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Management of bipolar disorder in the intercontinental region: an international, multicenter, non-interventional, cross-sectional study in real-life conditions

Samalin, L.; E. Vieta, T. Ahmed Okasha, et al. (2016) CC

Sci Rep. 2016; 6: 25920. Published online 2016 May 16. doi: 10.1038/srep25920

Treatment Gap for Anxiety Disorders is Global: Results of the World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries

Alonso, J.; et al. (2018) CC

Depress Anxiety. 2018 March ; 35(3): 195–208. doi:10.1002/da.22711.

Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency: Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports to Children with Disabilities & Special Health Needs and their Families

Tawara D. Goode (2018) CC

This checklist is intended to heighten the awareness and sensitivity of personnel to the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence in human service settings. It provides concrete examples to demonstrate values and engage in practices that promote a culturally diverse and culturally co... more

Dyslipidemia, chronic inflammation, and subclinical atherosclerosis in children and adolescents infected with HIV: The PositHIVe Health Study

L. R. Augustemak de Lima; E. L. Petroski; Y. M. F. Moreno; et al. PLOS ONE (2018) CC

Research Article PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190785 January 10, 2018

Information and criteria for prioritizing diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 in order to address the procurement needs of health systems

OPS (2020) C_WHO

This document provides brief information answering common questions regarding COVID-19 diagnostic tests and how to prioritize them to the patients most in need.

It’s better together! European perspective on benefits and challenges associated with cross-border health communication campaigns

Rodrigues R., S. Ilinca, K. Schulmann PLOS ONE (2018) C1

PLOSONE| https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204882October17,2018

Guidelines for COVID-19 testing and quarantine of air travellers - Addendum to the Aviation Health Safety Protocol

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) CC

This joint ECDC-European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) document aims to support Member States in determining a coordinated approach to reduce the risks related to the movement of people by air within and between the EU/EEA countries and the UK in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting th... more

Holding the line: communities as first responders to COVID-19 and emerging health threats

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

Expert and stakeholder virtual consultation meeting to develop the Africa CDC Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Strategy

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C_CDC

Executive summary On 27th and 28th April 2021, the division of Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with Public Health England, organized a virtual consultative meeting as part of the consultations with Member States and partners for the ... more

The impact of Covid-19 on HIV, TB and Malaria Services and Systems for Health: a Snapshot from 502 health facilities across Africa and Asia

The Global Fund (2021) CC

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world beyond imagination. To date, it has infected more than 135 million people, killed over 2.9 million people, and is projected to plunge up to 115 million people into extreme poverty.1 As countries have gone into lockdown, gender-based violence has incr... more

A review of the role of civil society in advocacy and lobbying for enforcement of health policy in Kenya

P. A. Omungo African Population Studies; ResearchGate (2011) C2

Examen du rôle de la société civile dans le plaidoyer et le lobbying en faveur de l'application de la politique de santé au Kenya African Population Studies Vol 25, 1 (Supplement) 2011 http://aps.journals.ac.za

An Advocacy Strategy for Adoption and Dissemination of the WHO Policy on TB Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Household

D’A. Richardson; G. Pirio; et al. USAID; Stop TB Partnership; TB online (2010) C2

Recommended actions at international and national levels

Kenya: a pilot study to evaluate the experiences of TB patients when accessing TB services in health facilities in Kisumu county

KELIN, Stop TB Initiative (2015) C1

#WhatWomenWant: a transformative framework for women, girls and gender equality in the context of HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights

UNAIDS (2017) C1

This report brings attention to achieving gender equality in the context of women, girls, and the HIV response. This six-month consultation in 2016 with adolescent women and young girls found that #WhatWomenWant is: collaboration and joint action by all to invest in women's HIV and Sexual and Reprod... more

National Strategy for Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), WASH in Schools and WASH in Health Facilities 2016 - 2030

Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2016) C1

The purpose of this Strategy is to set out the way to meet the needs of the rural populations for improved domestic water supply services, access to and use of improved sanitation with elimination of open defecation, and improved hygiene behaviour by the Year 2030. It also addresses water, sanitatio... more

Young people and the law in Asia and the Pacific: a review of laws and policies affecting young people's access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV services

UNESCO Office Bangkok and Regional Bureau for Education in Asia and the Pacific United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Education; UNFPA; UNAIDS; UNDP; Youth Lead (2013) C2

A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens includin

Dheda, K.; et al. (2022) CC

Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med 2021;27(4):Published online 22 October 2021. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173

NATIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE CONDUCT OF MEDICAL/HEALTH MISSIONS IN NIGERIA

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2016) C2

Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids in Preterm Labour

Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2014) C1

Operational Guidelines