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Cholera English Information
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Mauder, S. The MEDBOX Team (2022) CC
MEDBOX Issue Brief 26. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and is an indicator of inequity and ... more
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Infection Prevention and Control Standard Operating Procedures For Cholera Treatment Centres and Units in Malawi (April 2023)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Africa CDC; African Union; Government of Malawi; Médecins Sans Frontières; UN Children's Fund UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC
Infection prevention and control (IPC) in a CTC/ CTU IPC are all practical measures taken in the healthcare facility to prevent harm caused by infections to patients, health workers and communities. The main goal of IPC in the cholera response is to • To reduce transmission of health care-as ... more
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Health Care Facilities Resilient to Climate Change Impacts

Paterson, J.; P. Berry, K. Ebi and L. Varangu (2014) CC
nt. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(12), 13097-13116; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111213097 Climate change will increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events and create risks that will impact health care facilities. Health care facilities will need to assess climate chang ... more
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Ecosystem services and agriculture: tradeoffs and synergies

The Royal Society Publishing (2010) C2
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B (2010) 365, 2959–2971; doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0143. Agricultural ecosystems provide humans with food, forage, bioenergy and pharmaceuticals and are essential to human wellbeing. These systems rely on ecosystem services provided by natural ecosystems, including pollination, b ... more
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National Guidelines for Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response Uganda

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa; Ministry of Health Uganda (2021) C_WHO
3rd edition. In 2001, Uganda adapted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) developed by World Health Organization (WHO) for member states in African region. The Ministry of Health has been implementing the IDSR strategy since then with success across the country. This strategy prov ... more
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Environmental cleaning and infection prevention and control in health care facilities in low- and middle-income countries

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Those who clean are the first line of defense against health care-associated infections (HAIs), and support efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Strengthening the training of this important group can contribute to resolving many of today’s public health challenges. This is importan ... more
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Agenda for the Americas on Health, Environment, and Climate Change 2021–2030

Pan American Health Organization (2021) C_WHO
This publication presents the Agenda for the Americas on Health, Environment, and Climate Change 2021–2030 (the Agenda). The Agenda is a call to action to the health sector to lead the charge to address environmental determinants of health in the Americas. The Pan American Health Organization (PAH ... more
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Beat the heat: Child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC
Beat the heat: child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia finds that half of these children died from heat-related illnesses in their first year of life. Most children died during the summer months. "Around half of children across Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million children – ... more
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African Union AMR Landmark Report: Voicing African Priorities on the Active Pandemic

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a leading cause of death in the African region, surpassing fatalities from malaria, HIV, and TB. In response to this critical threat, the region has adopted the AMR Global Action Plan and the African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control 2 ... more
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Surgical approaches to the urogenital manifestations of lymphatic filariasis

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
During the 17 years since Surgical approaches to the urogenital manifestations of lymphatic filariasis was first published, there has been heightened awareness of the physical, economic and emotional burden of the genitourinary manifestations of filariasis. With the impetus to provide better guidanc ... more
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How to make and use oral rehydration solution (ORS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2012) C_CDC
The CDC document "How to make oral rehydration solution (ORS)" provides clear, step-by-step instructions for preparing and using ORS to treat dehydration caused by diarrhea. It emphasizes the importance of using clean water, salt, and sugar in preci ... more
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Shelter Accountability Resources: A guide to improving accountability to disaster-affected populations during the implementation of humanitarian shelter programmes

Hugh Earp The Emergency Capacity Building Project, Oxfam (2013)
Emergency Capacitiy Building Project agencies, led by CARE, have developed the Shelter Accountability Resources for project managers and decision-makers in humanitarian shelter programs. As a guide it is also intended to be useful for Shelter Clu ... more
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Toolkit for assessing health-system capacity for crisis management. Part 1. User manual

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe (2012)
Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness.
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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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Toolkit for assessing health-system capacity for crisis management. Assessment Forms

WHO Regional Office for Europe European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO) (2012)
Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness.
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Training manual infection prevention and control and health care waste management for health workers
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USAID, AIDS Free Nigeria, et al. (2016) C1
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Laboratory quality management system: Handbook

World Health Organization et al. WHO (2011) C_WHO
"Achieving, maintaining and improving accuracy, timeliness and reliability are major challenges for health laboratories. Countries worldwide committed themselves to build national capacities for the detection of, and response to, public health events of international concern when they decided to eng ... more
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Management of Dead Bodies After Disasters: A Field Manual For First Responders. Second Edition
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Cordner, S.; R. Coninx; J.-J. Kim; et al. PAHOWorld Health Organization; ICRC; IFRC (2016) C_WHO
Proper and dignified management of the dead in disasters is one of the three key pillars of humanitarian response and a fundamental factor in facilitating identification of the deceased and helping families discover the fate of their loved ones. Thi ... more
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Security to go: a risk management toolkit for humanitarian aid agencies
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Davis, J.; and L. Reilly European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2015) C1
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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 types of cancer: breast, cervical, colorectal, leukem ... more
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Menstrual Hygiene Matters

House, S.; T. Mahon and S. Cavill Water Aid (2012) C2
A resource for improving menstraul hygiene around the world. Comprehensive guidance with examples of good practice, information for colleagues and pupils in class and tips on how to break the taboo
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The Camp Managment Toolkit
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Birkeland,N.M.; G.L. Forselv, V. Vogel, et al. NRCThe Camp Management Project (CMP) (2015) C1
Applicable to both IDP and refugee scenarios, the Toolkit incorporates a wide range of relevant information on managing displaced populations living in communal settings (collective centres, spontaneous sites, established camps, etc.). Large scale displacements caused by recent conflict and natural ... more
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Human Resources

WHO (2015)
excessed 27 January 2015
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Technical Guidelines For the Construction and Management of Rural Health Institution Latrines

MIWR - GONU, MWRI - GOSS; UNICEF (2009) CC
A Manual for Field Staff and Practitioners
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Sharing Smart Solutions in Water

Diego J. Rodriguez, Matthijs Schuring, Nansia Constantinou et al. The World Bank; Water Partnership Program (2013) C1
Water security, or having the right amount and quality of water in the right place at the right time, fosters social and economic progress. Where water ... more
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Water Safety Plans - Training package. Participant workbook

World Health Organization (WHO), International Water Association (IWA) (2012) C_WHO
The workshop is structured around 13 learning modules. The first module (Introduction) gives an overview of WSPs. The last module (Module 12) introduces participants to the quality assurance tool for WSPs (WHO & IWA, 2012). Modules 1–11 relate explicitly to the WSP manual produced by IWA and WHO ( ... more
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Disaster Risk Management for Health MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT

World Health Organization (2011) C_WHO
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National Integrated Pesticides Management Policy for Sierra Leone

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone (2016) C_WHO
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Water and sanitation budget brief (2011/12-2015/16)

UNICEF (2016)
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Planning of Africs's land/water future: hard or sorft landing

Falkenmark, M. (2022) CC
Ambio 51, 9-12 (2022). This article belongs to Ambio’s 50th Anniversary Collection. Theme: Solutions-oriented research.
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Globethics.net – Resources on Environmental, Climate and Development Ethics

Globethics.net (2020) CC
Ethics in Higher Education
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Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluating Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Programmes

WHO, Unicef WHO, Unicef (2012)
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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 ... more
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Menstrual Hygiene Management
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Save the Children (2018) C2
Operational Guidelines. Guidelines for the development of educational programmes for MHM, including tips on the topics to address and methods to assess girls’ practices in a respectful way with practical tools
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Water, sanitation and hygiene in healthcare facilities: practical steps to achieve universal access to quality care

World Health Organization WHO, Unicef (2019) C_WHO
Purpose of this document: to present eight practical steps that Member States can take at the national and sub-national level to improve WASH in health care facilities
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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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The Water Planetary Boundary: Interrogation and Revision

Gleeson, T.; et al. (2020) CC
One Earth Perspective. Cell Press
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Human Resources for Health South Africa 2030

Strengthening South Africa's Response to HIV and Health (SARRAH) (2011) C2
HRH SA 2030 | Draft HR Strategy for the Health Sector: 2012/13 – 2016/17 Consultation Document
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Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies - Executive summary

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
The Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies have been developed to address the needs and opportunities associated with small supplies to facilitate progressive improvement toward ... more
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Health Resources Availability Mapping System (H e RAMS)

IASC; Global Health Cluster (2009)
Accessed June 2014
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Guidelines for the Management of Typhoid Fever
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Ministry of Health and Child Welfare,Zimbabwe; WHO; European Commission Humanitarian Aid (2011) C_WHO
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Human Resources for Health South Africa

Ministry of Health, Republic of South Africa (2011) C2
HRH Strategy for the Health Sector: 2012/13 – 2016/17
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Radiological Terrorism: Emergency Management Pocket Guide for Clinicians

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2018) C_CDC
This pocket guide is designed for clinicians, including physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, who will provide emergency care following a radiological event. It should be used as a supplement to training and practice drills. (Prints on 8½" x 14" paper)
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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 medical waste on human health and the e ... more
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools: Guidelines for Timor-Leste, Vol. 1

República Democrática de Timor-Leste (2016) C1
The development of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools guidelines for TimorLeste is a landmark moment in our quest to make every school child-friendly – a place where every child can learn, play and grow with pride and dignity. The ove ... more
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Guidelines for Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Children at Nutrition Rehabilitation Center

Government of Gujarat (GoG), Department of Health & Family Welfare, National Rural Health Mission (2012) C1
The purpose of this Operational Guideline is to support state health authorities, programme managers and health care professionals with recommendations on appropriate management of children with SAM in the health facilities. Facility based ... more
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Periods in a Pandemic Menstrual hygiene management in the time of COVID-19

Plan International (2020) CC
This report looks at how the current implications of COVID-19 is exacerbating key challenges for people who menstruate around the world and provides recommendations on how to include menstrual hygiene management (MHM) within a COVID-19 response.
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Pharmaceutical Waste Management An Overview

Kadam. A.; et al. (2016) C1
European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.3 (2016) 1, 192-206 This review shows that if all sub areas of pharmaceutical waste management can efficiently work back to back environmental pollution and dangers to human health ca ... more
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Medical Waste Management in Developing Countries

Zafar, S. Vivis (2019) C1
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Solid waste management

USAID (2012) CC
Adresssing climate change impacts on infrastructure: preparing for change. Fact sheet
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The Guidelines for Water and Sanitation Services in Liberia

Ministry of Public Works, Liberia; The Liberia WASH Consortium; UNICEF (2010)
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Thailand: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2022) C1
Thailand is exposed to flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, forest fires, and epidemics. Thailand is also exposed to technological hazards such as chemical accidents. Flooding is the natural hazard with the most significant impact on human life, livelihoods, and the econ ... more
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Rapid Needs Assesment for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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WHO South-East Asia New Delhi WHO South-East Asia New Delhi (2004)
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Best Practices in Water and Sanitation

Dennis Warner, and Christopher Seremet USAID, CRS (2008)
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Nepal: Hospital Management Strengthening Program (HMSP)

Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population Curative Services Division (2015) C1
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Human Resources for Health: Country Profile Sierra Leone

Human Resources for Health; Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone; World Health Organization (WHO) (2011) C_WHO
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National Disaster Risk Management Strategy

Royal Government of Bhutan, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Department of Disaster Management (2017) C1
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Drinking Water and Public Health

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health (2014) C1
Content:
National Drinking Water Quality Standards (NDWQS)
Water Safety Plan
Water Quality Surveillance
Objective:
To promo ... more
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Menstrual Hygiene Management in Ethiopia. An Inter-sectoral issue: Policy and Implementation Guideline

Ministry of Health, Ethiopia (2018) C1
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Human Resources for Health Strategic Plan 2012-2016 (Sierra Leone)

Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone (2012) C1
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WASH Guidelines for field practitioners Part 1: Water
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Malteser International (2017) CC
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Health Care Waste Management Policy for Ghana

Ministry of Health Ghana (2020) CC
Ghana's attempt to regulate health care waste management started in 2002 with the development of guidelines on health care waste manage-ment by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2006, the Ministry of Health developed the health care was ... more
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Environmental Health Management After Natural Disaster
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Ruth Newman, Richard Hansen, John Quigley and Don Schramm Pan American Health Organization (2003) C_WHO
Natural disasters often increase morbidity and mortality rates. Taking appropriate measures to maintain environmental health helps to reduce or eliminate the risks of preventable disease and death. Such measures contribute not only to the health of individuals in and near disaster-stricken areas, bu ... more
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Disaster Risk Management Strategy: Towards Resilient Communities

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) (2013)
Between 1992 and 2012, disasters caused more than 1.3 million deaths, affected more than 4.4 billion people and led to US$ 2 trillion in economic damages and losses around the world. This Disaster Risk Management Strategy explains how the Agency for ... more
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South Africa: Integrated assessment and management of health care infrastructure and technology

Erasmus, L., Poluta, M. & Weeks, R. University of Pretoria (2012) C2
Innovate, Issue: 7
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Bangladesh: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2017) C1
Climate change is a growing concern for Bangladesh because 90 percent of the country is approximately 10 feet above sea level. An evaluation was completed which discovered that high tides in Bangladesh were increasing 10 times more rapidly than the global average. This predicted rapid increase in se ... more
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Management of Solid Health-Care Waste at Primary Health-Care Centres

Richard Carr, Yves Chartier, Windy Gancayco Prohom et al. WHO (2005) CC
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Technical Notes on Drinking-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene In Emergencies

Karen Vilholth WHO, WEDC, and IWMI (2011)
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Public Health Management of Disasters: The Pocket Guide

Linda Young Landesman, American Public Health Association (2006)
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Water, sanitation, hygiene and habitat in prisons: supplementary guidance

International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC (2012)
A practical handbook covering the architecture, engineering, design and operation of prisons. It is intended for all ICRC delegates working in places of detention, whether they have extensive practical experience or are new to the field.
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Human resources for health: a snapshot of Zambia’s Strategic Plan

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2012) C1
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Disaster Risk Management for Health MASS FATALITIES/DEAD BODIES

World Health Organization (2011)
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Sanitation Safety Planning

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Manual for step-by-step risk management for safely managed sanitation systems. 2nd edition. This Sanitation safety planning (SSP) manual provides practical, step-by-step guidance to assist in the implementation of the 2018 World Health Organization ... more
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ASEAN Disaster Management Reference Handbooks

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2022) C1
Disaster Management Reference Handbook Series Overview. Floods, storms, and wind account for large proportions of displacement compared to other disasters. Floods are the most frequent type of disaster whereas wind-related disasters constitute the ... more
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Implementation and management of contact tracing for Ebola virus disease

World Health Organization (WHO); CDC (2015) C_WHO
The document covers: introduction on contact tracing in the Ebola response; general considerations for contact tracing; case definition; planning and preparation; personnel; implementation, and tools for contact tracing.
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Namibia Health Facility Census (NHFC) 2009 Part 3: Overview of Facility-Level Infrastructure, Resources and Systems

MEASURE DHS (2011) C1
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CBM Inclusive Project Cycle Management Trainers’ Manual: Stage 2 / Handout 8

Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2012)
Inclusive Project Cycle Management
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools

World Health Organization (WHO) (2012) C_WHO
A companion to the Child Friendly Schools Manual
WASH in Schools aims to improve the health and learning performance of school-aged children – and, by extension, that of their families – by reducing the incidence of water and sanitat ... more
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Guidelines

Mercy Corps USAID (2009) C1
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Key Resources Humanitarian Aid
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Mauder, S. MEDBOX (2020) CC
MEDBOX Issue Brief no. 6 This issue brief gives you an overview of the most important documents on humanitarian aid and the WASH sector in MEDBOX
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COVID-19: Water, sanitation and hygiene in schools - A safe return to schools for refugee children and youth

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C1
This document presents the results of a survey assessing the WASH readiness of schools in UNHCR-supported refugee camps and refugee settlements. UNHCR and partners are using the results to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) COVID-19 mitiga ... more
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Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities: practical steps to achieve universal access to quality care

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2019) C_WHO
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Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) : Waste management of used COVID-19 vaccines vials and ancillary supply
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2021) C_WHO
The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to describe the detailed process on how to manage discarded COVID-19 vaccine vials and associated waste after COVID-19 vaccination activities end. The SOP provides clear instructions on how to perform the appropriate treatment and safe dispos ... more
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Pharmaceutical Waste Management: A Review

Rajbongshi, S.; et al. (2016) C1
European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.3 (2016) 1, 192-206 This review shows that if all sub areas of pharmaceutical waste management can efficiently work back to back environmental pollution and dangers to human health ca ... more
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Infection Control and Waste Management Plan (ICWMP) for Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Project

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2020) CC
COVID-19 outbreak is associated with the generation of many types of infectious wastes, including infected masks, gloves and other protective equipment, together with a higher volume of general waste of the same nature.
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Chapter 18 Resilience Management for Healthy Cities in a Changing Climate

Elmqvist, T.; Gatzweiler F., Lindgren E., et al. (2019) C1
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Water dilemmas: The cascading impacts of water insecurity in a heating world

Oxfam (2023) CC
Climate-induced water insecurity poses one of the biggest threats to humanity and will lead to more hunger, disease and displacement Oxfam water engineers are having to drill deeper, more expensi ... more
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UN-Water GLAAS TrackFin Initiative: tracking financing to sanitation, hygiene and drinking-water at national level

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This guidance document sets out a methodology to identify and track financing to the WASH sector in a coherent and consistent manner across several countries. It is designed to help countries track financing to the WASH sector on a regular and comparable basis and analyse this information to support ... more
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Zambia National Human Resources for Health Strategic Plan 2011 – 2015

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2011) C1
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Emergency Human Resources for Health Plan, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare 2007-2011

Government of Liberia (2011) C1
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Hospital Management Strengthening Program (HMSP). Checklist To Identify the Gaps in Minimum Service Standards (MSS) of District Hospitals
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Ministry of Health, Nepal (2017) C1
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National strategy on the management of disaster and climate induced internal displacement (NSMDCIID)

Bangladesh, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) (2015) C1
This strategy has been developed with a view to managing climate-induced internal displacement (CIID) in a comprehensive and rights-based manner. It is part of the action plan for the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to implement the Sendai Framework.
The strategy focuses solely on internal disp ... more
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Disaster risk management systems analysis: A guide book

Baas, Stephan; Ramasamy, Selvaraju; Dey de Pryck, Jenny et al. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2008) C1
The guide book provides a set of tools and methods to assess existing structures and capacities of national, district and local institutions with responsibilities for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in order to improve their effectiveness and the int ... 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 ris ... more
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Timor-Leste: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2016) C1
Timor-Leste’s vulnerability to natural hazards means if particular care is not taken in the development of the country’s infrastructure, it will remain at risk to disruption.
Timor-Leste developed the 2008 National Disaster Risk Management ... more
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Human Resources For Health Planning & Development Strategy Framework

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2017) C1
Zambia has about 1.2 physicians, nurses, and midwives per 1000 population while the minimum acceptable density threshold is 2.3 per 1000 population. The estimated shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives in Zambia is about 14,960. However, with the projected population growth the deficit more than d ... more
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Environmental and Social Management Framework (Final Report) for the COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project

Ministry pf Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone (2021) CC
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: The foundation for building resilience in climate‑vulnerable communities

Omasete J., Forster J., Geere J., et al. Water Aid (2022) CC
This report, which involved input from across WaterAid, in particular from the Programme Support Unit (PSU) of WaterAid UK, includes case studies from a variety of countries, including Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, India and Nepal, each demonstrating what must be done now to i ... more
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Mass Casualty Management Systems. Strategies and guidelines for building health sector capacity

Health Action in Crisis Word Health Organization (2007)
Disaster planning - organization and administration. 2.Emergency medical services - methods. 3.Emergency medical services - organization and administration. 4.Emergencies. 5.Health policy. 6.Health facilities.7.Guidelines.
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A practical guide to auditing water safety plans

World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
The WHO/IWA document A practical guide to auditing water safety plans provides guidance on developing and implementing a WSP auditing scheme, covering such topics as the aim and role of auditing, auditor training and certification, audit crit ... more