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Community-based strategies play a significant role in many health systems in low- and middle-income countries, especially in light of critical shor ... more
Circumcision – consultative review of additional information, 12 August 2016 21 September 2016

Responses of the Catholic Church to HIV and AIDS in Africa: Lessons learned

Fleischer, K., et al. German Bishops' Conference Research Group on International Church Affairs (2015) CC
An international field study by African and German theologicans and health workers.
Updated Guideline. The Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) guidelines provide guidance on the most common emergency conditions in children presenting at the health facility. These incl ... more
Supplement to the 2016 consolidated Guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV infection HIV Treatment
Bull World Health Organ 2017;95:594–598

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
In September, 2018, the first international Medicine Quality and Public Health Conference was held at Oxford University, UK, to discuss opportunities and ... more
2nd edition. These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating ... more
This report reviews the current situation in relation to national capacity to address NCDs and the progress made at country level over the past decade. It highlights that, while progress is being made, there is still much work to be done to create t ... more
From Exclusion to Inclusion
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected job satisfaction among healthcare workers; yet this has not been empirically examined in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We addressed this gap by examining job satisfaction and associated factors among healthcare workers ... more
The practical guidance in the operational handbook aims to inform the development or revision of national policies and related implementation guidance on the management ... more
July 2014 This report was made possible through support provided by the One Million Community Health Workers Campaign, mPowering Frontline Health Workers, Intel, ... more
DHS Working Papers No. 93
Compendium of Case Studies
VADEMECUM | This Vademecum is intended to provide a benchmark for aid workers—whether working in the field or at a strategic level—in particular concerning the formulation and implementation of ... more
Euro Surveillance 2014;19(47):pii=20970, p.31-37
The overall aim of the study was to understand the acceptability and usefulness of PHC clinical placements for nursing ... more
The purpose of the toolkit is to bring together existing learning and guidance as a starting point for stakeholders to begin SRH preparedness work. Within the SRH sector the field ... more

A case study of the Uganda National Minimum Healthcare Package

Kadowa, Isaac Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) (2017) C1
Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET): Disussion Paper 110
This report compiles evidence from published, grey literature ... more
DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS DHS WORKING PAPERS 2015 No. 117
Levels and Inequities
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 110
This study shows large variations in maternal health indicators across high-priority counties in Kenya. Nairobi exceeds the natio ... more
2018 Vol.5 No.2:73 DOI: 10.21767/2254-9137.100092 Health Systems and Policy Research ISSN 2254-9137
Journal of Infection and Public Health 12 (2019) 213–223
The Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) project has conducted a multi-year, multi-country study that provides stark insights on the under-reported depth of the ... more
To identify and to assess factors enhancing or hindering the delivery of breast and cervical cancer screening services in ... more
The Extending Service Delivery (ESD) project has developed Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy: A Trainer’s Reference Guide as a resource for trainers in developing in-service training for f ... more
This report outlines the results of a scientific study of the impacts of weather, climate variability, ... more

Social determinants of mental health

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
Good mental health is integral to human health and well being. A person’s mental health ... more
The object of this bill is to provide for a legal framework to promote the existence of Community Health Workers (CHWs) ... more
The aim of these Guidelines is to provide a framework for the conservation and sustainable use of plants in medicine. To do this, the Guidelines de ... more
Rabies is a devastating and societally important zoonotic disease, which is transmitted principally to humans through the bite of infected dogs. This acute, progressive viral encephalitis has the hi ... more
STGs are designed to assist health care professionals in making decisions about appropriate, effective patient care. However, health managers often have trouble setting ... more
World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research Brocher Foundation, ... more
The HIV/AIDS Sustainability Index Dashboard is a tool completed every two years by President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) teams, host government and partner stakeholders to sharpen the understanding ... more
People with disabilities experience significant health inequalities. In Malawi, where most individuals live in low-income rural settings, many of t ... more
Lancet Glob Health 2015; 385: e387–95. Open Access
Shortages of healthcare workers is detrimental to the health of communities, especially children. This paper describes the process ... more
This publication provides guidance to governments, civil society organizations (nongovernmental organizations and community-based organizations) and other partners implementing HIV prevention, care ... more
This publication is intended for professionals training or practicing in mental health and not for the general public. The opinions expressed are those o ... more
This topic brief highlights how nutrition and healthy diets support the achievement of education and learning objectives, ... more
This topic brief highlights how nutrition and healthy diets support the achievement of education and learning objectives, ... more
Women and Health Initiative Working Paper No. 1. Women and Health Initiative
Improving matern ... more
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). ... more
Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022: Health situation analysis of the WHO African Region Si ... more
Many African countries were amongst the most rapid to respond to the emerging threat of COVID-19, implementing large-scale interventions at very early stages of their epidemic. As demonstrated in th ... more
The primary audience for the guideline is policy makers and health programme managers of MNCH and ... more
Including a Tool to Assess the Adolescent Health and Development Component in Pre-Service Education of ... more
The Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre | University College London | 4 Taviton Street | London WC1H OBT | United Kingdom| Principal Investigator: Dr Raymond Lang | Email: r.lang@ucl.ac.uk | Tel: +44 (0)207 679 1519 | Resear ... more
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to large increases in healthcare waste, straining under resourced healthcare facilities and exacerbating environmental impacts from solid waste. This report quantifies the additional COVID-19 healthcare waste generated, ... more
This training and guidance has been developed to provide an in-depth understanding on what it means to respect legal capacity in mental health and ... more
Infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics are increasing in frequency, scale and impact. Health care facilities can amplify the transmission ... more
This report presents, for the first time, a global assessment of the extent to which health care facilities provide essential water, sanitation and ... more
Every year, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm – before 37 weeks of pregnancy. That is more than 1 in 10 live births. Approximately 1 million children die each year worldwide due to complications from their early birth. Those that sur ... more
This report makes the case for a major new initiative—to rapidly recruit, train and deploy 2 million community health workers in Africa. Drawing on a vast body ... more
This report presents findings from research conducted by Economist Impact to assess the health, demographic, social and economic impacts associated with different scenarios for financing the HIV epi ... more
A Reference Guide for Program Managers and Policy Makers. Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportun ... more
Ghana is attracting global attention for efforts to provide health insurance to all citizens through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). With the program’s strong emphasis on maternal ... more
The Guidelines on promotive and preventive mental health interventions for adolescents - Helping Adolescents thrive (HAT), provide evidence-informed recommendations on psychosocial interventions to ... more
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship initiatives to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect ... more
The report underscores that sexual and reproductive health and rights are often the first to be sacrificed during epidemics ... more
This document describes the key areas that national governments should consider for the introduction and scale-up of point-of-care (POC) diagnostic ... more
This document has been developed to provide training and guidance on how to integrate a human rights approach in mental health and related areas, b ... more
Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportune moment to take stock of issues ... more
From 2011 until 2016, a multi-actor programme was run in five countries to improve the life chances and living conditions of people experiencing exclusion ... more
The environment in which young people live, learn and play significantly affects their decisions about whether to consume alcohol. Environmental factors are the main risk factors driving alcohol consumption ... more
PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192765 February 23, 2018
Over half a billion children are living in areas with extremely high levels of floods and nearly 160 million children live in areas of high or extr ... more
FOLLOW-UP TO THE 2011 POLITICAL DECLARATION ON HIV/AIDS: INTENSIFYING EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE HIV/AIDS | Reporting Period: January – December 2014
Review of disability issues and rehabilitation services in 29 african countries.
Based on an increasing body of evidence pointing at the positive impact that social assistance has had in Malawi, the region and beyond, government ... more
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (DCHA/OFDA) requested Food ... more
Further Analysis of the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Further Analysi ... more
Recent systematic reviews and meta-analysis of the impact of chemical-based mollusciciding (King et al., 2015, Sokolow et al., 2016) have concluded ... more
Chapter 9: Public health guide for emergencies
Response to the tropical cyclone in southern Africa Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Meningitis outbreak in Togo Lassa fever outbreak in Liberia.
The toolkit is a collection of assessment tools and checklists that describe the key considerations to be taken into account when transitioning to Option B/B+. The toolkit provides a roadmap to supp ... more
An in-depth analysis of the health-seeking behaviour of patients and ... more
This research report provides results from the study on living conditions among people with disabilities in Malawi. Comparisons are made between individuals with and without disabilities ... more
Cyclone in Mozambique and Zimbabwe Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo Humanitarian crisis in Mali Humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic.
The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 118 events in the region. This week’s main articles cover the following events: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Togo Measles in Chad Ebola virus disease (EVD) in É ... more
The GHS Index is intended to be a key resource in the face of increasing risks of high-consequence and globally catastrophic biological events ... more