Monday, May 18, 2009

Sofa For Small Basement

¿Qué pueden hacer las escuelas ahora para prepararse frente a un posible brote de gripe?




A moderate or severe outbreak of flu can cause a large number of people sick in a short period of time, alternating the operation of society, services, and straining health services. The school community should be informed and prepared. These are to promote effective measures to prevent transmission of influenza virus and other diseases.

1. Promote handwashing. hands not only spread germs that cause diarrhea, but can also be the vehicle of transmission of respiratory infections such as influenza. A healthy person can be infected by touching your nose, eyes or mouth after your hands have touched an object new-or surface contaminated with the influenza virus. Schools should promote hygiene routine of hand washing with soap and water for about 40 to 60 seconds, scrubbing between fingers, and air dry or clean towel, preferably disposable paper.

2. Promote good coughing and sneezing. flu virus can be transmitted through droplets that remain suspended in the air by talking, coughing or sneezing. To reduce the spread, teach students to be covered with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, rather than hands, and throw the tissue away immediately after. It is advisable to always wash hands after using a handkerchief. If no tissues are available, should be covered with the sleeve of the forearm. Being well prepared can make a difference at the time of responding to outbreaks of influenza. New behaviors take time to become routine. Each community has the opportunity and responsibility to prepare. Taken E-FluInfo, OPS, ELECTRONIC regional newsletter. For more information: http / /: www.paho.org

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PROMAS lidera el Comité de Prevención del COMISCA frente a Gripe A/H1N1.


May, 2009 . COMISCA Technical Secretariat, has formed a Committee on Response to Influenza H1N1, within which PROMAS Coordinator was appointed as responsible for coordinating the Committee on Prevention, which among other things, be responsible for promoting the practice of handwashing and other hygienic habits, and effective preventive measures against the threat of the virus.

The Commission has the support of COMISCA to promote prevention activities within the region.

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Honduras se prepara para lanzar Iniciativa de Lavado de Manos


May 18.2009. PROMAS coordinator visited the Republic of Honduras from 13 to 15 May with the aim of establishing contact with various senior officials of the health sector water and sanitation, education, and cooperating to promote the launch of the Handwashing Initiative in that country.

The visit was very successful because, as a result of it, we assembled a high-level commission, consisting of: Dr. Ruben Villeda, Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. Porfirio Diaz, the MOH and the designated focal point to drive the initiative , Cesar Martinez of SANAA and FOCARD deputy coordinator, Rafael Vera, Coordinator for Central America Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), World Bank; Ana Treasure Renato Chaves PAHO and UNICEF. This committee is responsible for preparing a work plan to implement the handwashing initiative in country, initially as a preventive measure against the virus gripeA/H1N1, then revisit the issue in all its breadth. The Commission will meet in the coming days, with a view to start the first activity dataO in the short term. All donor agencies have shown their willingness to provide technical and financial support, so as to strengthen the response capacity of the Ministry of Health, which is the governing body. Is also expected that the commission later representing the Ministry of Education.

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Puppets as an educational tool to promote plan


May 7, 2009 . Hands Program, Water and Health (PROM), with technical support from PAHO, has been developing educational tools to advance the practice of handwashing as a preventive measure and mitigate against the emergence of influenza A/H1N1.

With support from the Abracadabra Theater Group, has prepared a puppet show focusing on the practice of handwashing and the proper ways to coughing and sneezing, which was presented as a trial, on May 7 in the auditorium Nursing of the Ministry of Public Health and Welfare of El Salvador (MOH). At this meeting representatives from the areas of community health, nursing, communications, children, health promotion MOH, representatives of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) headquarters Washington and El Salvador; representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Secretary COMISCA, the Regional Programme for Food Security and Nutrition for Central America ( PRESANCA), representative of the Corporation of Municipalities of the Republic of El Salvador (COMURES), among others.

The work seeks to promote proper hand washing as a preventive action to reduce the risk of transmission of H1N1 influenza virus. This presentation has as its main audience of children, but, in turn, can be presented to youth and adults in communities massively since it aims to measure the proper hand washing as a means to practice hygienic habits that ensure the health and create a behavioral change in implementing this strategy personas.La begin in El Salvador and later be replicated throughout Central. The strategy aims to train young volunteers, who by their proximity to auidencias have the ability to convey the message effectively. In addition to this tool that will be useful in the field of health promotion, is also preparing a radio soap opera, the content will focus on prevention and mitigation of the virus.

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Handwashing Handwashing Contingent, against H1N1 Influenza


April 28.2009. cyclical currently living in the region of Central America in the outbreaks of influenza caused by H1N1 virus and considering that a priority of preventive measures is to promote handwashing with soap and water, authorities FOCARD -APS and the holders of the health sector in the region to anticipate and decide to launch the handwashing component under a contingency plan, with a model based on effective communication and social mobilization for a period of one year, subject to behavioral evolution of the virus. After the emergency, the Initiative of PROMAS resume its original objectives and its operation in a medium-and long-term.
FOCARD
's work-APS, will collaborate with the Ministries of Health to promote and coordinate actions at the regional level, facilitating the exchange of experiences between countries and contribute to mobilizing resources from donor agencies and transnational corporations in support of activities of the initiative.