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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...O) will work with Member States to achieve its goal and objective to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages using a sustainable and equitable approach that places a priority on reducing health inequity. The Agenda has been developed under the umbrella of the WHO Global Strategy on Health, Environment, and Climate Change, and builds upon the commitments set forth in the Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018–2030 and the PAHO Strategic Plan 2020–2025. The Agenda was developed in consultation with the Technical Advisory Group and through a consensus-driven decision-making process with Member States during the 2019–2020 period. Looking toward the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3, the Agenda focuses on: improving the performance of environmental public health programs and institutions; fostering environmentally resilient and sustainable health systems; and promoting environmentally healthy and resilient cities and communities. Its implementation will be context-specific, based on the needs and realities of the countries. It will benefit countries and territories by promoting good governance practices, strengthening the leadership and coordination roles of the health sector, fostering cross-sectoral action, focusing on primary prevention, and enhancing evidence and communication. It will facilitate access to human, technical, and financial resources necessary to address environmental determinants of health and ensure that the Region is fully engaged in global health, environment, and climate change processes and agreements. The objective of the Agenda is to strengthen the capacity of health actors in the health and non-health sectors to address and adapt to environmental determinants of health (EDHs), prioritizing populations living in conditions of vulnerability, in order to meet Outcome 18 of the PAHO Strategic Plan 2020–2025 directly and several other outcomes of the Plan indirectly. To address and adapt to the challenges of EDHs in the Region, an integrated and evidence-informed approach within the health sector and across sectors will be needed, one enabled, and supported by good governance practices, adequate management mechanisms, high-level political will, and adequate human, technical, technological, and financial resources. more

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Global Surgery & Anaesthesia Statistics

G4Alliance for surgery, obstetric, trauma and anesthesia care (2018) CC

Data Collection: Recommended Surgical and Anaesthesia Care Indicators

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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, to livelihoods and food security and nutrition.

Checklist for assessing quality of healthcare -Health Facilities

Kenya Ministry of Health (2021) C1

Kenya Quality Model for Health - Health Facilities

Checklist for assessing quality of healthcare - Hospitals

Kenya Ministry of Health (2021) C1

Kenya Quality Model for Health - Hospitals

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Training and Evaluation of Community Health Workers (CHWs): Towards Improving Maternal and Newborn Survival in an Urban Setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thoko Ndaba1, Myra Taylor, Musawenkosi Mabaso The Open Public Health Journal (2019) C1

CHWs demonstrated social commitment and purpose in the short term observed. The evaluation of the training of CHWs revealed that most demonstrated the necessary skills for referrals to prevent complications, caring for newborns and their mothers at home immediately after discharge from health care c... more

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Community health workers’ efforts to build health system trust in marginalised communities: a qualitative study from South Africa

Watkins, J:W.; F. Griffiths, and J. Goudge BMJ Open (2021) C1

Community health workers (CHWs) enable marginalised communities, often experiencing structural poverty, to access healthcare. Trust, important in all patient–provider relationships, is difficult to build in such communities, particularly when stigma associated with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and now ... more

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Coaching Community Health Volunteers in Integrated Community Case Management Improves the Care of Sick Children Under-5: Experience from Bondo, Kenya

Wandabwa, M.S. ; Kabue M., Kasungami D., et al. , (2018) C1

Shortages of healthcare workers is detrimental to the health of communities, especially children. This paper describes the process of capacity building Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to deliver integrated preventive and curative package of care of services to manage common childhood illness in h... more

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition : Volume 7. Injury Prevention and Environmental Health

Mock C. N., Nugent R. et. al. (2017) C2

The substantial burden of death and disability that results from interpersonal violence, road traffic injuries, unintentional injuries, occupational health risks, air pollution, climate change, and inadequate water and sanitation falls disproportionally on low- and middle-income countries. Injury Pr... more

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Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health | Sustainable Development Goals - Resource Centre

Whitmee S., Haines A. et al. (2015) C2

By almost any measure, human health is better now than at any time in history. Life expectancy has soared from 47 years in 1950–1955, to 69 years in 2005–2010, and death rates in children younger than 5 years of age have decreased substantially, from 214 per thousand live births in 1950–1955, ... more

National Guidelines for Management of Glaucoma

Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Health (2020) CC

Glaucoma, a disease that gradually affects the optic nerve, is the second leading cause of vision loss globally, and it continues to pose a challenge to the eye health professionals.

National Physical Activity Action Plan 2018-2023

Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Health (2018) CC

Although Kenyans enjoy comparatively good health, the prevalence of chronic disease is increasing and our ageing population is placing evergrowing pressures on the finite resources of our health system.

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Recomendações provisórias para o uso da vacina inativada contra COVID-19 BIBP desenvolvida pelo China National Biotec Group (CNBG), Sinopharm Orientação provisória. Atualizado 28 de outubro de 2021

Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) OPAS (2022) C_WHO

O SAGE aplica os princípios da medicina baseada em evidências e estabeleceu um processo metodológico completo para emitir ou atualizar recomendações. Especificamente para vacinas contra a COVID-19, uma descrição detalhada dos processos metodológicos pode ser encontrada no esquema de evidênc... more

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Global roadmap for research and development of tuberculosis vaccines

European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership EDCTTP; Amterdam Institute for Global health & Development aighd (2021) C1

The roadmap describes the actions needed to achieve the three development goals for TB vaccines set by the WHO: 1. A safe, effective and affordable TB vaccine for adolescents and adults. 2. An affordable TB vaccine for neonates and infants with improved safety and efficacy. 3. A therapeutic v... more

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A Guide to Psychological First Aid

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2018) C2

PFA for Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has several parts that can be used separately or together. It comprises this guide, a small booklet on PFA, and four training modules on PFA. This guide has general information about psychological first aid. It can be used on its own for psycho-education ... more

Psychological First Aid: Module 1 – Introduction

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2018) C2

This half-day training module introduces participants to basic skills in psychological first aid (PFA). It is suitable for all Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers working in any sector. It aims to enable participants to: know what psychological first aid is and what it is not ... more

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Mental Health and COVID-19: Early evidence of the pandemic’s impact

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

scientific brief, 2 March 2022

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Standard Operating Procedures - Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and NCDs: Training Course for Health Care Workers - Faciliation Guide
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National Department of Health, South Africa (2020) C1

The target audience for this training course is non-clinicians such as Home Based Carers, Community Caregivers, Youth Care Workers, Peer educators, Community Health Workers etc. primarily those who will be providing adherence counselling to clients with HIV, TB, Hypertension and Diabetes. This group... more

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Air pollution and child health: prescribing clean air: summary

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ... more

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Pollution de l'air et santé de l'enfant : prescrire un air sain : résumé

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

Standard Operating Procedures - Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and NCDs: Training Course for Health Care Workers - Faciliation Guide recommended

Standard Operating Procedures - Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and NCDs: Training Course for Health Care Workers - Faciliation Guide
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