Search database
Filter
4564
Featured
Language
Document type
2118
840
739
280
212
127
90
71
27
21
15
11
10
3
Countries
178
178
168
163
129
116
106
105
91
76
75
73
70
66
64
63
63
62
61
60
59
52
46
44
43
36
35
33
33
31
31
29
29
28
28
25
25
23
23
23
22
22
20
20
20
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Authors & Publishers
658
207
169
127
122
87
73
69
58
38
36
35
33
30
30
26
26
25
23
22
22
21
20
20
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Publication Years
Category
1796
276
249
223
174
70
33
3
2
2
Toolboxes
740
374
268
264
220
215
140
138
136
104
91
91
85
78
68
64
39
29
27
27
22
21
20
1
 Add to my MEDBOX

Estimating mortality from COVID-19 - Scientific brief (4 August 2020)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
For COVID-19, as for many infectious diseases, the true level of transmission is frequently underestimated because a substantial proportion of people with the infection are undetected either because they are asymptomatic or have only mild symptoms and thus typically fail to present at ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Human Resources for Health in Ethiopia

The Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) (2016) C1
Ethiopia has seen high economic growth over the last decade, but remains a poor country with a high burden of disease. It has made considerable health gains in recent years, mainly by having health policies that focus on extending primary he ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

MDR-TB Patient Education Flipchart

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (2011)
For full publication see: https://drtbnetwork.org/mdr-tb-patient-education-flipchart This tool can be used to educate new patients about TB and MDR-TB. The healthcare provider should review the material together with the patient. A treatment sup ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Ebola Prevention and Control

A. Dramowski; S. Mehtar Infection Control Africa Network ICAN; Bettercare (2015) C1
Learn together. Managing transmission of viral haemmoraghic fever. Only available online! This book is part of the Bettercare series which addresses the need for continuing education for health professionals. The book is produced under the auspices of the Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN), t ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Infection Prevention and Control

Dramowski, A. Dave Woods and S. Mehtar; Bettercare (2014) C2
A guide for health professionals in low-resource settings, Infection Prevention and Control is a must-have manual for nurses, doctors, and health administrators, and especially those in resource-limited settings Based on our experience of the COVID-19 spread in South Africa we have written a learni ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Walking in our shoes: Perspectives of pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV on access to and retention in care in Malawi, Uganda and Zambia

Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW) et al. (2017) C1
The study sought to understand the factors that facilitate women to adhere to treatment and return to health facilities for routine care from their own perspective. The researchers focused on Malawi, Uganda and Zambia, early adopters of the global guidance to provide lifelong treatment for pregnant ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

South African Health Review 2019. Chapters at the glance
recommended

Sanders, S. Health System Trust HST (2020) C1
22nd edition Each of the 20 chapters deals with aspects of the UHC journey, dedicated towards an equitable and inclusive national health system that leaves no-one behind. While some authors describe the fundamental changes and practical considerations required to reconfigure the country's health sy ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in the context of COVID-19
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
This course provides information on what facilities should be doing to be prepared to respond to a case of an emerging respiratory virus such as the novel coronavirus, how to identify a case once it occurs, and how to properly implement IPC measures to ensure there is no further transmission to HCW ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection - Module 3

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Module 3 Counsellors July 2017 Module 3: Counsellors. This module is for staff who counsel people as they consider PrEP or start taking PrEP and support them in coping with side-effects and adherence strategies. Those who counsel PrEP users may be lay, peer or professional counsellors and ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Cochrane Library
recommended

Cochrane Library (2020) C2
Cochrane provides high-quality, relevant, and up-to-date synthesized research evidence to inform health decisions. This page highlights content relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the various related activities that Cochrane is undertaking in response. They will be continually add ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Other Resources

The Knowledge Translation Unit University of Cape Town’s Lung Institute and Department of Medicine (2020) C1
The Knowledge Translation Unit is a group within the University of Cape Town’s Lung Institute and Department of Medicine who has worked on primary care programmes to strengthen provision of evidence-informed care in low-resources settings in South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Brazil for two decad ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Coronavirus in Sub-Saharan Africa - How africans in 12 nations are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak

GeoPoll (2020) C2
The spread of COVID-19 poses a challenge for emerging markets such as those in Africa and Latin America. While governments around the world are suffering from a shortage of ventilators, hospital beds, and personal protective equipment, availability of these items is already extremely limited in some ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Wits RHI’s Key responses to COVID-19

University of Witwatersrand (2020) C2
Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is involved in an effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic that is facing South Africa and the world at large. Prof. Helen Rees is a member of the team advising the Health Minister on COVID-19 (MAC). She is part of the Clinicians Group, the Research ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission—The Time Is Now

Brooks,J.T.; J. C. Butler, R. R. Redfield (2020) CC
JAMA. Published online July 14, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.13107 In this issue of JAMA, Wang, et al. present evidence that universal masking of healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients can help red ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Monitoring and Evaluation of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Test Rollout in Africa
recommended

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C1
Limited coverage of laboratory services and long turnaround times from real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) for the detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been insufficient to meet the demands in many African countries in response ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

COVID-19 Vaccine roll-out overview

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2021) CC
This report provides an overview of the progress in the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in adults (aged 18 years and above) across EU/EEA Member States. It presents the number of vaccine doses distributed by manufacturers to each Member State for the different approved vaccines and the number of first ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Statement of guidance and recommendations to African Union Member States on the epidemic modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C1
Many African countries were amongst the most rapid to respond to the emerging threat of COVID-19, implementing large-scale interventions at very early stages of their epidemic. As demonstrated in this document using very simple models, this rapid mobilization and timeliness of implementing control m ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Ecuador's social policy response to Covid-19: expanding protection under high informality

Palacio, M.G. SSOAR (2021) CC
Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series / No.14 This report examines Ecuador’s social policy response to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects and protect vulnerable populations. It chronologically traces containment, closure policies, social policies and programmes put in place following t ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

National Guidelines for the Management of Viral Hepatitis

Spearman, CWN; MW Sonderup, Y Pillay et al. National Department of Health South Africa (2020) CC
Viral hepatitis is defined as inflammation of the liver cells due to viral infection. The burden of liver disease in South Africa is mostly underestimated as viral hepatitis, in particular chronic infection, is a silent and neglected cause of morbidity and mortality. However, the burden of disease i ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Disease Outbreak News Marburg virus disease - Rwanda

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
On 27 September 2024, the Rwanda Ministry of Health announced the confirmation of Marburg virus disease (MVD). Blood samples taken from people showing symptoms were tested by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) at the National Reference Laboratory of the Rwanda Biomedi ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

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
 Add to my MEDBOX

Diabetes prevention, screening and management

International Pharmaceutical Federation (2021) CC2
Diabetes is a significant public health issue that affects approximately one in 10 adults globally, with type 2 diabetes accounting for 90–95% of cases. This chronic condition causes considerable morbidity and mortality and is growing in impact, with cases projected to rise from 537 million in 202 ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

National Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases

Ministry of Health Ghana Republic of Ghana (2019) CC
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a growing public health problem in Ghana and other African countries. Strokes and other CVDs have become a leading cause of death due to increasing risk factors such as hypertension. According to the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), ischaemic heart disease was ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Diabetes prevention, screening and management - A handbook for pharmacists

International Pharmaceutical Federation (2021) CC2
Diabetes is a significant public health issue that affects approximately one in 10 adults globally, with type 2 diabetes accounting for 90–95% of cases. This chronic condition causes considerable morbidity and mortality and is growing in impact, with cases projected to rise from 537 million in 202 ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

WHO package of essential noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO
The "WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) Disease Interventions for Primary Health Care" provides a set of cost-effective, evidence-based interventions to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancers. Designed ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Challenges in the diagnosis of asthma in children, what are the solutions? A scoping review of 3 countries in sub Saharan Africa

Magwenzi, P.; Rusakaniko, S.; Sibanda, E.N. et al. Respiratory Research (2022) CC
The article is a scoping review that explores the challenges in diagnosing asthma in children in three sub-Saharan African countries: Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. It identifies key barriers, such as a lack of community awareness, inadequate healthcar ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Rwanda: FAMILY PLANNING STRATEGIC PLAN 2012–2016

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2012) C2
In recent years, Rwanda has been on the fast track to achieve major health improvements for its entire population. With the support of government agencies and various non-governmental partners, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has endeavored to decentralize Rwanda’s health system and bring health serv ... more
 External Link
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Community-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Control of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review

Polidano, K., Wenning, B., Ruiz-Cadavid, A. et al. Social Sciences (2022) CC
We reviewed the evidence on community-based interventions for the prevention and control of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Community initiatives tailored towards awareness and mobilisation are regarded as a priority area in the Neglected Tropical Disease Roadmap 2021–2030 by the World Health Organi ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

A Roadmap to combat postpartum haemorrhage between 2023 and 2030

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
WHO today released its first roadmap to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) – defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth - which affects millions of women annually and is the world’s leading cause of maternal deaths. Despite being preventable and treatable, PPH results in around 70 000 de ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Engaging health and care workers in health emergencies: implementation toolkit

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
The active participation and engagement of health and care workers (‎HCWs)‎ in health emergency preparedness, readiness and response is crucial to support risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management (‎RCCE-IM)‎ interven ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Reimagining effective workplace support for health workers

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic revealed systemic weaknesses in health-care systems worldwide. The breadth of challenges left health workers overwhelmed and overstretched, reducing their professional efficacy and causing long-term ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Home visits versus fixed-site care by community health workers and child survival: a cluster-randomized trial, Mali

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
Despite recent global declines, under-five mortality remains high in many of the poorest countries. Barriers to timely quality care, including user fees, distance to facilities and the availability of trained health workers and medical supplies, ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Our duty of care

Abdul Rahim, H.F.; M. Fendt-Newlin, S. T. Al-Harahsheh, et al. Quatar Foundation; Wolrd Innovation Summir ofr Health WISH (2022) CC
A global call to action to protect the mental health of health and care workers
 Add to my MEDBOX

Integrated home-based screening for people living with disabilities: A case study from rural Malawi

Petersen, E.M.; Wroe, E.B.; Nyangulu, K. et al. African Journal of Disability (2019) CC
People living with disabilities (PLWDs) have poor access to health services compared to people without disabilities. As a result, PLWDs do not benefit from some of the services provided at health facilities; therefore, new methods need to be developed to deliver these services where PLWDs reside. Th ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Prevention, Screening and Control of Common Non-Communicable Diseases: Hypertension, Diabetes an Common Cancers (Oral, Breast, Cervix)

National Health Mission (2016) CC
Comprehensive Primary Health Care has an important role in the primary and secondary prevention of several disease conditions, including non-communicable diseases which today contribute to over 60% of the mortality in India. The provision of Comprehensive primary health care reduces morbidity, disab ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

The global burden of asthma: executive summary of the GINA Dissemination Committee report

Masoli, M.; Fabian, D.; Holt, S.; Beasley, R. European Journal of allergy and clinical immunology: Volume59, Issue5 May 2004 Pages 469-478 (2004) CC2
It is estimated that as many as 300 million people of all ages, and all ethnic backgrounds, suffer from asthma and the burden of this disease to governments, health care systems, families, and patients is increasing worldwide. In 1989 the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) program was initiated in ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Psychological toll of COVID-19 among healthcare provider— based on information as at 5 February 2021

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2021) C_WHO
Rapid Policy Brief
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Hand washing for health care workers

Department of Health, Province of Kwazulu-Natal (2015) CC
Accessed 14 July 2015
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Health workers: Protect yourself, your family and colleagues from stress during COVID-19

Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK); University of Cape Town; Knowledge Translation Unit (University of Cape Tow Lung Institute); Centre for Rural Health (CRH) (2020) C2
Updated 27 March 2020
 Add to my MEDBOX

Mental Health for Health Workers

Wesern Cape Government, South Africa; PACK (2021) CC
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Health care workers

M. Smelyanskaya, J. Duncan (The Focus Group Consulting); C. Daniels, et al. Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2016) C1
Key populations brief.
 Add to my MEDBOX

Health care workers and infection prevention and control (IPC) for respiratory infectious diseases: Implementation considerations

Cochrane Library (2020) C1
Review Summary
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Self-care competency framework: volume 2: knowledge guide for health and care workers to support people’s self-care

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The knowledge guide is the second publication in the Self-care competency framework to support health and care workers. This describes how health and care workers can apply each of the 10 compete ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Sensitizing health workers to providing responsive care for adolescents and young people living with HIV

H. Soeters; D. Mark; A. Ronan; et al. World Health Organization; Unicef; Pata (2019) C_WHO
Accessed: 08.10.2019
 Add to my MEDBOX

2 million African community health workers - Harnessing the demographic dividend, ending AIDS and ensuring sustainable health for all in Africa

UNAIDS (2017) CC
This report makes the case for a major new initiative—to rapidly recruit, train and deploy 2 million community health workers in Africa. Drawing on a vast body of evidence and substantial regional experience, the report shows how community health ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Community-Based Interventions for Stroke Provided by Nurses and Community Health Workers: A Review of the Literature

Gayenell S. Magwood, Michelle Nichols et al J Neurosci Nurs. (2020) CC
Community-based interventions are vital for facilitating poststroke recovery, increasing community participation, and raising awareness about stroke survivors. To optimize recovery and community reintegration, there is a need to understand research findings on community-based interventions that focu ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

The Case For Frontiline Health Workers in Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases Globally

IntraHealth International (2016) CC
Frontline health workers (FHWs) provide services directly to communities where they are most needed, especially in remote and rural areas. Many are community health workers and midwives, though they ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Health workers’ experiences of coping with the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone’s health system: a qualitative study

Joanna Raven, H. Wurie and S. Witter BMC Health Services Research (2018) CC
BMC Health Services Research BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted201818:251; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3072-3
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Communicating with health workers about COVID-19 vaccination

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Communicating with health workers aboutCOVID-19 vaccination

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) CC
This training module is designed to equip HWs with knowledge and communication skills to build their confidence and support them in their ability to promote acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among other HWs.
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Training Needs Assessment of Health Workers on Health Care Waste Management in Kenya

UNDP (2018) CC
This report contains the results of an in-depth Training Needs Assessment (TNA) of Health Workers in the 4 project counties of the republic of Kenya – Nakuru, Kisumu, Nairobi and Bungoma. The assessment, facilitated by the UPOPs Project in close c ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Gender and race: Experiences of health workers in Brazil during COVID-19

Tan, H.-L. and K. Hawkins (2022) C1
Brazil ́s response is taking place in strict compliance with the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005. Brazil created the Emergency Operations Center (COE) and immediately notified WHO when the first case in Brazilian territory was confirmed on February 26.
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Healthcare Guide 2018

EuroCham Myanmar (2017) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Recruiting and Motivating Community Health Workers in Zambia

N. Ashraf; O.Bandiera; S.Lee Innovation for Poverty Action (2014) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Health workers’ education and training on antimicrobial resistance: curricula guide
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
This curricula guide builds on several existing products of WHO and partners, aimed at supporting countries in their effort to address the first objective of the GAP-AMR (to improve awareness and understanding of AMR). It is targeted specifically at health educators and policy planners, and applies ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Facilities

Global Handwashing Partnership (2017) C1
Fact sheet
Good hygiene is critical to ensure that healthcare staff provide quality care, reduce the spread of infections, and protect the health of communities. This fact sheet explores the healthcar ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

"Shadow" Report - Healthcare Field - Case of Albania

Albanian Center for Population and Development (ACPD); UNFPA (2016) C2
Submitted to the United Nation's Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women February 2016 Published by the Albanian Center for Population and Development (ACPD) Adresa : Bul “ Gjergj Fishta”, Kompleksi “Tirana 2000” Kulla 4, kati 2, Tir ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities: in Resource-Limited Settings

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a significant burden globally, with millions of patients affected each year. These infections affect both high- and limited-resource healthcare settings, b ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Quick Reference for Clinical Health Care Workers

NICD, National Health Laboratory Services National Department of Health South-Africa (2021) CC
Quick reference guide
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Healthcare waste

USAID (2019) C1
Sector Environmental Guidelines, Full technical Update
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Keeping community health workers in Uganda motivated: key challenges, facilitators, and preferred program inputs

Bruniea, A.; P. Wamala-Mucheri, C. Otterness, et al. (2014) CC
Glob Health Sci Pract February 1, 2014 vol. 2 no. 1 p. 103-116
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Community Health Workers in Sub Saharan Africa
recommended

Hannah Faal, Rènée du Toit, Henrietta Monye, Ronnie Graham IAPB Africa (2016) CC
A booklet on how CHWs were addressing eye health across Africa based on desk research and a survey in 23 countries
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Migration of South African health workers: the extent to which financial considerations influence internal flows and external movements

George, G., Atujuna, M. & Gow, J. BMC Health Services Research (2013) CC
Research Article
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Comprehensive Literature Review on Village Based Health Workers in Myanmar: Extending Services to Communities

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1
The main goal of the National Health Plan (NHP) 2017-2021 is to extend access to a basic Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to the entire population while increasing financial protection. In order to extend service delivery to all communities, the NHP calls for all health ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Operating Department Practice - Clinical Pocket Reference - for nurses, students and other healthcare professionals

Clinical Pocket Reference (2020) CC
Operating Department Practice - Clinical Pocket Reference - for nurses, students and other healthcare professionals - third edition, supplemantary material Available from www.clinicalpocketreference.com ISBN: 978 1 908725 10 3
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Community health workers to improve adherence to anti-seizure medication in rural South Africa: Is it cost-effective?
recommended

Wagner, R.C.; F. Norström, M. Y. Bertram et al. Epilepsia (2020) C1
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience a high disease burden for epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition.The authors evaluate the cost-effectiveness of community health workers (CHWs) to improve adherence to medication for epilepsy i ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Practical recommendations to the attention of healthcare professionals and health authorities regarding the identification of and care delivered to suspected or confirmed carriers

Superior Health Council (2014)
of highly contagious viruses (of the Ebola or Marburg type) in the context of an epidemic outbreak in West Africa
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Interim Guidance for Protecting Workers from Occupational Exposure to Zika Virus

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control CDC OSHA; NIOSH (2016) C_CDC
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Liberia WASH Package (6): Healthcare Waste Management

Ministry of Health, Liberia; WHO; UNICEF (2015) C_WHO
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Q&A on infection prevention and control for health care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed 2019-nCoV

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Infection prevention and control and preparedness for COVID-19 in healthcare settings - sixth update 9 February 2021

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2021) C1
This document aims to provide guidance to healthcare facilities and healthcare providers in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) on preparedness and infecti ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Infection control - Pocket reference - for students, nurses and other healthcare professionals

Clinical Pocket Reference (2020) CC
Infection control is the forth edition from Clinical Pocket Reference for Nurses.
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Guidelines for Management of Healthcare Waste as per Biomedical Waste Management Rules

Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health & Family Welfare ,India (2016) CC
Health Care Facilities (HCFs) are primarily responsible for management of the healthcare waste generated within the facilities, including activities undertaken by them in the community. The health care facilities, while generating the waste are resp ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Developing the Resilience Framework for Nursing and Healthcare

Morse, J.M.; et al. (2021) CC
Global Qualitative Nursing Research March 31, 2021 Research Article Find in PubMed https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936211005475
 Add to my MEDBOX

Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa; Primary Healthcare Level 2020 Edition; Department of Health: Republic of South Africa

National Department of Health, South Africa National Department of Health, South Africa (2020) CC2
The "Primary Healthcare Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List" by the South African National Department of Health provides evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing common medical conditions at the primary ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Interim Guidance for Humanitarian Workers

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2013)
Travelers planning to conduct humanitarian work in areas where outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever and Marburg hemorrhagic fever are known to occur need to be familiar with how Ebola virus and Marburg virus are transmitted
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Programmatic and Training Brief: Engaging Frontline Community Health Workers in Providing Oral Rapid HIV Testing to Pregnant Women in India

Sarkar A, Mburu G, Shukla S, Behara J, et al. (2016) C1
 Add to my MEDBOX

Motivating and demotivating factors for community health workers: a qualitative study in urban slums of Delhi, India

Mathew Sunil George, Shradha Pant, Niveditha Devasenapat, et al. (2017) C_WHO
WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, April 2017, 6(1) 8 pp. 211 kB
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Retention of health workers in rural Sierra Leone: findings from life histories

Haja R. Wurie, Mohamed Samai and Sophie Witter, Human Resources for Health (2016) C1
 Add to my MEDBOX

Annual Evaluation of the Abolition of User Fees at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Kenya

Maina T., Kirigia D. USAID, PEPFAR, Health Policy Project (2015) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Ethiopia's Community Health Workers

World Vision (2015) CC
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Kenya’s Community Health Workers

World Vision Health and Nutrition (2015) C2
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Mental Healthcare Act 2017

Ministry of Law and Justice, India (2017) CC
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Zambia’s Community Health Workers

World Vision (2016) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Ineffective Healthcare Technology Management in Benin’s Public Health Sector: The Perceptions of Key Actors and Their Ability to Address the Main Problems

P. Thierry Houngbo, Tjard De Cock Buning, Joske Bunders, Harry L. S. Coleman, Daton Medenou, Laurent Dakpanon†, Marjolein Zweekhorst International Journal of Health Policy and Management IJHPM (2017) C2
Int J Health Policy Manag 2017, 6(10), 587–600 Low-income countries face many contextual challenges to manage healthcare technologies effectively, as the majority are imported and resources are constrained to a greater extent. Previous ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Strengthening the capacity of community health workers to deliver care for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

World Health Organization (WHO); H4+, UNFPA; et al. World Health Organization (WHO); H4+, UNFPA; et al. (2015) C_WHO
Technical brief by the H4+ (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO and the World Bank)
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Frontline health workers in COVID-19 prevention and control: rapid evidence synthesis

The Georg Institute for Global Health India (2020) C1
The Government of India is embarking on a mammoth task to prevent COVID-19 spread among communities. The Rapid Evidence Synthesis team received a request to support the planning and development of resources for ensuring preparedness of FLHWs for COVID-19 . The rapid evidence synthesis was conducted ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Advisory for quarantine of migrant workers

Ministery of Health and Family Welfare - Government of India (2020) C2
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute infectious respiratory disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment, the disease presentati ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Factsheet for health workers: Moderna COVID-19 (‎mRNA-1273)‎ vaccine

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO
July 2021
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education

Meike J. Schleif, Iain Aitken , et al. Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) CC
This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have expanded in recent years to encompas ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities

Karen LeBan , Maryse Kok and Henry B. Perry Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) CC
This is the ninth paper in our series, “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”. Community health workers (CHWs) are in an intermediary position between the health system and the comm ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Planetary health and the role of community health workers

Manas R. , Behera R., Satpathy S.K. J Family Med Prim Care (2020) C1
In this era, grand challenges lies in biodiversity loss, climate change, and global noncommunicable diseases signify that planet and humanity are in crisis. Scholarly evidence from human and animal kingdom suggest that there is an optimism in planetary health which can provide a unique and novel con ... more
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

An analysis of the services provided by community health workers within an urban district in South Africa: a key contribution towards universal access to care

Thomas, L.S., E. Buch and Y. Pillay Human Resources for Health (2021) C1
Community health worker teams are potential game-changers in ensuring access to care in vulnerable communities. Who are they? What do they actually do? Can they help South Africa realize universal health coverage? As the proactive arm of the health services, community health ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Guideline for Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting for Healthcare Professionals

SAHPRA (2020) CC
Communication to Healthcare Professionals Mar-2020 This guideline is intended to assist healthcare professionals in the participation of very important process of continuous surveillance of safety ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Powering Healthcare Solutions Catalogue

Sustainable Energy for All; The World Bank; ESMAP (2020) CC
This catalogue serves the purpose of connecting stakeholders from the energy and health sectors with solutions providers, to help meet the energy needs of healthcare facilities in response to COVID-19 and beyond. The solutions provided herein rep ... more
 Add to my MEDBOX

Keep Safe - Keep Serving. Training for Healthcare Providers

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia (2014)
 Add to my MEDBOX

Devolution of Healthcare Services in Kenya: Lessons learnt from other Countries

KPMG Africa (2013) C1
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

India: Guidelines on Airborne Infection Control in Healthcare and Other Settings

Directorate General of Health Services , Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (2010) C1
 External Link
 Add to my MEDBOX

Climate-Smart Healthcare : Low-Carbon and Resilience Strategies for the Health Sector

The World Bank Group (2017) CC
Climate change is damaging human health now and is projected to have a greater impact in the future. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing the worst effects as they are most vulnerable to climate shifts and least able to adapt given weak health systems and poor infrastructure. Low-carbon appro ... more
 Download
  View PDF
 Add to my MEDBOX

Toolkit for the Integration of Mental Health into General Healthcare in Humanitarian Settings

International Medical Corps (2019) C1
This Toolkit aims to support the understanding and implementation of integrated mental health programs in humanitarian settings. It provides a framework for essential steps and components, with associated key guidance and resources, that strengthen the integration process, and is primarily intended ... more