A training tutorial for healthcare professionals
This ECDC tutorial presents the fundamental concepts of personal protective equipment (PPE) and barrier nursing to support preparedness in hospitals across Europe. It provides practical information on the proper use of PPE at the point of care, inclu...ding technical requirements and procurement aspects
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This report recounts the experiences of 27 physicians and other health workers in Syria (all but two of them Syrian) who struggle to provide trauma care and health services to a population under assault.
UNICEF provides a detailed update and list of Ebola virus disease personal protective equipment technical specifications for use in high- and low-risk settings. It includes barriers for full body protection, as well as the head, nose, mouth, eyes, hands and feet. In selecting the right PPE specifica...tions for frontline workers, the degree of contact with infectious material, and the potential for infected fluid penetration should be considered.
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This manual has been developed to guide rapid risk assessment of acute public health risks from any type of hazard in response to requests from Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO). The manual is aimed primarily at national departments with health-protection responsibilities, Nationa...l Focal Points (NFPs) for the International Heath Regulations (IHR) and WHO staff. It should also be useful to others who join multidisciplinary risk assessment teams, such as clinicians, field epidemiologists, veterinarians, chemists, food-safety specialists.
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Healthcare Waste Management Toolkit for Global Fund Practitioners and Policy Makers: Part A
Healthcare Waste Management Toolkit for Global Fund Practitioners and Policy Makers. Part B
A field manual for Red Cross/Red Crescent personnel and volunteers
WHO Factsheet. Updated 02 March 2016
AIDS Free Nigeria Training Manual
What you need to know about cancer and how to prevent it.
MOH Policy and Guidelines for Health Institutions