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Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population

National Institut for Health and Care Excellence NICE (2017) C2
This guideline covers making people aware of how to correctly use antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics) and the dangers associated with their overuse and misuse. It also includesmeasures to prevent and control infection that can stop peopl ... more
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China: National Action Plan to Contain Antimicrobial Resistance (2016-2020)

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
China is one of the major countries for the production and use of antibacterial agents. Antibacterial agents are widely used in healthcare and animal husbandry. It plays a significant role in treating infections and saving patient lives, preventing ... more
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Indicators and questions for monitoring progress on the 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS — Global AIDS Monitoring 2023

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO
The indicators and questions in this document are designed for use by national AIDS programmes and partners to assess the state of a country’s HIV and AIDS response, and to measure progress towards achieving national HIV targets. Countries are enc ... more
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The future of learning and technology in deprived contexts

Save the Children (2020) CC
This report addresses the future of basic education, ICT use in deprived locations, and the use of ICTs in primary school learning in 2020 and 2025, especially in deprived contexts. It draws on rese ... more
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WHO Guidelines for malaria
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
25 Nov 2022 The WHO Guidelines for malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform. The WHO Guidelines for malaria supersedes 2 previous WHO publications: the Guidelines for the treatment of mala ... more
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Toolkit on Mapping Legal, Health, and Social Services Responses to Child Maltreatment

World Health Organization; Lucerne University; Children Research Centre (2015)
The toolkit aims to provide researchers with guidance for improving the quality of studies that use administrative data to better ascertain child maltreatment incidence, response and service delivery. However, these are complex studies to conduct, a ... more
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WASH for Schoolchildren in Emergencies: A Guidebook for Teachers

Murat Sahin, Emily Bamford, Lisa Bender et al. UNICEF (2011)
This guidebook for people in school settings is intended to offer strategies for use and adaptation with children and families to re-establish routines of hygiene with basic access to water and sanitation services through an approach that visibly sh ... more
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H2P Community Planning and Response Curriculum. District and Community Leaders

Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative USAID; ICRC; CoreGroup; et al. (2009) CC
The Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative and its many partners have developed ready-to-use training curricula for district- and community-level leaders, and community volunteers and workers in order to minimize morbidity and mortality ... more
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Measuring the Success of Family Planning Initiatives in Rwanda: A Multivariate Decomposition Analysis.

uhoza, Dieudonné Ndaruhuye, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, and Aline Umubyeyi. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF International (2013) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 94 - This study described the family planning initiatives in Rwanda and analyzed the 2005 and 2010 RDHS data to identify factors that contribute to the increase in contraceptive use. The Blinder-Oaxaca technique was used to de ... more
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Integrated Water Resources Management in Myanmar: Water usage and introduction to water quality criteria for lakes and rivers in Myanmar. Preliminary report

Mjelde, Marit; Ballot, Andreas; Swe, Thida; Eriksen, Tor Erik; Nesheim, Ingrid; Aung, Toe Toe Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA) (2017) C1
The purpose of the report is to present some first recommendation for the development of Myanmar ecological quality criteria using the system of the EU Water Framework Directive (EU WFD) as baseline, with main focus on the characterization and classification processes. As background for the recommen ... more
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Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports The DHS Program (2017) C1
The 2015-16 MDHS is a national sample survey that provides up-to-date information on fertility levels; marriage; fertility preferences; awareness and use of family planning methods; child feeding practices; nutrition; adult and childhood mortality; ... more
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WHO mhGAP Guideline update
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WHO WHO (2015) C_WHO
Update of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Guideline for Mental, Neurological and Substance use Disorders May 2015
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iSupport, an online training and support program for caregivers of people with dementia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in India

Mehta, M.K.; et al. (2018) CC
Trials (2018) 19:271 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2604-9 Based on the findings of this trial, we will examine the potential use and scale up of iSupport for caregiver distress in India. This style of online self-help programs could be expande ... 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 hospita ... more
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Maintaining and prioritizing HIV prevention services in the time of COVID-19

UNAIDS; GPC (2020) CC
In the time of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sex and drug use will continue, regardless of physical distancing orders and policies. People who previously met in community gathering venues such as bars and clubs may now meet in different sites, one ... more
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Situation Analysis of Children and Women in Kenya, 2017

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2017) C1
The report provides the much-needed evidence to design interventions for children in Kenya and as such we urge partners to use this report as a document for planning for children.
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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 costing exercise and can ... more
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The Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, UN Development Programme (2015) C1
The Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Handbook) has been developed to provide guidance on how to use the Checklist and conduct related legislative reviews and reform processes. While the methodology for using the Checklist needs to be ... more
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WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Implementation Guide
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World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO
This implementation guide has been developed to help birth attendants and health-care leaders successfully launch and sustain use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist. Development, use and implement ... more
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Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16: Key Indicators Report

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1
The primary objective of the 2015-16 MDHS project is to provide up-to-date estimates of basic demographic and health indicators. Specifically, the MDHS collected information on fertility levels, marriage, fertility preferences, awareness and use of ... more
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Expanding access to HIV services for men who have sex with men through mobile phone and web-based platforms in Myanmar

USAID (2017) C1
Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
Key messages
• Ensuring access to HIV prevention and critical services for non-disclosed men who have sex with men (MSM) remains a priority in Myanmar.
• Internet, social media and mobile applic ... more
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Smartphone‑based objective monitoring in bipolar disorder: status and considerations

Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Michael Bauer and Lars Vedel Kessing (2018) CC
Int J Bipolar Disord (2018) 6:6 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40345‑017‑0110‑8 In 2001, the WHO stated that: "The use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives (mHealth) has the potential to transform th ... more
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Guidelines on second-and third-line medicines and type of insulin for the control of blood glucose levels in non-pregnant adults with diabetes mellitus

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The new guidelines provide public health guidance on pharmacological agents for managing hyperglycaemia in type 1 and type 2 diabetes for use in primary health-care in low-resource settings. These guidelines update the recommendations for managing h ... more
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WHO Information Series on School Health

World Health Organization (WHO); Unicef; Education International ; et al. World Health Organization (WHO); Unicef; Education International ; et al. (2004) C_WHO
Teachers' Exercise Book for HIV Prevention Document 6.1 This booklet contains all the participatory learning experiences that are included in the Training and Resource Manual on School Health and HIV and AIDS Prevention. It is to be given to all teachers who receive training as part of the EI/WH ... more
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Antimicrobial resistance policy review and development framework

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2018) C2
A regional guide for governments in Asia and the Pacific to review, update and develop policies to address antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in animal production
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Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline, Updated 16 September 2022
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
This twelfth version of the WHO living guideline now contains 19 recommendations. This latest update provides updated recommendations for remdesivir, addresses the use of combination therapy with corticosteroids, interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blocke ... more
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Determinants of Maternal Care Seeking in Kenya, DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 111

Mbugua S., L. D. MacQuarrie K. DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 111 (2018) C1
This study is a theory-driven analysis of the socio-demographic determinants of maternal care seeking in Kenya. Specifically, it examines predisposing, enabling, and need factors potentially associated with use of antenatal care (ANC), health facili ... more
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Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline (Arabic)
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
3 March 2022 The WHO Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline contains the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for the use of therapeutics in the treatment of COVID-19. The latest version of this living guideline is available in pdf ... more
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Validación e implementación de GeneXpert MTB/RIF para diagnóstico de tuberculosis en Ecuador

Ortiz-Jiménez; J.; G. Franco-Sotomayor; M. Ramos-Ramirez Kasmera (2019) CC
The objective of the study was the validation and implementation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for routine use in the rapid detection of tuberculosis and sensitivity to rifampicin in clinical samples; for this, 1592 respiratory samples were collected and ana ... more
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Digital Foundations - Digital Transformation and our Fight against Hunger

World Food Programme (2021) CC
Today, WFP has the capabilities and know-how to tap into mobile technology and artificial intelligence to monitor food security; use satellite technology to locate and track communities in need; and offer digital finance via blockchain technology to ... more
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Psychosocial counselling and treatment adherence support for people affected by tuberculosis

The Union (2021) C1
The guide is suitable and can be used for the following audiences: 1. nurses and other trained healthcare workers who can use this manual as a self-study tool and then incorporate its guidance into their practice; 2. governmental and non-governmen ... more
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iSupport
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
iSupport is a self-help skills and training programme for carers of people with dementia. Worldwide, around 55 million people have dementia. Dementia causes significant psychological and emotional impact on families and carers. iSupport aims to prevent and/or decrease mental and physical health prob ... more
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Liberia: Demographic and Health Survey 2019-2020

Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) Monrovia, Liberia The DHS Program ICF (2021) C2
The LDHS provides an opportunity to inform policy and provide data for planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of national health programs. It is designed to provide up-to-date information on health indicators including fertility levels, sexual activity, fertility preferences, awaren ... more
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Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience

Melanie Duncan, et al. CAFOD; AfClix; UCL; et al. (2014)
These draft guidelines are designed to encourage humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation (NGO) practitioners to think about the types of scientific information and expertise they may need, how to access and use them, and how to en ... more
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Guidelines For The Management Of Conditions Specifically Related To Stress

World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO
Objectives and scope of the document This document was developed to provide recommended management strategies for problems and disorders that are specifically related to the occurrence of a major stressful event. The recommended strategies will form the basis of a new module to be added to the WHO ... more
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Preparedness: saves time, money and lives

Inter-Agency Standing Committee; World Food Programme (2011) C2
This document addresses preparedness as an important investment against natural and man-made disasters. Through good practices, it urges the humanitarian community, governments and regional bodies to use preparedness thinking to be aware of risks, t ... more
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National Strategy for Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), WASH in Schools and WASH in Health Facilities 2016 - 2030

Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2016) C1
The purpose of this Strategy is to set out the way to meet the needs of the rural populations for improved domestic water supply services, access to and use of improved sanitation with elimination of open defecation, and improved hygiene behaviour b ... more
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Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases in Zambia: The Case for Investment

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2020) CC
The Government of the Republic of Zambia has placed priority on ensuring that Zambians are healthy and productive as a catalyst to the attainment of socioeconomic development . The Vision 2030 aims to transform Zambia into a prosperous middle-income country as articulated also in the 7th National De ... more
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Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace - code of practice

Safe Work Australia (2004) CC
"This Code provides practical guidance on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals for persons conducting a business or undertaking who use chemicals in their workplace."
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Weak surveillance and policy attention to cancer in global health: the example of Mozambique

Lorenzoni, C; Oliveras, Laura; Vilajeliu, A, et al. (2018) CC
Cancer is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa due to population growth, ageing and westernisation of lifestyles. In this piece, we use data from Mozambique over a 50-year period to illustrate cancer epidemiological trends in low ... more
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National Gender Statistics report, 2016

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) (2016) C2
This third edition of the National Gender Statistics Report provides the updated sex-disaggregated data in twelve fields: Population and Youth; Education; Health and Nutrition; Economic Activity and time use; Poverty & Social Protection; Justice & H ... more
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Maternal Health Indicators in High-Priority Counties of Kenya

Samwel Mbugua, Kerry L. D. MacQuarrie ICF (2018) C2
Levels and Inequities
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 110
This study shows large variations in maternal health indicators across high-priority counties in Kenya. Nairobi exceeds the national average on all maternal health indicators in this study, while other highpriority counties consist ... more
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Determinants of Maternal Care-Seeking in Kenya

Samwel Mbugua, Kerry L. D. MacQuarrie (2018) C1
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 111
This study is a theory-driven analysis of the socio-demographic determinants of maternal care seeking in Kenya. Specifically, it examines predisposing, enabling, and need factors potentially associated with use ... more
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A Comparison of Summary Measures of Quality of Service and Quality of Care for Family Planning in Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania

Mallick, Lindsay, Wenjuan Wang, Temsah, Gheda (2017) C1
DHS Methodological Report No. 20

This study used Service Provision Assessment (SPA) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania to compare traditionally used additive methods with a data reduction method—principal component analysis (PCA).
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Rwanda: Health Sector Research Policy

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2012) C2
The Rwandan Health Sector Research Policy (HSRP) policy defines the scope of research in the Rwandan health sector and presents the strategic principles to ensure that the research done in Rwandan health sector will be conducted in a more coordinated manner, promoting research for equity and social ... more
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Maternal and Newborn Health in Urban India: A Monograph based on Literature Review Exercise

Save the Children (2016) C2
India contributes to 16% of the global maternal deaths and around 27% of global newborn deaths. Reducing the burden of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in urban poor settings today requires an expansion of effective Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) care services and lowering the barrier ... more
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Generic risk assessment model for indoor residual spraying of insecticides, 2nd ed.

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
This document provides a generic model that can be used for risk assessment of exposure to insecticide products applied as indoor residual sprays. It aims to harmonize the risk assessment of such insecticides for public health use in order to genera ... more
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Vietnam: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2015) C1
The National Strategy for Natural Disaster, Prevention, Response and Mitigation to 2020, which outlines Vietnam’s main disaster risk management objectives and the National Target Program (NTP) form the overarching policy framework for disaster risk management and climate change adaption activities ... more
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A systematic review of online interventions for mental health in low and middle income countries: A neglected field

Arjadi , R.; Nauta, M. H.; Chowdhary, N.; et al. Global Mental Health (2015) C1
Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2015; 2: e12. Published online 2015 Jul 14. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2015.10 Low and middle income countries (LMICs) are facing an increase of the impact of mental health problems while confronted with limited resources and limited access to mental health care, known as the ‘me ... more
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Creating mental health and related services free from coercion, violence and abuse WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)
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World Health Organization WHO (2017)
This document provides training and guidance on the reasons for, and the impact of, violence, coercion and abuse within mental health and related settings. It also provides guidance on how to implement strategies to end the use of coercion, violence ... more
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Facilitator’s Guide for Inter-sector Response Options Analysis & Planning (Final version)

Danish Refugee Council, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, Cash Learning Partnership (2019) C1
The Facilitator's Guide has been piloted in Borno (Nigeria) and in Fafan zone (Somali region, Ethiopia) and improved iteratively after each test. What does the ROAP have that you won't find in other methodologies? It is based on holistic, people-centred approaches that span across sectors an ... more
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WHO consolidated guideline on self-care interventions for health: sexual and reproductive health and rights

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting new approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a health systems perspective and for people who use these interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the follow ... more
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Considerations relating to social distancing measures in response to the COVID-19 epidemic- second update

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C1
Social distancing is an action taken to minimise contact with other individuals; social distancing measures comprise one category of non-pharmaceutical countermeasures (NPCs)1 aimed at reducing disease transmission and thereby also reducing pressure on health services. This document builds upon exi ... more
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World Drug Report 2022 Booklet 2 Global Overview of Drug Demand and Supply

United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC (2022) C1
Constituting the second part of the World Drug Report 2022, the present booklet contains an overview of the global demand for and supply of drugs. The first chapter of the booklet begins with the latest estimates of the number of people who use dru ... more
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European Drug Report 2019: trends and developments.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction European Union (2019) C1
The Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses. Together with the online Statistical Bulletin and 30 Countr ... more
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WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection - Module 11

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Module 1q PrEP users July 2017 Module 11: PrEP users. This module provides information for people who are interested in taking PrEP to reduce their risk of acquiring HIV and people who are already taking PrEP – to support them in their choice and ... more
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Antimicrobial Resistance: Challenges and Perspectives

Doyle, M.P.; G. H. Loneragan, H. M. Scott et al. (2006) C2
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Vol.12 (2013) pp.234-248 In 2006, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) published an Expert Report entitled “Antimicrobial Resistance: Implications for the Food System” (IFT 2006). That report summarized current scientific knowledge pe ... more
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Telemedicine Practice Guidelines Enabling Registered Medical Practitioners to Provide Healthcare Using Telemedicine

BOARD OF GOVERNORS In supersession of the Medical Council of India (2020) C2
The purpose of these guidelines is to give practical advice to doctors so that all services and models of care used by doctors and health workers are encouraged to consider the use of telemedicine as a part of normal practice. These guidelines will ... more
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Quick guide to video-supported treatment of tuberculosis (2020)

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2020) C_WHO
Despite being a curable and preventable disease, tuberculosis (TB) remains as one of the major challenges for health systems, globally. Every year, TB affects more than 10 million people and kills more than 1.4 million people. WHO’s Digital Health for the End TB Strategy – an Agenda for Action o ... more
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Broader health impacts of vertical responses to COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries

Tabitha Hrynick, T.; S. Ripoll and S. Carter Social Science in Humanitarian Action (2021) C1
This paper reviews the effects of vertical responses to COVID-19 on health systems, services, and people’s access to and use of them in LMICs, where historic and ongoing under-investments heighten vulnerability to a multiplicity of health threats. ... more
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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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Community needs, perceptions and demand: community assessment tool

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
A module from the suite of health service capacity assessments in the context of the COVID-19 pandemicINTERIM GUIDANCE5 February2021 The Community needs, perceptions and demand: community assessment toolcan be used by countries to conduct a rapid pulse survey of community health needs and perceptio ... more
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Necesidades, percepciones y demandas de las comunidades: instrumento de evaluación comunitaria: módulo de la serie de evaluaciones de la capacidad de los servicios de salud en el contexto de la pandem

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) C_WHO
A module from the suite of health service capacity assessments in the context of the COVID-19 pandemicINTERIM GUIDANCE5 February2021 The Community needs, perceptions and demand: community assessment toolcan be used by countries to conduct a rapid pulse survey of community health needs and perceptio ... more
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Making the European Region Safer: developments in alcohol control policies, 2010–2019

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO
Available in Russian A detailed overview is provided of the implementation of alcohol policies described in the 10 action areas of the European Action Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol 2012–2020 (EAPA), including the current status of imp ... more
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ИНИЦИАТИВА SAFER СДЕЛАТЬ ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЙ РЕГИОН ВОЗ БОЛЕЕ БЕЗОПАСНЫМ

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO
УСПЕХИ В РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ПОЛИТИКИ В ОТНОШЕНИИ КОНТРОЛЯ НАД АЛКОГОЛЬНОЙ ПРОДУКЦИЕЙ, 2010–2019 ГГ A detailed overview is provided of the implementation of alcohol policies described in the 10 action areas of the European Action Plan ... more
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Self-help Plus (SH+)
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC
A group-based stress managment course for adults. Self-Help Plus (SH+) is WHO’s 5-session stress management course for large groups of up to 30 people. It is delivered by supervised, non-specialist facilitators who complete a short training course and u ... more
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Cancer Advocacy Traning Toolkit for Africa

Godfrey, E. AfrOx; ESMO; et al. (2014) CC
One of the most important ways we feel we can help to reduce the burden of cancer in Africa is to work with African cancer advocacy organisations to help educate and advocate about cancer in their countries. To this end in 2010 we designed with our partners, 13 posters for ... more
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Guidance on operational microplanning for COVID-19 vaccination

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This publication is a companion document to the NDVP National Deployment and Vaccination Plans guidance, which provides a framework for countries to develop their national strategies. As countries face challenges with erratic vaccine supplies, use ... more
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WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit: Chemical Hazards

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
2nd edition. The purpose of the WHO human health risk assessment toolkit: chemical hazards is to provide its users with guidance to identify, acquire and use the information needed to assess chemical hazards, exposures and the corresponding health r ... more
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Quality criteria for the evaluation of climate-informed early warning systems for infectious diseases

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The frequency of infectious disease epidemics is increasing, and the role of the health sector in the management of epidemics is crucial in terms of response. In the context of infectious disease epidemics, the use of climate-informed early warning ... more
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Disruption in essential health services in Mexico during COVID-19: an interrupted time series analysis of health information system data

Doubova SV, Leslie HH, Kruk ME, et al. BMJ Global Health (2021) CC
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health systems around the world. The objectives of this study are to estimate the overall effect of the pandemic on essential health service use and outcomes in Mexico, describe observed and predicte ... more
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mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG) training of health-care providers. Training manual
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World Health Organization, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2022) C_WHO
The mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG) Training of Health-Care Providers manual is designed to guide facilitators in training non-specialist health care providers to manage mental, neurological and substance use conditions in humanita ... 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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Antimicrobial Resistance, Fueled by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO
Policy Brief November 2021 Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the ongoing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) global crisis due to the increase in the use of antibiotics to treat COVID-19 patients, disruptions ... more
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Nigeria: Demographic Health Survey 2018

The DHS Program ICF USAID (2019) C2
The 2018 NDHS is a national sample survey that provides up-to-date information on demographic and health indicators. The sample was selected using a stratified, two-stage cluster design, with enumeration areas (EAs) as the sampling units for the first stage. The second stage was a complete listing o ... more
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Questions and answers on the prevention and control of alcohol-related harm

World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific (2019) C_WHO
The "Questions and Answers on Prevention and control of Alcohol related harm" has been developed by WHO country office in Viet Nam with technical contribution from national and international experts in the field. This publication provides scientific evidences on harms of alcohol ... more
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Working Paper 46 - Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset

Dreher, A.; A. Fuchs; B. Parks et al. AidData at William & Mary (2017) CC
This paper introduces a new dataset of official financing—including foreign aid and other forms of concessional and non-concessional state financing—from China to 138 countries between 2000 and 2014. We use these data to investigate whether and ... more
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Therapeutics and COVID-19 (Living Guideline, 10 November 2023)

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
WHO has updated its guidelines for COVID-19 therapeutics, with revised recommendations for patients with non-severe COVID-19. This is the 13th update to these guidelines. Updated risk rates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19 The guidance includes updated risk rates for ... more
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Implementation toolkit for accessible telehealth services

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
The Implementation toolkit for accessible telehealth services provides practical guidance to support governments, industry partners, health service providers and civil society groups in the use and implementation of the WHO-ITU Global standard for a ... more
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Facts For Life
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UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNAIDS, WFP (2010) C_UNICEF
Handbook on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood illnesses, child development and the care of children. The handbook, Facts for Life, provides vital messages and information for mothers, fathers, other family members and caregivers and communities to use ... more
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Global update on HIV treatment 2013: Results, impact and opportunities

World Health Organization; UNICEF; UNAIDS (2013)
Chapter 1 provides new data on the latest developments in the global treatment effort, highlighting positive trends as well as aspects that require improvement. Chapter 2 summarizes the impact of the scale-up in reducing AIDS-related mortality and new HIV infections. Chapter 3 examines the sequence ... more
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Participation handbook for humanitarian field workers - Involving crisis-affected people in a humanitarian response

ALNAP, Groupe URD - Groupe Urgence Rehabilitation Developpement (2009)
The Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers contains detailed practical advice on the participation of affected people in humanitarian action. It has three sections: Developing a participatory approach (main issues, key factors, building mutual respect, communication methods and ... more
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Using indicators to measure country pharmaceutical situations

WHO World Health Organization (WHO) (2006) C_WHO
Fact Book on WHO Level I and Level II monitoring indicators - To monitor the progress of efforts to improve the global medicines situation, WHO has developed a system of indicators that measure important aspects of a country’s pharmaceutical situation. Level 1 indicators measure the existence and ... more
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Good Pharmacy Practice - Joint FIP/WHO Guidelines on Good Pharmacy Practice: Standards for Quality of Pharmacy Services

World Health Organization (WHO), International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (2011) C_WHO
WHO Technical Report Series, No. 961, 2011, Annex 8 - These guidelines are intended to provide a description of ways in which pharmacists can improve access to health care, health promotion and the use of medicines on behalf of the patients they ser ... more
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Antibiotic resistance: Multi-country public awareness survey
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
WHO commissioned a survey, carried out in September/October 2015, among some 10 000 members of the public in 12 countries (2 per WHO Region: Barbados, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa, Sudan and Viet Nam) on their ... more
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Asylverfahrensgesetz (AsylVfG) / German Asylum Procedure Act - English version

Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz; juris GmbH (1992) CC2
Translation provided of the German Asylum Procedure Act (Asylverfahrensgesetz) by the Language Service of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The translation includes the amendment(s) to the Act by Article 2 of the Act of 23.12.2014 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2439). BEWARE: This version does no ... more
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Laboratory testing for Zika virus and dengue virus infections: interim guidance
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World Health Organization (2022) C_WHO
Zika and dengue viruses remain significant public health threats. These viruses share the same Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquito vectors and geographic distributions but infections cannot be readily distinguished clinically and need to be differentiated from each other, and from other circulating arboviral ... more
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Child Protection

Krishanan, S.; A. Sahoo and R. Goswami Save the Children (2015) CC
The guidebook can be used by any care giver who comes in contact with children on a daily basis and who have the primary or secondary responsibility of taking care of the children. Parents, teachers, anganwadi workers, child care institutions, hospitals can ... more
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Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities
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Bernadette Daelmans, Olufemi Oladapo, Özge Tuncalp et al World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
The standards of care cover the routine care and management of complications occurring for women and their babies during labour, childbirth and the early postnatal period, including those of small babies during the first week of life. They define priorities for improving the quality of maternal and ... more
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Consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
These consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services (HTS) bring together existing and new guidance on HTS across different settings and populations. The World Health Organization (WHO) first released consolidated guidelines on HTS in 2015, in response to requests from Member States, national pr ... more
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A Review of Needs Assessment Tools, Response Analysis Frameworks, and Targeting Guidance for Urban Humanitarian Response

Lili Mohiddin, Gabrielle Smith International Institute for Environment and Development, Norwegian Refugee Council, International Rescue Committee, World Vision (2016) C1
The magnitude of urban disasters, high population densities, and a complex social, political and institutional environment has challenged the manner in which humanitarian agencies are used to working. Humanitarian agencies are now grappling with how to change their approaches to this reality. This d ... more
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Lesotho: DRUGS OF ABUSE ACT OF 2008

Parliament of Lesotho (2008) C2
An Act to repeal the Dangerous Medicines Act of 1973,to ensure the availability of certain drugs for exclusive medical, scientific and related purposes, while preventing their abuse; to prevent the diversion from lawful trade of controlled chemicals, controlled equipment and controlled materials for ... more
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A case study of the Uganda National Minimum Healthcare Package

Kadowa, Isaac Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) (2017) C1
Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET): Disussion Paper 110
This report compiles evidence from published, grey literature and key informants on the UNMHCP since its introduction in Uganda’s health system, and findings were further validated during a oneda ... more
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Generic risk assessment model for insecticide-treated nets, 2nd ed.

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LNs) constitute a core vector control intervention against malaria. A number of new LN products are under development and will require assessment of risks to humans. This document provides an updated generic model that can be used for the risk assessment of exposure t ... more
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A human rights-based approach to disability in development - Entry points for development organisations

Ilse Worm Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) & Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2012) C2
This study has been produced jointly by Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, a federally owned enterprise, implementing development programmes on behalf of the German Government, and CBM, a non-governmental organisation. Accordingly, its aim is to offer guidance to those in bo ... more
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Establishing external quality assessment programmes for screening of donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections: implementation guide

World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
External quality assessment (EQA) is an important component of quality systems for blood transfusion services. Establishing external quality assessment programmes for screening of donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections (TTI): implementation guide aims to support WHO member States in ... more
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APHIAplus End-of-Activity Performance Evaluation

USAID Kenya (2015) C1
USAID/KENYA Evaluation Services and Program Support (ESPS)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has a solid track record of supporting health and development initiatives in Kenya. AIDS, Population, and Health Integrated Assistance (APHIA) is the agency’s flagship hea ... more
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Five-Year Strategic Plan for Young People's Health (2016-2020)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1
The National Strategic Plan is based on the following guiding principles:
1) Life-course approach: adolescence is a key decade in the course of life that influences the health outcomes later in life.
2) Comprehensive approach: It recognizes the cross cutting health and development needs o ... more
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Innovative and impactful strategies to accelerate the HIV response among sex workers in Myanmar

UNAIDS (2017) C1
Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
Key messages
• Meaningful involvement of sex workers in the HIV response through peer-based education and outreach and consultation in policy making and programme planning is vital to reduce their vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted inf ... more
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Myanmar Living Conditions Survey 2017: Key Indicators Report

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Planning and Finance, Central Statistical Organization et al. (2018) C1
The survey is representative of the Union Territory, its states and regions and urban and rural areas. It was conducted in all the districts and in 296 of the 330 townships of Myanmar. A total of 13,730 households were interviewed. It collects data on the occupations of people, how much income they ... more