This survey is part of a series of eight country surveys conducted in the context of the People that Deliver Initiative (peoplethatdeliver.org). Th...is global initiative, which brings together the world’s largest organizations, aims to improve health services performance through the professionalization of logistics managers.
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This publication seeks to describe the best treatments and practices based on the scientific evidence available at the time of writing as evaluated by the authors ... medbox">and may change as a result of new research. Readers need to apply this knowledge to patients in accordance with the guidelines and laws of their country of practice. Some medications may not be available in some countries and readers should consult the specific drug information since not all the unwanted effects of medications are mentioned.
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WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovern...mental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change, 2007). Large, immediate health benefits from some climate change strategies are to be expected.
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Based on further analysis of the 2004 Kenya Service Provision Assessment Survey
WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovern...mental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report.
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The main aim of this assessment was to evaluate the PSS response of URCS to these VHF, against the needs of beneficiaries ...-highlight medbox">and communities focused on the areas of most ‘added value’ of the URCS; community engagement mobilisation and support, documenting any unintended outcomes and best practice related to the operation.
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China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, Volume 6, No. 3 (2008) p. 101-128 © Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program
ISSN: 1653-4212
The APCA Atlas provides the most up-to-date information of palliative care development in nearly all countries in Africa, using indicators derived, rated, and chosen by in-country African experts fo...llowed by a thorough Delphi consensus process with a panel of international experts on palliative care indicators
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The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
May 2021
COVID-19 infection affects all age groups including newborns, however, literature is scarce on the fetal and neonatal outcomes of babies exposed in-utero, especially in Africa. The objectiv...eof this study was to document the perinatal outcomes of COVID-19 pregnancies and deliveries that occurredduring the pandemic in Nigeria.
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Economic Issues, Policies and Option for Action
Using antimicrobials responsibly is an essential component ofefforts to contain antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and to ensurethat patients receive appropriate treatment. The WHO global action plan on AMR emphasizes the importance ...ute-to-highlight medbox">of training healthcare professionals in antimicrobial prescribing and stew-ardship (AMPS). There are several challenges, however, such asthe wide range of healthcare professionals involved in the pre-scribing process, and the heterogeneity of prescribing rights and practices of different professional groups within and between countries. One way to address these challenges is through developing competencies, which define the minimum standards that all antimicrobial prescribers should reach.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 25 (2019) 13e19
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Good practice guide
Supporting community action on HIV, health and rights to end AIDS
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:352/1471-2334/12/352
This study consists of a descriptive analysis of M. tuberculosis isolates from Beira Central Hospital, Mozambique, during 2014–2015, being the first report ...ox">of a genotypic testing used to provide information about second line drug resistance in Mozambique.
BMC Infectious Diseases (2016) 16:423 DOI 10.1186/s12879-016-1766-x
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Guidelines.
The guidelines set out essential actions that humanitarian actors must take in order to effectively identify and respond to the needs and rights ...ox">of persons with disabilities who are most at risk of being left behind in humanitarian settings.
The recommended actions in each chapter place persons with disabilities at the centre of humanitarian action, both as actors and as members of affected populations. They are specific to persons with disabilities and to the context of humanitarian action and build on existing and more general standards and guidelines.
These are the first humanitarian guidelines to be developed with and by persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in association with traditional humanitarian stakeholders. Based on the outcomes of a comprehensive global and regional multi-stakeholder consultation process, they are designed to promote the implementation of quality humanitarian programmes in all contexts and across all regions, and to establish and increase both the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their meaningful participation in all decisions that concern them.
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Examination of the business behaviour of Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer and Baxter in Uganda
Desk Review and Recommendations for Private Sector Engagement
To better adapt current case management practices and address excess mortality in otherwise treatable
cases will require better knowledge of the demographic characteristics ...o-highlight medbox">of the patients and comorbidities
which can make severe dehydration harder to tolerate physiologically. With this in mind, a scoping review
was undertaken, to explore the literature and summarise the existing evidence on cholera mortality and
reported risk factors.
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