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Item Primary health care : hope and challenges for public health in Maldives(ResearchGate ރީސާރޗްގޭޓް, 2014) Asma I. Sulaiman; އަސްމާ އ. ސުލައިމާން; Sithi H. Abu Bakar; ސިއްތި ހ. އަބޫބަކަރު; Haris A. Wahab; ހެރިސް ހ. ވަހާބުThe government of Maldives considers that the enjoyment of the highest attainable level of health is a basic right of every citizen. Thus it lays emphasis on the accessibility and affordability of health care services. In order to achieve these objectives, it is very important to expand curative services as well as preventive services in the country. The major hurdles faced by the country are result of the inherent structural problem faced by the county which leads to sever diseconomies of scale in the provision of healthcare services. Community and individual involvement and self-reliance are very important to achieve Health for All by the Year 200 AD. Community participation is one of the domains of community capacity building in a small island country. It is one of the mechanisms to empower people to take part in community development. In this paper, the nature, the dimensions of community participation, and its role and scope in implementation of different components of primary health care have been described. The health services in public and curative care have been briefed. Some of the achievements in health sector have also been briefly presented.Item Promotion of health awareness in Maldives : constraints faced and suggestions for future action(Asian Mass Communication Research & Information Centre, 1985-09) Mohamed Waheed; Husna Razee; ވަހީދު، މުޙައްމަދު; ރާޒީ، ހުސްނާItem Nutrition for you(School health and safety section , ސްކޫލް ހެލްތް އެންޑް ސޭފްޓީ ސެކްޝަން, 2010) Collins, Emma; ކޮލިންސް، އެމާNutrition is important for our existence, why it is important is not always self-explanatory. Good nutrition is important for growth and development of the body and the brain. Nutrition is the power source that enables the body to function properly and keep its healthy. Nutrition is important for children as their bodies are in the growing and developing stage. Children who do not take enough food, or take non-nutritious food, have poor physical and mental development compared to children who take nutritious food. Following a series of School Health Assessments conducted in Male’ in September 2002 it was clear that one of the primary gaps in educating children was lack of resources and knowledge among School Health Assistants and Teachers. Many of the staff who interviewed in the assessments procedure responded that they need additional resources and information. Specifically, an information guide for School Health Assistants, Teachers, Parents and also Students would be of help. This guide, as a result, is targeted towards those who work with and have a direct impact in the lives of children and their education. The guide is designed in a way that can be facilitated by health Personals across the Maldives and those working to expand and promote health within the country. It is hoped that this guide will prove a useful resource for all those who read and use it, providing knowledge and encouragement to make a difference in the community within which they work.Item Domestic violence and women’s health in Maldives(World Health Organization, 2007) Fulu, EmmaItem Current status and roadmap for improvement of quality system in health laboratories(World Health Organization, 2007) Silva, PanaddaItem Republic of Maldives National Influenza pandemic preparedness plan(Ministry of health and family, 2009-11) Ministry of Health and Family; މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ހެލްތު އެންޑް ފެމިލީItem އާފަލު(ހަމިމް, 2011-09-13) ޙަމީދު, އަބްދުލް އަޒީޒު; Hameed, Abdul AzeezItem Expert mission to Maldives for verification of elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis : report of the mission Maldives : 19–26 June 2011(World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2012-06) World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia; ވޯރލްޑް ހެލްތު އޯގަނައިޒޭޝަން, ރީޖަނަލް އޮފީސް ފޯރ ސައުތު-އީސްޓް އޭސިޔާLymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease that continues to be a major public health problem in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Nine of the 11 Member States are endemic for LF. The Region has a disproportionate burden of illness with 63% of the population at risk and 50% of the infected people in the world. SEAR has made significant progress towards achieving the goal of elimination having completed mapping and launched the WHO-recommended two-drug strategy for mass drug administration (MDA) in all the endemic countries. Maldives completed five rounds of MDA in 2008, stopped MDA in 2009 and is implementing post-MDA surveillance. Based on the recommendations of the seventh meeting of the Regional Programme Review Group (RPRG) for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in 2010, an expert mission to Maldives was organized by the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO) from 19–26 June 2011 as the first step to initiate the process of verification of elimination. The mission also provided technical inputs and guidelines to carry out further follow-up action such as Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) and preparation of the dossier. A list of members of the expert mission can be found in Section 1.1 of this report. The terms of reference of the mission were to review the programme and assess the quality of testing and data collection; to review the steps taken by the country to stop MDA; and to assess the steps taken as part of post-MDA surveillance activities, including the preparation of the dossier in accordance with the LF TAS Manual of WHO 2011.1 The team held consultations with the programme managers and senior officials of the Ministry of Health (MoH) along with representatives of the WHO Country Office in Maldives. The team examined documents and undertook field visits to observe ICT card testing in the schools to verify the interruption of LF transmission among six-seven year-old children as per the LF TAS Manual, WHO 2011. At the end of the mission, the team had debriefing meetings with the same officials to discuss the field observations, and compilation of the dossier required for certification of elimination of LF in Maldives. The National Programme for the Control of Lymphatic Filariasis began in 1969. LF case detection and treatment as well as antilarval measures were carried out in endemic islands. In 1998, 10 islands were found to be endemic and the micro filarial (Mf) prevalence rate ranged between 0.19–0.91%. A sample survey carried out in 2003 in Laamu atoll showed that 223 (17.9%) children were positive for filarial antigenaemia. MDA was launched only in Fonadhoo Island in that atoll in 2004 and five annual rounds were completed in 2008. No child in the age 1 WHO (2011): Monitoring and Epidemiological Assessment of Mass Drug Administration: Lymphatic Filariasis TAS, A Manual for national Elimination ProgrammesItem އަލަނާސި(ހާމިމް, 2011-09-13) އަޒީޒު ހަމީދު, އަބްދުލް; Azeez Hameed, AbdulItem އެޕްރިކޮޓް(ހަމިމް, 2012-09-12) އަބުދުލް އަޒީޒު ޙަމީދު; Hameed, Abdul Azeez