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COVID-19: Strategic preparedness and response plan for WHO African Region 1 February 2021-31 January 2022 (Update of 16 April 2021)

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa; UNICEF (2021) C_WHO

The 2021 COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for AFR serves as a regional guide for a holistic public health response to COVID‑19 at regional, national and sub-national levels. The 2021 SPRP: 1. Builds upon the lessons learnt from the implementation ... the 2020 SPRP and outlines a regional preparedness, response and recovery strategy for COVID‑19. 2. Has been adapted to reflect the Regional context including COVID-19 vaccination. It also considers epidemiological changes and recommen-dations emerging from the evaluation report of the 2020 SPRP4. 3. Highlights to Member States strategic preparedness and response actions to be sustained at national and sub-national levels, as well as the critical inter-agency and partner support required. 4. provides the indicative resource requirements to reinforce WHO planned interventions in the African Region to enhance countries’ capacities to suppress transmission, save lives and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on people and health systems. 5. Provides a road map for mitigating potential resurgence in the Region as economies reopen and ensure country level continuity of other essential health services. more

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Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level survey data

Peiris, D.; Ghosh, A.; Manne-Goehler, J. et al. PLoS Medicine (2021) CC

Global cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden is high and rising, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Focussing on 45 LMICs, we aimed to determine (1) the adult population’s median 10-year predicted CVD risk, including its variation within countries by socio-demographic char... more

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Gender differentials and state variations in suicide deaths in India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Suicide Collaborators (2018) CC

Lancet Public Health 2018 Published Online September 12, 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ S2468-2667(18)30138-5

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Long-acting injectable vs oral antipsychotics for relapse prevention in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

Kishimoto T., Robenzadeh A, Leucht C, et al. (2014) CC

Schizophr Bull. 2014 Jan;40(1):192-213. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbs150. Epub 2012 Dec 17.

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Mental health and poor recovery in female nursing workers: a contribution to the study of gender inequities

Lúcia Rotenberg,1 Aline Silva-Costa,1 and Rosane Härter Griep Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2017) C_WHO

Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2014;35(3):179–85

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Health systems resilience toolkit: a WHO global public health good to support building and strengthening of sustainable health systems resilience in countries with various contexts

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Second-Line Antituberculosis Drugs in Children: A Commissioned Review for the World Health Organization 19th Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines

Malgosia Grzemska, Elizabeth Mathai World Health Organization WHO (2013)

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Working to end female genital mutilation and cutting in Tanzania. The role and response of the church

Johanna Waritay & Ann-Marie Wilson from 28 Too Many Tearfund (2014) C1

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Male Circumcision and HIV in Lesotho: Is the Relationship Real or Spurious? Analysis of the 2009 Demographic and Health Survey

Makatjane, T. J., T. Hlabana, and E. M. Letete Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF International (2016) C2

DHS Working Papers No. 125

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Root and tuber crops: Untapped potential for food and nutrition security and rural livelihood development in Myanmar. Results of a scoping study

Moe Aung FoodSTART+ (2018) C1

This scoping study done in Myanmar offers the chance for FoodSTART+ to explore prospects for future partnerships in another important country of the region. The study was done from October 2016 to February 2017 and included visits to selected major ... more

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A guide to tailoring health programmes: Using behavioural and cultural insights to tailor health policies, services and communications to the needs and circumstances of people and communities

World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC

WHO/Europe has launched a new guide, providing support to countries on how to apply behavioural and cultural insights (BCI) for health. It presents a simple step-wise approach, complemented by a rich collection of detailed considerations, tools and ... more

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Association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil, January to May, 2016: preliminary report of a case-control study

Velho Barreto de Araújo, T.; et al. (2016)

THELANCETID-D-16-00800 S1473-3099(16)30318-8

Toolkit for developing a multisectoral action plan for noncommunicable diseases: module 5: evaluating the implementation of a multisectoral action plan

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

Key stakeholders must be involved in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of NCD plans and programmes. Within a ministry of health there will be different types ... stakeholders, such as programme managers and senior managers in departments of prevention, health promotion, and hospital and health services. Other stakeholders may come from ministries for transport, economics, agriculture, and education, funding partners, nongovernmental organizations, civil society and community members. It is critical to ensure that there are clear and accurate descriptions of the policies, plans and programmes, so that all interventions, activities and desired outcomes are clearly understood by all involved in their evaluation. more

“I Just Wanted to be Treated Like a Person” How Lebanon’s Residency Rules Facilitate Abuse of Syrian Refugees

Human Rights Watch (2016) C1

Guidance on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for serodiscordant couples, men and transgender women who have sex with men at high risk of HIV: recommendations for use in the context of demonstratio

World Health Organization (2012)

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Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Global Research on Developmental Disabilities Collaborators (2018) CC

The Lancet Global Health, Vol. 6, No. 10 Published: August 29, 2018

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Weekends-off efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children, adolescents and young adults (BREATHER): Extended follow-up results of a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial

A. Turkova; C. L. Moore; K. Butler; et al. PLOS One; Pub Med (2018) CC

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196239 April 23, 2018

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Updated recommendations on first-line and second-line antiretroviral regimens and post-exposure prophylaxis and recommendations on early infant diagnosis of HIV - Policy Brief

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO

HIV Treatment - Interim Guidance

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Immunization as an essential health service: guiding principles for immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and other times of severe disruption

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This document, endorsed by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, provides guiding principles to support countries in their decision-making regarding provision or resumption of... more

Linda Mama Implemenation Manual for Program Managers

Kenya Ministry of Health (2018) C1