lost in clinic, not safe to enter
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What is a disease?
caused by an uncontrolled amount of pathogens that are transmitted when people are in their weakest state
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What is a vaccine?
controlled amount of antigen at a time when a child is healthy and has access to health care
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What is the difference between vaccination & immunization?
* Vaccination = process of giving someone a vaccine * Immunization = process of vaccination + creating immunity (by producing antibodies)
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Why do vaccines work?
* One of safest, most cost effective & successful to prevent deaths & improve lives * Vaccination prevents AMR
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Who do vaccines protect?
* more than only person vaccinated * Protects vulnerable groups * Free-riders
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What are the live attenuated vaccines?
* MMR * Yellowfever * Varicella vaccine * BCG vaccine * Rota virus * Oral polio vaccine
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What are the types of non-live vaccines?
* Inactivated (killed vaccines) * Toxoid vaccines * Subunit vaccines
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What are the types of inactivated vaccines?
* Injectable polio vaccine * Hep A
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What are the types of toxoid vaccines?
* Diphtheria * Petussis * Tetanus
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What are the types of subunit vaccines?
* Hep B * pneumococcal disease * HPV **needs booster doses**
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What are challenges in immunization?
* Vacines are luxury for some affordability * Vaccine hesitancy (confidence, trust in & acceptance of vaccine)
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What are childrens **psychological vulnerabilities** in disasters & health crises?
* PTSD * Depression * Anxiety * Emotional stress * Sleep disorders * Somatic complaints * Behavioural problems
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What are childrens **physical vulnerabilities** in disasters & health crises?
* Death * injury * illness & disease * malnutrition * heat stress * physical & sexual abuse
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What are childrens **educational vulnerabilities** in disasters & health crises?
* missed school * poor academic performance * delayed progress * failure to complete education
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What is the leading cause of death for ages 5-29?
injuries
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Why is emergency care effective?
* at limiting impact of injuries & at improving outcomes * great integrated investment, improving outcomes of a range of health conditions
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What are the levels of response according to WHO?
1. First responders 2. prehospital **basic** life support 3. prehospital **advanced** life support
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What are the response models according to the WHO?
* National systems * Local/regional systems * Private systems * Hospital based systems * Volunteer systems * Mixed systems
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What are MCIs?
Any event resulting in a # of victims large enough to disrupt the normal course of emergency & HC services
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What are the sectors in an MCI?
1. Impact zone or area of rescue 2. Relief area (treatment area) 3. Base area
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What is the impact zone or area of rescue?
* greatest destruction * main activity to evacuate survivors to safe area & rescue trapped
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What is the relief area?
* treatment area * immediate to impact zone * main activity = triage & treatment of extreme emergencies
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What is the base area?
* where all supports avaialble are organised to assist rescue & relief of victims. * controls, trucks, ambulances
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What is a SWOT analysis?
* strategic planning tool. * framework provides way to assess how a strategy can best be implemented.
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What does SWOT stand for?
* Strengths * Weaknesses * Opportunities * Threats
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When does food security exist?
all ppl, at all times, have **physical, social & economic** access to **sufficient, safe & nutritious** food that meets their dietaery needs & preferences for active & healthy life.
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What are the pillars of food security?
1. Availability 2. Accessibility 3. Utilisation 4. Stability
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What is meant by the food security pillar "availability"?
* Production * stocks * trades * bulk transfers / food aid
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What is meant by the food security pillar "accessibility"?
* consumption own production * income, market * infrastructures * cash transfers/gifts * inequalities
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What is meant by the food security pillar "utilisation"?
* food storage, preparation * feeding & care practices * health * hygiene
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What is meant by the food security pillar "stability"?
* constant * risk reduction * sustainability, resilience
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What is the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)?
* Mutli-stakeholder initiative to improve analysis & decision making on food security & nutrition * IPC provides a common scale for classifying the severity & magnitude of food insecurity & acute malnutrition which improves the rigour, transparency, relevance & comparability of food security & nutrition analysis for decision makers.
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When is food assistance required?
when quality & quantity of available food or access to food is insufficient to prevent excessive mortality, morbidity or malnutrition
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What are response options for food assistance?
* General food distri (cash-based, in-kind) * Market & production support * Supplementary feeding programmes * therapeutic feeding programmes
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What are the main considerations in food assistance programmes?
* Monitoring access to food & use * Forms of assistance * Design of food rations & nutritional quality * Link with health programmes
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What are the types of supplementary feeding programmes?
* **Blanket** supplementary feeding programes * **Targeted** supplementary feeding programs
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For who is a general food distribution done?
the general population
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For who is a blanket SFP done?
Ppl at risk
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What programmes are done for acutely malnourished ppl?
* Targeted SFP * Therapeutic FP
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What are the possible negative effects of food aid?
* Dependency on foreign aid & donors * Depression on food markets affecting livelihoods * Intercommunity conflicts when food aid is targeted * Frictions between IDPs/refugees & host/local populations * Displacement to be inside the food aid area
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What are the forms of undernutrition?
* Stunting * Wasting * Underweight
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What is stunting?
Low Height-for-Age - **chronic**
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What is wasting?
Low Weight-for-Height - **acute**
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What is underweight?
Low Weight-for-Age - **chronic & acute**
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What is micronutrient-related malnutrition?
Inadequacties in **intake of vitamins & minerals** that enable body to produce enzymes, hormones & other substances that are **essential for proper growth & development**
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What is the double burden?
stunting & overweight
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What are the effects of stunting?
Inhibited growth & development
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Why does stunting occur?
Result of chronic or recurrent undernutrition & poor health
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When does stunting occur?
* can occur throughout childhood but largely determined by first 1,000 days * reversible if addressed early
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What is the standard dev for stunting?
Height for age (HAZ) (children <5y) - too short for their age * Moderate = <-2SD * Severe = <-3SD
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Why does wasting occur?
result of rapid & severe weight loss or failure to gain weight due to **low nutritional intake &/or disease**
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What are the forms of wasting?
* Marasmus * Kwasiorkor
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What are the measurements for wasting?
* MAM, SAM, GAM * Muac * Presence of malnutrition oedema
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What are the SDs for wasting?
Weight for height (WHZ) (children <5y) - too thin for their height * Moderate acute mal (MAM) <-2SD -> -3SD * Severe Acute Mal (SAM) <-3SD * Global Acute Mal (GAM) <-2SD
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When can someone be underweight?
Children underweight can be stunted, wasted or both
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What are the measurements for underweight?
Weight for Age (WAZ) (children <5y) - too thin for their age * Moderate <-2SD -> -3SD * Severe <-3SD
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When does micronutrient related malnutrition occur?
Inadequacties in intake of vitamins & minerals that enable body to produce enzymes, hormones & other substances that are essential for proper growth & development
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What vitamins or minerals are often deficienct in GH?
* Iron * Vitamin A * Iodine * folate * Zinc * Calcium
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What are the consrquences of micronutrient related malnutrition?
* Poor pregnancy outcomes * child growth failure * cognitive impairment * increased morbidity & mortality
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What is the burden of malnutrition globally?
* Around 45 million children suffering from wasting * Wasted children 12x more likley to die & at risk for suffering long-term impacts on their health & development that can cause irrevocable damage
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How can the perception on potable water change from one context to another?
* taste vs no taste (some cultures must have taste) * colour (same) * temp (ppl tend to prefer cool even if not treeated) * level of treatment)
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What are emerging water quality concerns?
**chemical** * traces of pharmaceuticals * endocrine disruptors * substances related to personnel care products **biological** * emerging pathogens, related to climatic conditions becoming more favourable due to CC
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What is a disease outbreak?
occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a defined community, geographical area or season
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What are the objectives in an epidemic outbreak?
* Reduce the # of cases * Reduce the # of deaths * Reduce patients & communities suffering * End the epidemic outbreak
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What do you need to do before starting to promote & inform about outbreaks?
* Understand **health seeking behaviour** * Understand **funeral & burial practices** * Know about **eating habits** * Undertsand perception of community: **resistance, fear, denial, distrust, etc**
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What diseases can & will be transmitted from a deceased person?
* Ebola * Marburg * Cholera * Lassa fever
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What is important at all levels?
Infeciton Prevention Control !!!
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Why are vaccination campaigns improtant?
* immunisation most successful & cost effective PH interventions * Reduces excess morbidity & mortality during hum emergenc * vacc can help eliminate (& eradicate) certain diseases & reduce AMR
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What is a needs assessment?
process intended to estimate or provide informed opinions about **deficiencies** & their **consequences**.
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What does needs assessment involve?
set of procedures taken for the purposes of **setting priorities** & **making decisions** about programs, system improvement & allocation of resources.
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Who is responding in crises?
* National disaster response system & national authorities * Civil society * Affected population * International actors
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What is the humanitarian "system"
* Not a formal system but a **complex** network * Assistance coordinated by national authorities or UN system
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What are key elements of fragile states?
* are diverse * but have weak institutions in common
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WHat is task-shifting?
* Delegation of certain responsibilities to less specialised workers * E.g. of medical task shifting, Surgical task-shifting
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What is the role of surgery in disasters?
* Depends on vulnerability & type of hazard - direct or indirect * Address excess burden of injuries Trauma surgery (combat care) * Address normal burden of surgical disease, general surgery
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How do MH professionals work within & with medical teams in humanitarian contexts?
* **Multidisciplinary teams** (e.g. amputees, physio) * **Adolescent clinic** (sensitive approach for special pop for e.g SV, trauma) * **Emergency settings**
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What is link between rehab & infectious diseases?
* Ppl will need rehab depending on type of infectious disease * e.g. polio gonna need rehab forever
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What is the link between rehab & malnutrition?
* All children with severe malnutrition * e.g. children will have developmental delay & participation problems * parents have problems with stimulation & child-parent bond
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What is the link between rehab & trauma?
* ppl have access to safe & effective truama care during crises to prevent avoidable mortality, morbidity, suffering & disability * timely access * awareness raising * continuum of care
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What is important with rehab?
Should be integrated across care continuum
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What is PFA?
* Initial psychosocial support to protect people from continued stress * Helps to deal with strong emotions and problems that have arisen
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What does PFA include?
- non-instrusive practical care & support - Assessment of needs & concerns (incl basic needs) - Listening (without pressuring them to talk) - Calming & comforting - Connecting to social services - Protecting from further harm
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Who is PFA for?
* Distressed ppl exposed to a serious crisis * Not everyone will need PFA, don’t force ppl who don’t want it * Be available to those who want support
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When do we do PFA?
* immediately after an event, but can be days or weeks after * Depends on how severe & long lasting the event is
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Where can we do PFA?
* Where it’s safe to do so * Health centers, shelters, camps, schools, distribution sites for food * Privacy & confidentiality considerations
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How can we help responsibly for PFA?
* Respect safety & dignity * Ethical do's & don'ts * Adapt to their culture
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What are the ethical do's for PFA?
* honesty * respect * right to refuse help * privacy & confidentialy * person centred appropriate response
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What are the ethical don't for PFA?
* exploit * ask for money * false info * exaggerate your skills * force help * pressure * judge * share confidential information
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How can we provide PFA?
* Look * Listen * Link
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What is meant by 'look' when providing PFA?
* Safety (conflict, floods?) * Ppl with urgent needs * Ppl with serious distress reactiosn (e.g. shocks)
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What is meant by 'listen' when providing PFA?
* Approach ppl who need support * Ask about their needs & concerns * Listen & help them feel calm (connect with present surroudings)
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What is meant by 'link' when providing PFA?
* Help address basic needs & services (food, water) * Give correct info * Connect ppl with loved ones & social support
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How can we care for ourselves & colleagues during PFA?
* Getting ready to help (have capacity or knowledge?) * Managing stress * Rest & reflection
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What are the different systems for mass casualty & triage?
* **Individual level** - between organs & phsyiological systems (ABCDE) * **Group level** - sort between patients (triage) * **Population level** - between groups in a pop (epidemio, PH)
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What are the 3 modes of crisis management mode?
* **Standby mode** - wait & see * **Escalation mode** * **Disaster mode**
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What is escalation mode?
reinforces certain parts of the organisation with extra resources
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What is disaster mode?
deployment of all available resources & assumes direct command of all functions
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What is crowd control?
can't treat paitnets in middle of a crowd * **external crowd control** - bystanders, volunteers, relatives * **internal crowd control** - staff from other departments
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What is the green zone concept?
seriously injured patients don't walk (airway is clear, BP good enough, brain receiving enough O2)
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What happens in the green zone?
* wound wash out & dressing * ENT examination (if blast) * Orthopaedic examination * Psychosocial support
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How should staff and space be done in MCI & triage?
* **Space** - area optimization & safe & accessible * **Staff** - vests to identify staff, which zones/functions
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How should stuff be done in triage & MCI?
* Kits prepared & close to emergency unit * Red zone kits - for life saving interventions * Green zone kits - for minor injuries
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What is triage?
rapid evaluation of patients to determine most appropriate treamtnet considering limited resources available
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When do we use triage?
When supply doesnt meet demand
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What are the types of triage?
* Physiological (sieve & sort) * Anatomic
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What is 'sieve' for **psyhiological** triage?
* 1st step * at site of incident * shouldn't take more than 30 sec per injured
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What is 'sort' for **psyhiological** triage?
* 2nd triage * more detailed & more time consuming * done at loading point or at arrival to hospital
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What is anatomic triage?
* at hospital by senior doctor * requires clinical expeirence & knowledge * look where injury is * combined with ABCDE
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What does MISP stand for?
Minimum Initial Service Package for sexual and reproductive health (MISP)
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What are the objectives of MISP?
1. Ensure Health Sector/Cluster identifies an organization to lead implementation of MISP. 2. Prevent SV & respond to needs of survivors. 3. Prevent transmission of & reduce morbidity & mortality due to HIV and other STIs. 4. Prevent excess maternal & newborn morbidity and mortality. 5. Prevent unintended pregnancies. 6. Plan for comprehensive SRH services, integrated into primary HC ASAP. Work with Health Sector/Cluster partners to address 6 WHO blocks
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What are the barriers to safe abortions?
* Administrative (waiitng times) * Infrastructure (transport, hospitals) * Cost * Stigma * Providers (#, knwoledge, etc) * Legal restrictions
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What is the post abortion care after unsafe abortions?
* Treatment for incomplete abortions (misoprostol) * Contraceptive counselling * Management of STDs * Equally effective when provided by mid-level providers (ie midwives) as by physicians in low resource settings
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What is unmet need for family planning?
#of women who want to avoid/postpone pregnancy but aren't using any contraception, continues to persist, but have declined.
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What are the human rights legal aspects on SV?
* right to be free from discrimmination, right to bodily integrity, life, physical & mental health, freedom, equality * right to be free from torture or cruel, punishment
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What are the international humanitarian laws regardig SV?
* SV is a war crime * SV & rape can be a crime against humanity when systematic and at grand scale
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What are the national laws regarding SV?
Varies a lot between states (only women, not if within marriage, etc)
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How can we create access to care for SV?
* Awareness raising & community enegagement * Use of innovative & adapted models of care * Safe identification/screening in health facilities
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How can we raise awareness & community engagement for creating access to SV?
* To survivors/possible survivors * To ppl/groups who can support survivors in accessing care. * Activities include: health promoters, Radio/tv/social media, Mass events, Posters, banners
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How can we use innovative & adapted care models to create access to care for SV?
* Integrated with other services * Stand alone clinics * Community based care * Peer-to-peer care * Mobile clinics * Remote counselling/follow up/care provision
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How can we conduct safe identification/screening in health facilities to create access to care for SV?
* Selective screening based on signs/symptoms/reason of visit * Systematic screening * Way of offering access to care & support to patients seeking care for other reasons * Requires well-trained staff * Requires care immediately available * Survivor -centered - do no harm
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What happens hwen you have high contagiousness?
* Need a higher R0 which is achieved by vaccinating more ppl * more contagious --> higher immunity threshold
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What is the formula for herd immunity?
100-(100/R0)
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What are the symptoms?
* high fever + maculopapular rash * Cough, coryza or conjuctivitis * airborne transmission!
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What is rubella?
* viral disease * mild symptoms (low or absent fever)
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What is congential rubella syndrome (CRS)?
when pregnant woman becomes infected with rubella and passes it on to the fetus
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What are common congenitals for CRS?
* hearing loss * blindness * Cognitive impairment
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What is mumps?
* illness caused by a virus. * affects the glands called parotid glands, make saliva * symptoms similar to flu
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What is diptheria?
bacterial infection that affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat
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What are life threatening complications from diphtheria?
* Neurological collaps and * respiratory arrest * Kidney failure * Airway obstruction * Severe sign = Bulls neck * Severe sign = Barking cough
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What are symptoms of tetanus?
- forced smile - lockjaw - backward arching due to spastic contraction of muscles
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What is tetanus?
disease of the nervous system
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What is neonatal tetanus?
* Transmitted through unclean umbilicus (from soil) * Vaccinate pregnant women → passive immunity of child * Seizures can last for weeks * Most common form of tetanus
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What is Respiratory Syncytial virus (RSV)?
* 2nd largest cause of death in children under one year of age (malaria is 1st) * respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs
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What is pneumonia?
infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs.
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What is pertussing/whooping cough?
* Toxin of Bordetella Pertussis bacteria * Difficult cough attacks- lose breath * Children <6 months most vulnerable- prone to death
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What is rotavirus?
* Globally leading cause of death by diarrhoea * contagious virus that causes diarrhea.
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What is polio?
* highly infectious disease caused by a virus. * invades nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.
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Explain hep B
* Most common transmission from mother to child during delivery, also through blood and sexual contact. * Vaccination within 24 hrs of birth + additional 2-3 doses gives
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What is TB?
* Infectious disease that causes most deaths globally * Vaccine doesn't protect against infection but from activation of disease * Lower effect in adults/ adolescents who are spreading the disease * caused by bacteria that most often affects the lungs.
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Why are children overlooked in disasters & health crises?
* assumption that children arent affected & fleeting reactions * low status in society (e.g. research) * lack of focus
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What are the principles of PFA for children?
* Promoting a feeling of security * Promoting a feeling of calm * Promoting a sense of belonging * Promoting self-confidence & trust in society * Promoting a feeling of hope
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What contexts can disruptions be analysed in?
* Humanitarian crises * Post crisis situation ('post-conflict') * Continued fragility
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How is disruption analysed in humanitarian crises?
* Disruption by the 'event' itself * Disruption by the response to the 'event' * Emphasis on prevention of further disruption
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How is disruption analysed in post crisis situations ('post-conflict')?
* Rebuilding disrupted health system * Window of opportunity * Emphasis on enhanced service privision & HSS | HSS = (health system strengthening)
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How is disruption analysed in a continued fragility context?
* Underlying determinants preventing real HSS
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What are factors of health system disruption?
* Resource availability * System management * Service organisation * Economic support * Service delivery | See image in lec 4
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What are 3 ways of counting needs?
* Needs based * Risk based e.g. pregnant women, living in war area * rights based
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What are the 3 dimensions of universal coverage?
1. Population: who is covered? 2. Services: which services covered? 3. Direct costs: proportion of costs covered
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When is measels vaccination given?
* When low coverage * Lethal disease especially in comination with malnutrition
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What increases the risk of measels epidemics?
crowded living conditions & displacement
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What is public health surveillance?
A tool to measure & monitor health status of pop
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What does public health surveillance include?
* Regular collection of selected health data & their analysis * Diseases (communicable & preventable) * Mortality (CMR) * Can also include surveillance of demography, basic needs & response
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What is curative care?
HC given for medical conditions where a cure is considered achievable
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What is anticipatory action?
Proactive measures to prevent or mitigate disease outbreaks before they escalate
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What are key features of anticipatory action for epidemics & disasters?
* Forecast-based planning * Pre-agreed actions * Pre-arranged financing * Multi-sectoral collaboration
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What is forecast-based planning?
Uses predictive models & surveillance data to anticipate outbreaks
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What are the approaches to anticipatory action for epidemics & disasters?
* climate & health linkages * Composite surveillance * risk prediction models
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What is the 5 step approach for risk communication & community engagement?
* Understand & communicate risks * Anticipate & prepare * Respond & recover across systems * Learn & adapt * Advocate
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What are disaster specific risk factors?
* Limited autonomy * Loss of social statue * Separation * Impact on social networks * High level of unemployment * Destruction of infrastructure * Limited access to health * Destruction; collective housing & displacement
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Explain assess & act with EECC
* EECC includes identifying critical illness & which vital organ is failing (e.g. A,B, C or D) = **ASSESS** * EECC includes treating the-identified problem = **ACT** * EECC emphasises **RE-ASSESSMENT** after treatment to see if worked & if adjustment of the treatment or additioanl treatment is required.
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What should be done alongside EECC?
* **diagnosing patients underlying condition & providing definitive care** must be done alongside EECC * EECC should be done **as part of best practice guidelines** for speciality-specific or diagnosis-specific care
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How many children die globally each year befoore thier 5th birthday?
5 million
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How many children die globally each year before one month of age?
2.4 million
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What is Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)?
an integrated approach to child health that focuses on the well-being of the whole child
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What are the IMCI general danger signs for all diseases?
* Not able to drink or breastfeed * Vomits everything * Convulsions * Lethargic or unconcious
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What is the problem with syndrome based protocols for children?
* Children with poor health commmonly meet the criteria for multiple syndromes * Can have concurrent undernutrition, chronic diseases or challenging social circumstances * Little advice on post-dischage care & integration
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What is the diagnosis for children <5 yrs for pneumonia?
- Coughs and/or difficulty breathing, with or without fever - Presence of either fast breathing or lower chest wall indrawings (where the lower chest moves in or retracts during inhalation).
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What are the protective & preventive factors for pneumonia for children <5?
* Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months & adequate complimentary feeding * Vaccination - Pneumococcus, Hamophilus influeanzae type B & Measles, Pertussis * Reducing indoor air pollution * Good hand hygiene
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What is the treatment for pneumonia <5?
Amoxicillin 3-5 days
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What is diarrhea?
loose stools at least 3x per day
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What are the types of diarrhoeal diseases?
* Acute water diarrhoea * Dysentry - bloody diarrhoea * Persistent diarrhoea - 14 days or more
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What are the signs of dehyradation?
Pinching the childs abdomen to test for decreased skin turgor & slow return of skin pinch in severe dehydration
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What is the treatmnent for diarrhoeal diseases for children <5?
* Continue feeding (or increase breastfeeding) * If dehydration: Oral Redhydration Therapy or intravenous electrolyte solution * Zinc supplementation * Antibiotics only when appropriate (ie. bloody diarrhoea)
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What are preventive & protective factors for diarrhoeal diseases?
* Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months * Rota virus vaccination * Water, sanitation & hygiene
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What is the most dangerous type of malaria?
4 types: most dangerous = Plasmodium falciparum
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What are signs of a malaria attack?
* Sudden onset * Fever * Muscle stiffnes * Headache * Other general symptoms e.g. diarrhoea, vomiting
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What are key interventions prior to birth for reducing neonatal mortality & morbidity?
* Syphilis screening * Detecting treatment of urinary infections * Tetanus prophylaxis * Malaria prophylaxis * Nutritional support
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What are key interventions during delivery for reducing neonatal mortality & morbidity?
* Education of birth attendants e.g. clean practices * Referral of complicated cases to hospital
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What are key interventions in the early weeks of life to reduce neonatal mortality & morbidity?
* Resuscitation of children not breathing * Skin-to-skin care (kangaroo) * Breastfeedings * Identification & treatment of infections
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What vaccines are recommended from the WHO EPI (essential programme of immunisation)?
* BCG * diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, * Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) * Hepatitis B (HepB) * polio * measles * rubella * pneumococcal disease (PNC) * rotavirus (Rota) * human papillomavirus (HPV) * COVID-19
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What is the goal of EPI?
Ensuring equitable access, sustainable immunisation financing & integrating immunisation services into primary HC systems
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What are advantags of triage tags?
* Econonomising stage control efforts * Orderly flow of victims is established * Controlled evacuation * Avoid indiscriminate evacuations * Communication tool between HC
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What are the disadvantages of triage tags?
* Not always available * Problems of legibility * Detach during evacuation * Damaged by water * Not enough space to write
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Why is there a need for a new triage system for MCI?
* Many MCI triage methods lack of scientific background * Scientific background in triage methods is difficult to obtain * Most triage methods comes from specific prehospital care systems
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What are important parts of logistics?
* **Management** (functions, contractors) * **Equipment** (vehicles, generators, communication) * **Usage of equipment** (manuals, logsbooks, training) * **constructions** (clinics, houses, camps) * **Distributions** (layout, food, non-food items) * **Supply** (orders, storage, transport) * **Security** (risk assessment, training)
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What logistics are necessary for supply?
* **Orders** (international orders, local purchases, consumption amounts) * **Transport** (rentals, waybills, customs if international, type of transport) * **Storage** (storekeeper, stock cards, emergency stocks)
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What is maternal mortality ratio (MMR)?
number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period
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What is Maternal mortality rate (MMRate)?
→ # of maternal deaths during a given time peirod divided by person-years lived by women of reproductive age (age 15-49 years) in a population during the same time period
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What is adult lifetime risk of maternal death?
probability that a 15-year old girl will eventually die from a maternal cause
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What is YLL?
summary measure of premature mortality. YLL estimates the years of potential life lost due to premature deaths.
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What is DALY?
number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death
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What is neonatal mortality rate?
Number of deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1000 live births in a given year or other period.
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What is under 5 mortality rate?
probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five
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Why are mothers important?
* Children 10x more likely to die prematurely than those living in families with a mother * Children without mothers are less likely to receive proper nutrition, health care & education * Implications of a mother’s death for girls often leads to a continued cycle of poverty & poor health
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What are the main causes of maternal mortality?
* Bleeding * Infections * High blood pressure * Need of surgical care * Unsafe abortions
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What interventions could save pregnant women?
* Oxytocin to reduce bleeding * Magnesium in pre-eclampsia * Antibiotics & anti-retrovirial treatment (HIV) * Trained health staff * Healthcare facilities
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Why do women not get the care they need?
* Poverty * Distance to facilities * Lack of information * Inadequate & poor quality services * Cultural beliefs & practices
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What influences the rate of abortions?
* Access to effective contraceptive methods * Legal issues * The legal status of abortion has no effect on a womens needs for abortion but it dramatically affects her access to safe abortions
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What are the consequences of unsafe abortions?
* Infection * Bleeding * Injury to the reproductive organs or other internal abdominal organs * Long time consequences of pain & risk of infertility
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Why is there an unmet need of contraception?
* Limited access to contraception * A limited choice of methods * Fear or experience of side effects * Cultural or religious opposition * Poor quality of available services * Gender-based barriers to accessing services
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What are the consequences for stunting?
Childhood * Increase morbidity-mortality risks * poor child development & learning capacity Adulthood: * higher risk of overweight * NCDs * low productivity
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What is malnutrition?
deficiencies or excess in nutrient intake, imbalance of essential nutrients or impaired nutrient utilization
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What are the forms of malnutrition?
* Undernutrition * Micronutrient-related malnutrition * Overweight, obesity & diet related NCDs
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What are the consequences of wasting?
* Decreased immune system capacity = increase risk of infections * increased mortality risk
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What is the link between disease & malnutrition?
undernutrition lower immunity = increase risk of disease = when have infec disease = absorb nutrients less effectively = need more energy to fight then again if no access to food = circle continues
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How is obesity & diet related NCDs measured?
* Result of imbalance between energy consumed & expended (high energy foods-sedentarism) * BMI * Diet related NCDs: CVDs, certain cancers, diabetes (overwieght is top risk factor for these conditions globallY) * Associated with maternal morbidity, preterm brith & increased infant mortality
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How is food security achieved?
* **Food assistance** (distrib, cash based) * **Agriculture & livestock** (production & tech support) * **Nutrition** * **Livelihoods** (income generating activities) * **Rehab/building of agric infrastructure**
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What are interventions for food security for **accessibility**?
* provision of seeds, tools, livestock * training of farmers * improve transport & distribution * rehabilitate agriculture infrastructures
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What are interventions for food security for **utilisation**?
* Joint activities with other clusters (nutrition, health, WASH clusters) * Provision of safe water & hygiene items, cooking utensils, NFI kits & cooking fuel) * Awareness sessions on household nutrition & hygiene practices (e.g. cooking demonstration, BF promotion)
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What are interventions for food security for **stability**?
* Actions against droughts & crop failure * Protection of environment & sustainable use of natural resources * Promotion of resilience of rural food systems to increase household & community food security in the face of instability * Support policy & advocacy to ensure stable supply across seasons, open border to allow food supplies to enter/exit
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Why use nutrition assessments?
* identify type, degree & extent of undernutrition * those most at risk * the appropriate response
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What assessments are done in the onset of a crisis/emergency to assess the nutritional situation?
* MUAC * Infant & young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF-E)
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What are the types of nutritional assessments?
* Contextual & pre-crisis info - national health surveys, HIV prev * Infant & young child feeding assessments * Anthropometric surveys (e.g. MUAC, oedema)
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How can children with SAM without medical complications be treated?
can be treated as outpatients at accessible, decentralised sites
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How are children with SAM & medical complications treated?
treated as inpatients
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How do you manage acute malnutrition?
1. community mobilisation 2. target supplementary feeding programme 3. outpatient therapeutic care 4. inpatient therapeutic care
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How do we do community mobilization as management of acute malnutrition?
* case identification in community (mass screening, active case finding, self-referral) * follow up visitts * health/nutrition educaiton
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When is target supplementary feeding programme done?
for Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) 6-59m but also for SAM
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What is outpatient & inpatient therapeutic care?
6-59m for SAM with apetite test & supplementary foods
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What are infants <6m at risk for if undernourished?
risk of poor growth and development
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How can we prevent acute malnutrition?
* Counselling, IYCF counseling * Access to healthy age-appropriate diet and health services * Address maternal and family context and needs * Psychosocial stimulation * SSF – micronutrient supplments, small Quantity Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements
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What is infant & young child feeding (IYCF)?
all the types of foods & nutrition practices provided to children from birth until 2 yrs old
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What is IYCF-E? | Infant & young child feeding in emergencies
the protection & support of safe & approproate feeding for infants & young children in all types of emergencies
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What are the origins of water contaminants?
* Domestic: faecal pathogens, high level of organic matter, abundance of mineral salts, detergents * Industrial: factory effluents (various chemical products, warm water) * Agricultural: fertilisers, pesticides, manure (cattle) * Natural: Pathogens, geological pollution (arsenic, fluoride), thermo-mineral sources. * Pollution is often specific for the type of resource: surface (river, swamp) or ground water
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What is the success criteria for excreta disposal?
* contains all excreta at one spot * won’t pollute water points / resources * limits the attraction of insects * accessible for the users * comfortable/ functional for users * provides a minimum of privacy * respects the habits of the population * safe & easy as possible to use * facilities for women during menstruation * has facilities for (temporarily) disabled people * ensures dignity for the users!
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What are examples for ttoilet solutions for different humanitarina contexts?
* (Simple) pit latrines * Pour flush latrines * Raised pit latrine * VIP twin pit latrine * Septic tank * PLastic bag 'latrines' * Portable toilet * Chemical toilets * Rehabilitation of existing facilities * Prefab solutions/ hygiene containers
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What is needed for water supply for health facilities infrastructure?
* Water source * water storage * water distribution * HR to operate & maintain the equipment
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What measures must sanitation be adapted to?
- Legislation - sociocultural habits - local constraints - the users
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What are the types of wastewater produced in humanitarian interventions?
* Domestic wastewater * General wastewater from health structures * Wastewater from infect disease wards * liquid residues from water treatment
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What are the PH issues behind unmanaged household waste?
- increased risk of fire - acute & medium term health risks - unsightly & smelly - incorrect waste management = legal probs with local authorities
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What are the acute & medium term health risks for unmanaged household waste?
* Pollution of surface water and possibly * Ideal breeding ground for flies and cockroaches → transmission of faecal-oral diseases * Attraction of rats → plague, leptospirosis, salmonella * Attraction of rats means also snakes are attracted * Provision of breeding sites for mosquitoes: **Aedes in clean water in cans** → yellow fever, dengue **Culex in stagnant water **→ microfilarises
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What are the physical hazards for hazardous waste?
* Explosive * Flammable * Oxidizer * Self-reactive * Self-heating * Corrosive * Gas under pressure
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What are the health hazards for hazardous waste?
* Acute toxicity * Skin corrosion or irritation * Serious eye damage or eye irritation * Respiratory / skin sensitization * Mutagenicity * Carcinogenicity
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What are the environmental hazards of hazardous waste?
* Intoxication by ingestion, inhalation or dermal contact; * Contamination of potable and other water resources by toxic and hazardous substances; * Release of toxic pollutants (e.g. dioxins, furans) in the air when certain hazardous waste is combusted at low or medium temperatures; * Human scavenging on a dumpsite, resulting in potential misuse of hazardous substances likemedicines; * Diversion of medicines or insecticides from an unguarded warehouse for resale to the general public or companies;
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What are the steps of medical waste management?
* segregation * storage * treatment * disposal
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What is a vector?
* Any animal (organism) capable of carrying disease pathogens from a reservoir to another host either mechanically or through its bodily functions. * A reservoir can be environmental, animal or human.
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What are the types of vectors?
* Mechanical (Transporting pathogens on feet, skin etc) * Biological (Involved in life- cycle of pathogen)
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What are examples of vectors?
* Mosquitoes (Malaria, Dengue, yellow fever..) * Rodents (Plague, rabies, Lassa fever) * Fleas (plague, typhus) * Mites (scabies)
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What are hosts?
* (Larger) organisms harbouring other organisms. * Host organism typically provides nourishment and/ or shelter
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What are the types of hosting?
* **Mutualistic** (both organisms benefit) * **Parasitic** (one organism benefits, the other suffers) * **Commensalist**: coexistence --> neither organism suffers or benefits
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What are examples of hosts?
* birds (wild ducks carrying avian influenza) * mammals (rodents carrying fleas) * humans (carrying hookworms in intestines)
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What are the types of pathogens?
* Viruses (Dengue, yellow fever..) * Parasites (Malaria, Filariasis,..) * Bacteria (Plague,…) * (some) Algae * (some) Fungi
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What approaches deal with vector borne diseases?
* Epidemiological surveillance * Integrated vector control * Social communication * Laboratory (diagnosis + species ID) * Patient care
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What might environmental factors do?
* Create better conditions for a vector → climate change = vectors can move to more northern climates * Make unfavorable conditions for a vector = humans don't know vector → if population moves to area with favorable conditions = more exposed
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What is vector control?
* Measures aimed at preventing disease by addressing the vector carrying the disease * By direct measures * By interventions to the vector’s habitat
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What are control measures for mosquitoes?
* long-lasting insecticidal nets * insecticide treated nets * indoor rsidual spraying * enivronmental management
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What diseases are transmitted by flies?
- diarrhoea - eye infections - leishmaniosis
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What are control measures for flies?
* Reduce fly breeding * fly traps * window/door screens * indoor residual spraying
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What are control measures for fleas?
* dusting * indoor spraying * airing, wahsing bedding
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What diseases can fleas spread?
- plague - typhus
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What are examples or airborne diseases?
* influenza (seasonal, pandemic, avian) * Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) * Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) * Epidemic meningitis
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What diseases can rodents transmit?
* Hanta fever * Lassa fever * Salmonella * Leptospirosis * Plague * Rabies
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Examples of vector borne diseases
* yellow fever * chikungunya * Zika fever * West Nile fever
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Examples of water bronde diseases
* cholera * shigellosis * typhoid fever
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Who has the responsibility for outbreaks
- government (surveill, alert, protect) - regional surveillance & disease control (CDC, ECDC) - IHR (WHO)