Clinical Management of Acute Diarrhoea May 2004, 7 pages, engl. More than 1.5 million under-fives continue to die each year as a result of acute diarrhoea. But newly formulated oral rehydration salts and successes in using zinc supplementation can reduce the number of deaths. Though oral rehydration salts and oral rehydration therapy have been successful in reducing diarrhoea-related deaths for many years, in some countries knowledge and usage may be declining. Families and communities are key to the survival, growth and development of children. This Joint Statement prepared by WHO and UNICEF, emphasizes their role in preventing and treating diarrhoea. |Download | kostenlos |in den Warenkorb
Eliminating Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus June 2004, 9 pages, English A mere $1.20 prevents the death of a mother and her future babies from tetanus. Yet 180,000 infants and 30,000 women still die each year from the disease, easily preventible through immunization and hygienic birth practices. Despite progress made by the partnership of UNICEF, WHO, the UN Population Fund and others since 1999, and the proven effectiveness of the ‘high-risk approach’ that uses supplementary immunization in specific remote or underserved areas, the disease is still a threat in more than 52 countries. |Download | kostenlos | in den Warenkorb
Ending Vitamin A Deficiency A challenge to the world. (engl., 8 p.) Vitamin A is key to the functioning of the immune system. In 1995, out of 72 countries where vitamin A deficiency existed, only 6 had adequate vitamin A supplementation rates. Today, more than 40 countries are reaching the large majority of their children with at least one high-dose vitamin A supplement a year. UNICEF estimates that as many as 1 million child deaths may have been prevented because of this global progress. |Download | kostenlos |in den Warenkorb
Facts for Life 2002, 175 pages, engl.One of the world‘s most widely read books, with over 15 million copies of previous editions in use in 215 languages, Facts for Life has helped to save the lives of millions of children by putting lifesaving knowledge about children‘s health into the hands of those who need it most: parents, caregivers, health workers, government officials, journalists and teachers. This new edition has updated information on safe motherhood, early childhood development, nutrition, HIV/AIDS and other major causes of childhood illnesses and death. The information represents the best current understanding of science, policy and practice. In simple language, practical, effective, low-cost ways of protecting children‘s lives and promoting their development are emphasized. Almost everyone can act on this information. Everyone has the right to know this information. | EUR 3,00 |in den Warenkorb
Malaria A major cause of child death and poverty in Africa. (engl., 17 p.) Malaria, a parasitic disease that causes more than 1 million global deaths yearly, is crippling Africa's economic growth and perpetuating vicious cycles of poverty. In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria affects mostly young children, with almost 3,000 dying every day - some 20% of all child deaths. This publication, which includes case studies and a graphic representation of endemic malaria, outlines the key actions UNICEF, along with its partners, must take to control the malaria burden in Africa. | Download | kostenlos |in den Warenkorb
Management of Pneumonia in Community Settings May 2004, 7 pages, engl. Prompt and effective treatment can reduce mortality from pneumonia, a major killer that accounts for some 2 million under-five deaths each year, mostly in Africa and South-East Asia. This Joint Statement, prepared by UNICEF and WHO, advocates for community-level treatment by well-trained and supervised health-care workers. It describes the barriers preventing children sick with pneumonia from accessing proper health care and provides examples of effective large-scale and sustainable community-level treatment. | Download | kostenlos |in den Warenkorb
Mangelernährung (Grundsatz) Mangelernährung trägt weltweit zur Hälfte aller Todesfälle bei. Millionen Überlebende sind verkrüppelt, anfällig für Krankheiten und geistig behindert. Diese Mappe bietet detaillierte Informationen über Ursachen, Folgen und Lösungen, sowie Daten über Vitamine, Spurenelemente und wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse. |Download
Orale Rehydrationstherapie - ORT (Grundsatz) Viel zu wenige Menschen realisieren die Gefahren des Flüssigkeitsverlustes bedingt durch Diarrhöe. ORT ersetzt die Körperflüssigkeit. Doch noch immer sterben pro Jahr 1,9 Millionen Kinder an den Folgen von Durchfallerkrankungen. Informationen über Durchfallerkrankungen und deren Behandlung in Entwicklungsländern bietet dieses Dokument. |Download
Progress for Children- Child Survival Report Card, No.1 2004, 21 pages, engl. This first issue of Progress For Children addresses the child survival Millennium Development Goal, graphically depicting the world's advances in the lead up to 2015. It states that despite global gains in child survival since 1990, significant discrepancies remain within and across countries and regions and 11 million children still die needlessly each year. By ensuring access to basic services and continued use of simple, cost-effective interventions, these deaths can be averted and the goal of a two-thirds reduction in under-five mortality from 1990 to 2015 achieved. |Download | EUR 1,00 |in den Warenkorb
Progress for Children - Report Card on Immunization, No.3 2005, 30 pages, engl. Immunization does not simply raise the chances that children will resist disease: it virtually guarantees that they will. But millions of children remain unimmunized, and each year 1.4 million children under five die from diseases that are entirely preventable. This volume of Progress for Children reports on immunization, a key to the Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality. |Download | EUR 1,00 |in den Warenkorb
Progress for Children - Report Card on Nutrition, No.4 2006, 32 pages, engl. Undernutrition contributes to the deaths of about 5.6 million children under five in the developing world each year. It can lead to poor school performance and dropout, it threatens girls' future ability to bear healthy children and it perpetuates a generational cycle of poverty. This volume of Progress for Children reports on the world's performance in improving nutrition in young children, a crucial step towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals. |Download | EUR 1,00 |in den Warenkorb
Reducing Measles Mortality in Emergencies February 2004, 4 pages, engl. Immunizing children against measles in emergencies is among the most cost-effective preventive public health measures, yet measles remains a major killer of children in emergencies. This statement advocates for urgent, structured and coordinated supplementary immunization activities, together with vitamin A supplementation, to reduce the number of measles deaths and interrupt transmission of the measles virus during and after complex emergencies. |Download | kostenlos |in den Warenkorb