Communicable Diseases

An infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses but also more unusual types. Hosts can fight infections using their immune system. Mammalian hosts react to infections with an innate response, often involving inflammation, followed by an adaptive response. Specific medications used to treat infections …

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OHE: Office of Health Economics · 22 April 2024 English

Adult vaccines can return up to 19 times their initial investment to society, when their significant benefits beyond the healthcare system are monetised. This report demonstrates the health and socioeconomic …

2019 Per 100,000 population % deaths - communicable diseases % deaths – all causes Per 100,000 population population % DALYs – communicable diseases % DALYs – all causes POPULATION AGE (YEARS) 20-54 55+ 2019 Per 100,000 population % deaths - communicable diseases % deaths – all causes Per 100,000 population population % DALYs – communicable diseases % DALYs – all causes POPULATION AGE (YEARS) 20-54 55+


EC: European Commission · 22 April 2024 English

While focusing on a comprehensive overview of conditions in Europe, the European State of the Climate (ESOTC) also looks at conditions for the Arctic and provides an overview of the …

also increases the prevalence of non- communicable diseases, such as mental health disorders, while


UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund · 17 April 2024 English

It is important to note that of material in maps do not imply the expression transgender men and non-binary people also experience pregnancy, and that gender-diverse people experience of any …

child health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and service capacity and access, among the Source: health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and service United Nations Population Division


IAI: Istituto Affari Internazionali · 17 April 2024 English

Rome, IAI, April 2024, 33 p., ISBN 978-88-9368-326-5

hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases”.10 Given the impact of malaria across many


World Bank Group · 17 April 2024 English

With nearly 420 million children reached worldwide, school meals are among the largest-scale social protection interventions. This paper traces the evolution of school meals programs globally, examines the empirical evidence …

to reduce the risk of diet-related non-communicable diseases later in life; and the specific returns obesity in childhood and of diet-related non-communicable diseases in adulthood (34,35) Social protection


World Bank Group · 16 April 2024 English

Prev ention and Control of Chronic Non Communicable Diseases - 2009 IBRD / 88780 Project Implementation


UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 16 April 2024 English

violence• 84 countries supported on LGBTI rights and inclusion• 89 countries supported on non-communicable diseases prevention and control, including tobacco• 59 countries supported on the nexus of health,

Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise, non- communicable diseases threaten to overwhelm health systems and Multi-sectoral investment cases on non-communicable diseases, tobacco control, mental health and air governance, including to address non-communicable diseases, mental health and accelerate tobacco tobacco control Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including mental health conditions, are the leading cause


World Bank Group · 16 April 2024 English

the potential for community exposure to communicable diseases including COVID-19; ensure that individuals



World Bank Group · 16 April 2024 English

project workers may include contracting communicable diseases through interactions with people, while any other national health directive on communicable diseases like HIV/AIDS. Workers will be trained


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