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In Control: A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally RKI

Robert Koch Institut RKI (2023) CC

The greatest risk to persons engaging in international medical emergency response is poor preparation. The In Control handbook hopes to provide a remedy. At the time of writing, we are living through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a ... health emergency that disregards physical borders, brings into focus social inequalities and affects people on every continent. This shared challenge requires unprecedented measures and the collaboration of the brightest minds to support global health protection through this crisis and beyond. Healthcare infrastructures have to be strengthened, public health capacities and processes upgraded, medical countermeasures and vaccinations found and psychosocial side-effects treated. Solidarity is the normative order of the day and the human species has to collaborate to face this invisible threat. Hiding and living in fear is not an option in this interconnected world. We have both a responsibility and an opportunity to make substantial contributions to a safer, healthier and more sustainable future for us all. The existence of this handbook is an impressive example of solidarity. Over 50 authors from more than 15 institutes and organisations have come together voluntarily within a very short time to make their expertise available and enable cross-sectoral thinking. Knowledge is bundled, resources are combined, information gaps are filled. The In Control handbook is not a theoretical treatise of possible dangers, but a collection of subject-matter expertise, written by experts and practitioners who have shaped health topics over the past 20 years in the most diverse corners of the world. The Centre for International Health Protection at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is collaborating with its partners and investing heavily in the build-up of operational know-how and capacity to support health crisis response abroad. This is done by preparing and enabling professionals to deploy safely across the world to assist those in need. In Control addresses the multi-faceted challenges of an international deployment. Readers will find not only technical medical information, but also insights into, for example, the fragility of our environment, the cultural differences that influence risk communication or the dilemmas arising from social distancing. Legal principles are highlighted, along with ethical guidance to ensure that our actions and decisions correspond to the highest moral standards. more

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Clinical Protocol for the Health & Development of Adolescent and Young people in Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria; WHO; UNFPA (2011) C_WHO

Nigeria: National Guidelines for HIV Counselling and Testing

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2011) C1

Nigeria: Manual for the Training of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS) on long-acting reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods - Participants' Reference Book

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2015) C1

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Nigeria Family Planning Blueprint (Scale-Up Plan)

Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria (2014) C1

The Blueprint is intended to guide programming, resource allocation, and commitments to achieve the national objective of a contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 36 percent by 2018.

Global report on the epidemiology and burden of sepsis: Current evidence, identifying gaps and future directions

World Health Organisation (2020) CC

Sepsis contributes significantly to preventable mortality and is the final common pathway to death for severe infectious diseases; it can also arise as a complication of injuries and non-communicable diseases.

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Germany’s National Public Health Institute (RKI), et al. (2021) C1

In Control imparts knowledge, provokes reflection and triggers curiosity. The first half of the book provides an overview of the organisations, principles, frameworks and themes that every professio ... more

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National Guidelines for HIV and AIDS Treatment and Care in Adolescents and Adults

Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria , World Health Organisation (WHO) (2010) C_WHO

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Nigeria: National Drug Policy

Ministry of Health , World Health Organisation (WHO) (2005) C_WHO

Supporting the routine use of evidence during the policy-making process: a WHO checklist

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This checklist is for any organization or person supporting the routine use of evidence in the process of policy-making. Evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM) is essential for achieving the Sustai ... more

Nigeria: National Guidelines for Paediatric HIV and AIDS Treatment and Care

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2010) C1

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Broader health impacts of vertical responses to COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries

Tabitha Hrynick, T.; S. Ripoll and S. Carter Social Science in Humanitarian Action (2021) C1

This paper reviews the effects of vertical responses to COVID-19 on health systems, services, and people’s access to and use of them in LMICs, wh ... more

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Nigeria: Preparedness and Response to Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreaks

Federal Ministry Of Health - Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (2017) C2

A GUIDE FOR HEALTH WORKERS AND AUTHORITIES IN NIGERIA

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Nigeria: Preparedness and Response to Acute Watery Diarrhoea Outbreaks

Federal Ministry of Health - Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (2017) C2

A GUIDE FOR HEALTH WORKERS AND AUTHORITIES IN NIGERIA

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Nigeria: National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2022

Federal Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Health (2017) C2

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The Prevention and Management of Obstetric Fistula: A Curriculum for Nurses and Midwives

East, Central, and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) and EngenderHealthFistula Care (2012) CC

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National nutrition and health survey (NNHS) 2015

US Aid, UK Aid, UNICEF (2015) C1

Report on the nutrition and health situation of Nigeria
Data collection – 13th July to 13th September 2015

Nigeria: Manual for Training Doctors and Nurse/Midwives on long-acting reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods - Trainers' Manual

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2015) C1

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Countdown to 2023: WHO report on global trans-fat elimination 2022

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This fourth annual report monitors global progress towards the 2023 target for global elimination of industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFA), highlighting achievements during the past year (October 2021 – September 2022). Countries are respo ... more

Nigeria: Manual for Training Doctors and Nurse/Midwives on long-acting reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods - Participants' Reference Book

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2015) C1

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