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Essential health care service disruption due to COVID-19: lessons for sustainability in Nigeria

AHOP National Centre based in Nigeria World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office Africa (2022) C_WHO

The brief concludes that sustaining the continuity of EHS requires policies that ensure a whole-society and systems strengthening approach. This involves increased health care investment, community ... more

Family planning and comprehensive abortion care toolkit for the primary health care workforce: volume 1

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

What are the FP and CAC competencies? Through the clear articulation of the family planning and comprehensive abortion care (FP and CAC) competencies for the primary health ... workforce, the aim is to advance improvements in FP and CAC service delivery by aligning health worker education approaches with population health needs and health system demands. This document, which describes these competencies in detail, is intended to: be a foundational tool to be adopted and adapted by educators and regulators for FP and CAC providers (students) with a pre-service training pathway of at least 12 months; describe competencies that are relevant to current and future health practice; enable widespread use of the competencies not only for curriculum development for pre-service education, but also for in-service education, regulation, qualifications, quality assurance, personal development, performance evaluation, recruitment, management and career progression; focus on the core functions of FP and CAC providers within broader efforts towards achieving universal health coverage more

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Medicines in Health Care Delivery Myanmar

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South East Asia (2014) C_WHO

Situational Analysis: 13-23 October 2014
Report prepared using the WHO/SEARO workbook tool for undertaking a situational analysis of medicines in health care delivery in low and middle income c... more

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AMR Fact Sheet for Health Professionals

Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (2015) C1

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AMR Fact Sheet Health Professionals

ReAct, Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (2019) C2

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when organisms that cause disease are no longer susceptible/responsive to antimicrobial agents that previously were effective in combating them. AMR is a global problem with particularly dire consequences for Africa which is already grappling with high levels ... more

Supportive Practices for Mental Health Professionals During Pandemic-Related Social Distancing

Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network Funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2020) C1

Social distancing is the deliberate increasing of physical space between people to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious illness. It is a strategy sometimes recommended by public health officials during pandemics. For mental ... professionals, the challenges that accompany social distancing can place significant roadblocks to daily work. Some agencies and organizations may struggle to continue to provide critical services while also protecting employees’ health. more

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Implementation of a Mental Health Care Package for Children in Areas of Armed Conflict: A Case Study from Burundi, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Sudan

M. J. D. Jordans; W. A. Tol; D. Susanty; et al. PLOS Medicine (2013) CC

PLOS Medicine | www.plosmedicine.org January 2013 | Volume 10 | Issue 1 | e1001371

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Primary Health-Care Services
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International Committee of the Red Cross International Committee of the Red Cross (2006) C1

In health emergencies as in periods of stability, restoring access to primary health-care services is a priority in so far as many ... problems can be dealt with by means of preventive care and conventional therapy. Depending on the context, the ICRC must often take action in this area, taking into account the level of emergency, the involvement of other actors, the possible evolution of the situation and the organization's operational strategies. more

Operations Manual for Delivery of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment at Primary Health Centres in High-Prevalence, Resource-Constrained Settings

World Health Organization (2008) C_WHO

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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers (Zambia) Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital,; Ministry of Health, Zambia, et al. (2011) C1

A Training Curriculum for Multidisciplinary Healthcare Teams. This innovative training package aims to empower multidisciplinary health workers to have the confidence and skills to provide comprehen... more