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Survey on human resource capacity in public health - Supply chain management in Burkina Faso

Bioforce Development Institute – Burkina Faso Country Survey (2011) C2

This survey is part of a series of eight country surveys conducted in the context of the People that Deliver Initiative (peoplethatdeliver.org). This global initiative, which brings together the world’s largest organizations, aims to improve health services performance through the professionalizat... more

Professionalizing Health Logistics in Burkina Faso: Challenges, Implementation and Sustainability

Silve B., A. Ouedraogo Public Health Research (2013) C2

The management of information and logistics is an essential component of health product systems. In a context of limited financial resources and morbidity and mortality sustained by persistent diseases, it is necessary to strengthen health systems through competent resources, especially human resour... more

Save the Children's COVID-19 Program Framework and Guidance and Companion Pieces

Save the Children (2020) C1

How we respond both now and going forward will help mitigate the impact of COVID-19, and to the extent possible preserve children’s rights to Survive, Learn, and Be Protected. We will focus our efforts on the most critical work essential to maintaining these commitments to the extent possible.

Myanmar Humanitarian situation report No.2 2020

UNICEF (2020) C1

In response to COVID-19, UNICEF continues to support the Ministry of Health and Sports’ Health Literacy Promotion Unit to translate and disseminate messages including in ethnic languages for the border areas on good hygiene and handwashing. Social media boosting and message dissemination reach app... more

Yemen - Country report 2020

UNHCR (2020) C1

According to the United Nations, Yemen has been the "Worst humanitarian crisis in the world," for the past two years. Despite the Hudaydah Agreement signed in December 2018, the fighting continued in many areas of the country, such as Hajjah in the north, Al Dhale' e in the south and Hudaydah along ... more

COVID-19: Health Emergency Preparedness Table-Top Exercise (TTX) - Facilitators's Guide

World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme (2020) C_WHO

The COVID-19 Table-Top Exercise (TTX) is a simulation package which uses a progressive scenario together with series of scripted specific injects to enable participants to consider the potential impact of an outbreak in terms of existing plans, procedures and capacities. The aim of the TTX is to st... more

Resource mobilisation for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Getting AMR into plans and budgets of government and development partners / Nigeria country level report

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

The most significant finding of the case study for integrating antimicrobial resistance (AMR)into existing programs and mobilising resources for funding in Nigeria, is that most of the AMR activities within the Nigerian National Action Plan (NAP)canalready be incorporated within exi... more

PLAN D’ACTION MONDIAL POUR COMBATTRE LA RÉSISTANCE AUX ANTIMICROBIENS

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

L’Assemblée mondiale de la Santé, tenue en mai 2015, a adopté un Plan d’action mondial pour combattre la résistance aux antimicrobiens, qui définit 5 objectifs: mieux faire connaître et comprendre le problème de la résistance aux antimicrobiens grâce à une communication, une éduc... more

Antimicrobial resistance policy review and development framework

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2018) C2

A regional guide for governments in Asia and the Pacific to review, update and develop policies to address antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in animal production

Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections - Summary

Woodhead M., F. Blasi, S. Ewig, et al. (2011) C2

The guidelines are to be used to guide the management of adults with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). As will be seen in the following text, this diagnosis, and the other clinical syndromes within this grouping, can be difficult to make accurately. In the absence of agreed definitions of th... more

Pathways of antibiotic use in Bangladesh: qualitative protocol for the PAUSE study

Rousham E. K., M. Aminul Islam, P. Nahar et al. (2018) C2

Global actions to reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR) include optimising the use of antimicrobial medicines in human and animal health. In countries with weak healthcare regulation, this requires a greater understanding of the drivers of antibiotic use from the perspective of providers and consume... more

WHO Worldwide country situation analysis: response to antimicrobial resistance

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

WHO would like to express its gratitude and appreciation to all Member States that provided information to the WHO survey on policies and activities at the national level in the area of antimicrobial resistance. The contribution of staff in WHO Regional and Country Offices has been invaluable: in ga... more

State of Emergency: Palestine’s COVID-19 Response Plan

Govt. of the State of Palestine (2020) C1

The purpose of this plan is to: Present the GoP’s strategy and actions; Propose an aid coordination approach; Identify the critical support needs, including for: public health response to COVID-19; budget support to maintain government services; and diplomatic engagement with region... more

Situation Analysis: Antibiotic use and resistance in South Africa

The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy CDDEP (2011) C2

South Africa has faced many challenges over the past two decades, accomplishing profound positive changes in the social structure and government of the nation. This has not yet fully translated into better health for the population, however, particularly the poorest segment. In fact, the p... more

AFRICA CDC Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance, 2018-2023

Africa CDC (2018) C_CDC

Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) organisms are increasing globally, threatening to render existing treatments ineffective against many infectious diseases. In Africa, AMR has already been documented to be a problem for HIV and the pathogens that cause malaria, tuberculosis, typhoid, cholera, meningitis... more