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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (2018) C2

In 2017, $37.4 billion of development assistance was provided to low- and middleincome countries to maintain or improve health. This amount is down slightly compared to 2016, and since 2010, development assistance for health (DAH) has grown at an annualized rate of 1.0%. While global development ass... more

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In Control: A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally RKI

Robert Koch Institut RKI (2023) CC

The greatest risk to persons engaging in international medical emergency response is poor preparation. The In Control handbook hopes to provide a remedy. At the time of writing, we are living through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a health emergency that disregards physical borders, brin...gs into focus social inequalities and affects people on every continent. This shared challenge requires unprecedented measures and the collaboration of the brightest minds to support global health protection through this crisis and beyond. Healthcare infrastructures have to be strengthened, public health capacities and processes upgraded, medical countermeasures and vaccinations found and psychosocial side-effects treated. Solidarity is the normative order of the day and the human species has to collaborate to face this invisible threat. Hiding and living in fear is not an option in this interconnected world. We have both a responsibility and an opportunity to make substantial contributions to a safer, healthier and more sustainable future for us all. The existence of this handbook is an impressive example of solidarity. Over 50 authors from more than 15 institutes and organisations have come together voluntarily within a very short time to make their expertise available and enable cross-sectoral thinking. Knowledge is bundled, resources are combined, information gaps are filled. The In Control handbook is not a theoretical treatise of possible dangers, but a collection of subject-matter expertise, written by experts and practitioners who have shaped health topics over the past 20 years in the most diverse corners of the world. The Centre for International Health Protection at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is collaborating with its partners and investing heavily in the build-up of operational know-how and capacity to support health crisis response abroad. This is done by preparing and enabling professionals to deploy safely across the world to assist those in need. In Control addresses the multi-faceted challenges of an international deployment. Readers will find not only technical medical information, but also insights into, for example, the fragility of our environment, the cultural differences that influence risk communication or the dilemmas arising from social distancing. Legal principles are highlighted, along with ethical guidance to ensure that our actions and decisions correspond to the highest moral standards. more

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Lymphatic filariasis: managing morbidity and preventing disability: an aide-mémoire for national programme managers

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

2nd. edition The new edition has been developed to make widely available to programme managers, health care workers in endemic settings, academic researchers, and other key partners, a concise source of information on strategies for MMDP for LF. It is a product of efforts to elaborate and concepts ... more

Communication for Behavioural Impact (COMBI)

UNIECF; WHO; FAO (2012)

A toolkit for behavioural and social communication in outbreak response

Public health risk assessment and interventions. Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma: the Philippines

World Health Organization (2009)

Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Sierra Leone

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION (2008) C1

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Essential obstetric and newborn care
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Anne-Sophie Coutin, et al. Médecins sans Frontières MSF (2019) C1

Essential obstetric and newborn care is designed as a tool to help protect mothers and their children in adverse environments. It is intended for midwives, doctors with obstetrics training, and health care personnel who deal with obstetric emergencies.

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Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in the African Region
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World Health Organization; Regional Office for Africa (2010) C_WHO

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Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Zika Virus Prevention and Control

UNICEF; World Health Organization; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2016) C_WHO

A Guidance and Resource Package for Country Offices for Coordination, Planning, Key Messages and Actions

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Zikavirus (ZIKV). Stellungnahme

Arbeitskreises Blut des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit (2016) CC

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Zika. CDC Draft Interim Response Plan

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control CDC (2016) C_CDC

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Zika Strategic Response Plan: Revised For July 2016 – December 2017
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World Health Organization WHO; PAHO (2016) C_WHO

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Zika virus and safety of substances of human origin – A guide for preparedness activities in Europe

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2016) CC

The objective of this document is to guide the preparation and implementation of national preparedness plans for the safety of substances of human origin during outbreaks of Zika virus infection, both in affected and non-affected areas.

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National Framework for Malaria Elimination in India 2016-2030
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India (2016) CC

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Guidebook on ICD10
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (2015) C1

3rd edition

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WHO Bangladesh Country Cooperation Strategy: 2020–2024

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2022) C_WHO

Notable progress has also been made on other key health indicators such as reducing maternal, infant and child deaths and malnutrition, increasing immunization coverage, eliminating infectious diseases such as polio and reducing the incidence of malaria, tuberculosis and diarrhoeal diseases. But ... more

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Strategic Communication for Zika Prevention: A Framework for Local Adaptation

Alice Payne Merritt, Gabrielle Hunter, Anne Ballard et al. ohns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (2017) C1

WASH’Nutrition: A practical guidebook on increasing nutritional impact through integration of WASH and Nutrition programmes

J. Dodos Action Contre la Faim (ACF) International, (2017) C1

For practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts

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Guideline ‒ Alternative mass drug administration regimens to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Lymphatic filariasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease that causes damage of the lymphatic system and can lead to lymphoedema (elephantiasis) and hydrocele in infected individuals. The global baseline estimate of persons affected by lymphatic filariasis is 25 million men with hydrocele an... more

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National disaster management guidelines. Management of biological disasters

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2008) C1

The intent of these guidelines is to develop a holistic, coordinated, proactive and technology driven strategy for management of biological disasters through a culture of prevention, mitigation and preparedness to generate a prompt and effective response in the event of an emergency. Th... more

Essential obstetric and newborn care recommended

Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in the African Region recommended

Zika Strategic Response Plan: Revised For July 2016 – December 2017 recommended

National Framework for Malaria Elimination in India 2016-2030 recommended

Guidebook on ICD10 recommended

Guideline ‒ Alternative mass drug administration regimens to eliminate lymphatic filariasis recommended