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Ethiopia National Essential Medicine List
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Food, Medicine and Healthcare Administration and Control Authority of Ethiopia (2020) C1
6 edition
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Ethiopia: Pharmaceutical Procurement List

Pharmaceuticals and Supply Agency; Ministry of Health Ethiopia (2018) C1
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Comparative Study of Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda

Iosue, S. PSA Tansforming The Supply Chain (2020) C1
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Standard treatment guidelines, essential medicines list , essentia laboratory supplies for Zambia
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Ministry of Health, Zambia (2020) C1
5th edition
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Professionalizing Health Logistics in Burkina Faso: Challenges, Implementation and Sustainability

Silve B., A. Ouedraogo Public Health Research (2013) C2
The management of information and logistics is an essential component of health product systems. In a context of limited financial resources and morbidity and mortality sustained by persistent diseases, it is necessary to strengthen health systems t ... more
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Essential Package of Health Services, Country Snapshot: Liberia

Wright, J.; Bethesda, MD: Health Finance & Governance Project, Abt Associates Inc. USAID (2015) C1
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Medical Equipment Standard Lists for 2nd Level Hospitals
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Ministry of Health, Zambia; JICA (2012) C1
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Pharmaceutical Sector Profile: Uganda

UN Industrial Development Organization (2010) C1
Global UNIDO Project: Strengthening the local production of essential generic drugs in the least developed and developing countries
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Global Health Essential Core Competencies

AFMC Resource GroupGHEC Committee (2009) CC
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Kenya Pharmaceutical Sector Development Strategy

United Nations Industrial Develoopment Organization (2012) C1
Global UNIDO Project: Strengthening the local production of essential medicines in least developed and developing countries
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Central Medical Stores Botswana 2010 – 2012 Strategic Plan

Thomson, D., Shivanandan, J. & Brown, T. Ministry of Health, Botswana; PEPFAR; SCMS (2010) C1
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Central Medical Stores Botswana 2010 – 2012 Strategic Plan

Thomson, D., Shivanandan, J. &; Brown, T. Ministry of Health, Botswana; PEPFAR; SCMS (2010)
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MSF Qualification Scheme for International Pharmaceutical Supply

Medicins Sans Frontieres (2009) CC
The MSF qualification scheme is concerned with the pharmaceutical quality assessment for drugs. This procedure is applicable to products for international supply, i.e. products supplied through the MSF procurement centres. This qualification procedu ... more
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Medical Equipment Management Guidelines
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Ministry of Health, Zambia; JICA (2012)
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Severe acute malnutrition with medical complications kit (SAM/MC), for 50 children (less than 5 years), Information Note

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
WHO's Severe acute malnutrition with medical complications kit (SAM/MC) kit is a standard kit designed to provide medical treatment for 50 children under five suffering from severe malnutrition with ... more
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Quantification of Health Commodities - A Guide to Forecasting and Supply Planning for Procurement

USAID USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4 (2014) C1
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4, developed this guide for quantifying health commodities; it will assist technical advisors, program managers, warehouse managers, procurement officers, and service providers in (1) estimating the total commodity needs and costs for successful implementation ... more
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Medical Equipment Standard Lists for 3rdLevel Hospitals
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Ministry of Health, Zambia; JICA (2012) C1
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Ebola Virus Disease: Personal Protective Equipment and Other Ebola-Related Supply Update
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UNICEF Supply Division (2014)
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Dangerously low medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine due to crisis, warn WHO Director-General and WHO Regional Director for Europe

World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC
27 february 2022
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National Strategy for the Scale-up of Medical Oxygen in Health Facilities 2017 - 2022

Federal Ministry of Health (2017) C2
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National Drug Information Service Training Course for Pharmacists. Participant's Manual

Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2018) CC
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has been coordinating sector wide reforms that aim to improve equity and quality of health services. It is widely known that; the sector is growing in line the overall growth and transformation plan of the country and the sector is bein ... more
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Framework for Supply Chain Management for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
1 February 2021
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Impact on Essential Health Services

The Independent Panel (2021) CC
Background paper 8 The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response May 2021
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Guidelines on management of blood and blood components as essential medicines

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
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Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa : Primary Healthcare Level 2020 edition

the Essential Drugs Programme, the PHCAdult Hospital Level Expert review Committee, the National Essential Medicines List Committee National Department of Health South Africa (2020) CC
The PHC STGs and EML should be used by healthcare workers providing care at clinics, community health centres, and gateway clinics at hospitals. Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committees (PTCs) are responsible for ensuring the availability of medicines listed in the PHC EML at those facilities, as ... more
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Antimicrobials supplied in community pharmacies in eastern Europe and central Asia in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC
During the COVID-19 health crisis, community pharmacists had an enhanced role in supporting health-care systems that were overburdened by managing seriously ill patients. This study was undertaken to determine the patterns of community supply of ant ... more
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Access to controlled medicines for pain management in the WHO South-East Asia Region

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The availability of controlled medicines is crucial for patients requiring palliative care, pain relief and symptom management. Many individuals worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries, continue to experience limited access to these essen ... more
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Health Sector Supply Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan (2015-2017)

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2015) C1
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Syrian Medical Voices from the Ground: The Ordeal of Syria's Healthcare Professionals

Center for Pubic Health and Human Rights; John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Syrian American Medical Society (2015)
This report recounts the experiences of 27 physicians and other health workers in Syria (all but two of them Syrian) who struggle to provide trauma care and health services to a population under assault.
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Registration Guidelines for Medical Devices Bangladesh 2015

Directorate General of Drug Administration,, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, People's Republic of Bangladesh (2015) C1
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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 oximeter ... more
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Medical Isolation Facilities in Outbreak Responses

Oxfam (2018) C1
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Essential Surgical Skills with special emphasis on Emergency Maternal & Child Health

Childhealth Advocacy International, Advanced Life Support Group Advanced Life Support Group, Childhealth Advocacy International (2007) C1
The Practical Approach to Emergencies in the Pregnant Mother, Newborn infant and Child. Provder Manual
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Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice

International Confederation of Midwives (2010)
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Emergency water supply planning guide for hospitals and health care facilities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Water Works Association (2012) C1
In order to maintain daily operations and patient care services, health care facilities need to develop an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP) to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a total or partial interruption of the facilities’ normal wa ... 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 a ... more
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National Medical Oxygen and Pulse Oximetry Scale Up Road Map (2016-2021/21)

Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia (2016) CC
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Updating national essential medicine lists: a step-by-step advocacy guide

MSH Management Sciences for Health (MSH) (2016) C1
This guide provides national stakeholders and advocates with information and guidance to update the national essential medicines list to include a new commodity, a new indication, or a new formulation based on the available evidence and based on cou ... more
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Guidelines for Warehousing Health Commodities [1st ed.] (Burmese Version)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1
Translation of the 1st ed., 2003
These guidelines were written for anyone trying to meet and solve the challenges of operating a warehouse today. They are an important reference tool for managers and staff, whether they are constructing a new warehouse, implementing a new warehouse syste ... more
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Ensuring contraceptive security through effective supply chains

Moazzam Ali World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO
Strengthening supply chains to meet the growing demand for family planning will require systems diagnostics, supply chain redesign or adjustments, strategically located storage and distribution syst ... 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 oximeter ... more
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Access to Essential Supplies

The Independent Panel (2021) CC
Background paper 7 The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response May 2021
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Essential health care service disruption due to COVID-19: lessons for sustainability in Nigeria

AHOP National Centre based in Nigeria World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office Africa (2022) C_WHO
The brief concludes that sustaining the continuity of EHS requires policies that ensure a whole-society and systems strengthening approach. This involves increased health care investment, community engagement, disease control regulations, and multisector approaches to improve resilience, EHS quality ... more
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Classification and minimum standards for Emergency Medical Teams

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
National emergency medical teams are the best option for providing immediate and appropriate surge response for emergencies directly affecting populations, while international teams may help relieve overwhelmed health systems. The efficiency and eff ... more
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Guidelines for the production of extemporaenous formulations and hospital based sterile preparations

Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority TFDA (2017) CC
In order to streamline and effectively control compounding of medicinal products in hospitals and pharmacies, these Guidelines for Production of Extemporaneous and Hospital Based Sterile Preparations has been crafted. The purpose of these guidelines therefore is to assist pharmacists in ... more
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Health Supply Chains in an Ebola Context: Assessment and Risk Mitigation
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UNICEF Supply Division (2014)
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Operation Manual for Regional Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshops and Medical Equipment Maintenance Guidelines

Ministry of Health Uganda; Health Infrastructure Division (2015) C1
A guide for Regional Workshop and Hospital Technicians
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Specifications and quantities for efficient procurement of essential equipment and laboratory commodities for HIV

Francis Aboagye-Nyame, Heather Alexander, Zelalem Gizachew Belachew et al. World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO
Second Edition AIDS Medicines and diagnostics services July 2015
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Guide to public Health Supply Chain Costing. A basic Methodology

U.S. Agency for International Development USAID (2013) C1
This guide can inform any partner that manages or supports public health supply chains. Ministries of health, technical assistance partners, or non-governmental organization (NGO) operating distribution systems can all benefit from conducting a cost ... more
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Drug Resistance Through The Back Door: How The Pharmaceutical Industry Is Fuelling The Rise Of Superbugs Through Pollution In Its Supply Chains

Sascha Marchang, Natasha Hurley European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), Changing Markets (2016) C1
Irresponsible pharmaceutical companies fuel the proliferation of superbugs through supply chain pollution, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) reports. The advocacy group uncovered lapses such as dirty production and inadequate waste disposal ... more
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Building Accountable Community Level Commodity Supply Systems Responsive to Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Needs in Uganda

Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda (2016) C1
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Nepal: National Medical Protocol for the Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition

CMAM (2009) C1
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The Essential Health service Package for Botswana

Ministry of Health, Gabarone, Botswana; PEPFAR; CDC (2010) C2
The EHSP in Botswana seeks to attain universal coverage of high-quality package of essential health services. The EHSP is an integrated collection of cost-effective interventions, promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative, that address the ... more
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Selection and Use of Essential Medicines 2021
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The 23rd meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines was coordinated from Geneva, Switzerland, and held virtually from 21 June to 2 July 2021. The Committee considered 88 applications proposing additions, changes ... more
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Rwanda: MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (MWMP)

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2017) C2
Prepared for the Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project - The project Medical Waste Management Plan’s (MWMP) overall objective is to prevent and/or mitigate the negative effects of increased generation of ... more
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World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines 22st List
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
WHO today published the new edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, which include new treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral m ... more
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World Health Organization model list of essential medicines for children: 8th list
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
WHO’s Essential Medicines List and List of Essential Diagnostics are core guidance documents that help countries prioritize critical health products that should be widely available and affordable ... more
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Maintaining essential health services during COVID-19: Select stories of resilience and innovations from 11 states (‎April-July 2020)‎

World Health Organization WHO India WHO (2021) C_WHO
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Recommendations for Adapting Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) at Temporary COVID-19 Vaccination Sites. Preliminary Document, Version 2.3 - November 2021

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO WHO (2021) C_WHO
Emergency medical teams (EMTs) play an important role in strengthening health service networks in terms of their strategies and tactics for planning mass vaccination programs, especially in remote or under-resourced areas or those overwhelmed by COV ... more
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List of Priority Medical Devices for the First Level of Care for the Countries of the Americas. Third version, November 2021

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO PAHO (2021) C_WHO
n the countries of the Region of the Americas, there are different forms of organization of health services at the first level of care. Some countries include certain laboratory, dental and diagnostic imaging practices in the first level of care, while other countries centralize these practices in t ... more
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Sustainable waste management of medical waste in African developing countries: A narrative review

Zamani's Lab, R. et al. (2021) CC
Waste Management & Research 39(1) DOI: 10.1177/0734242X211029175
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Medical device donations: considerations for solicitation and provision. Second edition

World Health Organization WHO (2024) CC
Medical devices are used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and diseases and for rehabilitation. WHO developed guidance on medical device donation in 2011, which has been now rev ... more
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Humanitarian Supply Management And Logistics In The Health Sector
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Pan American Health Organization (2001)
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Humanitarian Supply Management System SUMA

Pan American Health Organization (2000)
Manual Logistical Management of Humanitarian Supply The flood of relief supplies that arrive in the aftermath of large-scale disasters often poses serious logistic and management problems for national authorities. SUMA is a tool for the management ... more
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A Decision Makers Guide: Medical Planning and Response for a Nuclear Detonation

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2017) C1
Successful detonation of an improvised nuclear device (IND) would be a catastrophic event, causing an unprecedented number of injuries and lives lost, as well as economic, political, and social disruption. However, an effective medical response and ... more
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Procurement and supply management report for the WHO European Region, high MDR-TB priority countries, 2013

World Health Organization Europe (2015) C_WHO
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WHO list of priority medical devices for cancer management

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This publication is based on the list of clinical interventions selected from clinical guidelines on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, monitoring and end of life care. This publication addresses medical devices for six ty ... more
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Essential Guide to Humanitarian Good Practice, 5th ed.
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All in Diary (AID) (2016) C2
A practical tool for field based humanitarian workers. It provides up-to-date, clear and succint guidance on topics accross the humanitarian sector including references to current, relevant resources and practical tools.
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Trainee's guide for training of Medical Officers in Pregnancy Care and Management of Common Obstetric Complications

Maternal Health Division Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India (2009) C1
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NATIONAL MEDICAL STANDARD FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Vol I

Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population Family Health Division (2010)
4th Edition
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Essential prevention and care interventions for adults and adolescents living with HIV in resource-limited settings

World Health Organization WHO (2008) C_WHO
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Guide to medical records

Medical Protection Society (2012) C1
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Supply Chain System for Community Health Programs in Uganda: A Situation Analysis

Ministry of Health, Repulic of Uganda USAID, et al. (2016) C1
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Liberia: Supply Chain Strategy 2015

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia (2010) C1
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Nigeria: National Policy on Medical Oxygen in Health Facilities

Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Republic of Nigeria (2017) C2
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The role of an essential health benefit in the delivery of integrated health services: Learning from practic e in East and Southern Africa

Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET) (2018) C1
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Community Mental Health Practice. Seven essential Features for Scaling up in low- and middle-income Countries

Basic Needs Basic Rights (2009) CC
The seven essential features of practice for scaling up are described with great clarity. They are practical and universal, and encourage local innovation. They include policy, funding and local management structure, as well as working with all poss ... more
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Executive summary: the selection and use of essential medicines 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Report of the 23rd WHO Expert Committee on the selection and use of essential medicines This executive summary reports the recommendations made by the Expert Committee for the 2021 update of the WHO Model List of ... more
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Essential Nutrition Actions: mainstreaming nutrition throughout the life course

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
This publication’s primary purpose is to provide a compilation of actions to address malnutrition in all its forms, in a concise and user-friendly format to help in decision-making processes for integration of nutrition interventions in national health policies, strategies, and plans based on coun ... more
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Selection of essential medicines at country level

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Using the WHO model list of essential medicines to update a national essential medicines list Since 1977, WHO has been working with countries to design the package of ... more
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Guidelines on the Safety and Vigilance of Medical Products and Health Technologies

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2020) C1
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood supply and demand in the WHO African Region

Loua, A.; et al. (2021) C_WHO
VOX Sanguinis, 2021: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affected millions of people worldwide and caused disruptions at the global level including in healthcare provision. Countries of the WHO African region have put in place measures for the COVID-19 pandemic containment that may adversely a ... more
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COVID-19 vaccination: supply and logistics guidance: interim guidance, 12 February 2021
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
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Medical Ethics and Bedside Rationing in Low‐Income Countries: Challenges and Opportunities

Kapiriri, L. ResearchGate (2017) CC
Bioethics - Medical, Ethical and Legal Perspectives There’s evidence that implementing the four medical ethics principles may be challenging especially in low income country contexts with extreme ... more
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National Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Strategy 2014/15-1018/19

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2018) CC
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Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: Training Guide – Community Workers

Quinn, V., and A. Guyon (2015) CC
The Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions Training Guide: Community Workers strengthens the capacity of community workers to deliver and promote the ... more
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Scoping review of interventions to maintain essential services for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and older people during disruptive events

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
To support countries in adapting their response to different COVID-19 scenarios, the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing commissioned this scoping review of published and grey literature. The objective was to identify interventions ... more
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Third round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Countries reported disruptions in all health-care settings. In more than half of countries surveyed, many people are still unable to access care at the primary care and community care levels. Significant disruptions have also been reported in emergency care, particularly concerning given the impact ... more
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Medical promise of climate solutions

Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (2022) CC
The Faster We Go, the Health We'll Be. The report outlines five climate solutions that research shows will deliver immediate, often localized, health and equity benefits. Our focus is on the solutions that proactively advance both health and health equity, recognizing that some of us face greater h ... more
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Heatwaves | Essential lessons for humanitarian responders

ALNAP (2023) CC
2023 is seeing intense heatwaves. According to a July 2023 briefing by the World Meteorological Association temperatures will frequently reach above 35–40°C in many places across the Mediterranean region, with temperatures in the Middle East and southeastern Türkiye reaching up to 45°C and, in ... more
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Essential and actionable measures for enhancing country preparedness for Viral Haemorrhagic Fever outbreaks in the WHO African Region
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World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
The target audience of this document (and the associated online companion tool) includes WHO country offices in Member States of the African Region; Member States’ ministries of health and their public health emergency operation centres; relevant external assessment teams; and partners looking ... more
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Venezuela´s humanitarian crisis. Severe Medical and Food Shortages, Inadequate and Repressive Government Response

Human Rights Watch (2016) C1
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Standard operating procedures for supply chain management of health products for neglected tropical diseases amenable to preventive chemotherapy
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Tis first edition describes the standard operating procedures for health products for NTDs amenable to preventive chemotherapy and the medicines donated to treat them. These include albendazole for lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases; azithromycin for trachoma and yaws; diethylca ... more
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Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report, 27 August 2020
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC
The results of a WHO survey conducted to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on up to 25 essential health services in countries show disruptions of essential health services in nearly all cou ... more
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Medical Eye Care - Policy 2010-2012

Colin Cook Christoffel-Blinden Mission (CBM) (2010)
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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 nec ... more
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Coordination and registration of Providers of foreign medical teams in the humanitarian response to sudden-onset disasters: A Health Cluster Concept Paper

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2012)
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Human Resource Capacity Development in Public Health Supply Chain Management: Assessment Guide and Tool

USAID; Deliver Project (2013)
this toolkit presents a structured, rating-based methodology designed to provide a rapid, comprehensive assessment of the capacity of the human resource support system for a country’s supply chain. Data are gathered from a document review, focus g ... more
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The Logistics Handbook - A Practical Guide for the Supply Chain Management of Health Commodities

USAID USAID (2011)
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A Policy Guide for Implementing Essential Interventions for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)

World Health Organization (2014)
The Compendium brings together for the first time key consensus-based policy recommendations and guidance to improve the delivery of proven interventions to women and children. The user-friendly format incorporates icons and tabs to present key health-related policies that support the delivery of ... more