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Principles and practices of drinking-water chlorination: a guide to strengthening chlorination practices in small-to mediumsized water supplies

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) CC
This guide is intended for people involved in the management and operation of small- to mediumsized organized water supply systems. The content has been developed with particular consideration for operational-level personnel with responsibility for ... more
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Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1
The National Health Plan (NHP) aims to strengthen the country’s health system and pave the way towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC),choosing a path that is explicitly pro-poor. The main goal of NHP 2017-2021 is to extend access to a Basic Essen ... more
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Africa, WASH, and the Millennium Development Goals: A Local Systems Case Study of How Senegal Achieved MDG Target 7c

McGahey, Christopher USAID (2017) C1
Nationally, Senegal met the MDG target for water supply access. It did this by engaging the public and private sectors to effectively invest and report on investments. It focused on larger population centers, less on remote regions of the country. I ... more
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Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021 (Burmese Version)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1
The National Health Plan (NHP) aims to strengthen the country’s health system and pave the way towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC),choosing a path that is explicitly pro-poor. The main goal of NHP 2017-2021 is to extend access to a Basic Essen ... more
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Fentanils and synthetic cannabinoids: driving greater complexity into the drug situation

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2018) C2
An update from the EU Early Warning System
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Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Africa: Successes, gaps and a roadmap for the future

Kariuki S., K. H. Keddy, M. Antonio AOSIS (2018) C2
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015, there has been rapidly growing awareness among many African countries that they need to be doing more to combat an ... more
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Technical specifications for Pressure Swing Adsorption(PSA) Oxygen Plants
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Oxygen is an essential medicine required at all levels of the health care system; only high quality, medical-grade oxygen should be given to patients. Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen generating plants are a source of medical-grade oxygen. Th ... more
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F&Q: WHO COVID-19 essential supplies forecasting tool (COVID-19-ESFT)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (COVID-19-ESFT) is meant to help countries forecast essential supplies for their COVID-19 response including personal protective equipment (e.g., masks and gloves), biomedical equipment for case management (e.g., ventilators and oxygen concentrato ... more
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A worsening health crisis for children

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2022) C_UNICEF
The consequences of the failing health system has immediate and longer-term impacts on children . April 2022 Available in English and Arabic
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Child-friendly formulations for drug-resistant tuberculosis

Stop TB Partnership World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC
Technical information note. Ensuring an uninterrupted supply of quality-assured, affordable anti-TB drugs and diagnostics to the world
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Summary of National Priorities - Malawi

Community Health Roadmap United States Agency for International Development; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; The Rockefeller Foundation; World Bank Group; community health acceleration partnership; unicef (2021) CC
Malawi’s first National Community Health Strategy (NCHS, 2017-2022) defines a new community health system in which community health cadres, both formal and non-formal, deliver services of the Essential Health Package, with a focus on child and mat ... more
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Developing health centres and hospital s indices for Syria, based on HeRAMS dataset 2014

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO
This research paper uses the Health Resources and services Availability Mapping System (HeRAMS) database to develop two composite indices – one for health centres and one for hospitals – in order to analyse and assess the health facilitie ... more
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Increasing equity in health service access and financing: Health strategy, policy achievements and new challenges

Annear, Peter Leslie; Veasnakiry, Lo; Momoe Takeuchi World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
Policy note: Cambodia Health Systems in Transition.
The health system includes a mix of public and private providers. The use of private providers is much greater among the wealthy, while the use of informal-sector health providers is greater a ... more
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Zimbabwe: Floods Flash Update No. 1, 17 March 2019

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2019) C1
The President has declared the impact of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe a state of disaster. • The Cyclone Idai weather system hit eastern Zimbabwe on 15 and 16 March, with Chimanimani and Chipinge districts in Manicaland Province hardest-hit. • At ... more
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Усиление мер реагирования системздравоохранения на COVID-19: техническое руководство № 3
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Всемирная Организация Здравоохранения - Европейское региональное бюро WHO (2020) C_WHO
Усиление мер реагирования системздравоохранения на COVID-19: техническое руководство № 3: поставки основныхлекарственных препаратов и медицинских приборов, 6 апреля ... more
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Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1
The global pandemic has highlighted fragility in international supply chains and the dependency of many African countries on imported personal protective equipment (PPE). Market pressures have also increased prices for imported supplies and put addi ... more
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Mantenimiento de un suministro de sangre seguro y suficiente y recogida de plasma de personas convalecientes en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19: orientaciones provisionales, 17 de febrero de 20

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO
This document provides interim guidance on the management of the blood supply in response to the pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It emphasizes the importance of being prepared and responding quickly and outlines key actions and ... more
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Assistive technology capacity assessment (ATA-C) Instruction Manual

World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2021) C_WHO
The assistive technology capacity assessment (ATA-C) is a system-level tool to evaluate a country’s capacity to finance, regulate, procure and provide assistive technology. It can be used for awareness raising, policy and programme design, and ong ... more
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National Community Health Strategy 2017-2022

Government of the Republic of Malawi (2017) CC
The Government of Malawi is committed to improving health and livelihoods in Malawi through community health – the provision of basic health services in rural and urban communities with the participation of people who live there. Historically, Community Health has significantly contributed to im ... more
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WASH Package for Ebola Care and Treatment Centres/Units

UNICEF (2014)
Guidance Note. The recommended actions are presented under the different components (water supply, hygiene and hand washing, disinfection, solid waste management, latrine and wastewater management, and dead body management) of the defined Ebola Care ... more
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Water safety plan: a field guide to improving drinking-water safety in small communities

World Health Organization (WHO) (2014) C_WHO
This field guide is a practical tool for improving and maintaining drinking-water safety. It is designed to be used by YOU as a rural community member who shares responsibility for operation and management of the drinking-water supply in your commun ... more
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Health Systems in Action: An eHandbook for Leaders and Managers - CHAPTER 8 - Managing Medicines And Health Products

Malcolm Clark; Andy Barraclough Management Sciences for Health (2010) C1
Full eHandbook under: http://www.msh.org/resources/health-systems-in-action-an-ehandbook-for-leaders-and-managers Effective supply management has the potential to make a powerful contribution to the reliable availability of essential medicines, whi ... more
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2016 Health Facility Assessment for Reproductive Health Commodities and Services

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports, Department of Public Health, Department of Medical Services and UNFPA (2016) C1
A nationwide survey of a representative sample of health facilities across public health services in all states and regions of Myanmar has been undertaken since 2014 to track Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) indicators, such as the availability of reproductive health (RH) commodities; t ... more
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The Planetary Health Diet in Theory and Practice

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2019) CC
On the global scale, the impacts of the current food system on the environment are severe. The agro-industrial revolution has made it possible to increase food production at a price.
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WHO country cooperation strategy 2014-2018, Myanmar

World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office for Myanmar (2014) C_WHO
The strategic priorities of the CCS 2014–2018 are:
(1) Strengthening the health system.
(2) Enhancing the achievement of communicable disease control targets.
(3) Controlling the growth of the noncommunicable disease burden.
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Strategic Action Plan for Strengthening Health Information 2017-2021

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1
The vision of the new Strategic Action Plan for Strengthening HIS in Myanmar 2017- 2021 is “A strong health information system for a strong health system”. The mission statement of HIS in Myanma ... more
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Training on handling, storing and transporting Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® (Tozinameran)
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
4 August 2021. Currently, Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® (Tozinameran) is the only COVID-19 vaccine that should be stored and transported at -60ºC to -86ºC ultra-low temperature (ULT) conditions. Prior to use the vaccine can be transferred to -20ºC freezer or +2-8ºC refrigerator at ... more
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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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Aleppo Abandoned: A Case Study on Health Care in Syria

Physicians for Human Rights (2015)
Report Shows Egregious Attacks on Health Care by Syrian Government Have Devastated Aleppo’s Medical System
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Guideline ‒ Alternative mass drug administration regimens to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
Lymphatic filariasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease that causes damage of the lymphatic system and can lead to lymphoedema (elephantiasis) and hydrocele in infected individuals. The global baseline estimate of persons affected by lymph ... more
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European Drug Report - Trends and Developments

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2018) C1
Table of contents: - Preface - Introductory note and acknowledgements - Commentary - Chapter 1: Drug supply and the market - Chapter 2: Drug use prevalence and trends - Chapter 3: Drug-related harms and responses - Annex: National data tables ... more
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Barriers to Healthcare Services for People with Disabilities in Developing Countries: A Literature Review

Judith Baart, J., and F. Taaka Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2017) CC
Conclusion: To ensure that people with disabilities can successfully access the necessary health services, the barriers on the demand side (the individuals requiring healthcare) as well as the barriers that are part of the healthcare system, should ... more
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Classification of digital health interventions v1.0. A shared language to describe the uses of digital technology for health

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
The classification of digital health interventions (DHIs) categorizes the different ways in which digital and mobile technologies are being used to support health system needs. Historically, the diverse communities working in digital health—inclu ... more
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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 Healt ... more
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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, where historic and ongoing under-investments heighten vulnerability to a multiplicity of health threats. We use the term ‘vertical response’ to describ ... more
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Food Systems Dashboard

GAIN & Johns Hopkins University (2020) C2
This report uses the Food Systems Dashboard’s conceptual framework to define and describe food systems. It summarizes the components, drivers, and outcomes of food systems. The report also describes the food system typologies used in the Das ... more
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WHO South Sudan Annual Report 2022

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
A lot has happened this year. While we continued to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, we were hit by disease outbreaks and humanitarian crises. Yet, despite these challenges, we marched on, resolute in resolving critical health systems issues to increase access to quality healthcare services. To furth ... more
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Polio Vaccine Security Framework

Global Polio Eradication Initiative GPEI (2025) CC
Long-term polio vaccine security – the timely, sustained, and uninterrupted supply of suitable types of affordable, quality-assured polio vaccines – is essential in the global effort to achieve and maintain a polio free world. However, fragmente ... more
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Handbook on War and Public Health

Pierre Perrin ICRC (1996) C1
A manual intended for medical and other personnel responsible for humanitarian activities in armed conflicts. It covers the following topics: setting up a health-care system that meets the essential needs of war victims, particularly of displaced pe ... more
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Preferred product characteristics for personal protective equipment for the health worker on the frontline responding to viral hemorrhagic fevers in tropical climates
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World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
The scope of this PPC document is to serve as a guide to address the unmet public health need for a PPE system that protects the HW-F in tropical climate s while caring for patients and providing heavy duty essential health services. The charact ... more
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Improving medicines access and use for child health: a guide to developing interventions

Ross-Degnan, D., Vialle-Valentin, C., and Briggs, J. USAID, SIAPS (Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services) (2015) C1
Submitted to the US Agency for International Development by the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. This manual provides a framework to identify problems and design interventions to improve access to and use of medicines for children. It is a resource for ... more
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WHO's response to the Ukraine crisis

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Since 24 February 2022, the war in Ukraine has caused widespread suffering to its people and serious damage to the country’s infrastructure. Attacks on the country’s health system and its power network threaten people, compromise the provision ... more
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Chart booklet - Guidelines for an Integrated Approach to the Nutritional care of HIV-infected children (6 months-14 years)

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO
The content of these guidelines acknowledges that wasting and undernutrition in HIV-infected children reflect a series of failures within the health system, the home and community and not just a biological process related to virus and host interacti ... more
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Interim Planning Guidance for Preparedness and Response to a Mass Casualty Event Resulting from Terrorist Use of Explosives

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; US Dept. of Health and Human Services (2010) C1
The purpose of this interim guidance is to provide information and insight to assist public policy and health system leaders in preparing for and responding to an MCE caused by terrorist use of explosives (TUE). This document provides practical in ... more
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Rwanda: July 2014 – June 2015 Annual Report - Tuberculosis and Other Respiratory communicable Diseases Control in Rwanda

Rwanda Biomedical Center - Institute of HIVAIDS, Disease prevention & Control (IHDPC), TB & Other Respiratory Communicable Diseases Division (2015) C2
This report has been developed, based on data provided by the TB & ORD surveillance system from across Rwanda. It provides a comprehensive picture of the occurrence and management of TB & ORD and Leprosy in Rwanda. It is structured based on the 2013 ... more
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Rwanda: HEALTH SECTOR ANNUAL REPORT July 2015-June 2016

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2016) C2
For the Fiscal Year 2015-2016, the Health Sector continued to implement actions meant to improve the availability, and access to quality healthcare. The following report highlights achievements registered by the health sector for the fiscal 2015-2016 in different health programs, as well as in the a ... more
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A case study of the role of an Essential Health Benefit in the delivery of integrated health services in Zambia

Luwabelwa, M.; Banda, P; Palale M.; Chama-Chiliba, C. 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 111
The health services delivery system in Zambia is pyramid in structure, with primary healthcare (PHC) services at community level, at the base, foll ... more
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Impact of health systems strengthening on coverage of maternal health services in Rwanda, 2000–2010: a systematic review

Maurice Bucagu, Jean M. Kagubare, Paulin Basinga, Fidèle Ngabo, Barbara K Timmons & Angela C Lee Reproductive Health Matters (2012) CC
From 2000 to 2010, Rwanda implemented comprehensive health sector reforms to strengthen the public health system, with the aim of reducing maternal and newborn deaths in line with Millennium Development Goal 5, among many other improvements in natio ... more
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Medicinal plants for forest conservation and health care

Bodeker, Gerard (Ed.) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (1997) C1
Non-Wood Forest Products 11 Traditional medicine and its use of medicinal plants is dependent on reliable supply of plant materials. The book focuses on the interface between medicinal plant use and conservation of medicinal plants.
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What are the challenges facing Myanmar in progressing towards Universal Health Coverage?

Phone Myint; Than Tun Sein; Cassels, Andrew World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
Policy Note #1: Myanmar Health Systems in Transition Policy Notes Series
The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. In practice, this means that over the next 15 years the aim is to progressively ensure that all peop ... more
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Integrated Water Resources Management in Myanmar: Water usage and introduction to water quality criteria for lakes and rivers in Myanmar. Preliminary report

Mjelde, Marit; Ballot, Andreas; Swe, Thida; Eriksen, Tor Erik; Nesheim, Ingrid; Aung, Toe Toe Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA) (2017) C1
The purpose of the report is to present some first recommendation for the development of Myanmar ecological quality criteria using the system of the EU Water Framework Directive (EU WFD) as baseline, with main focus on the characterization and class ... more
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Pocket Guide to Managing Contraceptive Supplies

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2000) C_CDC
The Pocket Guide to Managing Contraceptive Supplies addresses one of the most important components of any program that provides family planning services—the logistics system that manages the delivery, quality, and storage of contraceptive suppl ... more
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Venezuela’s Humanitarian Emergency

Human Rights Watch (2019) C1
Large-Scale UN Response Needed to Address Health and Food Crises This report is based on interviews with more than 150 health care professionals, Venezuelans seeking or in need of medical care who recently arrived in Colombia and Brazil, representatives from international and nongovernmental humani ... more
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Cities leading the way: Seven climate action plans to deliver on the Paris Agreement

C40 Cities (2019) CC
Cities can help nations achieve their Paris Agreement commitment by supporting the implementation of transformational actions to increase the supply of renewable energy, improve building energy efficiency, increase access to affordable, low carbon t ... more
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South Sudan Response Plan April 2020–March 2021

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2020) CC
Previous crises, such as the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa in 2014, indicate the direct impact movement restrictions and disease containment efforts have on food availability, access, utilization and violence – particularly gender-based violence (GBV). The importance of maintaining and ... more
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Preliminary Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP)

India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project (P173836) Ministery of Health and Familiy Welfare - Government of India (2020) C2
A new respiratory infectious disease, COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, emerged in early December 2019. Since then, the virus has spread to India and 106 other countries in Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and Oceania. On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) decl ... more
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National Training Guidelines and Standards for Treatment of Female Genital Fistula

The Department of Clinical Services, Ministry of Health Government of Uganda (2012) C1
There is a crucial need to initiate and sustain fistula programs that increase access and strengthen the capacity of the health care system to provide high quality services for repair and care of women living with female genital fistula. Therefore, ... more
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Digital Implementation Investment Guide (DIIG): Integrating Digital Interventions into Health Programmes

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
his practical Guide serves as a companion to the “WHO guideline: recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening” and provides a systematic process for countries to develop a costed implementation plan for digital health ... more
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UNICEF Annual Report 2017 - Burkina Faso

Unicef (2017) C_UNICEF
UNICEF Annual Report 2017 - Burkina Faso - Healthcare policy for children - Food insecurity - Community health strategy - National child protection system etc.
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Humanitarian Action for Children: Rwanda

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF
Rwanda first confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in March 2020. Although the number of cases has been low, health system resources are being redirected to respond and an increasing number of children are affected by the socio-econ ... more
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Cambodia: Food price update – December 2020. Focus: Effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on food prices

World Food Program WFP (2021) CC
In order to understand if the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted food availability and access at markets in Cambodia, the World Food Programme (WFP) monitors the retail and wholesale prices of key food commodities (see Annex 1 and 2) in 45 urban and rural markets across the country (see the Methods sect ... more
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Exploration of Community Health Workers’ views about in their role and support in Primary Health Care in Northern Cape, South Africa

Ramukumba, M.M. Journal of Community Health (2019) CC
Community health workers (CHWs) play a significant role in Primary health Care due to their proximity to households, communities and the health care system. Many studies focus on CHWs and the work they do. However, few have examined their experience ... more
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Health workforce development and retention in Guinea: a policy analysis post-Ebola

van de Pas R., Kolie D., Delamou A., Van Damme W. BMC - Biomed Central (2019) CC
The state of the Guinean health workforce is one of the country’s bottlenecks in advancing health outcomes. The impact of the 2014–2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak and resulting international attention has provided a policy window to invest in the workforce and reform the health ... more
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An agroecological Europe by 2050: What impact on land use, trade and global food security?

Schiavo M., Le Mouël C., Poux X., et. al. (2021) C2
This Study presents the key results of a research that analyses the implications of an ambitious agroecological transition across Europe, following the TYFA scenario. Published in 2018, what it proposes by 2050 is fully aligned with the objectives that the European Farm to Fork and Biodiversity stra ... more
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Antimicrobial Resistance Background Document

National Department of Health South Africa (2019) C1
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a multifaceted, international public health problem, which poses a direct threat to the safety of the population of South Africa. A national response is required to complement the development of a global plan, as articulated in the WHO’s draft resolution EB134/37 ... more
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The role of soil in defining planetary boundaries and the safe operating space for humanity

Kopittke, P.M.; et al. (2021) CC
Environment International Volume 146, January 2021, 106245. We use soils to provide 98.8% of our food, but we must ensure that the pressure we place on soils to provide this food in the short-term does not inadvertently push the Earth into a less hospitable state in the long-term. Using the planeta ... more
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National responsibility for ecological breakdown: a fair-shares assessment of resource use, 1970–2017

Hickel, J.; O'Neill, D.; Fanning, A.; et al. (2022) CC
The Lancet Planetary Health Volume 6, ISSUE 4, e342-e349, April 01, 2022. Human impacts on earth-system processes are overshooting several planetary boundaries, driving a crisis of ecological breakdown. This crisis is being caused in large part by ... more
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Changing food systems and infectious disease risks in low-income and middle-income countries

Waage, J.; D. Grace; E.M. Févre; et al. The Lancet Planetary Health (2022) CC
Lancet Planet Health 2022;6: e760–68 The emergence of COVID-19 has drawn the attention of health researchers sharply back to the role that food systems can play in generating human disease burden. But emerging pandemic threats are just one dimension of the complex relationship between agriculture ... more
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“Crafting the mosaic” A framework for resilient surveillance for respiratory viruses of epidemic and pandemic potentia

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
It is impossible to address the many complex needs of respiratory virus surveillance with a single surveillance system. Multiple systems, investigations and studies must each be fit-for-purpose to specific priority surveillance objectives, and only ... more
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South Sudan: Health Cluster strategy 2023-2025

Health Cluster; World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC
South Sudan continues to struggle with a severe health crisis affecting 8.9 million people, primarily in flood- and conflict-affected regions with population movements (displacement and returns), and disease outbreaks. The nation's health system, he ... more
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Sanitary inspection packages – A supporting tool for the Guidelines for drinking water quality: Small water supplies

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
A sanitary inspection is a simple, on-site evaluation (traditionally using a checklist) to help identify and support the management of priority risk factors that may lead to contamination of a drinking-water supply. Sanitary inspections are a well-e ... more
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The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk: A Compass for Future Health

Vaduganathan, M.; Mensah, G.A.; Turco, J.V. et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2022) CC
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have collectively remained the leading causes of death worldwide and substantially contribute to loss of health and excess health system costs. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study has ... more
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Ready to Respond: Skills gaps for responding to humanitarian crises in urban settings in the WASH and shelter sectors
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RedR UK (2014) C1
This paper has been commissioned by RedR to identify gaps in skills, technology, and knowledge in urban humanitarian response in order to inform RedR’s project Ready to Respond which is looking to address these gaps in two specific areas: Water supp ... more
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Using indicators to measure country pharmaceutical situations

WHO World Health Organization (WHO) (2006) C_WHO
Fact Book on WHO Level I and Level II monitoring indicators - To monitor the progress of efforts to improve the global medicines situation, WHO has developed a system of indicators that measure important aspects of a country’s pharmaceutical situa ... more
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools: Guidelines for Timor-Leste, Vol. 1

República Democrática de Timor-Leste (2016) C1
The development of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools guidelines for TimorLeste is a landmark moment in our quest to make every school child-friendly – a place where every child can learn, play and grow with pride and dignity. The overarching goal is to improve health, boost education ... more
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Yemen: FAO Plan of Action 2018-2020

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2018) C1
Strengthening resilient agricultural livelihoods Level 3 responses are activated in the most complex and challenging humanitarian emergencies, when the highest level of mobilization is required across the humanitarian system. Even before the confli ... more
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Standards for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Part 2: Implementation manual

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
WHO, in partnership with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has published global standards for prosthetics and orthotics. Its aim is to ensure that prosthetics and orthotics services are people-centred an ... more
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Syria Report #12 Humanitarian Impact of the Military operation in northeastern Syria November 2019

OCHA OCHA (2019) CC
• Clashes continued between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), and Turkish backed forces, concentrated around the M4 highway and Tal Tamer district in Al-Hasakeh. Further displacement was reported. • Several civilian casualties occurred due to improvised explosive ... more
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Manual on water and environmental sanitation for disaster management

World Health Organization WHO (2006) C_WHO
Today more people are exposed to hazards. While humanitarian action to mitigate the impact of disasters will always be vitally important, the community is facing critical challenge- how to better anticipate, manage and reduce - disaster risks by integrating the potential threat into its planning and ... more
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Fact sheet on the SDGs: Nutrition, overweight and obesity

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
Unhealthy diets and excess body weight are leading risk factors for death and disability in the WHO European Region. Addressing malnutrition in all its forms is essential to ensure health and well-being for all and, consequently, sustainable development. It requires coherent and innovative actions c ... more
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Kenya Essential Medicines List 2019
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Ministry of Health, Kenya (2019) C1
The Kenya Essential Medicines List 2019 is an indispensable guide to the medicines recommended for the management of common conditions in Kenya. It is primarily directed at health care providers and medicines supply managers in the public and non-pu ... more
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Rwanda: Health Sector Policy

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2015) C2
The Health Sector Policy gives general orientations for the sector which are further developed in the various sub-sector policies guiding key health programs and departments. All health sub-sector policies will be updated in line with this new policy. The Health Sector Policy is the basis of nationa ... more
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Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and considerations during severe shortages
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
23 December 2020 This document summarizes WHO recommendations for the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care settings and temporary strategies during acute supply shortages. This document also contains 2 Annex sections de ... more
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WHO Guide to conducting programme reviews for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
Sound periodic programme reviews provide opportunities for countries to objectively assess progress and take corrective action to sustain or get back on track towards achieving their medium and long-term programme goals. It reflects people’s diverse needs, enables efficient use of health ... more
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Botswana TB/HIV Policy Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana (2011) C2
This strategic framework marries formerly separate mandates for HIV and TB management in to one, comprehensive collaboration. It provides a structure for how to: strengthen the health care system to respond effectively to both epidemics, reduce the ... more
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Acting on the call

USAID (2018) C1
A Focus on the Journey to Self-Reliance for Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths . June 2018
The 2018 Acting on the Call report focuses on 25 countries’ journeys to self-reliance for preventing child and maternal deaths. Self-reliance is a country’s ability to finance and implement solution ... more
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Environmental Health In Emergencies And Disasters: A Practical Guide
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Wisner, B; Adams, J Word Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The present book deals not only with emergency response, but also with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental health infrastructure, such as water supply and sanitation facilities. It also aims to strengthen the ability ... more
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Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers

Dan Hanfling, John Hick, and Clare Stroud Dan Hanfling, John Hick, and Clare Stroud (2013)
(You need free registration to download the book) Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care facilities may be without power; trained staff, ambulances, ... more
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Guide for local adaptation - Guidelines for an Integrated Approach to the Nutritional care of HIV-infected children (6 months-14 years)

World Health Organization WHO (2009)
In the area of nutrition and HIV, children deserve special attention because of their additional needs to ensure growth and development and their dependency on adults for adequate care. It was therefore proposed to first develop guidelines for children and thereafter consider a similar approach for ... more
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Evaluation of Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)

Sheila Reed, Camille Eric Kouam, Krishna Belbase et al. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Evaluation Office (2013)
This evaluation is the first systematic effort by UNICEF to generate evidence on how well its global as well as country level Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) strategies have worked, including their acceptance and ownership in various contexts and appropriateness of investments in c ... more
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Guidance for Immunization Programmes in the African Region in the Context of Ebola - Revised 30 March 2015*

World Health Organization (2015)
Practical guidance on immunization services and the risks they present for both Ebola affected and non-affected countries. The specific purpose of this document is to assist countries to: - Maintain immunization services and use immunization contacts and surveillance ... more
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Technical guide for debris management - The Haitian experience 2010 - 2012

UN Development Programme (2013) CC
The building damage assessment, conducted between March 2010 and February 2011 by the Government of Haiti and the United Nations system, showed that more than 400,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, of which approximately 218,000 could be occup ... more
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Cholera Surveillance: Detecting and Reporting Cases

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2015) C1
The intention of this document is to clarify and outline the steps to effective cholera surveillance. It discusses when, where and why surveillance for cholera is needed and how to establish a useful and cost-effective surveillance system for ch ... more
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Global Early Warning – Early Action Report on Food Security and Agriculture: April-June 2020

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2017) C1
The Global Early Warning – Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report is part of FAO’s EWEA system, which aims to translate forecasts ... more
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Managing stress in humanitarian workers
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Antares Foundation (2012) C1
Guidelines for good practice. 3rd edition The Guidelines for Good Practice are intended to help organizations define their own needs in relation to stress management and develop their own staff care system. The process will be different for each or ... more
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Global Early Warning – Early Action Report on Food Security and Agriculture: January - March 2018

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2018) C1
The Global Early Warning – Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report is part of FAO’s EWEA system, which aims to translate forecasts ... more
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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE - Detection, Confirmation and Management of Meningitis Outbreak

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2011) C2
RBC/IHDPC/ EID Division | November2011 - The aim of the standard operating procedures is to guide health care providers and public health experts from various levels of the health system in the implementation of enhanced surveillance of meningococc ... more
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Annual inspection report 2016/17

Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), South Africa (2018) C1
The aim of the Annual Inspection Report is to present findings of public sector health establishments inspected by the OHSC to monitor compliance with the National Core Standards (NCS) during the 2016/2017 financial year in South Africa. The NCS define fundamentals for quality of care based on six ... more
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Expanding the Roles of Nurses in Primary Health Care

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
[Preface]. For more than forty years Primary Health Care (PHC) has been recognized as the cornerstone of an effective and responsive health system. The Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978 reaffirmed the right to the highest attainable level of health, with ... more
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North-east Nigeria: Case study

Edwards, Jon Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (2017)
This case study examines the humanitarian response to the conflict-related crisis in the North-East of Nigeria, focusing primarily on the period from 2015 to the end of 2016. The aim is test the central hypotheses of the Emergency Gap project: that the current structure, conceptual underpinning and ... more