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Availability and Use of HIV Monitoring and Early Infant Diagnosis Technologies in WHO Member States in 2011–2013: Analysis of Annual Surveys at the Facility Level

V. Habiyambere; N. Ford; D. Low-Beer; et al. PLOS Medicine (2016) CC

PLOS Medicine | DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002088 August 23, 2016

Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping with the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (2020) C1

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has compiled a selection of web pages and information sheets on mental health and coping with the effects of COVID-19. These resources are a selection from key organizations in the field. We will conti... more

Brazil's health system functionality amidst of the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of resilience

Bigoni, A.; et al. (2022) C2

The Lancet Regional health Americas, vol.10 (2022) June 1, March 04, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2022.100222

Liberia: Demographic and Health Survey 2019-2020

Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) Monrovia, Liberia The DHS Program ICF (2021) C2

The LDHS provides an opportunity to inform policy and provide data for planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of national health programs. It is designed to provide up-to-date information on ... indicators including fertility levels, sexual activity, fertility preferences, awareness and use of family planning methods, breastfeeding practices, nutritional status of children, early childhood and maternal mortality, maternal and child health, and awareness and behaviors regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. The study also incorporated measurements of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis Cprevalence along with seroprevalence of Ebola virus disease antibodies, the results of which will be included in future addendums. In addition to presenting national estimates, the report provides estimates of key indicators for both rural and urban areas, the country’s 15 counties, and the capital, Monrovia. more

Sierra Leone – Demographic and Health Survey 2019

The DHS Program ICF (2020) C2

The 2019 SLDHS is a national sample survey that provides up-to-date information on demographic and health indicators. The sample was selected using a stratified, two-stage cluster design, with enumeration areas (EAs) as the sampling units for the fi... more

Advocation for Cholesterol control: A world heard federation toolkit

World Heart Federation (2022) CC

The World Heart Federation (WHF) is a leading global advocate for stronger legislation and policies regarding cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors, including raised cholesterol. The present Cholesterol Advocacy Toolkit 2022 provides WHF... more

Our Right to Health, Our Right to Clean Air - Improving air quality to address NCDs

NCD Alliance; Forum of International Respiratory Societies (2019) CC

This policy brief explores the impact of air pollution on health and address the air quality issue in the response to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It also provides key actions that policy makers, NGOs and ... professionals can take to ensure that every one can breathe clean air. more

Action global health advocacy partnership

M. Slutsker ACTION global health advocacy partnership; ACTION partner oranizations (2016) C2

From policy to practice: how the TB-HIV response is working “The HIV community must place much more focus on TB co-infection than it has done to date. TB takes the lives of over 1000 people living with HIV every day, a number which is absolutely unacceptable. This report highlights that TB d... more

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 9 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)

Building on Community-based Health Insurance to Expand National Coverage: The Case of Ghana

Nathan J. Blanchet and Osei B. Acheampong USAID, Health Finance & Governance (2013) CC

The Haiti Health Sector Directory: U.S.-Based Implementers Working in Haiti

USAID, Synergie Project (2003) C1

Human resources for primary health care in sub-Saharan Africa: progress or stagnation?

Willcox et al Human Resources for Health (2015) CC

Health Bulletin 2017 (Bangladesh)

Republic of Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2018) C1

Linking Private Primary Health Care Networks to Sustainable Domestic Financing: A Practical Guide for Network Managers

Hariharan, N., Ishtiaq, A., Eldridge, C., et al. Results for Development (R4D) (2018) C1

The guide helps network managers and technical experts navigate the steps necessary for gathering, structuring, analyzing and reporting information needed to make strategic plans that improve sustainability and equity.

Achieving Health Equity in Contested Areas of Southeast Myanmar

Davis, Bill; Jolliffe, Kim The Asia Foundation (2016) C1

In many of Myanmar’s contested regions, healthcare services are provided through two parallel governance systems – by the government’s Ministry of Health, and by providers linked to ethnic armed organizations. Building upon efforts to build tr... more

Health systems context(s) for integrating mental health into primary health care in six Emerald countries: a situation analysis

Mugisha J.; Abdulmalik, J.; Hanlon C; et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems; BioMed Central (2017) C1

Mugisha et al. Int J Ment Health Syst (2017) 11:7 DOI 10.1186/s13033-016-0114-2

National Health- Care Waste Management Plan 2015-2019

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2015) C1

This document has been developed as a guide to allinstitutions producing health care waste in planning and implementation of interventions that will reduce mismanagement of hazardous waste in Zambia.The National ...-Care Waste Management Plan for 2015 to 2019 provides an overview of the situation analysis, the proposed activities and the health care facility waste generating processes in Zambia and presents options for minimizing health-care waste generation through source reduction. The hazardous wastes generated by health care facilities are a challenge in Zambia as handling, storage, transportation and final disposal leaves much to be desired. more

Interim Briefing Note - Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak - Version 1.5 (Japanese)

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; OCCHA Services (2020) C2

March 2020 2020年3月ブリーフィング・ノート(暫定版) - 新型コロナウイルス感染症(COVID19)流行時のこころのケア緊急時のメンタルヘルスと心理社会的サポート (MHPSS)に関する機関間常設委員会(IASC) リファレンス・グルー... more

Engaging and supporting National Public Health Institutes as Key Climate Actors

International Association of National Public Health Institutes (2021) CC

The roadmap highlights and advocates for the existing and potential key role of national public health institutes (NPHIs) in climate adaptation and mitigation, and how they contribute to climate policies, research and action.