Filter
5171
Filtered Results: 5171
Text search:
safety
of
workers
health
Featured
Recommendations
613
New Publications
1426
Language
Document type
No document type
2751
Guidelines
803
Studies & Reports
734
Manuals
330
Strategic & Response Plan
218
Fact sheets
121
Training Material
94
Situation Updates
61
Infographics
19
Brochures
15
Resource Platforms
14
Online Courses
8
Videos
2
App
1
Countries / Regions
India
189
Global
187
Kenya
154
Sierra Leone
148
Liberia
133
Nigeria
111
South Africa
108
Ethiopia
105
Uganda
99
Western and Central Europe
98
Syria
91
Nepal
86
Bangladesh
85
Myanmar / Burma
80
Malawi
63
Latin America and the Carribbean
63
Africa
63
Rwanda
60
Tanzania
59
Zambia
58
Ghana
56
Ukraine
53
Congo, Democratic Republic of
51
Philippines
50
Namibia
45
Guinea
44
South Sudan
44
West and Central Africa
33
South–East Asia Region
33
Yemen
30
East and Southern Africa
28
Middle East and North Africa
27
Lesotho
26
Asia
26
Zimbabwe
25
Russia
25
Cambodia
23
Indonesia
23
Mozambique
23
Brazil
23
Eastern Europe
23
Haiti
22
Afghanistan
21
Burkina Faso
20
Senegal
20
Botswana
19
Pakistan
18
Germany
18
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
18
Lebanon
17
USA
15
Vietnam
15
Jordan
14
Sudan
14
Central African Republic
13
Eswatini/ Swaziland
13
Western Pacific Region
13
Mali
12
Somalia
11
Cameroon
10
Iraq
10
Venezuela
10
Angola
9
Colombia
8
Palestine
8
Laos
8
Tajikistan
8
Moldova
8
Guinea-Bissau
7
Turkey
7
Thailand
7
China
7
Libya
7
Peru
6
Sri Lanka
6
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
5
Papua New Guinea
5
Madagascar
5
Albania
5
Portugal
5
Niger
4
Benin
4
Argentina
4
Burundi
4
Bolivia
4
Chile
4
Poland
4
Romania
4
Iran
4
Georgia
4
North America
4
United Kingdom
4
Spain
4
Gambia
3
Croatia
3
Ecuador
3
Greece
3
Bhutan
3
Uzbekistan
3
Kazakhstan
3
Turkmenistan
3
Japan
3
Mauritius
3
Saudi Arabia
2
Togo
2
Egypt
2
Chad
2
North Macedonia
2
Hungary
2
El Salvador
2
Guatemala
2
Mexico
2
Fiji
2
Italy
2
Southern Africa
2
Timor Leste/ East Timor
2
Qatar
2
Estonia
2
Lithuania
2
Kyrgyzstan
2
Tunisia
2
Israel
2
Morocco
1
Malaysia
1
Ireland
1
Singapore
1
Switzerland
1
Serbia
1
Nicaragua
1
Paraguay
1
Djibouti
1
Armenia
1
Canada
1
Bulgaria
1
Gabon
1
Jamaica
1
France
1
Algeria
1
Azerbaijan
1
Belarus
1
French Guyana
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
1841
Clinical Guidelines
379
Women & Child Health
326
Key Resources
318
Public Health
280
Capacity Building
118
Pharmacy & Technologies
54
Toolboxes
COVID-19
724
Mental Health
343
HIV
319
Ebola
247
Conflict
209
Caregiver
206
TB
191
Rapid Response
169
Disability
166
Planetary Health
155
AMR
140
Refugee
125
Pharmacy
114
Natural Hazards
87
Global Health Education
84
NTDs
63
NCDs
53
Specific Hazards
48
Cholera
31
Polio
27
Zika
22
Health Financing Toolbox
21
Social Ethics
16
South Sudan
2
Typhoon
1
Around the world, more than 2 billion people lack access to safely managed water, sanitation and hygiene services, with conflicts and climate change exacerbating the issue.
Unsafe and insufficient WASH facilities, especially in rural and remote areas, can lead to increased ... complications for older people, persons with disabilities and children. They also reinforce cycles of poverty, inequality and deprivation – particularly for women, children and marginalized groups, who are disproportionately impacted by a lack of equitable access to water and sanitation.
Launched on World Water Day, the guidelines address the knowledge gap on ways to practically implement inclusive approaches to WASH infrastructure development, particularly in developing countries and fragile contexts.
The guide is suitable and can be used for the following audiences:
1. nurses and other trained healthcare workers who can use this manual as a self-study tool and then incorporate its guidance into...
Countries, partners, and donors are committed to
the global elimination of blinding trachoma by 2020.
Achieving this public health milestone requires more
than funding; it requires ... personnel with the
right mix of skills, and well supported and managed
health systems. Mass drug administration (MDA)
with Zithromax®, the Pfizer, Inc. donated antibiotic,
is a key component of the SAFE strategy, endorsed
by the World Health Organization. There is growing
recognition that improving all aspects of MDA, from
planning to training, recording to reporting, and
receipt of drug to distribution (the supply chain), will
be necessary if MDA programmes are going to reduce
the community burden of Chlamydia trachomatis, and
eliminate trachoma as a cause of blindness by 2020.
On January 14-16, 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a communications roundtable in Atlanta, Georgia, to explore hospitals' challenges in communicating with internal and external audiences in communitywide emergencies involving radioactive materials. The roundtable, Hosp...
COVID-19 emergency response: Risk communication and community engagement in the Americas
recommended
Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted operations and required a different approach to communication with communities.
UNHCR communication channels have been rapidly enhanced and enlarged to ensure the continued provision of vital ... and protection information.
This document is designed to provide UNICEF staff and UNICEF partner staff with principles and concepts that can assist them to respond to the psychosocial needs of children in natural disasters and social emergencies such as armed conflict and othe...
COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented global crisis. As the pandemic spreads and countries around the world continue to struggle to contain its health and socio-economic consequences, UNRWA is issuing a new humanitarian appeal from August throug...
South Africa has faced many challenges over the past two decades, accomplishing profound positive changes in the social structure and government of the nation. This has not yet fully translated into better ... for the population, however, particularly the poorest segment. In fact, the population has lost ground since the 1990s in virtually all important health indicators, leaving South Africa with a high burden of infectious disease.
August 2011, Vol. 101, No. 8 SAMJ
The handbook on supply chain management for HIV/AIDS commodities was written to assist program managers to plan and implement day–to-day management of all drugs and medical supplies for an HIV/AIDS program. Many ... the suggested techniques described in this handbook are helpful to program managers starting to plan or scale-up provision of drugs and supplies for a HIV/AIDS program. Additionally, some of the information may be helpful to readers who are implementing a new program and may not have robust logistics systems in place. For other readers, this handbook may serve as a checklist of systems and procedures that need to be in place in order to manage the many of the health commodities required for the HIV/AIDS program.
Translating Community Research Into Global Policy Reform For National Action: A Checklist For Community Engagement To Implement The WHO Consolidated Guideline On The Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights ... Women Living With HIV
3rd edition | December 2018
Antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents are invaluable life savers, particularly in resource-limited countries where infectious diseases are abundant. Both uncomplicated and severe infections are potentially curable as long as the aetiological agents are susceptible to the ...
Aligned to the Lancet Migration Global Statement to include migrants and refugees incountries’response to COVID-19, this update focuses on Mexico’s challenges and opportunities to build an inclusive response that is based on a contextualized adaptation ... there commendations published by the Lancet Migration. A critical component for this analysis is the recognition of migration as a social determinant of health, which acts as a major risk factor for populations subjected to violence, trauma and forced exile while in the face of a global pandemic.
Infectious diseases are constantly in transition. New diseases develop, known dis-eases become widespread or reemerge, and occasionally a disease is eradicated.Infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and cholera are significant causes ofillness and death in many parts ... the world. Health care personnel are on thefront lines, helping to protect their clients from infectious diseases and treatingthem when infections occur. During the course of their work, health care person-nel perform clinical procedures or other activities that can expose both them andtheir clients to potentially infectious microorganisms. Many of their clients aresick and thus may be more susceptible to infections or may have infections thatcan be transmitted to others. Fortunately, all staff working at health care facilities can perform simple proce-dures to minimize risk—to themselves and clients—and reduce the spread ofinfections. These practices can be integrated at minimal cost into the routineworkday at clinics and hospitals around the world. This reference booklet isspecifically designed for use at all levels of the health care system, from thelargest hospitals to the smallest dispensaries or health posts, in settings whereresources are scarce. This booklet, which was first published in 1999, has now been updated. Whilemost practices remain the same, there have been a few important changes—forexample, in recommendations related to hand hygiene and standard precautions.Nonetheless, this booklet continues to present practical recommendations forsimple and relatively low-cost procedures that can be implemented anywhere,with basic supplies and little to no high-technology equipment.
Has the world worked together to tackle the coronavirus? July 2021. This research paper assesses how the global community has responded to calls for greater solidarity in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, and presents the insights of key stakeholders ...
Our goal at Voices for Georgia’s Children is to help decision-makers craft and implement policies that ensure Georgia’s children grow up to be healthy, educated and productive citizens. To that end, we have developed a comprehensive policy agend...
Reference Guide Version 2. Revised. The Nutrition Program Design Assistant is a tool to help organizations design the nutrition component of their community-based maternal and child health, food sec...
Cholera is a diarrhoeal disease that is usually contracted when drinking water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae bacteria. The fight against this disease requires a multidisciplinary approach that combines a water, hygiene and sanitation (WaSH) response with a monitoring system, improved water suppl...
This document is written for local and international staff running nutrition programmes in emergencies, and for local, regional and national authorities and donors involved in such programmes.
The note explains why nutrition programmes need to include early childhood development (ECD) activities t...
The Sphere Handbook. Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response. New Edition
recommended
Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response.
The 2018 Sphere Handbook builds on the latest developments and learning in the humanitarian sector. Among the improvements of the new edition, readers will find a stronger focus o...
Research Paper.
As the fighting in Syria winds down, international humanitarian organisations (IHOs) operating from Damascus are hopeful that the Syrian government’s interference in their work will decrease. However, the government is attempting to formalise its influence over humanitarian operat...
