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WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This publication was developed in response to the need for a reference list of priority medical devices required for management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), focusing on cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, especially for low- and middle-income countries to support universal health coverage a... more

Wound Management Procedure

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Tissue Viability (2019) C1

A systematic approach to holistic wound care is essential for the delivery of high quality wound care. Holistic wound assessment considers the whole person and should comprise the components of the generic wound assessment minimal data set. Therefore holistic assessment is key to gathering informati... more

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Influencing food environments for healthy diets

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2016) C2

Food environments are usually defined as the settings with all the different types of food made available and accessible to people as they go about their daily lives. That is, the range of food in supermarkets, small retail outlets, wet markets, street food stalls, coffee shops, tea houses, s...chool canteens, restaurants, and all the other venues where people buy and eat food. These environments differ enormously depending on the context. They can be extensive and diverse, with a seemingly endless array of options and price ranges, or they can be sparse, with very few options on offer. Because they determine what food consumers can access at a given moment in time, at what price, and with what degree of convenience, food environments both constrain and prompt the consumer’s choice.Food environments are influenced by the food systems which supply them, and vice versa. Food systems encompass the entire range of activities, people and institutions involved in the production, processing, marketing, consumption and disposal of food (FAO, 2013). They include but are not limited to food supply chains. Making food systems nutrition-sensitive can contribute to addressing all forms of malnutrition, as food systems determine whether the food needed for good nutrition are available, affordable, acceptable and of adequate quantity and quality. How closely food systems and food environments are interrelated and interdependent, and the degree to which external factors affect nutrition outcomes, varies from setting to setting.Many of today’s food systems and food environments are challenged in supporting consumer choices that are consistent with healthy diets and good nutrition. Consumers are not making choices based on nutrition and health, and poor diet is now the number one risk factor for death and disability worldwide (GBD, 2015). Food systems that do not enable healthy diets are increasingly recognized as an underlying cause of malnutrition (GLOPAN, 2016), and malnutrition, irrespective of form, has a huge cost. Economic costs associated with undernutrition are estimated at $1-2 trillion per year, about 2-3% of global GDP (FAO, 2013); the global economic cost of obesity and associated diet-related non-communicable diseases is estimated at $2 trillion per year, about 2.8% of global GDP (McKinsey, 2014). Influencing food environments for promoting healthy diets is an emerging strategy to address today’s nutrition challenges. more

Manual de Vigilância do Óbito no Contexto da Síndrome Inflamatória Multissistêmica Pediátrica (SIM-P) Associada à Covid-19: Publicação atualizada em 24/09/2021

Ministerio da Saude, Brasilia (2021) C1

Manual for Death Surveillance in the Context of Pediatric Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome (SIM-P) Associated with Covid-19. Publication updated on 24/09/2021

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Who is where, when, doing what (4Ws) in mental health and psychosocial support : manual with activity codes
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2012) C2

Humanitarian actors in emergencies often encounter challenges in knowing Who is Where, When, doing What (4Ws) with regard to mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). Such knowledge is essential to inform coordination. 4Ws tools are used in many areas of aid to map activities conducted across ... more

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Ebola Outbreak 2014: Information Resources

Emergency Access Initiative (2014)

The Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) has been activated in support of medical efforts related to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa. The Emergency Access Initiative is a col- laborative partnership between the U.S. National Library of Medicine and participating publishers to provide free access to ... more

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Ebola App- What you need to know

International SOS (2014)

The free App empowers individuals to learn about Ebola; separating fact from fiction, especially in these uncertain times. Ebola – What you need to know provides users on-the-go with easy to access information – available 24/7, both online and offline Available for download on Android and... more

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Avoiding Ebola

Thare Machi Education (2014)

An interactive lesson about Ebola. Covers a wide range of topics. Aimed at communities and schools. Best viewed via DVD (available from TME website), but see link provided. This lesson is available in two formats – our classic interactive DVD, or a new online viewable format, TMElite. Both have ... more

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Ebola in Perspective

by Mary Moran and Daniel Hoffman (2014)

Cultural Anthropology Since early 2014, the international coverage of Africa has been dominated by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Much of that coverage represents the region as helpless and hopeless, a tragic victim of illogical beliefs and dangerous cultural practices. The contributors to this... more

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I Survived Ebola / #ISurvivedEbola

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and Vulcan Productions, PCI Media Impact; #Tackle Ebola UNICEF (2015)

A global campaign that places Ebola survivor stories at the center of efforts to inform, protect, and inspire. #ISurvivedEbola is a multi-dimensional communications campaign that uses entertainment media to inform, engage, and empower audiences to tackle Ebola. Launched in December 2014, the I Surv... more

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GPHF-Minilab: Manuals
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Global Pharma Health Fund E.V. (2020) C1

GPHF Minilab manuals on basic dye and thin layer chromatographic testing. The newest version of the manual (Volume I + II) from 2008 is available in three languages: English, French, Spanish. Combining the main manual with the supplements issued each year between 2010 and 2015, label claims on drug... more

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HealthMap

Computational Epidemiology Group, Boston Children's Hospital (2015) CC

Global Health, Local Information. The freely available Web site 'healthmap.org' and mobile app 'Outbreaks Near Me' deliver real-time intelligence on a broad range of emerging infectious diseases for a diverse audience including libraries, local health departments, governments, and international tra... more

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Welcome Grooves

(2015) C2

Ankommen und sich heimisch fühlen – das geht leichter, wenn man die Sprache versteht. Mit den welcomegrooves lernen Asylsuchende erste Wörter, Sätze, Redewendungen und ein wenig über die deutsche Kultur. Der kostenlose Online-Einstiegskurs ist eine ehrenamtliche Gemeinschaftsproduktion des V... more

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Zika Open
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World Health Organization WHO (2016) CC

These papers are posted in the context of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern declared by the Director-General of the World Health Organization 1 February 2016. The data in these papers are freely available for unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provid... more

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Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT)

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

The Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT) is a software application for use on desktop or laptop computers and mobile devices (minimum screen size of 7.9 inches recommended). It was developed to facilitate the assessment of within-country health inequalities. The Built-in Database Edition, Version... more

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Getting to know cerebral palsy
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International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; CBM; et al. (2014)

Working with parent groups – a training resource for facilitators, parents, caregivers, and persons with cerebral palsy. TThis manual aims to increase knowledge and skills in caring for a child with cerebral palsy. Research highlighted the significant needs of the caregivers, and how they can gai... more

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Management of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disability in an African Setting

Maroufou Jules Alao, Blaise Ayivi and Didier Lacombe (2012) CC

Chapter 2 in "Latest Findings in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research" Edited by Üner Tan, ISBN 978-953-307-865-6, 404 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published February 15, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 license | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities presents reports on a wide rang... more

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Landmine Monitor 2017

International Campaign to Ban Landmines – Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC) (2017) C3

This is the 19th annual Landmine Monitor report. It is the sister publication to the Cluster Munition Monitor report, first published in November 2010. Landmine Monitor 2016 provides a global overview of the landmine situation. Chapters on developments in specific countries and other areas are ava... more

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Humanitarian Insight

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2018) C1

A web-based portal that connects the data and information generated through coordination processes to the managers and leaders who rely on it for decision-making. Using Humanitarian InSight, anyone can, for the first-time, access publicly available information on needs, response, funding and gaps th... more

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Bericht über die Situation unbegleiteter ausländischer Minderjähriger in Deutschland

Deutscher Bundestag (2018) CC

Die befragten Jugendämter und Fachverbände schildern laut des Berichts einerseits einen guten Ablauf des Verteilverfahrens. Zugleich dokumentiert der Bericht, dass junge Menschen sich der Verteilung noch immer entziehen, untertauchen und sich eigenständig zu Freunden und Verwandten oder in städt... more

WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes recommended

Who is where, when, doing what (4Ws) in mental health and psychosocial support : manual with activity codes recommended

GPHF-Minilab: Manuals recommended

Zika Open recommended

Getting to know cerebral palsy recommended

WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
recommended

Who is where, when, doing what (4Ws) in mental health and psychosocial support : manual with activity codes
recommended

GPHF-Minilab: Manuals
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Zika Open
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Getting to know cerebral palsy
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