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A handy desk reference tool for primary level health workers. The Adolescent Job Aid is a handy desk reference tool for health workers (trained and registered doctors, nurses and clinical officers) who provide services to children, adolescents and adults. It aims to help these health workers respond... more

Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections

World Health Organization (2003)

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Implementation Research in Health – A Practical Guide

David H. Peters, Nhan T. Tran, Taghreed Adam Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) and World Health Organization (2013)

This guide is an attempt to redress the deficit in understanding of implementation research and to encourage programme personnel and implementers to take a greater interest in the subject, recognizing that implementation research is in fact an integral part of programme planning and execution, rathe... more

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Managing WHO Humanitarian Response in the Field

World Health Organization (2008)

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Guidance Note on Disability and Emergency Risk Management for Health

World Health Organization; UNICEF; UNISDR; et al. (2013) C_WHO

This guidance note is intended primarily for health actors working in emergency and disaster risk management (hereafter 'emergency risk management') at the local, national or international level, and in governmental or nongovernmental agencies. People with disabilities, those... more

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Oxfam Minimum Requirements for WASH Programmes: MR-WASH

Oxfam (2016) CC

This paper is Oxfam’s essential guide for WASH staff and partners. It describes the processes and standards that Oxfam WASH programmes should follow if they are to be carried out effectively, consistently and in a way which treats affected communities with respect. All WASH staff members are expe... more

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Mass Casualty Management Systems. Strategies and guidelines for building health sector capacity

Health Action in Crisis Word Health Organization (2007)

Disaster planning - organization and administration. 2.Emergency medical services - methods. 3.Emergency medical services - organization and administration. 4.Emergencies. 5.Health policy. 6.Health facilities.7.Guidelines.

Oral Cholera Vaccine Use in Complex Emergencies: What next?

World Health Organization (2005)

Guideline: Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis

Maria del Carmen Casanovas, Knut Lönnroth, Luz Maria De-Regil et al World Health Organization (2013) C_WHO

Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among people with TB. It has been demonstrated that undernutrition is a risk factor for progression from TB infection to active TB disease and that undernutrit... more

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WHO guidelines for screening and treatment of precancerous lesions for cervical cancer prevention

Green Ink World Health Organization (2013)

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a premalignant lesion that may exist at any one of three stages: CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3. If left untreated, CIN2 or CIN3 (collectively referred to as CIN2+) can progress to cervical cancer. Instead of screening and diagnosis by the standard sequence of cytolo... more