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Future of Nursing 2020-2030

Wakefield, M.K.; et al. National Academy of Medicine; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2021) C1
Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. The decade ahead will test the nation's nearly 4 million nurses in new and complex ways. Nurses live and work at the intersection of health, education, and communities. Nurses work in a wide array of settings ... more
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Operational manual on leishmaniasis vector control, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Despite the significant role of vector control in national leishmaniasis control programmes, the programmatic community perceives vector control as the weakest component of leishmaniasis control strategies in terms of resources, scientific evidence of the usefulness of interventions and capacity for ... more
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Keeping the vector out: housing improvements for vector control and sustainable development

Kraef, C.; Röbbel, N. World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
Vector-borne diseases are responsible for 17% of the global burden of communicable diseases and more than 500 000 deaths annually. The ambitious global targets for the control of vector-borne diseases come in the context of the (re-)emergence of diseases, increasing resistances to insecticides and u ... more
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Malaria action plan for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2022-2030

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This action plan is intended for senior-level decision-makers in ministries of health, malaria programme managers, entomologists, and epidemiologists working on malaria and other vectorborne diseases programmes. It is also intended for decision-makers and technical and advocacy staff at other orga ... more
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Screening for cardiovascular disease risk and subsequent management in low and middle income countries: challenges and opportunities

Bovet, P.; Chiolero, A.; Paccaud, F. et al. Public Health Reviews (2015) CC
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD), mainly heart attack and stroke, is the leading cause of premature mortality in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Identifying and managing individuals at high risk of CVD is an important strategy to prevent and control CVD, in addition to multisector ... more
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Effectiveness of community health worker training programmes for cardiovascular disease management in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Abdel-All, M; Putica, B.; Praveen, D. et al. BMJ Open (2017) CC
Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being tasked to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors in underserved populations in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, little is known about the required training necessary for them to ... more
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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC
Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a ... more
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Prevention and management of CVD in LMICs: why do ethnicity, culture, and context matter?

Anand, S.; Bradshaw, C.; Prabhakaran, D. BMC Medicine (2020) CC
Background Low- and middle-income countries now experience the highest prevalence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease. Main text While improving the availability and delivery of proven, effective therapies will no doubt mitigate this burden, we posit that studies evaluating cardiovasc ... more
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Hypertension - Screening, Diagnosis, Assessment, and Management of Primary Hypertension in Adultd in India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare India Government of India (2017) CC
Hypertension is the number one health related risk factor in India, with the largest contribution to burden of disease and mortality. It contributes to an estimated 1.6 million deaths, due to ischemic heart disease and stroke, out of a total of about 10 million deaths annually in India. Fifty seven ... more
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ICMR Guidlines for management of type 2 Diabetes

Indian Council of Medical Research (2018) CC2
In recent decades, India has witnessed a rapidly exploding epidemic of diabetes. Indeed, India today has the second largest number of people with diabetes in the world. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that there are 72.9 million people with diabetes in India in 2017, which is ... more
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WHO package of essential noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO
The "WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) Disease Interventions for Primary Health Care" provides a set of cost-effective, evidence-based interventions to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancers. Designed ... more
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Kenya Asthma Management Guideline

Ministry of Health (2021) CC
Bonchial asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease in the world. In Kenya, it has been estimated that about 7.5% of the Kenyan population, nearly 4 million people, are currently living with asthma. Many cases tend to be underdiagnosed and undertreated which leads to high levels of morbid ... more
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Prevalence, Etiology, and Outcome of Sepsis among Critically Ill Patients in Malawi

Prin, M.; Onofrey, L.; Purcell, L; et al. (2020) CC2
Most of the global burden of sepsis occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but the prevalence and etiology of sepsis in LMICs are not well understood. In particular, the lack of laboratory infrastructure in many LMICs has historically precluded an assessment of the pathogens leading to ... more
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Management of a cholera epidemic - Practical guide for doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, medical auxiliaries, water and sanitation specialists and logisticians
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Médecins Sans Frontières MFS (2023) CC
Cholera is a transmissible diarrhoeal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae. Endemic and/or epidemic in over 40 countries (mainly in Africa and Asia), cholera continues to be a major global public health issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of cases reported worldwid ... more
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Youth-Friendly Services - A Manual for Service Providers

EngenderHealth (2002)
All young people, including those with special needs and from the most vulnerable groups, have the right to quality health care services. Unfortunately, this right is not a reality, particularly in the case of sexual and reproductive health services. Many youth in need of sexual and reproductive hea ... more
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Key Messages - Aid to Ukraine: Good practices and coordination issues (7 April 2022)

Groupe URD (2022) CC
The war in Ukraine has rapidly taken the form of a series of conflicts in urban contexts. Urban warfare has a long history, but unfortunately, we can see from this conflict just how topical it remai ... more
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Forced Migration review

M. Couldrey; M. Herson University of Oxford; Refugee Study Centre; UNFPA; SSRC; UNAIDS (2010) C2
Supplement October 2010 HIV/AIDS, security and conflict: making the connections
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Conflict sensitivity in responses to COVID-19: Initial guidance and reflections, May 2020

Swiss Peace Foundation (2020) C1
This paper aims to provide aid agencies with initial analysis and guidance to inform the design, implementation and adaptation of conflict-sensitive humanitarian and development responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. It presents a series of overarching considerations to take into account when determini ... more
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Minimum Standardsfor Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies

UNFPA (2015) C2
Gender-based violence is a life-threatening, global health and human rights issue that violates international human rights law and principles of gender equality. It is also a threat to lasting peace and an affront to our common humanity. United Nations Member States have called for urgent action to ... more
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Introduction to Low Cost Sanitation
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Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology CAWST (2011) CC
Planning, Promotion, Contruction & Design. Manual
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Mental Health and Integration in Asia Pacific

Chee H. Ng (2018) CC
This brief report examines the extent to which community-based treatment and integration support are provided for people living with mental illness across 15 selected Asia-Pacific economies. Some of the key findings are discussed in light of the diversity of economies and cultural contexts. BJPSYCH ... more
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At a glance

UNAIDS UNAIDS (2020) C2
Accessed: 11.02.2020
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Compendium of tools, resources and networks on Place: WHO European Healthy Cities Network Phase VII Support Package for Implementation (2020)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
In 2018, the WHO European Healthy Cities Network adopted the political vision of the Network until 2030 that is fully aligned with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: the Copenhagen Consensus of Mayors: Healthier and Happier Cities for All. The vision is built around six them ... more
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Chapter 17 Environmental, Health and Equity Effects of Urban Green Space Interventions

Hunter, R.F.; Cleary A. , Braubach M. (2019) CC
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Gender, Climate Change and Health

World Health Organization (WHO) (2014) C_WHO
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Mass Information Toolkit

UNHCR (2014)
The Mass Information Toolkit aims to provide staff working with refugees a tool for producing information material using standard office software (Word and PowerPoint) and hardware (office printer) – circumventing tenders, high costs and lengthy processes involved in using a graphic designer ... more
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Rural populations

Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2017) C1
Key populations brief Accessed 2017
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Lesson learned: Getting PrEP to MSM in Asia

Preparing Asia; apcom.org (2019) C2
Midnight, Executive Director midnightp@apcom.org Accessed: 27.08.2019
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COVID-19 in a Rural Setting

Rudasa Rudasa (2020) C2
Accessed: 24.03.2020
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Chapter 6 Green Spaces and Child Health and Development

Dadvand, P.; Gascon M., Markevych I. (2019) CC
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Shelter WG Recommendations for Informal Tented Settlements: Dos and Don’ts

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2015)
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Community-based rehabilitation: CBR guidelines - Introductory booklet
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Kamala Achu, Kathy Al Jubah, Svein Brodtkorb, et al. World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO
Available in: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Tajik, Vietnamese, Uzbek http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/
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Руководство МПК по психическому здоровью и психосоциальной поддержке в условиях чрезвычайной ситуации
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IASC et al. (2007) C1
Межведомственный постоянный комитет (МПК) подготовил данное Руководство с целью оказания помощи гуманитарным организациямв планировании, осуществлении и коорди ... more
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Playbook for Physical Distancing

FinalMile (2020) CC
This is a real time documentation of strategies and solutions impacting behavioral outcomes critical to pandemic response that can immediately be used by a variety of stakeholders. This particular playbook addresses behavioral challenges with respect to physical (not social) distancing.
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Cities affected by Typhoons in the Philippines

François Grünewald; Béatrice Boyer Group URD; European Commission Humanitarian Aid (2012)
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Global child health - our UK based courses

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2021) CC
As part of our commitment to training the global workforce, RCPCH Global runs educational opportunities, including online learning and UK-based face-to-face, practical courses.
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Shelter and Settlement Strategy for Jordan Syrian Refugee Crisis

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2015)
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Guideline on Cholera outbreak management Ethiopia
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Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2011) C1
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Frequently asked questions on plague

World Health Organization WHO, SEARO (2017) C_WHO
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Strengthening the Human Resource Base at Township Level: Ensuring More Effective Implementation of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives

Myanmar Red Cross Society (2012) C1
CBDRR Practice. Case Studies 2
No publication year indicated.
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Democratic Republic of Congo Urbanization Review

World Bank (2020) C1
Productive and Inclusive Cities for an Emerging Democratic Republic of Congo
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L’offre des services de vaccination en milieu urbain, au Cameroun: étude de cas du District de Santé de Djoungolo

Ngombo, A.V.; B. Kollo; A. Fouda Bita et. al. Pan African Medical Journal (2016) C1
Pan African Medical Journal. 2016; 25:213 doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.25.213.88
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South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan January 2020 — December 2021

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) CC
Addendum: 2020 mid-year COVID-19 resvision, summary of the reprioritisation & additional requirements in response to COVID-19 In June and July 2020, a mid-year revision of the 2020 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) was undertaken as an inter-agency consultative process to discuss ... more
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Count me in! Inclusive WASH in Ethiopia

OpenWASH The Open University UKWaterAid (2018) C1
This Module, Count me in! Inclusive WASH in Ethiopia, was prepared by Ethiopian authors with support from The Open University UK. It was first published in June 2018. The contributors of original material are:Girma Aboma, Manager, GAA Economic Development ConsultBethel Shiferaw, SPCC Disability Incl ... more
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UNHCR Global Strategy for Public Health 2021-2025

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2021) C1
UNHCR’s Public Health Strategy 2021-2025 is based on the lessons learnt, and builds on the achievements, of the Global Strategy for Public Health 2014-2018. Progress was made on policies favouring inclusion and integration into national systems3 with 92% of 48 operations surveyed reporting refuge ... more
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Solid waste management

USAID (2012) CC
Adresssing climate change impacts on infrastructure: preparing for change. Fact sheet
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Modelling historical changes in the force-of-infection of Chagas disease to inform control and elimination programmes: application in Colombia

Cucunubá, Z.; Nouvellet, P.; Conteh, L. et al. BMJ Global Health (2022) CC
BMJ Glob Health 2017;2:e000345. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000345. WHO's 2020 milestones for Chagas disease include having all endemic Latin American countries certified with no intradomiciliary Trypanosoma cruzi transmission, and infected patients under care. Evaluating the variation in historical expo ... more
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Out of step 2017

Médecins sans Frontières; Stop TB Partnership (2017) C3
TB policies in 29 Countries A survey of prevention, testing and treatment policies and practices
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Non-communicable diseases in Mozambique: risk factors, burden, response and outcomes to date

Carla Silva-Matos; David Beran (2012) C1
This revision covers the main non-communicable diseases in Mozambique as well as the National Strategic Plan's aim to create a positive environment to minimize or eliminate the exposure to risk factors and guarantee access to care.
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Out of Step in EECA: TB Policies in 8 Countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Médecins sans Frontières MSF Stop TB Partnership (2017) C1
A survey of prevention, testing and treatment policies and practices
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Family Planning

IPPF ESEAOR, UNFPA (2008)
Training On The Misp For Sexual And Reproductive Health In Crisis Part 2
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DR-TB drugs under the microscope: Sources and prices for drug-resistant tuberculosis medicines
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Médecins sans Frontières (2016) C_WHO
4th edition. This report – now in its fourth edition – analyses the barriers and factors affecting access to treatment regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), including new and repurposed drugs. We provide detailed pricing profiles of key DR-TB drugs, using manufacturer responses to s ... more
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National guidelines for food and nutritional support and care for people living with HIV/AIDS

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2014)
Accessed on March 2014
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Technical Guidelines: Conditional Cash for Rent

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2015) CC
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ATLAS of Substance Use Disorders, Country Profile: SWAZILAND

World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO
Resources for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
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Bangladesh Country Review

UNAIDS; Evidence to Action (2011) C_WHO
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Infection prevention, control and surveillance: Limiting the development and spread of drug-resistance

O’Neill, J. Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (2016) C1
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Global Health Essential Core Competencies

AFMC Resource GroupGHEC Committee (2009) CC
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Mozambique: Cyclone Idai & Floods Flash Update No. 15, 01 April 2019

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2019) C2
The official death toll has risen to 518 people as of 1 April, according to the Government. • More than 1,000 cases of cholera and one death have been reported. • Nearly 110,000 houses have been identified by the authorities as totally destroyed (59,910), partially destroyed (33,925) or floode ... more
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Evaluation of Infection Prevention and Control Readiness at Frontline Health Care Facilities in High-Risk Districts Bordering Ebola Virus Disease–Affected Areas in the DRCongo-Uganda 2018

Biedron, C.; M.Lyman, M.J. Stucke, et al. CDC (2019) C_CDC
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) October 4, 2019 / 68(39);851–854
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HIV self-testing strategic framework - A guide for planning, introducing and scaling up

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
October 2018 HIV testing services
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Context Analysis:Close-to- Community Health Care Service Providers in Bangladesh

M. SHOWKAT GANI, MAL ABIKA SARKER, BULBUL ASHRAF SIDDIQI, ILIA S MAHMUD,YAMIN TAUSEEF JAHANGIR, SA LLY THEOBALD, HERMEN ORM EL, SALAUDDIN BISWAS , KUHEL FAIZUL ISLAM, SUBORN A CAMELLIA, SABINA F AIZ RASHID Reachout Consortium (2014)
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Context Analysis: Close-to-Community Health Care Service Providers in Bangladesh

M. SHOWKAT GANI et al. Reach Out; European Union (2014) C1
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Community Health Workers as Social Marketers of Injectable Contraceptives: A Case Study from Ethiopia

Karen Weidert, Amanuel Gessessew, Suzanne Bellet al. (2017) CC
Glob Health Sci Pract; March 24, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 44-56
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Guidance on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in the Health Sector, Myanmar - Rural Setting

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (MSWRR), Ministry of Health (2011) C1
The guidance aspires
• To emphasize the 'need' to mainstream disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the health sector initiatives.
• To identify key approaches for mainstreaming DRR in the health sector in Myanmar, particularly in rural areas, based on the good practices, innovative approach ... more
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Knowledge ist Power - Know your status, Know your viral load

UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIVAIDS) UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIVAIDS) (2018) C2
2018
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Manual on community-based mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies and displacement

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1
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Involving male partners in maternity care in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial

Daniele M.A., Ganaba R., Sarrassat S. et. al. Research (2018) C2
Bull World Health Organ 2018;96:450–461 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.17.206466 The aim of our study was to determine whether an intervention designed to involve the male partners of pregnant women in Burkina Faso in facility-based maternity care influences care-seeking and healthy practi ... more
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FEEDcities project: Food Environment Description in cities – eastern Europe and central Asia Sarajevo. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019)

World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO
This technical report presents the results of a cross-sectional survey conducted in Sarajevo, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, between June and August 2017, as part of the FEEDcities Project (Food Environment Description in cities – eastern Europe and central Asia) ... more
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COVID-19: Immediate Socio-Economic Response Plan - United Nations in India

UNSDG (2020) CC
In India, in response to the above and guided by our counterparts in the government of India, the UN agencies have developed the Novel Coronavirus Disease Joint Health Response Plan by UN Agencies and Partners, led by WHO-India, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ... more
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Migration of South African health workers: the extent to which financial considerations influence internal flows and external movements

George, G., Atujuna, M. & Gow, J. BMC Health Services Research (2013) CC
Research Article
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Report on the 2014 Round Antenatal Care based Sentinel HIV Surveillance in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia (2015) C1
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International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders - Revised Edition Incorporating Results Of Field - Testing

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This document is based on currently available scientific evidence on treatment for drug use disorders and sets out a framework for the implementation of the Standards, in line with principles of public health care. The Standards identify major components and features of effective systems for the tre ... more
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Consolidated Humanitarian Health Guidelines

ECHO EU (2014)
These Guidelines comprise a General Guidelines document that provides the basic parameters of DG ECHO humanitarian health assistance, complemented by specific Technical Guidance in annex.
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Summary: Minimum standards for child protection in humanitarian action
recommended

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection Cluster (2019) C1
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Guidelines for the Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Kenya

Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Kenya (2010) CC
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Humanitarian responses by local actors: Lessons learned from managing the transit of migrants and refugees through Croatia

Larsen, M., Demir, E. and Horvat, M. (2016) C3
How do local authorities and humanitarian agencies collaborate when refugees are in transit? An IIED-supported research project is looking at the transit refugee response in Croatia.
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The contribution of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to maternity care in Nepal: a qualitative study

Panday, S., P. Bissell , E.van Teijlingen, et al. (2017) CC
BMC Health Services Research (2017) 17:623 DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2567-7
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ACHIEVING LASTING CHANGE IN HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMMING IN NAMIBIA: COLLABORATION AND SUSTAINED SBCC CAPACITY STRENGTHENING

USAID, PEPFAR & C-CHANGE (2012) C2
C-CHANGE Case Study
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Towards universal health coverage for reproductive health services in Ethiopia: two policy recommendations

K. H. Onarheim, M. Taddesse, O. F. Norheim, et al. (2015) C1
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Health care workers

M. Smelyanskaya, J. Duncan (The Focus Group Consulting); C. Daniels, et al. Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2016) C1
Key populations brief.
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CONTACT - A publication of the World Council of Churches: COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION

World Council of Churches (2001) C2
Contact No 175 - October December 2001
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Weak surveillance and policy attention to cancer in global health: the example of Mozambique

Lorenzoni, C; Oliveras, Laura; Vilajeliu, A, et al. (2018) CC
Cancer is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa due to population growth, ageing and westernisation of lifestyles. In this piece, we use data from Mozambique over a 50-year period to illustrate cancer epidemiological trends in low-income and middle-income countries to hypothesise ... more
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Plan International’s Global Strategy for Child Protection Programming 2015–2020

Plan International (2015) C1
Grounded in the foundations of child centered community development, the success of this strategy will be measured by how individual countries contribute to their child protection systems and partner at various levels to combat violence against children. This strategy is a result of a highly consult ... more
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An end to violence against children

UN Children's Fund UNICEF United Nations and Partners (2012)
The full range and scale of all forms of violence against children are only now becoming visible, as is the evidence of the harm it does. This book documents the outcomes and recommendations of the process of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children. ‘The Study ... more
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Maternal mental health interventions to improve child development

World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO
Q1: What are the effective maternal mental health interventions to prevent developmental problems in early infancy?
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National Hygiene and Environmental Health Strategy (2016-2020)

Ministry of Health, Ethiopia (2016) C1
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Urbanization and mental health: a developing world perspective

Szabo, Christopher, Paul (2018) CC
Current Opinion in Psychiatry: May 2018 - Volume 31 - Issue 3 - p 256–257
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Приоритетные аспекты изучения проблемы ТБ/ВИЧ в условиях высокой распространенности ВИЧ-инфекции и ограниченных ресурсов

Delphine Sculier, Haileyesus Getahun, Reuben Granich World Health Organization, TB HIV working group, Stop TB Partnership (2011) C_WHO
Цель этого документа – повысить уровень осознания актуальности приоритетных направлений научных исследований по проблеме ТБ/ВИЧ (то есть по тем направлениям, кот ... more
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La face cachée des villes : mettre au jour et vaincre les inégalités en santé en milieu urbain

WHO, UN HABITAT (2010) C_WHO
e rapport conjoint de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé(OMS) et du Programme des Nations unies pour lesétablissements humains (ONU-Habitat), intitulé La Face cachéedes villes : Mettre au jour et vaincre les inégalités en santé enmilieu urbain, montre que certains habitants des villes sont ... more
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Using Observational Data to Inform HIV Policy Change for Children and Youth

A. H. Sohn; A. Judd; L. Mofenson; et al. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; Ovid (2018) C2
Supplement Article www.jaids.com J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  Volume 78, Supplement 1, August 15, 2018
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Disclosure of HIV Status to Children and Adolescents in Western Kenya

R. C. Vreeman; M. L. Scanlon; A. Mwangi; et al. PLOS One (2014) CC
PLOS ONE | www.plosone.org 1 January 2014 | Volume 9 | Issue 1 | e86616
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Maximizing impact through advocacy - Unit 14

Partners In Health (2011) C2
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Considerations and Principles for Shielding People at High Risk of Severe Outcomes from COVID-19

Social Science in Humanitarian Action (2020) CC
This brief considers the rationale for shielding individuals at high risk of severe disease or death from COVID-19 in low- and middleincome countries. It provides an overview of proposed approaches to shielding, discusses the categories of individuals who may be identified for shielding, and outline ... more
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COVID-19 Appeal: South Sudan Preparedness and Response Plan - July 2020 - June 2021

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1
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Руководство по безопасным и здоровым поездкам в школу во время пандемии

UNICEF, FiA Foundation UNICEF (2020) C1
Дети имеют право на образование. Там, где школы не открываются вновь, все дети должны иметь доступ к обучению альтернативными способами. По мере развития пандемии C ... more
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Liberia: How reinforced community health structures and capitalizing on lessons learned from the Ebola virus epidemic of 2014–16 helped the country respond to the challenge of its second major disease

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
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Risk communication and community engagement guidance on COVID-19 vaccines for marginalised populations

Collective Service RCCE (2021) CC
This inter-agency guidance document aims to supplement the COVAX demand creation package for COVID-19 vaccines with key considerations for humanitarian contexts and marginalized populations with specific access and communication needs. 21 Sept.2021
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Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) in developing countries

International Pharmaceutical Federation (1997) CC
Recommendations for step-wise implementation
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Walking into the Eye of the Storm: How the climate crisis is driving child migration and displacement

Clarey, T.; Jiwanji, A.; Selby, S. (2021) CC
Discussions about climate change often focus on the future, but millions of children are experiencing its devastating impacts now. The scale of the crisis is huge, and growing fast. It is children that will bear the brunt of climate change, yet its impact on them is understudied, their voices are no ... more