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Protecting health in Europe from climate change: 2017 update

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (2017) C_WHO
Current evidence that the climate is changing is overwhelming. Impacts of climate change and variability are being observed: more intense heat-waves, fires and floods; and increased prevalence of food- water- and vector-borne diseases. Climate change will put pressure on environmental and health ... more
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Climate change and health: vulnerability and adaptation assessment (Update)

World Health Organization WHO; PAHO; et al. (2021) C_WHO
In 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) published the report Protecting health from climate change:vulnerability and adaptation assessment. The aim was to provide basic and flexible guidance on conducting national or subnational assessments of current and future vulnerability (the susceptibilit ... more
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Learning from practice: case studies of health in strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment across the WHO European Region

World Health Organization WHO World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Health is routinely considered in strategic environmental assessment (‎SEA)‎ and environmental impact assessment (‎EIA)‎, following requirements of European Union directives and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Trans ... more
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COVID-19 boosters and building trust among UK minority ethnic communities

The Lancet (2022) CC
Ethnic disparities in COVID-19 persist, with increased rates of infection, severe disease, and death among people from minority ethnic groups. COVID-19 vaccination rates also remain lowest in these communities compared with white people in the UK. Among people older than 18 years, the proportion who ... more
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Análisis de género y salud: COVID-19 en las Américas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO OCHA Services reliefweb (2021) C_WHO
This document focus on the direct consequences of the virus (morbidity and mortality) in specific populations and on the results of measures aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus, with indirect impacts on socio-economic conditions. In this complex scenario, the gender approach has not received ... more
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Strengthening primary health care to tackle racial discrimination, promote intercultural services and reduce health inequities

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
As countries aim to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and achieving universal health coverage, health inequities driven by racial discrimination and intersecting factors remain pervasive. Inequities experienced by indigenous peoples as well as people of African descent, Roma ... more
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An overview of Chagas disease treatment

Jannin J., Villa L. (2007) C2
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is endemic in 21 countries of the Americas, where control is largely focused on elimination of the domestic insect vectors (Triatominae) coupled with measures to extend and improve the screening of blood donors in order to avoid tranfusional transmission. Th ... more
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Accelerating anaemia reduction: a comprehensive framework for action

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This document is an output of a WHO cross-programme initiative aiming to improve the prevention, diagnosis and management of anaemia and thereby accelerate reduction in its prevalence. It comes at an important time, midway through the era of the Sustainable Development Goals, when progress in reduci ... more
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Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40

Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network Lancet (2018) C1
Background: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires health financing systems that provide prepaid pooled resources for key health services without placing undue financial stress on households. Understanding current and future trajectories of health financing is vital for progress towards ... more
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WHO mid-term programmatic and financial report for 2016-2017 including audited financial statements for 2016

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
In an ambitious new era for health development under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, WHO and its partners have a solid foundation of success on which to build. Health plays a fundamental role in development and is the central focus of Sustainable Development Goal 3, “Ensure healthy ... more
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Challenges in management and prevention of ischemic heart disease in low socioeconomic status people in LLMICs

Gupta, R.; Yusuf, S. BMC Medicine (2019) CC
Cardiovascular diseases, principally ischemic heart disease (IHD), are the most important cause of death and disability in the majority of low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). In these countries, IHD mortality rates are significantly greater in individuals of a low socioeconomic status ( ... more
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HEARTS Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: healthy-lifestyle counselling

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The risk factors for CVD include behavioural factors, such as tobacco use, an unhealthy diet, harmful use of alcohol and inadequate physical activity, and physiological (metabolic) factors, including high blood pressure (hypertension), high blood cholesterol and high blood sugar or glucose. Both kin ... more
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Addressing Inequalities in Global Health: UNU IIGH Strategic Plan 2024–2028

United Nations University UNU (2024) C1
The 2019-2023 Strategy for UNU-IIGH, developed in 2018, built on UNU-IIGH’s strategic advantage and position vis-à-vis the UN and global health ecosystem. The Strategy set a goal to advance evidencebased policy on key issues related to sustainable development and health and shifted the Instit ... more
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Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2023: 2nd progress report

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a vision of healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages. This major report provides an update on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (‎SDGs)‎ in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. It presents regional tren ... more
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Air pollution and the noncommunicable disease prevention agenda: opportunities for public health and environmental science

Howse, E.; Crane, M.; Hanigan, I. et al. Environmental Research Letters (2021) CC
Air pollution is a major environmental risk factor and contributor to chronic, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). However, most public health approaches to NCD prevention focus on behavioural and biomedical risk factors, rather than environmental risk factors such as air pollution. This article discus ... more
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Country cooperation strategy for WHO and Syrian Arab Republic: 2022-2025

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
WHO’s Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) defines the Organization’s medium-term vision for working in and with a particular country. The CCS, developed in the context of global and national health priorities, examines the overall health situation in a country, including the state of the health s ... more
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High-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases and mental health in small island developing states: summary brief; Barbados 2023

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The WHO document, "High-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases and mental health in small island developing states: summary brief," outlines the outcomes of a January 2023 meeting in Barbados, focusing on NCDs and mental health challenges in small island developing states (SIDS). Key to ... more
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Ensuring quality health care by reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
Providing quality, stigma-free services is essential to equitable health care for all and achieving global HIV goals and broader Sustainable Development Goals related to health. Every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. Countries have a legal obliga ... more
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Guidance on mainstreaming biodiversity for nutrition and health

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This report aims to support countries in the necessary transition toward healthier, more sustainable diets by integrating biodiversity in food-based interventions to support nutrition and health. It is intended to help guide decision-makers in the health, nutrition and other sectors, to: Consider ... more
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Etablissements de santé résilients face au changement climatique et écologiquement viables : orientations de l’OMS

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) CC
RÉSUMÉ D’ORIENTATION L’objectif des présentes orientations est de renforcer la capacité des établissements de santé à protéger et à améliorer la santé des communautés desservies face à un climat instable et changeant ; et de donner aux établissements de santé les moyens d’assur ... more
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Parental understanding of wheeze and its impact on asthma prevalence estimates

Michel, G.; Silverman, M.; Strippoli, M-P. F. et al. European Respiratory Journal (2006) CC
The epidemiology of wheeze in children, when assessed by questionnaires, is dependent on parents' understanding of the term “wheeze”. In a questionnaire survey of a random population sample of 4,236 children aged 6–10 yrs, parents' definition of wheeze was assessed. Predictors of a correct ... more
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A New Way to Talk about the Social Determinats of Health

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2014) C2
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BZgA: Leitbegriffe der Gesundheitsförderung: Leitbegriffe A - Z: Gesundheitsförderung und soziale Benachteiligung / Gesundheitsförderung und gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit

Lotte Kaba-Schönstein, Holger Kilian Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (2018) C2
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Students' Toolkit: Social accountability in medical schools

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA); Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet) (2017) C2
This toolkit aims to provide you with a brief introduction of what SA and its core principles are, and how you as a student can apply several of the existing tools for your own school to really make a difference. French, Spanish and Arabic Version available: https://ifmsa.org/social-acc ... more
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Students’ Toolkit on Social Accountability in Medical Schools - Trainer’s handout

nternational Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA); Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet) (2017) C1
Below you can find a sampleoutline of a training that you couldadapt to your time frameand audience on Social Accountability in Medical Schools.The completesample trainingwould last around3hours. The suggested number of participants is 20.The accompanying slides are in a separate Powerpoint document ... more
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India Situation Analyses-Backdrop to the NHP 2017

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India (2017) C_WHO
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Integration of mental health and HIV interventions

World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF (2022) C_WHO
This joint publication by UNAIDS and WHO emphasizes the importance of integrating HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care and mental health services for people living with HIV. It provides a compilation of tools, best practices, recommendations and guidelines that facilitate the integration of i ... more
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Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care as a Determinant of Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendants in Kenya

Mageni, Judith Nekesa, Ann Mwagni, Samwel Mbugua, and Vincent Mukthar ICF International (2013) C1
DHS Working Papers No. 93
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Climate Change and Health. Key facts

World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity, and health professionals worldwide are already responding to the health harms caused by this unfolding crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that to avert catastrophic health impacts and prevent ... more
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Determinantes sociales y meta de tuberculosis en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en las Américas

Bernal O, López R, Montoro E, et al (2021) C_WHO
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2020;44:e153. Este analisis publicada de la Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública determina el comportamiento de los indicadores de incidencia de tuberculosis (TB) y número de muertes por TB en el marco de la meta 3.3 de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) ... more
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Consolidated Humanitarian Health Guidelines

ECHO EU (2014)
These Guidelines comprise a General Guidelines document that provides the basic parameters of DG ECHO humanitarian health assistance, complemented by specific Technical Guidance in annex.
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Protecting the health and safety of workers in emergency vector control of Aedes mosquitoes

World Health Organization (2016) C_WHO
This document provides recommendations on essential measures to protect the health and safety of operators and other persons involved in emergency vector control of Aedes spp. mosquitoes, including space spraying of insecticides, larvicide application and, in some cases, indoor residual spraying. It ... more
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WHO Country Cooperation Strategy Kenya: medium-term support strategy 2014 - 2019

World Health Organization (WHO), Kenya Country Office (2014) C_WHO
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HIV Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors: Analysis of Change Over Time in Mainland Tanzania

Mmbaga, Elia John ICF International (2013) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 85
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Changes in HIV Prevalence among Men and Women between the 2005-06 and 2010-11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Surveys

Mapako, Tonderai, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Maarten J. Postma, Marinus van Hulst, Janet Dzangare, Stellah Ngwende, John Mandisarisa, Ponesai Nyika, David A. Mvere, Owen Mugurungi, and Mufuta Tshimanga ICF International (2014) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 111 | Zimbabwe Working Papers No. 12
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Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2014- 15, District Profile Chart Book, City of Kigali.

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF International. (2015) C2
The National Institute of statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in collaboration with the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys Program implemented the 2014-15 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) to collect data for monitoring progress on health programs and policies in Rwanda. This publication ill ... more
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Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2014- 15, District Profile Chart Book, Eastern Province.

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF International. (2015) C2
The National Institute of statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in collaboration with the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys Program implemented the 2014-15 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) to collect data for monitoring progress on health programs and policies in Rwanda. This publication ill ... more
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Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2014- 15, District Profile Chart Book, Northern Province

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF International (2015) C2
he National Institute of statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in collaboration with the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys Program implemented the 2014-15 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) to collect data for monitoring progress on health programs and policies in Rwanda. This publication illu ... more
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Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2014- 15, District Profile Chart Book, Southern Province

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF International (2015) C2
The National Institute of statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in collaboration with the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys Program implemented the 2014-15 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) to collect data for monitoring progress on health programs and policies in Rwanda. This publication ill ... more
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Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2014- 15, District Profile Chart Book, Western Province

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF International (2015) C2
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Generic risk assessment model for indoor residual spraying of insecticides, 2nd ed.

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
This document provides a generic model that can be used for risk assessment of exposure to insecticide products applied as indoor residual sprays. It aims to harmonize the risk assessment of such insecticides for public health use in order to generate comparable data for their registering and labell ... more
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Inonesia Urban Health Profile

World Health Organization WHO (2011) C_WHO
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Air pollution and child health: prescribing clean air

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ... more
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National Action Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran for combating antimicrobial resistance

Ministry of Health and Medical Education Iran (2016) C_WHO
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most important threats to the health worldwide. Antimicrobial resistance or drug resistance is the reduction of the pharmaceutical effects of a drug against a disease or reduction of its effectiveness in improving the clinical signs of a disease. Antimicrobial ... more
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Gesundheit braucht Politik. Sonderausgabe Soziale Determinanten von Gesundheit

Verein demokratischer Ärztinnen und Ärzte (2015) C1
Accessed 4 March 2019.
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WHO Guidance: Ethics and vector-borne diseases

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The primary audience for this guidance is persons working directly in vector-borne disease prevention and control, including programme managers, researchers and field workers. A brief technical background is provided for the benefit of persons without expertise in vector-borne diseases; readers ... more
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Training Manual: Climate and Health

International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) (2016) C1
The project was developed by the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), in line with the Federation’s statement “a world in which students are equipped with knowledge, skills and value to take on health leadership roles locally and globally so to ... more
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Code of Practice to minimize and contain Antimicrobial Resistance

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FAO, World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This document provides additional guidance for the responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, and should be read in conjunction with the Recommended International Code of Practice for Control of the Use of Veterinary Drugs CAC/RCP 38-1993. Its objectives are to minimize ... more
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Information Package on male circumcision and HIV Prevention - Insert 2

World Health Organization (WHO); UNAIDS; Unicef; et al. World Health Organization (WHO); UNAIDS; Unicef; et al. (2020) C_WHO
The Global Prevalence of Male Circumcision Accessed: 02.03.2020
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Code of Practice to minimize and contain Antimicrobial Resistance WHO and FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO, World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This document provides additional guidance for the responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, and should be read in conjunction with the Recommended International Code of Practice for Control of the Use of Veterinary Drugs CAC/RCP 38-1993. Its obj ... more
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Report of the Sage Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy

Sage Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy (2014) CC
In its report from 2014, the Working Group outlines the various factors influencing vaccine acceptance or refusal, and what can be done to create social norms around vaccine acceptance and to encourage the general public regarding the necessity of vaccination.
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Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Mental Disorders Collaborators (2021) CC
The Lancet Published Online October 8, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(21)02143-7
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Mental health and climate change: policy brief

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
We need to be concerned about mental health in the context of climate change
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Obstetric Fistula Strategic Plan 2022 - 2026

Government of Zambia World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office Africa (2023) C_WHO
Globally, over two million women live with obstetric fistula with the majority of the cases being from Africa. In low-resource settings such as Zambia, obstetric fistula (OF) is a visible indicator of gaps in maternal health care resulting in failure to provide adequate, accessible and quality m ... more
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National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Strategic Plan

Government of Malawi; Ministry of Health Malawi (2024) CC2
Malawi is a landlocked country with a surface area of 118,484 km2. Administratively, the country is divided into three regions, namely the Northern, Central and Southern regions. The country has 28 districts, which are further divided into traditional authorities (TA) ruled by chiefs. The TAs are su ... more
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The Handwashing Handbook

The Global Public Private Partnership for Handwashing The World Bank Group (2020) CC
A guide for developing a hygiene promotion program to increase handwashing with soap
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Protecting Health from Climate Change Vulnerability And Adaptation Assessment

Peter Berry, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Carlos Corvalan, and Joy Guillemot Pan American Health Organization (2010) CC
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Guidelines for Clinical and Operational Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

José A. Caminero International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) (2013)
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Guidelines for Operationalising a Primary Health Centre for Providing 24-Hour Delivery and Newborn Care Under RCH-II

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (2005) C1
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Fast-Track Development of Ebola Vaccines

Wellcome Trust; CIDRAP (2015)
Principles and Target Product Criteria. Roadmap January 12, 2015
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National Health Strategic Plan 2011 - 2015

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2011) C1
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Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan 2011 - 2016
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Ministry of Health, Malawi (2012) C1
Moving towards equity and quality
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WHO Recommended Surveillance Standards Malaria

World Health Organization (2000)
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Trends in Maternal Health in Ethiopia

UNFPA (2012) C_WHO
Challenges in achieving the MDG for maternal mortality. In-depth analysis of the EDHS 2000-2011
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Special Report Mental Health and Human Rights in Cambodia

Daniel McLaughlin Leitner Center for International Law and Justice (2009) CC
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WHO interim guidance on pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus infection

Oladapo, O.T; J.P. Souza; B.de Mucio, et al. (2016) CC
The Lancet Global Health: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30098-5 Open Access
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Namibia Child Survival Strategy 2014 - 2018

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) (2014) C1
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Namibia Complete

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2010) C_WHO
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Peoples-uni Open Online Courses

Peoples-uni (2016) CC
Open Online Courses include topics in Global Health, are short and designed for self-study. They are available free and can be accessed by anyone. Most offer a certificate. The course topics are: Climate Change; Public Health; Refugee Health; Diseases in Developing Countries; Basic Epidemiology, etc ... more
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Comprehensive Analytical Profile: Ghana

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2017) C_WHO
Accessed March 14, 2017
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Revitalizing Primary Health Care Country Experience: Nepal

Ministry of Health, Government of Nepal (2014) C1
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Operational Plan Non Communicable Disease Control July 2011-June 2016

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (2011) C1
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Epidemiological review of TB disease in Sierra Leone

L. Anderson and E. Hamblion World Health Organisation (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
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Ethiopian National Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) Data from 2006-2007 EFY

(2016) C1
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National Strategy for Child Survival in Liberia: 2008-2011

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia; USAIDLiberia; WHO, et al. (2008) C_WHO
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Kenya Mental Health Policy 2015-2030

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2017) C1
Towards Attaining the Highest Standard of Mental Health
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Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Impoverishment in Kenya

Kimani D., Mugo M., Kioko U. et al. School of Economics, University of Nairobi (2016) C1
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National Health Policy

Ministry of Health, Republic of Botswana (2011) C2
Towards a Healthier Botswana
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BOTSWANA NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAMME MANUAL

Ministry of Health, Republic of Botswana (2007) C2
Sixth edition 2007
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MULTI-SECTORAL NUTRITION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, RESULTS FRAMEWORK & DASHBOARD OF INDICATORS Namibia

NAFIN (Nambia Alliance for Improved Nutrition) (2013) C2
NAMIBIA (2012/13-2015/16)
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Community health workers, recipients’ experiences and constraints to care in South Africa – a pathway to trust

Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jane Goudge & Lenore Manderson AIDS Care Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDSHIV (2016) CC
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Urban Population

Stop TB Partnership; UN (2017) C1
Key Populations Brief Accessed November 2017
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Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Prison Inmates in Ethiopia, a Cross-Sectional Study

S. Ali, A. Haileamlak, A. Wieser, et al. (2015) CC
PLOS ONE 10(12): e0144040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144040
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Tripanosomiasis americana o Enfermedad de Chagas: Desde el triángulo equilátero al escaleno

Leidi Herrera Tribuna del Investigador (2016) C1
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Zambia National Health Strategic Plan 2017-2021
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Ministry of Health, Zambia (2017) C1
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Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey 2006-07

Central Statistical Office (CSO) [Swaziland], and Macro International Inc (2008) C2
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Parental Stress in Raising a Child with Disabilities in India

Vidya Bhushan Gupta, Priyanka Mehrotra, Naveen Mehrotra Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2012) CC
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Study report interstate comparison on health

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance & Policy Analysis (2017) C1
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National Human Resources Policy and Plan for Health and Social Welfare 2011-2021

Republic of Liberia, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (2017) C1
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WHO LIBERIA 2016 Annual Report

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This year marked the beginning of the WHO biennium 2016-2017 action plan; this annual report highlights WHO’s key achievements in 2016 It also documents the extraordinary efforts by a broad coalition of government ministries, municipalities, international agencies, community groups, women’s or ... more
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Strategic directions for Nursing and Midwifery Development 2016-2020: The way forward

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
Zero Draft for Consultation, 3rd Version, November 2015
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Who wants to work in a rural health post? The role of intrinsic motivation, rural background and faith-based institutions in Ethiopia and Rwanda

Serneels, P., Montalvo, J.G., Pettersson, G., et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO
This paper examines the extent to which health workers differ in their willingness to work in rural areas and the reasons for these differences, based on the data collected in Rwanda analysed individually and in combination with data from Ethiopia.
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Health in Myanmar

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health (2014) C1
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Baseline and End-Line Studies as Means to Analyze the Effectiveness of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Activities

Myanmar Red Cross Society (2012) C1
CBDRR Practice. Case Studies 3
No publication year indicated.
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Expanding the role of law enforcement in the HIV response among Sex Workers in Myanmar

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), USAID (2017) C1
Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
Key messages
• Sex workers have the right to equal protection under the law, regardless of the legal status of sex work.
• Sex workers have the right to access HIV, sexually transmitted infection (STI) and other health services free from the thr ... more
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National Strategic Plan for Newborn and Child Health Development (2015-2018)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health, Department of Health, Child Health Division World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office for Myanmar (2015) C_WHO
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The specific objectives of the plan are to:
- Scale up evidence-based, cost effective interventions through effective strategies within a HSS approach and provide equitable coverage with quality.
- Reduce neonatal mortality by improved home-based newborn ... more
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Infection Rates and Risk Factors for Infection Among Health Workers During Ebola and Marburg Virus Outbreaks: A Systematic Review

Saranya A, Selvaraj E Lee, Mason Harrell, et al. (2018) CC
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiy435, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy435. Many outbreaks reported high proportions of infected HWs. Similar HW infection rates and exposure risk factors in both past and recent EVD and MVD outbreaks emphasize the need to improve the implementation of approp ... more
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Situation Analysis of Children in Mozambique 2014

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2015)
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Working together to promote health. WHO Tanzania Annual Report 2017

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2018) C_WHO
It provides insight into WHO’s work that aims to improve the health of the people of the United Republic of Tanzania in collaboration with key stakeholders.