Przegla̧d epidemiologiczny
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On the 15th of June 2007 entered into force the International Health Regulations entered into force with are the revision previous Health Regulations from 1969. The IHR (2005) were adopted on 58 World Health Assembly by WHO member-states. The new Regulations give a new opportunity and tools to protect and control of infections diseases. ⋯ The key terms as defined by IHR (2005) are: term of event, disease, public health risk (PHR), public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), National IHR Focal Point and WHO IHR Contact Point. By new requirements State-Parties are involve in real time event management, they are also oblige to asses the event risk according to decision instrument in Annex 2 of IHR (2005). This article reviews the key obligations of IHR (2005) to both member-states and WHO and also the ways of emergence communications under this document.
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Health care institutions generate variable waste, including infectious. Since the microorganism can survive on non alive surfaces for up to dozen or so mouth infectious medical waste can be real health risk for patients and personnel. ⋯ The members of this committee should be representatives from all departments. The plan of management waste from health can institutions include the segregation of waste and management (collecting, storage, transport, neutralization).
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In 2006, with 2949 new cases of hepatitis C, the incidence (7.7 per 100 000) was within the range observed in the last year (2997 new cases with the incidence rate 7.9 in 2005). There were 131 deaths due to hepatitis C. ⋯ The number of cases of newly detected infection reported was 8952, which corresponds to the rate of detecting HCV of 23,5 per 100 000 population. Hepatitis C becomes a major health problem in Poland.
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The International Health Regulations (2005), which entered into force in June 2007, provide guidelines and recommendations to establish core capacities not only in communicable disease surveillance but also in preparedness and response to every, even unpredictable, public health emergencies. The points of entry are the trouble spot in the spread of diseases through international traffic. ⋯ That is why WHO puts an effort to help State-Parties to strengthen their national surveillance systems and develop core capacities in preparedness and response in points of entry. In the article the author gives examples of prophylaxis of communicable diseases in points of entry according to IHR (2005) recommendations.
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Historical Article
[Selected bibliography on National Institute of Hygiene].