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COTS (Cholera Outbreak Training and Shigellosis) Program Health Promotion Worker Pocket Card
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COTS Program Cholera Outbreak Training and Shigellosis (2011) CC
Proper Sanitation is the only method to success
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Nurse-driven, community-supported HIV/AIDS treatment at the primary health care level in rural Lesotho

MSF South Africa and Lesotho Medecins Sans Frontieres (2009) C2
2006-2008 programme report
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National Primary Health Care Development Agency: Preparedness and response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at primary healthcare and community level
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Government of Nigeria (2020) C1
This document sets out the preparedness and response plan of the Nigerian Primary Health Care System for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Disease. It outlines the planning scenarios, key areas of work and priority activities required for the Primary ... more
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COVID-19 Planning Guide for Adapting Risk Communication and Community Engagement as Public Health and Social Measures Shift

IFRC; Save the Children andJohn Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (2020) CC
With Safety Tips for Conducting Community Meetings Updated July 2020 This document includes key Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) considerations during shifting lockdown measures, ... more
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STUDY ON THE READINESS OF THE POLITICAL, LEGAL, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS TO RESPOND TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THREE DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF KIGALI

Newman, C., Kabagwira, A., Scislowicz, J., et al. IntraHealth International (2008) C2
This study examines the ability of political, legal, health, and communities to respond to gender-based violence in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Kenya - Strategy for Community Health 2014-2019

Ministry of Health, Kenya; Community Health Services Unit USAID; PEPFAR; FANIKISHA (2014) C1
Transforming health: Acclerating the attainment of health goals
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COVID-19 & Community Health Workers (Arabic Version)
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
2-Day Orientation training Orientation Training, 1 Febr. 2021 Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an essential part of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) Initiative • Africa CD ... more
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Community health workers - a resource for identification and referral of sick newborns in rural Uganda

Kayemba Nalwadda, Guwatudde D, Waiswa P, Kiguli J, Namazzi G, Namutumba S, Tomson G, Peterson S. J. Wiley Publisher (2013) CC
Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Jul;18(7):898-906. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12106. Epub 2013 Apr 2.
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Cost–effectiveness of community-based practitioner programmes in Ethiopia, Indonesia and Kenya

Barbara McPake, Ijeoma Edoka, Sophie Witter, et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
Bulletin of the World Health Organization Volume 93, Number 9, September 2015, 589-664
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Programmatic and Training Brief: Engaging Frontline Community Health Workers in Providing Oral Rapid HIV Testing to Pregnant Women in India

Sarkar A, Mburu G, Shukla S, Behara J, et al. (2016) C1
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Community-based Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
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World Health Organization; UNICEF; UNSCN (2007)
A Joint Statement by the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition and the United Nations Children’s Fund
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Successful Community Nutrition Programming: Lessons from Kenya , Tanzania, and Uganda

LINKAGES, L., Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care, R. and United Nations Children's Fund , U. (2002) CC
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The Cost of Integrated Community Case Management in Nguelemendouka and Doumé Districts, Cameroon

Management Sciences for Health (2014) C1
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Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community. Facilitator Notes

World Health Organization; UNICEF (2011) C_WHO
Treat diarrhoea, confirmed malaria, and fast breathing
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Operational Guidelines & Reference Manual Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage through Community Based Distribution of Misoprostol

Maternal Health Division Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India Maternal Health Division Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India (2013) C1
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National Guidelines for Initiating and Managing Community -Based Family Planning Distribution (CBD) Services

Community Health Serivces Division and Family Health Division; Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Liberia USAID (2015)
Accessed February 2015
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Zika Basics: Flipbook for Community Health Workers

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control CDC (2016) C_CDC
This flipbook is for community health workers to use to educate their communities about Zika, how it is spread, the effects of the virus, what to do if infected, and how to prevent Zika.
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Safe Male Circumcision Community Mobilization Training. A Guide for facilitators in Uganda

Safe Male Circumcision; Ministry of Health Uganda (2011) C1
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement Preparedness and Readiness Framework: Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo in North Kivu

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC, et al. (2018) CC
Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential part of any disease outbreak response. Risk communication in the context of an Ebola outbreak refers to real time exchange of information, opinion and advice between frontline respon ... more
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Baseline assessment of community based TB services in 8 WHO ENGAGE-TB priority countries

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
This document contains a series of desk reviews for the eight ENGAGE-TB priority countries supported by the Global Fund (DRC, Kenya, Indonesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan and Tanzania). The document provides a situation assessment and gap analysis about the state of ... more
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Community needs, perceptions and demand: community assessment tool

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
A module from the suite of health service capacity assessments in the context of the COVID-19 pandemicINTERIM GUIDANCE5 February2021 The Community needs, perceptions and demand: ... more
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The mhGAP community toolkit: field test version

World Health Organization WHO (2019) CC
The mhGAP community toolkit: field test version is an integral part of WHO's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP), and aims at scaling up services for people with mental ... more
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Community Perspectives about Ebola in Bong, Lofa and Montserrado Counties of Liberia: Results of a Qualitative Study. Preliminary Findings

Ministry of Health and the Social Mobilization Partnership, Liberia (2015)
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Community-Based Rehabilitation - Promoting ear and hearing care through CBR

World Health Organization (WHO) (2012) C_WHO
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Capturing the difference we make: Community-based rehabilitation indicators manual

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
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Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community

World Health Organization; UNICEF (2011)
Caring for the Sick Child age 2 months up to 5 years. Chart Booklet
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Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community. Photo Book

World Health Organization; UNICEF (2011)
Identify Signs of Illness : Photo 1 and 2. Chest indrawing Photo 3. Severe malnutrition (marasmus) Photo 4, 5, and 6. Using a MUAC strap Photo 7. Severe malnutrition (kwashiorkor) Photo 8 and 9. Checking for swelling of both feet With notes to the facilitator (NTF)
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Uganda: The National Policy Guidelines and Service Standards for Reproductive Health Services

Reproductive Health Division Community Health Department Ministry of Health Uganda (2002)
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Operational Plan Community Based Health Care (July 2011 - June 2016)

Directorate General of Health Services (2011) C1
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Uganda: Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Malaria, Pneumonia and Diarrhoea - Implementation Guidelines

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; Ministry of Health Uganda (2010) C_WHO
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Guidelines for Community Health Volunteers (Arabic Version) (MoH)
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Water and Sanitation Mission Assistant (2017) C1
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Community Midwifery Services in Kenya Implementation Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya (2012) C2
Second Edition
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Plausible role for CHW peer support groups in increasing care-seeking in an integrated community case management project in Rwanda: a mixed methods evaluation

Langston, A., Weiss, J., Landegger, J., et al. Global Health: Science and Practice (2014) CC
The Kabeho Mwana project (2006–2011) supported the Rwanda Ministry of Health (MOH) in scaling up integrated community case management (iCCM) of childhood illness in 6 of Rwanda’s 30 districts. T ... more
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Community Engagement through Women’s Self-Help Groups: Leveraging mobile technology for capacity building during COVID-19 lockdown in India

Lok Swasthya SEWA Trust and World Health Organization WHO India (2021) C_WHO
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Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) for monkeypox outbreaks: Interim guidance, 24 June 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The Interim Guidance for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) outlines recommendations, considerations and methods to raise awareness, manage risk perception, maintain trust and proactively support people at risk to make informed decis ... more
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Management of pneumonia in community settings
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World Health Organization (2004)
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Integrating community based TB and TB/HIV activities in to the work of CSOs

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, The United Republic of Tanzania (2013) C1
National Operational Guidelines
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Interim national guidelines for community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in Ghana

Ghana Health Services; Ministry of Health USAID; FHI360; WHO; et al. (2010) C1
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Uganda: Facilitator Guide: Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO
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Risk communication and community engagement readiness and response to coronavirus disease (‎COVID-19)‎: interim guidance, 19 March 2020
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Interim guidance v2, 19 March 2020 This document provides WHO checklists for risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) readiness and initial response for novel coronaviruses (nCoV) recently identified in Wuhan, China (2019-nCoV). The objec ... more
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Promoting Rights and Community Living for Children with Psychosocial Disabilities
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
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WHO Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit Pilot version 1.0
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World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Communities can play a critical role in suicide prevention. Facilitating community engagement in suicide prevention is an important task. The toolkit is a step-by-step guide for communities to engage in suicide prevention activities and have ownersh ... more
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Dementia - Toolkit for community workers in low- and middle-income countries

Mercado, S. World Health Organization (Pacific Region) (2018) C_WHO
Guide for community-based management and care of people with dementia Version 1.0 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division of NCD and Health ... more
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Preventing suicide: A community engagement toolkit
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
Suicides take a high toll. Over 800 000 people die by suicide every year and it is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds. Most suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries where resources and services, if they do exist, are often scarce and limited for early identification, tr ... more
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Risk communication and community engagement for COVID-19 contact tracing: interim guidance

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Contact tracing is a key element of WHO’s recommended approach to control the spread of COVID-19 by breaking the chains of human-to-human transmission. This document provides guidance to health authorities at all levels to improve the success rat ... more
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Key messages for social mobilization and community engagement in intense transmission areas

World Health Organization (2014)
The messages should be used to inform, educate and engage different audience groups depending on their level of risk, vulnerability, presence in contact areas, care of patients with Ebola, or engagement or attendance of burials.
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Key Messages for Social Mobilization and Community Engagement in Intense Transmission Area. Themne

World Health Organization; UNCEF Translators without Borders (2014)
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Key Messages for Social Mobilization and Community Engagement in Intense Transmission Area. Fular

World Health Organization; UNICEF Translators without Borders (2014)
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Guidelines on Community DOTS Implementation
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National Tuberculosis Control Program, Cambodia Ministry of Health (2004) C1
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Community-based child TB management - Module 9b

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO
Accessed November 2017
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WHO COVID-19 policy brief: building trust through risk communication and community engagement, 14 September 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The guidance notes describe key actions that policy-makers at national and subnational levels can take in relation to: diagnostic testing for COVID-19, clinical management of COVID-19, meeting targets for vaccination against COVID-19, maintaining infection control measures for COVID-19 in ... more
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Operational Guidelines For Community Care Centres

National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health &; Family Welfare , Government of India, (2007)
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Community Perspectives about Ebola in Bong, Lofa and Montserrado Counties of Liberia: Results of a Qualitative Study

Najmeh Modarres; Sekou W. Konneh USAID; John Hopkins University; Health Communication Capacity Collaborative, et al. (2015)
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Rapid assessment of disability in the Philippines: understanding prevalence, well-being, and access to the community for people with disabilities to inform the W-DARE project

Manjula Marella, Alexandra Devine, Graeme Ferdinand Armecin et al. Population Health Metrics (2016) CC
BioMed Central DOI 10.1186/s12963-016-0096-y
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VISHRAM. Vldarbha Stress and Health Program

N. Chowdhary, S. Schmelzl, S.Gangale, et al. (2018) CC
Training Manual for Community Health Workers
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Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation in Tanzania’s Health and Social Service Programmes: Field Manual

MEASURE Evaluation Tanzania (2017) CC
This manual serves as a toolkit of useful PM&E techniques for improving the performance and impact of community-based interventions, such as those involving the most vulnerable children, home-based care and gender-based violence. The manual includes ... more
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Comprehensive Literature Review on Village Based Health Workers in Myanmar: Extending Services to Communities

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1
The main goal of the National Health Plan (NHP) 2017-2021 is to extend access to a basic Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to the entire population while increasing financial protection. I ... more
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The Current State of CHW Training Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Cindil Redick& annah Sarah Faich Dini One Million Community Health Workers Campaign | mPowering Frontline Health Workers (2014) C2
What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Need to Do
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Mental Health. A Guide for Faith Leaders
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American Psychiatric Association Foundation and the Mental Health and Faith Community Partnership Steering Committee (2018) C2
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The Importance of Primary Eye Care

Clare Gilbert Community Eye Health (1998)
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Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) for Zika virus response Module 1

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
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Working with Individuals, Families and Communities to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health. Module 3

World Health Organization WHO; PAHO Pan American Health Organization, Enfant du Monde (2017) C_WHO
A toolkit for Implementation. Module 3: Participatory community assessment in maternal and newborn health
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Achieving Health Equity in Contested Areas of Southeast Myanmar (Burmese Version)

Davis, Bill; Jolliffe, Kim The Asia Foundation (2016) C1
In many of Myanmar’s contested regions, healthcare services are provided through two parallel governance systems – by the government’s Ministry of Health, and by providers linked to ethnic armed organizations. Building upon efforts to build tr ... more
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COVID-19 Online Courses & Resources

Community Health Impact Coalition (2020) C1
Community Health Impact Coalition members & colleagues from across the world are sharing COVID-19 explainers, internal policies, clinical protocols, & more live
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The Case For Frontiline Health Workers in Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases Globally

IntraHealth International (2016) CC
Frontline health workers (FHWs) provide services directly to communities where they are most needed, especially in remote and rural areas. Many are community ... more
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Kenya Quality Model for Health

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2015) C2
Quality Standards for community health services Level 1
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Community home based care guidelines

University of Western Cape; University of Cape Town, Maastricht University et al. Learning Network (2014) CC
Community Health Committee Training
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Community dialogues for healthy children: encouraging communities to talk

Malaria Consortium (2014)
Integrated community case management (ICCM) – an approach where community-based health workers are trained to identify, treat and refer children ... more
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Early Initiation of Community-based Programmes in Nepal: A Historic Reflection

Houston R, Acharya B, Poudel D, Pradhan S, Singh S, Manandhar M, Pokharel RK, Shrestha PR (2012) CC
J Nepal Health Res Counc 2012 May;10(21):82-87
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Community Case Management Essentials: Treating Common Childhood Illnesses in the Community

David Marsh, Ashley Aakesson, Kechi Anah et al. CORE Group; Save the Children; BASICS; MCHIP (2012)
2nd edition. Known as “Community Case Management of Sick Children” (CCM), this approach sends community-based health workers out to find, diagn ... more
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Public perceptions of intellectual disability in a shantytown community in Lima, Peru

M.S. O’Shea, J. M.Girón, L. Cabrera, et al. (2012) CC
Int Health. 2012 December 1; 4(4): 253–259. doi:10.1016/j.inhe.2012.07.001
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Achieving Health Equity in Contested Areas of Southeast Myanmar

Davis, Bill; Jolliffe, Kim The Asia Foundation (2016) C1
In many of Myanmar’s contested regions, healthcare services are provided through two parallel governance systems – by the government’s Ministry of Health, and by providers linked to ethnic armed organizations. Building upon efforts to build tr ... more
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Matrice de fonctionnalite du programme pour l'optimisation des Programmes d'agents de santé communautaires

CHW Central; Community Health Impact Coalition; USAID; et al. (2019) C2
Cet outil peut être utilisé pour améliorer la qualité du programme ASC. Pour identifier et combler les lacunes dans la conception et la mise en œuvre du programme ASC, veuillez compléter les informations ci-dessous
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Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: Training Guide – Health Workers and Nutrition Managers

Quinn, V., and A. Guyon (2015) CC
This training guide applies a participatory approach, reflecting the considerable evidence that adults learn best by practicing and reflecting on their experiences. It thus emphasizes exercises to improve skills in counseling that support clients to adopt optimal nutrition practices. Women’s nutri ... more
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Mobilizing Communites for Health and Social Change. Participant Training Manual tookit module 2-5

Ministry of Health, Malawi; USAID (2012) C1
These toolkits were produced and used as part of the Moyo ndi Mpbamba project in Malawi to guide the community mobilization process in target districts.
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Mental health crisis services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on ... more
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Hospital-based mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on ... more
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Comprehensive mental health service networks: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
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Supported living services for mental health: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on ... more
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Peer support mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on ... more
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COVID-19 infection prevention and control living guideline: mask use in community settings, 22 December 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
22 December 2021
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Essential Package of Health Services

Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Liberia (2011) C1
Primary Care: The Community Health System
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The Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) guide: developing a clinical decision support tool to simplify, standardise and strengthen primary health care delivery

Cornick, Picken, Wattrus et al. BMJ Global Health Journal (2018) CC
For the primary health worker in a low/middle-income country (LMIC) setting, delivering quality primary care is challenging. This is often complicated by clinical guidance that is out of date, incon ... more
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Community based approaches to MHPSS programmes: a guidance note

IASC IASC (2015) CC
Community-based approaches to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (CB MHPSS) in emergencies are based on the understanding that communities can be drivers for their own care and change and s ... more
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Health Care Waste

Jeff Conant and Pam Fadem Hesperian (2012) C1
A Community Guide to Environmental Health > Chapter 19: Health Care Waste. Please download this chapter from the website of Hesperian
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Situation of Maternal and Newborn Health in Urban Slums of Pune: Key Findings

Save the Children (2016) C2
Objectives of the Study: To understand the community needs, behaviors and perception for MNH Iin urban poor settings. To explore various factors (both demand and supply side) affecting care seeking for MNH. To assess the preparedness of the urban ... more
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Helping Health Workers Learn

Werner, D. and B. Bower Hesperian Health Guides (2012) C2
A book of methods, aids, and ideas for instructors at the village level An indispensable resource for health educators, this book provides hundreds of methods, aids, and learning strategies to make healt ... more
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Action global health advocacy partnership

M. Slutsker ACTION global health advocacy partnership; ACTION partner oranizations (2016) C2
From policy to practice: how the TB-HIV response is working “The HIV community must place much more focus on TB co-infection than it has done to date. TB takes the lives of over 1000 people living with HIV every day, a number which is absolut ... more
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The National Roadmap Strategic Plan to improve Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescents Heatlh in Tanzania (2016-2020) One Plan II

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Government of Tanzania (2016) C1
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National Guideline For Neonatal Care and Establishment Of Neonatal Care Unit

Ministry Of Health Community, Development,Gender, Elderly And Children, the United Republic Of Tanzania (2019) CC
The National Guideline for Neonatal Care and Establishment of Neonatal Care Unit aims to provide health workers with all basics and necessary knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care at the most vulnerable period in a newborn’s life. This ... more
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Health Problems from Unsafe Water

Conant, J.; Fadem, P. Hesperian (2012) C2
Chapter 5: A Community Guide to Environmental Health
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Where there is no psychiatrist : a mental health care manual

Patel, Vikram Royal College of Psychiatrists (2003) C2
This book is a practical manual of mental health care for community health workers, primary care nurses, social workers and primary care doctors, p ... more
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Ukraine: Mental Health in Transition

World Bank (2017) C1
Assessment and Guidance for Strengthening Integration of Mental Health into Primary Health Care and Community-Based Service Platforms in Ukraine
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Case Study: Mental health in Makueni County, Kenya

Ndetei D, Musyimi C, Musau A, Matoke L, Mutiso V Shaping Health Programme (2017) CC
Shaping Health programme on Learning from international experience on approaches to community power, participation and decision-making in health,AM ... more
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Street-based adolescents at high risk of HIV in Ukraine

J. R. Busza; O. M. Balakireva; A. Teltschik; et al. J Epidemiol Community Health; Research Gate (2011) C2
J Epidemiol Community Health 2011;65:1166e1170. doi:10.1136/jech.2009.097469
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Improving access to maternal health care in Senegal: WAHA International’s mHealth programme

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2014) C_WHO
WAHA International’s mHealth programme addresses several barriers to maternal and neonatal care, including: a lack of information at the community level about locally available services; a large distance from services and a lack of affordable tran ... more
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Persons with disabilities as experts-by experience: using personal narratives to affect community attitudes in Kilifi, Kenya

Joseph K. Gona, Newton C.R., Hartley, Sally, et al. (2018) C1
International Health and Human Rights (2018) 18:18 Disability awareness, Community, Attitudes, Experts-by-experience
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Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Health Environment

Conant , J. Hesperian Foundation (2016) C1
This selected material from Hesperian's Community Guide to Environmental Health offers 48 pages of information on basic sanitation and hygiene, including instructions on building safe, affordable, e ... more
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Special Issue: Newborn Health in Uganda

Kate Kerber, Stefan Peterson & Peter Waiswa Global Health Action (2015)
This special issue on Newborn Health in Global Health Action is being launched to share the experience of how to scale up a cost-effective package of newborn care that involves families, ... more
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Improving maternal and child health in Asia through innovative partnerships and approaches. The case of Nepal

Fiona Samuels and Svetlana Ancker Overseas Development Institute (ODI), (2015) C1
Following an overview of maternal and neonatal child health in Nepal and in the districts covered by the project, the briefing outlines the background to the Strengthening Approaches for Maximizing Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive ... more