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J Antimicrob Chemother https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkab423 Antibiotic stewardship is absolutely crucial in the fight to control antimicrobial resistance. Everyone has a part to play. Grassroots action is essential; it is no good sitting back and waiting for world leaders to solve this problem. In... more

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UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

23 February 2022 A summary of the commitments and targets within the United Nations General Assembly’s 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS.The United Nations General Assembly’s 2021 Political Declaration on AIDS features bold global commitments and targets for 2025 that are ambitious but... more

Health in the green economy: Health Care Facilities

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report.

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HIV and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Garcia, P.J.; et al. (2022) C1

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2022; 19(1): 37–45. Published online 2022 Jan 29. doi: 10.1007/s11904-021-00589-4. COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on the cascade-of-care among PLWH in LAC. There is a need for longitudinal studies that assess clinic implication of these pandemic interactions in LAC.

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COVID-19 Results Briefing Peru

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (2022) CC

This document contains summary information on the latest projections from the IHME model on COVID-19 in Peru. The model was run on July 15, 2022, with data through July 10, 2022.

COVID-19 Results Briefing

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (2022) CC

This document contains summary information on the latest projections from the IHME model on COVID-19 in Brazil. The model was run on July 15, 2022, with data through July 13, 2022.

Трансгендеры и ВИЧ-инфекция: аналитическая справка

D. Adams; J. Byrne; M. Cabra; et al. World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

Policy Brief. More languages available here https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/179517

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App for its Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthCenter for Communication Programs and World Health Organization (2022) C_WHO

Recommendations on the initiation and continuing use of nine common types of contraceptive methods are covered by the tool. In addition to looking at individual medical conditions or characteristics, users may also easily combine multiple conditions or characteristics and view the guidance on each c... more

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New hope for leishmaniasis

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative DNDi (2022) CC

Leishmaniasis is a climate-sensitive disease. Changes in temperature, rainfall, and humidity can have strong impacts on the sandfly vector, altering their distribution and influencing their survival and population sizes. Increased temperatures shorten vector development time, reduce Leishmania para... more

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WHO Eritrea 2022 Annual Report

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

During the year 2022, COVID-19 continued to be a significant challenge in Eritrea as in many other countries across the world. As COVID-19 devastated communities around the world, WHO worked with the MoH to strengthen the National and Sub-National health systems in order to meet community needs and ... more

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Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Chagas Disease: An Increasing Challenge in Non-Endemic Areas

Suárez, C., Nolder, D., García-Mingo, A. et al. Research and reports in tropical medicine (2022) CC

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine 2022:13 25–40. Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is endemic in Central, South America, Mexico and the South of the United States. It is an important cause of early mortality and morbidity, and it is associated with po... more

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Improved school-based deworming coverage through intersectoral coordination in Kenya

World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO

This report outlines the coordination and partnership between two key ministries (Education and Public Health) in Kenya, other line ministries, the private sector, NGOs and the community in implementing the first phase of a sub-national school-based deworming exercise. The areas targeted included Co... more

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Diagnostics to support the eradication of yaws—Development of two target product profiles

Fongwen, N.; Handley, B.; Martin, D. et al. PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases (2022) CC

Yaws is targeted for eradication by 2030, using a strategy based on mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin. New diagnostics are needed to aid eradication. Serology is currently the mainstay for yaws diagnosis; however, inaccuracies associated with current serological tests makes it difficu... more

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Guidelines for stopping mass drug administration and verifying elimination of human onchocerciasis: criteria and procedures

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Following the publication of Guidelines on certification of elimination of human onchocerciasis in 2001 by the World Health Organization (WHO), these are the first evidence-based guidelines developed by NTD Department according to the international standards. They provide a set of recommendations th... more

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