The heads of office have been tasked with developing region specific strategies to address this issue, focusing on prevention measures tailored to their areas.

As our understanding of depression grows and we see that it is a recurring problem, the emphasis is shifting from cure to prevention.

Another focus is providing education on HIV AIDS prevention and supporting the better integration of such programmes in the curricula.

We need to build the capacity to manage road safety systems, with a focus on prevention of injuries, treatment of injuries and rehabilitation of the injured.

Reduced mortality and morbidity rate among children and mothers Improved nutrition Improved availability of potable water and sanitary system Prevention of risky behaviour related to sexually transmitted disease, with special regard to HIV AIDS Prevention of smoking, drug abuse and alcoholism.

(i) Prevention

The emphasis is on prevention strategies as well as response and UNICEF is increasingly well placed to support national capacities for child protection, including laws, policies and practices.

Prevention and protection

We've got the tools, the knowledge and the cash, and commitment to preventing HIV too.

Preventing HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention

It's very, very preventable.

When Prevention is Better than Relief

Disease Prevention and Control

(b) Preventing HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention.

Preventing HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention

(b) Preventing HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention.

(b) Preventing HIV AIDS and other blood borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention.

Encouraging personal protection, i.e. preventing contact between people and vectors, such as through the use of insecticide treated mosquito netting by women's groups.

Better safe than sorry.

The internal armed conflict 42 47 16

Prevention and protection 131 136 31

To prevent reproductive health risks.

That is what we mean by a culture of prevention.

From reaction to prevention

We have tools to prevent armed conflicts.

People in rich countries are undoubtedly familiar with the maxim that prevention is better than cure. But, given the ready availability of vaccines in developed countries, the focus of prevention efforts has shifted to changing cancer causing lifestyles.

Emphasis will be placed on the prevention of drug abuse and HIV transmission, focusing on the development of specific regional initiatives and proactively advocating civic awareness, as well as sharing best practices and experience in demand reduction.

So, if she didn't invest in effective prevention, she was going to have pick up the costs of treatment later on, and obviously those are much higher.

It was completely preventable.

This is preventable disease. Waste of life.

Prevention and mitigation

Improved and sustained hygiene (particularly hand washing), water safety and environmental sanitation practices.

Prevention and response to sexual and gender based violence

Appropriate protective and support services should be provided for victims.

Prevention of HIV AIDS

In the last few years, France has distinguished itself from other European nations by gradually abandoning community based policing, which the government considers too social and prevention oriented.

This, all this bad news, is preventable.

Prevention as a framework for international cooperation is a second opportunity.

coordinate the execution of preventive and repressive actions against terrorism and

stressing that sustainable forest management plays a key role in fire prevention, and fire prevention is a key component of sustainable forest management,

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Spotlight Response to major emergencies Indian Ocean and Darfur

Spotlight Supply operations in support of the MTSP targets and the Millennium Development Goals

Spotlight Supply operations

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