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Guidance Note: Protection of Children during Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Arii M., F. Baele, J. Bedford et al. The Alliance for children protection in humanitarian action (2020) C2
Accessed on 31.03.2020 This Guidance Note aims to provide humanitarian child protection practitioners, particularly child protection advisors and program managers, with guidance on how to engage in responses to infectious ... more
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Preventing the Spread of an Infectious Disease

Wolters Kluwer; Clinical Drug Information, Inc. and its affiliates andor licensors (2020) C2
Diseases that spread easily have always been around. Sometimes these diseases spread from one person to another person. Sometimes they spread from animals to people. Other times, they spread through germs in the water, soil, food, or air. Some diseases can be prevented or controlled with a vaccinat ... more
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Ex-Post Evaluation of Technical Cooperation Project: Chagas Disease Control Project/Chagas Disease Control Project (Phase 2) - Republic of Honduras

Japan international cooperation agency JICA (2014) C2
This project aimed to reduce the risk of vector-borne infection with Chagas disease by controlling triatomine bugs, the vectors transmitting the parasite of Chagas disease, and establishing an e ... more
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Regional action framework for noncommunicable disease prevention and control in the Western Pacific

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The Regional Action Framework for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control provides a unified vision of objectives and recommended actions to combat the noncommunicable ... more
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Summary of WHO infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease: a call for evidence based practice

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
This article summarises the process involved in developing the updated guideline and includes an infographic to highlight key IPC recommendations from the guideline, following the patient care pathway from the community to a healthcare facility to discharge.
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Infection control guidelines for managemente of suspected or confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia (2014)
The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia has developed the guidelines to meet the urgent need for up -to-date information and evidence-based recommendations
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Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A living guideline
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
This second edition of the Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A living guideline provides the most up to date technical guidance on mask use in commu ... more
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Evaluation of Infection Prevention and Control Readiness at Frontline Health Care Facilities in High-Risk Districts Bordering Ebola Virus Disease–Affected Areas in the DRCongo-Uganda 2018

Biedron, C.; M.Lyman, M.J. Stucke, et al. CDC (2019) C_CDC
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) October 4, 2019 / 68(39);851–854
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Protecting the blood supply during infectious disease outbreaks: guidance for national blood services

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This guidance document has been produced by WHO to assist blood services in the development of national plans to respond to any emerging infectious threats to the sufficiency or safety of the blood supply, whether from an existing ... more
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Rapid Review of Physical Distancing and Alternative Disease Control Measures in South Asia

Divya Nair, Nisha Hariharan, Raghav Adlakha, et al. Department for International Development DFID (2020) CC
Policy Brief
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Immediate Socio-Economic Response Plan to Acute Infectious Disease Pandemic for Turkmenistan

UN Sustainable Development Group UNSDG; et al. (2020) C1
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Understanding how temperature shifts could impact infectious disease

RohrI, J.R.; and J. M. Cohen PLOS Biology (2020) CC
Published: November 24, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000938 Climate change is expected to have complex effects on infectious diseases, causing some to increase, others to decrease, and many to shift their distributions. There have be ... more
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Modelling historical changes in the force-of-infection of Chagas disease to inform control and elimination programmes: application in Colombia

Cucunubá, Z.; Nouvellet, P.; Conteh, L. et al. BMJ Global Health (2022) CC
BMJ Glob Health 2017;2:e000345. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000345. WHO's 2020 milestones for Chagas disease include having all endemic Latin American countries certified with no intradomiciliary Trypanosoma cruzi transmission, and infected patients unde ... more
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Vector-borne diseases: a handbook for pharmacists - Disease prevention, control, management and treatment

Gromek K., Hung M., Montero N. et al International Pharmaceutical Federation FIP (2020) C2
The Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas (PFA) has previously published guidelines and organised campaigns for community pharmacists on the prevention, detection and control of arbovirus infections in 2018 with a grant from the FIP Foundation for Ph ... more
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National Preparedness and Response Plan for the Prevention and Control of Ebola Viral Disease (Ghana)

Ministry of Health, Ghana (2014)
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An Update on the Knowledge of Parasite–Vector Interactions of Chagas Disease

Schaub, G. Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine (2022) CC
This review focusses on the interactions between the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, and its triatomine vector. The flagellate mainly colonizes the intestinal tract of the insect. The effect of triatomines on trypanosomes is in ... more
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Chapter 8 - Childhood Mental and Developmental Disorders (Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders: Disease Control Priorities)

J. G. Scott; C. Mihalopoulos; H. E. Erskine; et al. Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 4). (2016) C2
Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 4). Patel V, Chisholm D, Dua T, et al., editors. Washington (DC): The International Bank for ... more
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11th Annual Meeting and First Virtual Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of the Amazonian Countries Initiative for the Surveillance and Control of Chagas Disease (AMCHA)

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2022) C_WHO
Due to the particular Amazonian situation of vectorial transmission based mostly on the wild cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi with diversity of triatomine vectors involved in effective transmission, and the variety of eco-epidemiological situations that facilitate such transmission, the countries of the A ... more
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Basic Infection Control And Prevention Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2011) C_CDC
"This document has been developed for outpatient oncology facilities to serve as a model for a basic infection control and prevention plan. It contains policies and procedures tailored to these settings to meet minimal expectations of patient pr ... more
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Infection Control for Viral Haemorraghic Fever in the African Health Care Setting

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , World Health Organization WHO (1998)
Important Guideline for Ebola prevention and control It is designed for the following uses: - for prevention through preparedness--to help African health facilities make advance preparations for responding with appropriate precautions when a VH ... more
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Infection Control for Viral Haemorraghic Fever in the African Health Care Setting. Section 5

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , WHO (1998)
Disinfect Reusable Supplies and Equipment
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West Nile Virus in the United States: Guidelines for Surveillance, Prevention, and Control

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013)
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Tuberculosis Infection Control in the Era of Expanding HIV Care and Treatment: Addendum to WHO Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-limited Settings

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organisation (2007)
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Prevention and control of blood- borne viruses in prison settings

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2018) C2
Guidance Brief Selected findings from ECDC and EMCDDA scientific guidance, 2018
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Introduction to Measles - A Priority Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) in Africa

Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja German Red Cross (2015) C2
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Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of health and human services Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2006) C_CDC
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Recommendations and Reports: July 7, 2006 / Vol. 55 / No. RR-9
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Comprehensive Hospital Preparedness Checklist for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2020) C_CDC
The following checklist can help hospitals assess and improve their preparedness for responding to a community-wide outbreak of COVID-19. Each hospital will need to adapt this checklist to meet its unique needs and circumstances. This checklist should be used as one of several tools for evaluating c ... more
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Implementing the SAFE Strategy for Trachoma Control

Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2006) CC
Trachoma causes more vision loss and blindness than any other infection in the world. This disease is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. Other variants or strains of these bacteria can cause a sexually transmitted infection (chlamydia) and ... more
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Investigation and control of tuberculosis incidents affecting children in congregate settings

European centre for disease prevention and control (2013) C1
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Infection Control for Viral Haemorraghic Fever in the African Health Care Setting. Part 3

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , World Health Organization (1998) C_WHO
Part 3: Use Safe Burial Practices
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Managing Patient Flow During Triage, Isolation, and Care of Patients Under Investigation or with Confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2015)
For General Healthcare Settings in West Africa
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Guidance on chlamydia control in Europe

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2016) C1
This document updates the 2009 ECDC guidance on chlamydia control in Europe. It was developed by a technical expert group which conducted a critical review of the scientific evidence on the epidemiology of chlamydia and the effectiveness of screenin ... more
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Global Disease Detection (GDD) Manual “Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Epidemic Diseases”

Center for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2011) C_CDC
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Tuberculosis control in prisons: current situation and research gaps

M. Dara, C. D. Acosta, M. V. S. Vinklers Melchers, et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2015) C2
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 32 (2015) 111–117
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National Infection Control Guidelines (India)

National Centre of Disease Control; Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India (2017) C1
Draft version 2017
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Communicable disease threats report, 22-28 September 2019, week 39

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2019) C1
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Statement on medications to treat Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (2020) C_CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is concerned about inaccurate information being distributed through traditional and social media regarding prevention and treatment ... more
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Improving Burial Practices and Cemetery Management During an Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic — Sierra Leone, 2014

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2015)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) January 16, 2015 / 64(01);20-27
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Zika virus disease epidemic: Preparedness planning guide for diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2016) C1
The threat posed by Zika virus infection highlights the need to reinforce preparedness arrangements for mosquito-borne diseases in EU/EEA countries, especially for pathogens transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The aim of this document is to highlight measures that can effectively red ... more
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Infection prevention and control for the care of patients with 2019-nCoV in healthcare settings

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C2
ECDC Technical Report, Fourth Update 3 July 2020
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Surveillance, prevention and control of leishmaniases in the European Union and its neighbouring countries

European Centre for disease prevention and control (ECDC) European Centre for disease prevention and control (ECDC) (2022) C_CDC
This technical report presents the epidemiology of human and animal leishmaniases in the EU and its neighbouring countries and concludes that the disease remains widespread and underreported in many countries of southern Europe, northern Africa, and ... more
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Patterns of funding allocation for tuberculosis control in fragile states

Warsame A.; Patel P.; Checchi F. International Journal of Tubercolosis and Lung Disease (2014) CC
The Creditor Reporting System was analysed for official development assistance funding disbursements towards TB control in 11 conflict-affectedstates, 17 non-conflict-affected fragile states and 38 comparable non-fragile states. The amounts of fundi ... more
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Handbook on using the ECDC preparedness checklist tool to strengthen preparedness against communication disease outbreaks at migrant reception/detention centres

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2016) C1
The checklist tool described in this handbook is intended for EU/EEA public health authorities who need to assess the capacity for communicable disease prevention and control at migrant reception/de ... more
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Nigeria: National Guidelines on Infection Prevention and Control of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (2017) C2
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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 infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for the ma ... more
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Investigation and public health management of people with possible Ebola virus disease infection

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2019) C1
This document aims to provide guidance to EU/EEA public health authorities, public health professionals and healthcare practitioners for the management of persons having had contact with cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) after visiting or working i ... more
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Guidance on infection prevention and control of COVID-19 in migrant and refugee reception and detention centres in the EU/EEA and the UK

European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ECDC (2020) C_CDC
The main objective of this guidance is to provide scientific advice on public health principles and considerations for infection and prevention control of COVID-19 in migrant and refugee reception and detention centres in the European Union and Euro ... more
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Assessment and planning for medical evacuation by air to the EU of patients with Ebola virus disease and people exposed to Ebola virus

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2014)
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Public health management of persons having had contact with Ebola virus disease cases in the EU

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2014)
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Use of personal protective equipment for safe first assessment of Persons Under Investigation of Ebola virus disease in the EU/EEA

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2014)
A tutorial for healthcare professionals
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COVID-19 infection prevention and control for primary care, including general practitioner practices, dental clinics and pharmacy settings. First Update

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C1
Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices are of critical importance in protecting the function of healthcare services at all levels and mitigating the impact on vulnerable populations. Although the management of possible COVID-19 cases is us ... more
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Considerations for the provision of immunisation services to people fleeing Ukraine and the prevention of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) C1
30 March 2022. Infographic
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Revised Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines

National Centre for Disease Control; Ministry of Health & Family Welfare India (2016) C1
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A WHO / The Union Monograph on TB and Tobacco Control

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Health Organization (2007) C_WHO
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Guidance for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in temporary reception centres in the context of the large numbers of people fleeing Ukraine
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) C1
This document offers public health guidance for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in reception centres, and other temporary accommodation facilities, in the context of the mass influx of Ukrainian people into the European Union (EU), the Europe ... more
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Implications of the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda for the EU/EEA, 2024

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ecdc) (2024) C_CDC
This threat assessment addresses the implications of the ongoing Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda for the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). MVD is a severe disease in hu ... more
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Testing for tuberculosis infection and screening for tuberculosis disease among incoming refugees from Ukraine to European countries

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) C1
7 April 2022. Aimed at national policymakers, public health and healthcare planners, staff working in reception centres, and healthcare staff caring for displaced persons, the information note concludes that universal testing of incoming refugees from Ukraine for tuberculosis (TB) infection is not r ... more
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Collaborative Framework for Care and Control of Tuberculosis and Diabetes

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO
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Guidelines for TB infection prevention and control for health care workers in Kenya
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National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Unit, Ministry of Health, Kenya (2014) C1
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Guidelines for screening for Tuberculosis infection and disease during the domestic medical examination for newly arrived refugees

U.S. Department of Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectios Diseases (2012) C_CDC
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine April 16, 2012
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National Training Package on Paediatric HIV and AIDS Care and Treatment. Participants Handbook: Module 2 Diagnosis and Staging of HIV Disease

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National AIDS Control Programme, Tanzania (2015) C1
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National Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India; National Centre for Disease Control (2020) C2
Infection Prevention and Control Programmes January 2020
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COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Your Questions Answered
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC
In the strategies for effective infection prevention and control (IPC), what does triage entail at hospitals? Triage includes screening at the entrance, identification of cases and isolation if necessary. There should be a triage (screening) area w ... more
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National Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Liberia

Ministry of Health, Liberia, World Health Organization (WHO), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2021) C_WHO
3rd edition
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Africa CDC Non Communicable Diseases, Injuries Prevention and Control and Mental Health Promotion Strategy
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) CC
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) & injuries and mental health conditions constitute a serious impediment to achieving the vision of Agenda 2063 to build an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa driven by its own citizens. Each year, these conditions cause millions of premature deaths and disab ... more
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Namibian Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan

Pharmaceutical Services, Directorate Tertiary Health Care and Clinical Support Services Ministry of Health and Social Services (2017) CC2
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is occurring everywhere in the world, compromising the ability to treat infectious diseases, as well as undermining many other advances in health and medicine. Underlying factors that drive AMR include; weak or absent ... more
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The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC
The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship provides a framework for antibiotic stewardship for outpatient clinicians and facilities that routinely provide antibiotic treatment. This report augments existing guidance for other clinical settings. In 2014 and 2015, respectively, CDC release ... more
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Poliomyelitis: related to travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2014)
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Checklist for Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC
The following checklist is a companion to Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs. This checklist should be used to systematically assess key elements and actions to ensure optimal antibiotic prescribing and limit overuse and misuse of antibiotics in hospitals. CDC recommends that ... more
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Information for Travellers to Madagascar

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2017) C1
This information leaflet is for general informative purposes only. It can be used in its current form or further modified and adapted by responsible authorities in each country as a country-specific guidance.
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Checklist for Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2014) C_CDC
The following checklist is a companion to Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs. This checklist should be used to systematically assess key elements and actions to ensure optimal antibiotic prescribing and limit overuse and misuse of antibiotics in hospitals. CDC recommends that ... more
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The Core Elements of Human Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Resource-Limited Settings: National and Hospital Levels
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2018) C_CDC
Formularies are lists of antibiotics that are suggested for certain healthcare settings. In developing a recommended formulary, countries should consider the needs of patients and facilities where they receive care. For example, clinicians in rural or primary health centers may need wide access to f ... more
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The Core Elements of Human Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Resource-Limited Settings

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2018) C_CDC
Antibiotic stewardship refers to coordinated efforts and activities that seek to measure and improve use of antibiotics. Implementation of ASPs has demonstrated positive public health and clinical impacts including reducing costs, lengths of hospital stays, and the burden of antibiotic resistance wh ... more
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An emerging threat. Mosquito-borne diseases in Europe

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2016) C1
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Information Packet

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2009)
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Laboratory Testing for the Diagnosis of HIV Infection: Updated Recommendations

Bernard M. Branson, S. Michele Owen, Laura G. Wesolowski et Centers for Disease control and Prevention (2014) C_CDC
This document updates recommendations for HIV testing by laboratories in the United States and offers approaches for reporting test results to persons ordering HIV tests and to public health authorities. The recommended algorithm is a sequence of tests used in combination to improve the accuracy of ... more
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The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: 2019

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC
This document updates the 2014 Core Elements for Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs and incorporates new evidence and lessons learned from experience with the Core Elements. The Core Elements are applicable in all hospitals, regardless of size. There are suggestions specific to small and criti ... more
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Geographical distribution of areas with a high prevalence of HTLV-1 infection

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (2015) C1
ECDC Technical Report
In line with ECDC’s recommendations provided in the ’Risk Assessment of HTLV-1/2 transmission by tissue/cell transplantation’ dated 14 March 2012, this Directive replaces the term ‘incidence’ with ‘prevalence’ in the description of endemic areas of HTLV-1/2 i ... more
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Basic Laboratory Protocols for the presumptive Identification of Yersinia Pestis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2014) C_CDC
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CDC in Sierra Leone: Factsheet

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2015) C_CDC
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Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIVAIDS, et. al (2013) C_CDC
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
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National Action Plan Antimicrobial Resistance Containment in Bangladesh

Communicable Disease Control Program (CDC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) (2017) C_CDC
In concordance with the global and WHO activities on ARC, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in Bangladesh has come forward and initiative was taken to conduct program for containment of antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh. Director, Dise ... 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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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
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Guidance for the Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2014)
CDC has developed this slide set for use by staff development, infection control, and occupational health personnel for training healthcare personnel on how to select and use personal protective equipment PPE to protect themselves from exposure to m ... more
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Detailed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Checklist for Ebola Preparedness

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2014)
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

Communicable Disease Control Branch - Manitoba Health (2010) C2
Communicable Disease Control Branch Communicable Disease Management Protocol – Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ... more
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Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC
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Factsheet about tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2019) C2
Accessed: 11.03.2019
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Ebolavirus Ecology

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2014)
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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 water supply. Water supply interruption can be caused ... more
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Recommendations for Breastfeeding/Infant Feeding in the Context of Ebola

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2014)
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Chikungunya. Clinical managemement in dengue-endemic areas

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014)
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Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Quick Guide

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008) C_CDC
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TB Elimination Tuberculosis Information for Employers in Non-Healthcare Settings

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for HIVAIDS; TB Prevention; et al. (2012) C_CDC
January 2012
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5 Ways Hospital Pharmacists Can Be Antibiotics Aware

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC
5 Ways Hospital Pharmacists Can Be Antibiotics Aware - Poster
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Making Health Care Safer – Antibiotic Rx in Hospitals: Proceed with Caution

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC
Antibiotics save lives, but poor prescribing practices are putting patients at unnecessary risk for preventable allergic reactions, super-resistant infections, and deadly diarrhea. Errors in prescribing decisions also contribute to antibiotic resistance, making these drugs less likely to work in th ... more
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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, but in limited-resource settings, rates are approximately twice as high as high-resource settings (15 o ... more
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National strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable diseases 2020-2025; South Africa National NCD Strategic Plan

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including mental disorders, currently pose one of the biggest threats to health and development globally, particularly in low and middle income countries2. It is predicted that unless proven interventions are rapidly implemented in countries, in the short to medium ... more
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Preventing Transmission of Zika Virus in Labor and Delivery Settings Through Implementation of Standard Precautions — United States, 2016

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) C_CDC