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Diagnostics Catalog August 2018

Global Drug Facility World Health Organization WHO, Stop TB (2018) C_WHO
Stop TB`s GDF provides a wide range of diagnostic equipment and laboratory supplies in its Diagnostics Catalog
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دليل لجائحة مرض فيروس كـــورونـا ]: معدات COVID-19المستجد [ ] للإعدادات PPEالحماية الشخصية [ والأنشطة السريرية المختلفة

Africa CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC
Arabic Version of COVID-19 Guidance on use of personal protective equipment for different clinical settings and activities
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Technical and Regulatory Aspects of the Extended Use, Reuse, and Reprocessing of Respirators during Shortages
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Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2020) C_WHO
N95 or equivalent respirators are single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) designed for use by health workers that provide direct care to patients with diseases transmitted by aerosols or during aerosol generating procedures (AGP) for patients ... more
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Stratégies proposées pour gérer les graves pénuries d'Equipement de Protection Individuelle (EPI) pendant la pandémie de la COVID-19
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
This guidance provides considerations and a series of options that can be used to inform country strategies in managing any shortages of personal protective equipment.Re-use and reprocessing of single-use PPE must be a last resort temporary measure ... more
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Interim guidance on selecting, commissioning and using freeze-preventative vaccine carriers

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Interim Guidance, published 11 January 2021. The cold chain is necessary to prevent damage to vaccines caused by heat exposure. However, improper use of cold chain equipment may cause damage to freeze-sensitive vaccines (i.e. those vaccines contain ... more
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Strategies for Managing Acute Shortages of PPE during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Disease , African CDC (2021) CC
24 Nov. 2021; This guidance provides considerations and a series of options that can be used to inform country strategies to minimise risk associated with shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Re-use and reprocessing of single use PPE m ... more
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Emergency Global Supply Chain System (COVID-19) catalogue
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
10 Janaury 2022 The following catalogue lists all the medical devices including personal protective equipment, medical equipment, medical consumables, single use devices and laboratory and test rela ... more
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Management of critical COVID-19 Advanced non-invasive respiratory support: high-flow nasal oxygen and non-invasive ventilation- Part 2: NIPPV High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO)
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
For patients on HFNO with persistent hypoxaemia or respiratory distress: • Check the equipment: inspect the exterior of the machine, the tubing (circuit), the prong for any sign of mechanical damage, confirm it fits and the filters are in place. ... more
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Management of critical COVID-19 Advanced non-invasive respiratory support: high-flow nasal oxygen and non-invasive ventilation -Part 3: NIPPV (CPAP and BiPAP)
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
For patients on NIPPV or HFNO with persistent hypoxaemia or respiratory distress: • Check the equipment: inspect the exterior of the machine, the tubing (circuit), the mask for any sign of mechanical damage, confirm it fits securely without leak ... more
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PEDIATRIC KIT including SAM/MC Children - WHO PED/SAM 2020
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO
For 50 SAM children with medical complications and for a paediatric ward of 10-15 beds for 3 months The PED/SAM kit is especially designed to provide medicines, renewables and equipment suitable for children and to treat the common childhood illn ... more
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F&Q: WHO COVID-19 essential supplies forecasting tool (COVID-19-ESFT)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (COVID-19-ESFT) is meant to help countries forecast essential supplies for their COVID-19 response including personal protective equipment (e.g., masks and gloves), biomedical ... more
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Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
The global pandemic has highlighted fragility in international supply chains and the dependency of many African countries on imported personal protective equipment (PPE). Market pressures have also increased prices for imported supplies and put addi ... more
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WHO COVID-19 essential supplies forecasting tool (‎COVID-ESFT)

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (ESFT) assists governments, partners, and other stakeholders to forecast the necessary volume of personal protective equipment, diagnostic equipment ... more
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Fit for women? Safe and decent PPE for women health and care workers. Excecutive Summary

Women for Global Health WGH (2022) CC
One of the many gender inequities in the health and care workforce that COVID-19 has exposed is around the fit and design of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The rapid onset and scale of COVID-19 led to shortages of PPE in most countries, causin ... more
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Position statement for adult and paediatric spirometry in South Africa: 2022 update

Maree, D.M.; Swanepoel, R.A.; Swart, F. et al. African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine (2022) CC
Spirometry is required as part of the comprehensive evaluation of both adult and paediatric individuals with suspected or confirmed respiratory diseases and occupational assessments. It is used in the categorisation of impairment, grading of severity, assessment of potential progression and response ... more
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Surgical Care At The District Hospital
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WHO (2003) C_WHO
Promotion of the quality of clinical care through the identification, promotion and standardization of appropriate procedures, equipment and materials, particularly at district hospital level.
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LEEP Clinical Standards of Practice

Pathfinder International (2013)
This manual guides trained health care providers through the LEEP procedure to remove precancerous cervical lesions that cannot be treated with cryotherapy in order to prevent cervical cancer. The Standard Operating Procedures describe the equipment ... more
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Promoting the Development of Young Children with Cerebral Palsy: a Guide for Mid-level Rehabilitation Workers

World Health Organization WHO (1993) C_WHO
This guide is designed to support mid-level rehabilitation workers on work with children with cerebral palsy and their families. The manual includes information on early detection and assessment of the level of development of the child, equipment to ... more
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Field Situation - How to safely collect oral swabs (saliva) from deceased patients suspected to be infected with Ebola

World Health Organization (2014)
Steps on how to safely collect oral swabs (saliva) from deceased patients suspected to be infected with Ebola: before entering patient’s room, how to put on and remove personal protective equipment (PPE), how to collect oral swab from deceased pat ... more
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Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Practical Approach

Alfred Abuhamad, Rabih Chaoui, Philippe Jeanty et al. (2014)
This book has three main sections; the first three chapters focus on the technical and practical use of ultrasound with a review of the physical principles of sound, the practical approach to the ultrasound equipment, and the technical aspect of per ... more
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Basic Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmOC) Site Evaluation Sheet

NN (2015)
This form includes quesitons to help evaluate the services provided, human resources, infrastructure, equipment, drugs and infection prevention at basic emergency obstetric care (BEmOC) sites. Part of the Malawi Maternal and Neonatal Health Toolkit ... more
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Medical device donations: considerations for solicitation and provision
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World Health Organization WHO (2011) C_WHO
This document provides an overview of the issues and challenges surrounding medical device donations, and offers considerations and best practices that may be useful for making and soliciting donations. The document highlights the importance of an active participatory role for the intended recipient ... more
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TB Laboratory standard operating producers (SOPS)

FIND (2017) C_WHO
Accessed 2017 Please Download all Documents directly from the website: https://www.finddx.org/tb-laboratory-standard-operating-procedures-sops/ Laboratory Quality (TB01), General Procedures (TB02), Specimen Handling (TB03), Microscopy Procedures (TB04), Culture and drugs susceptibility testing (T ... more
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Guidelines for First Responders to a CBRN Incident

NATO Civil Emergency Planning Civil Protection Group (2014) C1
Project on Minimum Standards and Non-Binding Guidelines for First Responders Regarding Planning, Training, Procedure and Equipment for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents
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Decontamination using the 'rine-wipe-rinse' technique
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World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
Initial clinical management of patients exposed to clinical weapons: Emergency wet decontamination using the 'rinse-wipe-rinse' technique is simple, effective and requires minimal equipment and training. This technique may be adapted to the situatio ... more
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LIFE: Neonatal Resuscitation Training (ETAT+ NR). App

Nuffield Department of Medicine (2019) CC
Learn the ETAT+ guidelines on how to resuscitate a newborn baby who is born not breathing in this exciting 3D simulation training app. Navigate around a virtual reality hospital, find the equipment you need and quiz yourself with interactive quizzes ... more
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Infection prevention and control of COVID in ports

Nation Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Department: Health Republic of South Africa (2020) C2
Overview • How are diseases transmitted from person to person? • What are the principles of infection prevention and control • What IPC measures are other countries / organisations recommending for the transport industry/workers? • How can we apply this knowledge to protect us while w ... more
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COVID-19 Supply Chain System:Requesting and Receiving Supplies

World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO
The global COVID-19 outbreak is leading to an acute and drastic shortage of essential supplies, including personal protective equipment, diagnostics and clinical management. At the request of the UN Secretary-General and in support o ... more
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Laboratory biosafety guidance related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Interim guidance, 28 January 2021
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The latest update (28 January 2021) includes the following addition and revision: biosafety aspects for working with antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test; handling new variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory; updated assay decontamination before disposal; personal protectiv ... more
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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 ... more
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The Impact of COVID-19 Across Africa - Interactive Dashboard

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 ... more
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COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This tool is designed to help governments, partners, and other stakeholders to estimate potential requirements for essential supplies to respond to the current pandemic of COVID-19. Although it gives users with an estimation of the number of cases, this calculator is not an epidemiological calculato ... more
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Augmented reality PPE course
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
he app has a new feature that deploys augmented reality (AR) technology to help health workers address a critical challenge that many face every day during the pandemic – staying free of infection while they care for patients. This 20-minute course demonstrates the proper techniques and sequence ... more
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Инструкции по использованию средств защиты от COVID-19

Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение «Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр фтизиопульмонологии и инфекционных заболеваний» Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации ФГБУ «НМИЦ ФПИ» (2020) C2
Порядок забора биологического материала из полости носа и ротоглотки. COVID-19; Меры инфекционной безопасности во время эпидемии в медицинских учреждениях ; Порядок н ... more
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COVID-19: Occupational health and safety for health workers
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Interim guidance 2 February 2021 . Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Ukranian, Russian Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to different hazards that put them at risk. Occupational hazards include exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and othe ... more
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Fit for women? Safe and decent PPE for women health and care workers, Annex (Questionnaire)

Women for Global Health WGH (2021) CC
One of the many gender inequities in the health and care workforce that COVID-19 has exposed is around the fit and design of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The rapid onset and scale of COVID-19 led to shortages of PPE in most countries, causin ... more
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Orientaciones sobre la bioseguridad en el laboratorio relacionada con la COVID-19
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Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO
The latest update (28 January 2021) includes the following addition and revision: biosafety aspects for working with antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test; handling new variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory; updated assay decontamination before disposal; personal protectiv ... more
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Практическое руководство по биологической безопасности в лабораторных условиях в связи с коронавирусной инфекцией (COVID-19)
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The latest update (28 January 2021) includes the following addition and revision: biosafety aspects for working with antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test; handling new variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory; updated assay decontamination before disposal; personal protectiv ... more
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COVID-19: гигиена и безопасность труда медицинских работников

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Interim guidance 2 February 2021 . Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Ukranian, Russian Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to different hazards that put them at risk. Occupational hazards include exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and othe ... more
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كوفید-19:الصحة المهن�ة و سلامة العاملین في مجال الصحةCOVID-19
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
COVID-19: occupational health and safety for health workers: interim guidance, Interim guidance 2 February 2021 Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to different hazards that put them at risk. Occupational hazards include exposure to SARS-C ... more
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Infection prevention and control - Guidance to action tools

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
No country can claim to be free from health-care associated infections, therefore, improvement of infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies is essential. WHO recommends the use of multimodal improvement strategies to implement IPC interventions. These include each item of standard and transm ... more
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Training on handling, storing and transporting Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® (Tozinameran)
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
4 August 2021. Currently, Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® (Tozinameran) is the only COVID-19 vaccine that should be stored and transported at -60ºC to -86ºC ultra-low temperature (ULT) conditions. Prior to use the vaccine can be transferred to -20ºC freezer or +2-8ºC refrigerator at ... more
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Diagnostic target product profiles for monitoring, evaluation and surveillance of schistosomiasis control programmes

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Health ministries currently lack effective tools for monitoring and evaluation of schistosomiasis control programmes. Egg detection can be used, but the cost, challenges of obtaining samples, and the need for trained personnel and equipment limit th ... more
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ASHP Technical Assistance Bulletin on Compounding Nonsterile Products in Pharmacies

American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP) ASHP (1994) CC
Drug Distribution and Control: Preparation and Handling This Technical Assistance Bulletin is intended to assist pharmacists in the extemporaneous compounding of non-sterile drug products for individual patients. Included in this document is information on facilities and ... more
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Checklists for care, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of respiratory devices
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This collection of posters are intended for health care workers, biomedical engineers and staff of health facilities in charge of caring, cleaning, decontaminating and sterilizing respiratory medical equipment in hospitals and health facilities. The ... more
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Anaesthesia Facility Assessment Tool

World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists WFSA (2022) C1
Based on the recently updated 2018 WHO-WFSA International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anaesthesia the WFSA has developed the Anaesthesia Facility Assessment Tool (AFAT) in order to help regional and national anaesthesia and health care leadership to gather data about anaesthesia workforce, ... more
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Infection Control and Waste Management Plan (ICWMP) for Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Project

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2020) CC
COVID-19 outbreak is associated with the generation of many types of infectious wastes, including infected masks, gloves and other protective equipment, together with a higher volume of general waste of the same nature.
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Fit for women? Safe and decent PPE for women health and care workers

Women for Global Health WGH (2021) CC
One of the many gender inequities in the health and care workforce that COVID-19 has exposed is around the fit and design of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The rapid onset and scale of COVID-19 led to shortages of PPE in most countries, causin ... more
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Good Practices in the Rational and Effective Use of Oxygen
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Pan American Health Organisation PAHO PAHO (2021) C_WHO
In the face of rapid increases in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, coupled with shortages of human and material resources, including medical equipment and gases, there is a need to redesign models of ... more
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Assessment of COVID-19 Detection Laboratories, 31 March 2022

Government of Libya, World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
By end of March 2022: 42 COVID-19 detection laboratories were assessed in the 1st Quarter 2022. 23 (55%) Labs are reported fully functional, while 19 (45%) requires assistance to fully operate (i.e., medical supplies, equipment, mainte ... more
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SAMS A2021 Annual Report

Syrian American Medical Society Foundation (2022) CC
SAMS team rose to meet these challenges, delivering world class COVID treatment with four newly established COVID hospitals complete with 100 ICU beds and state of the art equipment like ventilators, monitors, and oxygen generators. By using innovat ... more
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Decontamination and reprocessing of medical devices for health care facilities: aide-memoire

World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC
Decontamination of medical devices plays an important role in the prevention of health care-associated infections. It includes cleaning, disinfection and/or sterilization. The processes involved in decontamination are complex, require specific infrastructure and ... more
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Cardiac Arrhythmias in Africa: Epidemiology, Management Challenges, and Perspectives

Bonny, A.; Ngantcha, M.; Scholtz, W. et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2019) CC
Africa is experiencing an increasing burden of cardiac arrhythmias. Unfortunately, the expanding need for appropriate care remains largely unmet because of inadequate funding, shortage of essential medical expertise, and the high cost of diagnostic equipme ... more
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Global disparities in arrhythmia care: Mind the gap

Sharif, Z.; Ptaszek, L.M. Heart Rhythm O2 (2022) CC
Delivery of comprehensive arrhythmia care requires the simultaneous presence of many resources. These include complex hospital infrastructure, expensive implantable equipment, and expert personnel. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a ... more
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Infection prevention and control measures in health-care settings for Ebola or Marburg disease outbreaks

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
All health and care workers require the knowledge and skills to prevent the transmission of Ebola virus or Marburg virus when providing care for patients. This course provides an overview of the mode of transmission of these viruses, the personal protective ... more
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Commission Guidance Note on the Provision of Humanitarian Aid to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic in Certain Environments Subject to EU Restrictive Measures

European Commission EC (2020) CC
This guidance note on Syria is the first in a series of comprehensive Q&As, which aims to give practical guidance on how to comply with EU sanctions when providing humanitarian aid, in particular medical assistance, to fight the coronavirus pandemic. By clarifying the responsibilities and processes ... more
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Guidelines for essential trauma care
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Mock, C et al World Health Organization (WHO) (2004) C_WHO
The Guidelines for essential trauma care seek to set achievable standards for trauma treatment services which could realistically be made available to almost every injured person in the world. They then seek to define the resources that would be necessary to assure such care. These include human res ... more
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Laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer
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Portaels, F- World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
A manual for health care providers. This manual provides expert guidance on the laboratory techniques and procedures used in the diagnosis of Buruli ulcer, a disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Aimed at laboratory technicians and scientists working on this disease, the manual details the exac ... more
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Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Guinea-Bissau country visit 12–20 November 2014

World Health Organization (2014)
The main objective of this mission was to assess the level of preparedness of Guinea-Bissau in respect of the WHO consolidated checklist. The checklist helps countries to assess and test their level of readiness it is being used to identify concrete action to be taken and where countries will requir ... more
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Bhutan: National Essential Medicine List

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
In this edition, medicines used in ICU, haemodialysis and chemotherapy unit has also been added under NEML. The medicines under disinfectants and antiseptics, intrauterine devices and barrier methods under contraceptives has been deleted and moved to medical supplies and ... more
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Online course: Radiation Emergencies

Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) (2015) C1
There are three sections in this e-learning module on radiation emergencies: Section One is an introduction about the basics of radiation. For instance, the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and the different ways to measure radiation. Section Two is about the health effects of ... more
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Cutaneous Radiation Injury: A Brochure for Physicians

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2018) C_CDC
Injury to the skin and underlying tissues from acute exposure to a large external dose of radiation is referred to as cutaneous radiation injury (CRI). Acute radiation syndrome (ARS) 1 will usually be accompanied by some skin damage; however, CRI can ... more
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Situation of Maternal and Newborn Health in Urban Slums of Bhubaneswar: Key Findings

Save the Children (2016) C2
Objectives of the Study: To understand the community needs, behaviors and perception for MNH in urban poor settings. To explore various factors (both demand and supply side) affecting care seeking for MNH. To assess the preparedness of the urban health system for providing MNH services at variou ... more
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Situation of Maternal and Newborn Health in Urban Slums of Pune: Key Findings

Save the Children (2016) C2
Objectives of the Study: To understand the community needs, behaviors and perception for MNH Iin urban poor settings. To explore various factors (both demand and supply side) affecting care seeking for MNH. To assess the preparedness of the urban health system for providing MNH services at variou ... more
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Protecting people and animals from disease threats

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (2018) C1
The Global Health Security Agenda programme develops national capacity to prevent zoonotic and non-zoonotic diseases while quickly and effectively detecting and controlling diseases when they do emerge. The Emerging Pandemic Threats programme improves national capacity to pre-empt the emergence and ... more
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Kenya Health Sector Referral Strategy (2014– 2018)

Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Health, Division of Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (2014) C1
The overall goal of the Kenya Health Sector Referral Strategy is to improve client access to referral. The objectives of the strategy are to realise improved capacity of health providers to identify clients who require referral, develop protocols that will lead to referral system efficiency and effe ... more
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Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into primary health care : WHO guide for planners, implementers and managers

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
Inequality of access to palliative care and symptom relief is one of the greatest disparities in global health care (1). Currently, there is avoidable suffering on a massive scale due to lack of access to palliative care and symptom relief in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (1). Yet basic p ... more
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Checklist for hospitals preparing for the reception and care of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C1
This checklist has been developed to support hospital preparedness for the management of COVID-19 patients. Elements to be assessed have been divided into the following areas: Establishment of a core team and key internal and external contact points Human, material and facility capacit ... more
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In Venezuela, a pandemic meets years of shortages and a broken health system

The New Humanitarian (2020) C1
Venezuela’s government announced on 24 March that COVID-19 infections had reached 91... “The government says wear masks, wash your hands often, and stay inside,” Gomez said. “But we don’t have water, we often don’t have electricity, and there are no masks.”... [President] Maduro den ... more
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Addressing Human Rights as Key to the COVID-19 Response

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1
This document brings to attention key health and human rights considerations with regards to COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights the importance of integrating a human rights based approach in response to COVID-19. It provides key considerations in relation to addressing stigma and discrimination, preve ... more
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Nepal National Logistics Cluster: Standard Operating Procedure, Transport and Storage Services

Reliefweb; OCHA Services; Logistics Cluster; World Food Programme (2020) C2
April 2020 This document explains the scope of the logistics services provided by the National Logistics Cluster, in support of the COVID-19 response in Nepal, how humanitarian actors and Nepal Government may access these services, and the conditions under which these services will be provided. T ... more
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Food Safety in the time of COVID-19

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2020) CC
Presently, there is no evidence that the virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic is carried by domestic food-producing animals, such as chickens, ducks, other poultry, pigs, cattle, camels, horses, sheep, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs or fish. While live animals can be a source of pathogen ... more
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Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on countries affected by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria

Global fund (2020) CC
While many of the countries hit by the COVID-19 in the first few months of the year are now beginning to relax lockdown measures as infection and death rates fall, in the regions most affected by HIV, TB and malaria, such as Africa, South Asia and Latin America, the pandemic continues to accelerate. ... more
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Occupational health and safety for health workers in the context of COVID-19
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Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Health workers participating in pandemic response are exposed to many different occupational risks to health and safety. These include: COVID-19 infection, illness, and transmission to others; fatigue from working longer hours and heavy workload, insufficient sleep or rest, dehydration, and inadequa ... more
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Continuity of essential health services: Facility assessment tool
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Interim guidance. 12 May 2021. The Continuity of essential health services: Facility Assessment Tool can be used by countries to rapidly assess the capacity of health facilities to maintain the provision of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. It can help to alert the authorities ... more
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IPC guidelines for ambulances transferring known or suspected COVID-19 cases
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
These guidelines outline the minimum operational guidance for infection prevention and control (IPC) in ambulances transferring suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients. Ambulance staff should be trained in the procedures outlined here as part of their induction and prior to starting work. They are ... more
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Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
23 February 2021 This document describes the medical devices required for the clinical management of COVID-19, selected and prioritized according to the latest available evidence and interim guidelines. This includes: oxygen therapy, pulse oximeters, patient monitors, thermometers, infusion and suc ... more
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Emergency medical teams: minimum technical standards and recommendations for rehabilitation

World Health Organization WHO; Handicap International, CBM; et al. (2016) C_WHO
his document, a first of its kind, clearly sets out the standards for rehabilitation and provides guidance on building or strengthening the capacity of EMTs in this area.The importance of early rehabilitation for functional outcomes is well documented. Rehabilitation needs can pe ... more
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Emergency medical teams: minimum technical standards and recommendations for rehabilitation (Arabic Version)

World Health Organization WHO; Handicap International, CBM; et al. (2016) C_WHO
his document, a first of its kind, clearly sets out the standards for rehabilitation and provides guidance on building or strengthening the capacity of EMTs in this area.The importance of early rehabilitation for functional outcomes is well documented. Rehabilitation needs can pe ... more
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Бригады чрезвычайной медицинской помощи: минимальные технические стандарты и рекомендации по реабилитации

World Health Organization WHO; Handicap International, CBM; et al. (2016) C_WHO
This document, a first of its kind, clearly sets out the standards for rehabilitation and provides guidance on building or strengthening the capacity of EMTs in this area.The importance of early rehabilitation for functional outcomes is well documented. Rehabilitation needs can p ... more
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Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications (Arab Version)
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
23 February 2021 This document describes the medical devices required for the clinical management of COVID-19, selected and prioritized according to the latest available evidence and interim guidelines. This includes: oxygen therapy, pulse oximeters, patient monitors, thermometers, infusion and suc ... more
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Перечень приоритетных устройств медицинского назначения для осуществления мер реагирования на COVID-19 и соответствующие технические характеристики
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
23 February 2021 This document describes the medical devices required for the clinical management of COVID-19, selected and prioritized according to the latest available evidence and interim guidelines. This includes: oxygen therapy, pulse oximeters, patient monitors, thermometers, infusion and suc ... more
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Protecting the Community Health Workforce During COVID-19: Getting PPE to the last mile

Community Health Impact Coalition et al (2021) CC
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in health service delivery, especially in countries with less resilient health systems. During any outbreak CHWs are relied on to help control the spread. However, they are often the last in line to receive necessary health products and protective ... more
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Nursing Skills and Procedures - Pocket Guide

Anne Griffin, Patricia A. Potter Elsevir (2015) CC
Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills and Procedures, eighth edition, is a practical, portable reference for students and practitioners in the clinical setting. Grouped alphabetically, 85 commonly performed skills are presented in a clear, step-by-step format that includes: ■ Purpose for pe ... more
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Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2019) C_CDC
The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents evidence- based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient- care medical devices and for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare environment. This docume ... more
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The impact of Covid-19 on HIV, TB and Malaria Services and Systems for Health: a Snapshot from 502 health facilities across Africa and Asia

The Global Fund (2021) CC
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world beyond imagination. To date, it has infected more than 135 million people, killed over 2.9 million people, and is projected to plunge up to 115 million people into extreme poverty.1 As countries have gone into lockdown, gender-based violence has incr ... more
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The Global Fund COVID-19 Response

The Global Fund (2021) CC
COVID-19 is having a catastrophic impact on the most vulnerable communities around the world and is threatening decades of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria. The Global Fund works with partners, countries and communities to fight COVID-19, adapt lifesaving HIV, TB and malaria program ... more
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Expanding the Single-Visit Approach for Cervical Cancer Prevention: Successes and Lessons From Burkina Faso

Ouedraogo Y., Furlane G., Fruhauf T. et al. Global Health: Science and Practice (2018) CC
Background: Cervical cancer accounts for 23% of cancer incidence and 22% of cancer mortality among women in Burkina Faso. These proportions are more than 2 and 5 times higher than those of developed countries, respectively. Before 2010, cervical cancer prevention (CECAP) services in Burkina Faso wer ... more
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Infant and young child feeding counselling: an integrated course: director's guide
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World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2021) C_WHO
The Director’s guide contains all the information that the course director needs in order to plan and prepare for the course, to decide which modules and sessions will be included in the training, and to select trainers and participants, starting several months before the actual training. It conta ... more
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Setting Up a Cancer Centre: A WHO–IAEA Framework

World Health Organization WHO; International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA (1989) C1
Cancer centres are a major resource in ensuring a comprehensive approach to cancer treatment and its planning. As part of a new roadmap developed by WHO and IAEA to help countries design national cancer control programmes, this publication proposes a framework to develop a cancer centre and/or to st ... more
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Measles kit 2021 Rev.1

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
7 June 2022. To treat complications associated with measles: severe complications with module 1 (50 cases) and mild complications with module 8 (20 cases). The new measles kit 2021 is designed to prepare for and support the treatment of non-severe and severe measles cases during outbreaks. The kit ... more
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Major trauma backpack 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Trauma Bag 2021 is intended to provide the resources needed to care for care of acutely ill and injured patients in hospital emergency units, field hospitals or clinics providing acute care. The Trauma Bag may also be applicable in prehospital settings if care is provided by advanced practi ... more
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Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents: guidelines for health promotion, disease prevention and management from the newborn period to adolescence
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2022) C_WHO
It summarizes guidance on how to manage – and when to refer – children and adolescents presenting with common complaints and conditions. It includes information to enable primary health care providers to coordinate the continued care of children and adolescents with long-term conditions and dise ... more
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Peru - Health Indicators

World Health Organization WHO HDX (2022) C_WHO
Contains data from World Health Organization's data portal covering the following categories: Mortality and global health estimates, Sustainable development goals, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Health systems, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Child health, Infectious diseases, Neglected Tropical Disea ... more
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WHO Timor-Leste Country Cooperation Strategy: 2021-2025

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
In the last decade, Timor-Leste has made remarkable progress in strengthening its health system and improving the health status of its population. This has resulted in an increased life expectancy, and the achievement of Millennium Development Goals such as a reduction in infant and under-five morta ... more
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WHO's response to the Ukraine crisis

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Since 24 February 2022, the war in Ukraine has caused widespread suffering to its people and serious damage to the country’s infrastructure. Attacks on the country’s health system and its power network threaten people, compromise the provision of health care, and complicate the distribution of ... more
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Actioning the Emergency Medical Teams’ initiative in the WHO African Region: strategic paper

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Emergency medical teams (EMT) are first response health care providers – doctors, nurses, paramedics, and others – during outbreaks and emergencies or disasters, working with governments, charities such as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), armies, and international organizations such as the ... more
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Business models for sustainable development: Projects of global extension of medical technologies of Japan

Nozaki, I.; Y. Sugiura; N. Fujita et al. Global Health & Medicine (2021) C1
Japan has been implementing projects of global extension of medical technologies under an official development assistance policy to improve public health and medicine by promoting Japanese medical technologies worldwide. The current work examines the impact and goals of implementing this new scheme. ... more
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Ethiopia Emergency Health Appeal

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Ethiopia faces unprecedented public health risks with over 17.4 million people in need of health assistance due to a compounded security, epidemiological, environmental and socio-economic hardships throughout the country. Specifically, the prolonged drought and localized conflicts have negatively im ... more
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Air quality and health

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (2024) CC
Exposure to air pollution can affect everyone’s health. When we breathe in air pollutants, they can enter our bloodstream and contribute to coughing or itchy eyes and cause or worsen many breathing and lung diseases, leading to hospitalizations, cancer, or even premature death. Minnesota’s ai ... more