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This report presents the activities conducted by WHO Health Emergencies team in Turkey throughout 2017 in its response to the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic and the outcomes achieved for the Syrian population. As health needs escalate, WHO Health Emergencies team in Turkey continued its work through cross-border operations in north-western Syria and the Ankara-based Refugee Health Programme. Focusing on building country capacity with the necessary support of national, regional and global partners, the new WHO Health Emergencies Programme follows a standardized structure with six critical functions defined as the incident management system: leadership; partner coordination; information and planning; health operations and technical expertise; operations support and logistics; and finance and administration. The report follows this structure as it presents the achievements for the year. It also provides an overview of the gaps and challenges to the programmes, building on an action plan response for 2018 and beyond.
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Socorro em Desastres , Síria , Turquia , Violações dos Direitos Humanos , RefugiadosRESUMO
We explored the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of 330 5th year medical students in Alexandria University towards female genital mutilation [FGM]. The students' basic knowledge about the practice of FGM was unsatisfactory. Students were unaware of the prevalence of FGM in Egypt and the practices and procedures of FGM. They were also poorly informed about the complications of FGM, and the ethical and legal aspects of FGM in the country. As a result, 52.0% of the students supported the continuation of the practice and 73.2% were in favour of its "medicalization" as a strategy for reducing the risks of FGM. Most students [86.9%] thought that the issue of FGM should be incorporated into the undergraduate medical curriculum
