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Strategy for a globally coordinated response to a priority neglected tropical disease: Snakebite envenoming

Williams, D.; Faiz, M.; Abela-Ridder, B. et al. PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases (2019) CC

In one of his final essays, statesman and former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan said, ‘Snakebite is the most important tropical disease you’ve never heard of’. Mr. Annan firmly believed that victims of snakebite envenoming should be recognised and afforded greater efforts at impro... more

Nigeria: reducing the indirect causes of maternal morbidity and mortality: the RICOM3 Project

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Nigeria reported its first case of COVID-19 at the end of February 2020 and subsequently experienced four waves, with peaks in June 2020 and January, August and December 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the economy of Nigeria and caused disruption of health services nationwide. During... more

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TEPT – Recuerdos Perturbadores Persistentes

Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin ÄZQ (2021) C2

En la vida hay muchos acontecimientos que nos desequilibran, pero que aun así somos capaces de afrontar. Sin embargo, a veces nos pasan cosas tan terribles que nos persiguen durante mucho tiempo y nos provocan una enfermedad mental. Entonces se puede tratar de un trastorno de estrés postraumát... more

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Fiscal Space for Health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2020) CC

In sum, the goal is to understand the need to increase fiscal space for health as a prerequisite, but within the framework of efforts to transform the health system. These changes should foster equitable and efficient expenditures and create or strengthen comprehensive integrated health systems with... more

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Flexibly funding WHO? An analysis of its donors' voluntary contributions

Obichukwu I., Kennedy J., Harmer A. BMJ Global Health (2022) CC

Since the 1970s, voluntary contributions have become an increasingly important component of WHO's budget. As voluntary contributions tend to be earmarked for donor-specified programmes and projects, there are concerns that this trend has diverted focus away from WHO's strategic priorities, made coor... more

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Results Report - Programme budget 2020–2021 - Executive Summary

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) CC

This results report for the biennium 2020–2021 presents the progress towards the triple billion targets, outcomes and outputs, based on the GPW 13 results framework and indicators. It uses structured methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, for measuring and analysing the achievements and... more

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Sustainable financing: feasibility of a replenishment mechanism, including options for consideration - Report by the Director-General

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) CC

The Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly through a decision on sustainable financing, adopted the recommendations of the Member States Working Group on Sustainable Financing, contained in Appendix 2 of the Working Group’s report to the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly. As part of the recommendat... more

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Atención psicosocial del cáncer pediátrico. Módulo 01: Evaluación psicosocial

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Los avances en el tratamiento del cáncer pediátrico han permitido ampliar las iniciativas más allá de la curación y abarcar aspectos como la detección precoz, la continuidad del tratamiento y la reducción de su toxicidad. Todo ello ha abierto paso a una visión más integral del cuidado de lo... more

The impact of COVID-19 o development assistance

Brown S. Sage Journals (2021) CC

This article analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foreign aid. Using examples from Canadian foreign aid, it argues that, despite the terrible toll it is exacting, the crisis has accelerated some significant positive pre-existing trends, both by destabilizing the perception of aid as flowi... more

Population and Individual Approaches to the Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Obesity

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2011) C_WHO

Obesity and diabetes are affecting the peoples of the Americas at high and increasing rates. National surveys demonstrate that obesity is increasing in prevalence among all age groups; 7% to 12% of children under 5 years old and one-fi fth of adolescents are obese, while rates of overweight and obe... more

Health Technology MANUAL: Improving the Integrated Management of Chronic Diseases at the First Level of Health Care Services

Pan American Health Organization PAHO; World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Care for persons with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a major health priority for most countries worldwide, particularly for low-middle income countries where the problem seems to be worsening. Globally,... more

Recomendações para o manejo da asma da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia – 2020

Menezes Pizzichini, M. M.; de Carvalho-Pinto, R. M.; Delfini Cançado, J. E.; et al. (2020) CC2

The pharmacological management of asthma has changed considerably in recent decades, as it has come to be understood that it is a complex, heterogeneous disease with different phenotypes and endotypes. It is now clear that the goal of asthma treatment should be to achieve and maintain control of the... more

The viral cycle of Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease

World Organisation for Animal Health (2019) CC2

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Immunization Essentials a practical Field Guide

USAID USAID (2004) CC

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of essential information related to immunization, including technical information about vaccines, a review of immunization program management best practices, guidance on the delivery of immunization services, monitoring and evaluation, disease surveillanc... more

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Desk-guide for diagnosis and management of TB in children - Africa Edition

Graham, S.M.et al. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2016) C1

3rd edition

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Tuberculosis. Practical guide for clinicians, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical auxiliaries

Médecins sans Frontières MSF (2022) C2

This Tuberculosis guide has been developed jointly by Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health. It aims at providing useful information to the clinicians and health staff for the comprehensive management of tuberculosis. Forms of susceptible and resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis in child... more