Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus: A risk factor for post COVID fibrosis

Words are born, compete with each other, and some die, showing the language dynamics and the influence of historical contexts1. During 2020, the meaning of the word pandemic has been discussed and a new meaning has emerged2,3. Traditionally in epidemiology, “pandemic” was used when in a relatively short time, there was a widespread geographical distribution of a disease, including some countries and continents4, which contrasts with the moment when the World Health Organization decided to decree it for the COVID-19 pandemic. In this case, the criteria indicated by the classic epidemiological definition were met several days before the pandemic was declared. Even an intermediate step was to declare Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) understood as: “an extraordinary event which ‘constitute[s] a public health risk to other States through international spread of disease and…potentially require[s] a coordinated international response”5. In this way, potential panic was controlled, and the word pandemic was left for circumstances that require the maximum attention of all States, for a joint response, given its very high potential for disease and death.

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Public health fault lines in the fight against COVID-19: Lessons from Africa

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews ◽

10.30574/wjarr.2021.11.2.0386 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 260-262

Author(s):

Saikou Omar Sillah ◽

Xu Yihua

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

World Health Organization ◽

Health Care System ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

World Health ◽

Rapid Spread ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization

On 31st December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in the Wuhan, Hubei Province of China which eventually was named to be the Corona virus disease. In response to the rapid spread of the virus, WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30th January, 2020. As per the quest to recharge the COVID-19 response power, there is seemingly little or no tangible plans to help permanently reorient Africa’s health care system. In the wake of widespread vaccine nationalism, donor countries continue to secure large quantities of vaccines from developers and manufacturers, causing global disparity in access to COVID-19 vaccines.

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Penyuluhan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS) sebagai Upaya Preventif dalam Memutus Rantai Penyebaran Covid–19 pada kalangan Mahasiswa Baru Farmasi

To Maega | Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat ◽

10.35914/tomaega.v4i2.620 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 153

Author(s):

Rizka Novia Atmadani ◽

Sendi Lia Yunita ◽

Ika Ratna Hidayati ◽

Aurora Onyx Aldila ◽

Farras Divie Rizqi

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

World Health Organization ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Total Duration ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Basic Knowledge ◽

World Health ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization

AbstrakCorona Virus Disease – 19 telah ditetapkan oleh WHO (World Health Organization) atau Badan Kesehatan Dunia sebagai Kedaruratan Kesehatan Masyarakat yang Meresahkan Dunia (KMMD). Angka kasus wabah virus menunjukkan bahwa paling tidak sampai saat ini, peningkatan sangat terlihat cukup meningkat signifikan dengan rata – rata 100 kasus per hari. Maka dari itu tujuan dari penyuluhan ini adalah guna mengedukasi para mahasiswa terkait Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS) yang akan dilakukan pada mahasiswa Farmasi Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang secara daring. Metode yang digunakan adalah melalui google meet, dengan durasi penyulihan 60 menit. Dalam pelaksanaan penyuluhan dilakukan evaluasi awal (pretest) kepada peserta menggunakan media google form guna mengukur pengetahuan dasar peserta terhadap Covid-19. Kemudian peserta akan diberikan materi penyuluhan, selanjutnya pelaksana memberikan evaluasi akhir (posttest). Hasilnya, dari total 21 mahasiswa yang turut serta dalam penyuluhan kali ini, didapatkan nilai pretest dan postest yang berbeda yang menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan mereka tentang bagaimana Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS). Kata Kunci: Penyuluhan, Covid-19, PHBS, Mahasiswa Farmasi AbstractCorona Virus Disease - 19 has been designated by WHO (World Health Organization) or the World Health Organization as a Public Health Emergency that Concerns the World. The number of cases of virus outbreaks shows that at least until now, the increase is seen to be quite significant, with an average of 100 cases per day. Therefore, the purpose of this counseling is to educate students regarding Clean and Healthy Behavior (PHBS) which will be conducted online for Pharmacy students from University of Muhammadiyah Malang. The method used is through google meet, with a total duration of 60 minutes. In the implementation of counseling, an initial evaluation (pretest) was carried out to participants using Google Form media to measure participants' basic knowledge of Covid-19. Then participants will be given counseling material, then the implementer will provide a final evaluation (posttest). As a result, from a total of 21 students who participated in this counseling, different pretest and posttest scores were obtained which indicated an increase in their knowledge of how to be clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS).Keywords : Counseling, Covid-19, PHBS, Pharmacy student

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New Normal: An Hrm Perspective of Post COVID-19 in the Airline Industry

10.20944/preprints202012.0723.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hassan Imam

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Conceptual Understanding ◽

Airline Industry ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

World Health ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization ◽

The Global Financial Crisis ◽

Almost All

In January 2020, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency and announced a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which would later go on to be declared as a pandemic, changing the global sphere and placing the economies of almost all countries under heavy stress. The airline industry, that had just begun recovering after facing crises one after another in the last two decades, from early 2000 due to 9/11, to the global financial crisis later, is now oce again facing an enormous challenge of closed borders and greater lockdowns due to the pandemic. Borders are closed, with very few planes are in the air, while the rest are grounded. The purpose of this paper is to give a conceptual understanding of the current pandemic situation and its consequences on the airline industry. The paper takes a unique perspective of human resource management (HRM) that is rarely used in the airline industry.

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Is hydroxychloroquine beneficial for COVID-19 patients?

Cell Death and Disease ◽

10.1038/s41419-020-2721-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Xing Li ◽

Ying Wang ◽

Patrizia Agostinis ◽

Arnold Rabson ◽

Gerry Melino ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Emergency Care ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

World Health ◽

Beneficial Effects ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization ◽

Almost All ◽

Effective Drugs

Abstract The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in December 2019. As similar cases rapidly emerged around the world1–3, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 and pronounced the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 20204. The virus has reached almost all countries of the globe. As of June 3, 2020, the accumulated confirmed cases reached 6,479,405 with more than 383,013 deaths worldwide. The urgent and emergency care of COVID-19 patients calls for effective drugs, in addition to the beneficial effects of remdesivir5, to control the disease and halt the pandemic.

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Covid-19 and Pregnancy: An Overview

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia / RBGO Gynecology and Obstetrics ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1713408 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 42 (07) ◽

pp. 420-426

Author(s):

Pedro Castro ◽

Ana Paula Matos ◽

Heron Werner ◽

Flávia Paiva Lopes ◽

Gabriele Tonni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

World Health Organization ◽

Case Series ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

Present Review ◽

World Health ◽

The World ◽

Coronavirus Infection ◽

Health Organization

AbstractSince the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus infection (COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020, there have been many concerns about pregnant women and the possible effects of this emergency with catastrophic outcomes in many countries. Information on COVID-19 and pregnancy are scarce and spread throughout a few case series, with no more than 50 cases in total. The present review provides a brief analysis of COVID-19, pregnancy in the COVID-19 era, and the effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy.

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Progress of COVID-19 Epidemic in Pakistan

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1010539520927259 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 154-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Khadijah Abid ◽

Yashfika Abdul Bari ◽

Maryam Younas ◽

Sehar Tahir Javaid ◽

Abira Imran

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

World Health Organization ◽

Short Communication ◽

Health Sector ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

World Health ◽

First Case ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization ◽

Shed Light

The outbreak of corona virus initiated as pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which has been now spreading rapidly out of Wuhan to other countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus outbreak as the sixth public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and on March 11, 2020, the WHO announced coronavirus as pandemic. Coronavirus is thought to be increasing in Pakistan. The first case of coronavirus was reported from Karachi on February 26, 2020, with estimated populace of Pakistan as 204.65 million. Successively, the virus spreads into various regions nationwide and has currently become an epidemic. The WHO has warned Pakistan that the country could encounter great challenge against the outbreak of coronavirus in the coming days. This short communication is conducted to shed light on the epidemic of coronavirus in the country. It would aid in emphasizing the up-to-date situation in a nutshell and the measures taken by the health sector of Pakistan to abate the risk of communication.

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Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.28517 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hashaam Akhtar ◽

Maham Afridi ◽

Samar Akhtar ◽

Hamaad Ahmad ◽

Sabahat Ali ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

World Health Organization ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

World Health ◽

High Population ◽

Economic Systems ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization

UNSTRUCTURED The COVID-19 outbreak started as pneumonia in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The subsequent pandemic was declared as the sixth public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020, by the World Health Organization. Pakistan could be a potential hotspot for COVID-19 owing to its high population of 204.65 million and its struggling health care and economic systems. Pakistan was able to tackle the challenge with relatively mild repercussions. The present analysis has been conducted to highlight the situation of the disease in Pakistan in 2020 and the measures taken by various stakeholders coupled with support from the community to abate the risk of catastrophic spread of the virus.

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Late reply to no reply for COVID-19 in India: a tale of India's journey in fighting the pandemic and way forward

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213570 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 4585

Author(s):

Suma Rache ◽

Anand Dixit

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

World Health Organization ◽

Critical Review ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

World Health ◽

Digital Version ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization

More than one and a half years has elapsed since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and characterized it as a pandemic. A systematic, monthly analysis of weekly situation reports of COVID-19 released by WHO and relevant news articles/events available in the digital version, since January 2020 to till date was done and the critical review of the pandemic management in the country is provided. The consequences of late reply to the pandemic in the 1st wave include failure of preventing the crowds of migrants in the cities queuing up to get a square meal and returning to homes by harsh journeys for long distances coupled with poverty led deaths rather than deaths due to COVID-19. In the 2nd wave, the system not only failed to face the war waged by the disease but rather, in few instances appeared to be encouraging super spread of COVID-19 through activities such as allowing the pilgrims to take dips in Ganges as a part of Maha Kumbh which lead to overwhelmed cases. The most important and the only valid way forward to win the battle of this pandemic along with sticking to Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) is to invest more for vaccinations in union budget to get 95% of the citizens vaccinated at the earliest as the further waves are definitely going to target the unvaccinated individuals.

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The world health organization: The (un)attainable ideal?

Zbornik radova Pravnog fakulteta Nis ◽

10.5937/zrpfn0-33746 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 60 (91) ◽

pp. 271-286

Author(s):

Jovana Blešić

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

World Health Organization ◽

International Health ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

World Health ◽

Director General ◽

International Health Regulations ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization ◽

Health Regulations

The World Health Organization (WHO) is one of the UN specialized agencies. Its work and functions gained even more importance in 2020 with the emergence of the corona virus. The eyes of the entire international community focused on this organization and its Director General. Nowadays, its efficiency has been subject to various forms of criticism. In this paper, the author first provides a brief overview of this organization and its significance. The central part of the paper focuses on the activities of the WHO during the Covid-19 pandemic, through the clarification of the concept of public health emergency of international concern and the use of International Health Regulations. Finally, the author discusses the possible reform of this body. The aim of this paper is to familiarize the readers with the World Health Organization and put its activities in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

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