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Guidelines for the use of antimicrobials in the South African pig industry

Pig Veterinary Society of the South African Veterinary Association (2016) C2

Antimicrobial resistance(AMR) poses a serious threat to human, animal and environmental health. Implementing ethical practice guidelines on how to use antimicrobials effectively and responsibly within the pig industry will c... more

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Factsheet for experts - Antimicrobial resistance

European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ECDC (2019) CC

Nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance are two special health issues listed in Annex 1 of Commission Decision 2000/96/EC of 22 December 1999 on the communicable diseases to be progressively covered by the Community network under Decision... more

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Young doctors’ perspectives on antibiotic use and resistance: a multinational and inter-specialty cross-sectional European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) survey

Beovic B., M. Dousak, C. Pulcini et al. Oxford University Press (2019) C2

Antibiotic resistance has been recognized as a major global health threat and optimizing prescribing is one of the most effective measures to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics. The quality of prescribing depends mostly on those pres... more

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Libya: National Action Plan on Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance

State of Libya (2019) C_WHO

The Libyan national action plan has been aligned with WHO five objectives. Analysis of the current situation and addressing the gaps and the needs to reach the main goal “one health” approach involves several national sectors and actors, includi... more

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Situational Brief: Impact of Covid-19 on forcibly displaced persons inside Syria

Marzouk M., Rayes D., Y. Douedari et al. Lancet Migration (2020) CC

Over nine years of protracted and violent conflict in Syria has decimated its health system,killed an estimated 586,000 people and forcibly displaced more than half the 22 million pre-war population from their homes. As of June 2020, a total of 6.2 ... more

Prevención, identificación y gestión de las infecciones de los profesionales sanitarios en el contexto de la COVID-19
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Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2020) C_WHO

This document provides interim guidance on the prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19. It is intended for occupational health departments, in... more

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COVID-19 : santé et sécurité au travail pour les agents de santé
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) C_WHO

Orientations provisoires, 2 février 2021 e document est une mise à jour des orientations provisoires de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) intitulées Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: rights, roles and responsibilities of heal... workers, including key considerations for occupational safety and health,publiées le 18 mars 2020(1). La présente version, qui se fonde sur les données récentes disponibles, fournit des conseils sur les mesures de santé et de sécurité au travail pour les agents de santé et les services de santé au travail dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19. De plus, elle actualise les droits et responsabilités en matière de santé et de sécurité au travail des agents de santé conformément aux normes de l’Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT). more

COVID-19, Lineamientos Generales de Vigilancia Epidemiológica (04-08-2020 – Versión 6)

Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador (2020) CC

COVID-19, General Epidemiological Surveillance Guidelines (Version 6)

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National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in South Sudan: Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2022) C1

The COVID-19 pandemic has put significant pressure on health systems all around the world. The drastic measures established to contain its spread are creating serious impediments to economic activity (including agrifood systems) and, consequently, t... more

Positioning zoonotic disease research in forced migration: A systematic literature review of theoretical frameworks and approaches

Tasker, A.; Braam, D. PLOS ONE (2021) C1

The emergence and transmission of zoonotic diseases are driven by complex interactions between health, environmental, and socio-political systems. Human movement is considered a significant and increasing factor in these processes, yet forced migr... more

Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map

Van Katwyk, S. R.; Grimshaw, J. M.; et al (2019) C2

BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed national AMR action plans, but most have not yet implemented policy interventions to reduce antimicrobial overuse. A systematic evidenc...e map can support governments in making evidence-informed decisions about implementing programs to reduce AMR, by identifying, describing, and assessing the full range of evaluated government policy options to reduce antimicrobial use in humans. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 28, 2019, (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed). We identified studies that (1) clearly described a government policy intervention aimed at reducing human antimicrobial use, and (2) applied a quantitative design to measure the impact. We found 69 unique evaluations of government policy interventions carried out across 4 of the 6 WHO regions. These evaluations included randomized controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomized controlled trials (n = 3), controlled before-and-after designs (n = 7), interrupted time series designs (n = 25), uncontrolled before-and-after designs (n = 18), descriptive designs (n = 10), and cohort designs (n = 2). From these we identified 17 unique policy options for governments to reduce the human use of antimicrobials. Many studies evaluated public awareness campaigns (n = 17) and antimicrobial guidelines (n = 13); however, others offered different policy options such as professional regulation, restricted reimbursement, pay for performance, and prescription requirements. Identifying these policies can inform the development of future policies and evaluations in different contexts and health systems. Limitations of our study include the possible omission of unpublished initiatives, and that policies not evaluated with respect to antimicrobial use have not been captured in this review. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this is the first study to provide policy makers with synthesized evidence on specific government policy interventions addressing AMR. In the future, governments should ensure that AMR policy interventions are evaluated using rigorous study designs and that study results are published. more

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Policy Brief for the Legal Framework on Infection Prevention and Control

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) C1

The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Legal Framework comes before the Specialized Technical Committee on Health and Drug Control for adoption and endorsement. The IPC Legal Framework is designed to guide Member States in the review and strengt... more

Тестування на туберкульозну інфекцію та скринінг на туберкульоз серед біженців, які прибувають до країн Європи з України

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 fr... more

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Congenital Chagas disease: Updated recommendations for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of newborns and siblings, girls, women of childbearing age, and pregnant women

Carlier, Y.; Altcheh, J.; Angheben, A. et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019) CC

In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Chagas disease (CD; Trypanosoma cruzi infection) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) [1] and included it into the global plan to combat NTDs [2]. The Target 3.3 of the United Nations Sustaina... more

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Accelerating towards human African trypanosomiasis elimination: Issues and opportunities

Ozioko ,KU.; Okoye, CI.; Obiezue, RN.; Idika, IK.; Awudu, RA.; Ezewudo, BI.; Ezea, CO. (2019) CC

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) has been an alarming global public health issue. The disease affects mainly poor and marginalized people in low-resource settings and is caused by two subspecies of haemoflagellate parasite, Trypanosoma brucei and... more

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Policy Snapshot: Cholesterol Control and Management in Brazil

World Heart Federation (2015) CC

Worldwide, there are about 17 million deaths due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year and at least two or three times as many non-fatal events. Raised cholesterol greatly increases the risks of stroke and heart disease, causing a large health ... more

Vigilância global, prevenção e controlo das doenças respiratórias crónicas: uma abordagem integradora

Bousquet, J.; Khaltaev, N. (2007) C_WHO

Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kill more than four million people every year and affect hundreds of millions more. These diseases erode the health and well-being of the patients and have a... more

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Sustaining Effective Coverage for HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in the Context of Transition in Kenya

Chaitkin, Michael; O’Connell, Meghan Results for Development (R4D) (2017) C1

The report explores strategies for sustaining the country’s responses to the three diseases and eventually transitioning away from external funding and programmatic support. It takes stock of Kenya’s health financing landscape and identifies opp... more

Bearing the brunt: The impact of COVID-19 on older people in low- and middle-income countries – insights from 2020

HelpAge (2021) C1

The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-19 response has disrupted services for non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, communicable diseases such as malaria, and much-needed services for mental .... Combined with a loss of income, many older people are unable to get the medicines they need. A Summary is available in Russian and Arabic more

Considerações sobre a implementação e o ajuste de medidas de saúde pública e sociais no contexto da COVID-19 Orientação provisória 14 de junho de 2021

Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) OPAS (2021) CC

Considerations on the implementation and adjustment of public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19 Interim guidance 14 June 2021

Prevención, identificación y gestión de las infecciones de los profesionales sanitarios en el contexto de la COVID-19 recommended

COVID-19 : santé et sécurité au travail pour les agents de santé recommended

Prevención, identificación y gestión de las infecciones de los profesionales sanitarios en el contexto de la COVID-19
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COVID-19 : santé et sécurité au travail pour les agents de santé
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