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Health systems resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from 28 countries

Haldane, V., De Foo, C., Abdalla, S.M. et al. (2021) C1

Nat Med (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01381-y

Update on COVID-19 vaccination in Syria

World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2021) C_WHO

22 April 2021

Human Rights Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic

J. Bueno de Mesquita; A. Kapilashrami; B. Mason Meier The Independent Panel (2021) CC

Background paper 11 The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response May 2021

Implementation guidance for assessments of frontline service readiness: strengthening real-time monitoring of health services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 July 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Ethics - Practice Standard

College of Nurses of Ontario (2019) CC

This document describes the ethical values that are most important to the nursing profession in Ontario. It also provides scenarios of ethical situations in which there is a conflict of values. Nurses are encouraged to use these scenarios for reflection and discussion. No solutions are offered becau... more

Introduction to Professional Nursing and Ethics

Amsale Cherie, Ato Hussen Mekonen, Tsehay Shimelse (2005) CC

Nurses at present are facing various personal, interpersonal, professional, institutional and socio cultural challenges in their professional performance. Dealing with these issues may not be always clear. The lack of one correct approach in addressing different conte... more

Model Legislative Framework On Community Health Workers Training, Registration and Licensing and (Financing)

Amref Health Africa (2020) CC

The object of this bill is to provide for a legal framework to promote the existence of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and to provide for clarity in the role and responsibilities assigned to CHWs in the Health sector and to promote and strengthen service delivery at the Community level. ... more

National Guidelines for Health Care Waste Management in Ghana

Ministry of Health and Ministry of Environment Ghana (2019) CC

Ghana's attempt to regulate health care waste management started in 2002 with the development of guidelines on health care waste manage-ment by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2006, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) also developed the Health Care Waste Management Policy and Guidelines as ... more

The management of COVID-19 cases through telemedicine in Brazil

Montelongo, A.; et al. (2021) CC

PlosOne Published: July 14, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254339

National Guideline For Neonatal Care and Establishment Of Neonatal Care Unit

Ministry Of Health Community, Development,Gender, Elderly And Children, the United Republic Of Tanzania (2019) CC

The National Guideline for Neonatal Care and Establishment of Neonatal Care Unit aims to provide health workers with all basics and necessary knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care at the most vulnerable period in a newborn’s life. This guideline will be available to all health facilitie... more

Haiti: Earthquake - Emergency Appeal №: MDRHT018

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2021) CC

Early damage assessments indicate that at least 800,000 people could be directly exposed to minor to severe damages, including communication, access, security, loss of livelihoods, infrastructure, and health services could be impacted.

Inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action: 39 examples of field practices, and learnings from 20 countries

CBM; Handicap International (HI), and International Disability Alliance (IDA) (2019) C1

39 examples of field practices, and learnings from 20 countries, for all phases of humanitarian response. The report shows that deliberate and proactive action is required to ensure that persons with disabilities from all constituencies are systematically included and meaningfully participate in DRR... more

Portable digital radiography system: technical specifications

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The portable diagnostic imaging technology covered by this document will serve not only the pressing demands for tuberculosis screening and triage but also other diseases. Therefore, the requirements, accessories, hardware and software packages listed in the following specifications are described in... more

Liquid Dosage Forms Extemporaneously Prepared from Commercially Available Products – Considering New Evidence on Stability

Haywood, A. and B. D Glass J Pharm Pharm Sci (2013) CC

J Pharm Pharm Sci (www.cspsCanada.org) 16(3) 441 - 455, 2013

The Practice of Palliative Care amongst Nurses in Selected Hospitals in Eastern Nigeria

Chinenye Anyanwu, E.; and C. Agbedia (2020) CC

Open Journal of Nursing, 2020, 10, 617-635 https://www.scirp.org/journal/ojn

COVID-19: Strategic preparedness and response plan for WHO African Region 1 February 2021-31 January 2022 (Update of 16 April 2021)

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa; UNICEF (2021) C_WHO

The 2021 COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for AFR serves as a regional guide for a holistic public health response to COVID‑19 at regional, national and sub-national levels. The 2021 SPRP: 1. Builds upon the lessons learnt from the implementation of the 2020 SPRP and outl... more

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: Training Guide – Community Workers

Quinn, V., and A. Guyon (2015) CC

The Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions Training Guide: Community Workers strengthens the capacity of community workers to deliver and promote the essential nutrition and hygiene actions. It introduces technical content within hands-on sessions to practice counseling and negoti... more

Population simulations of COVID-19 outbreaks provide tools for risk assessment and continuity planning

Bo Peng , Rowland W. Pettit, and Christopher I. Amos JAMIA Open (2021) CC

ABSTRACT Objectives: We developed COVID-19 Outbreak Simulator (https://ictr.github.io/covid19-outbreak-simulator/) to quantitatively estimate the effectiveness of preventative and interventive measures to prevent and battle COVID-19 outbreaks for specific populations.

Moving as One. Integrating the Health and Climate Agendas for Planetary Health in a Post-Pandemic World

IASS Potsdam (2020) C2

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, health is receiving unprecedented public and political attention. Yet the fact that climate change also presents us with a health crisis deserves further recognition. From more deaths due to heat stress to increased transmission of infectious diseases, ... more