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The Impact of Climate Change on Health: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in the Era of COVID-19

Machalaba; C.; Bouley, T. A.; Nunziata, K. R.; et al. (2021) C1

The climate crisis has many consequences – among them widespread health impacts that will lead to immense societal, ecological, and economic harm. Over the past two decades multiple large-scale reviews on climate change and health have made clear the need for a multi-sectoral approach to target t... more

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Integration of EPI and paediatric HIV services for improved ART initiation in Zimbabwe

M. Prescott, C. Boeke, T. Gotora, et al. International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) (2017) C1

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The Epidemiology of Trachoma in Mozambique: Results of 96 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys.

Abdala, M et al (2017) C1

Surveys are needed to guide trachoma control efforts in Mozambique, with WHO guidelines for intervention based on the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF) in children aged 1–9 years and the prevalence ... trichiasis in adults aged 15 years and above. We conducted surveys to complete the map of trachoma prevalence in Mozambique, concluding that it still represents a significant public health problem in many areas of Mozambique. more

Ongoing Living Update of Potential COVID-19 Therapeutics: Summary of Rapid Systematic Reviews. Rapid Review

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

As of 31 October 2020 This is the tenth edition of this summary of rapid systematic reviews, which includes the results ... a rapid systematic review of currently available literature. More than 200 therapeutic options or their combinations are being investigated in more than 1,700 clinical trials. In this review, 46 therapeutic options are examined. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is continually monitoring ongoing research on any possible therapeutic options. As evidence emerges, then PAHO will immediately assess and update its position, and particularly as it applies to any special sub-group populations such as children, expectant mothers, those with immune conditions, etc. more

Fundamentals of health-care waste management

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

This section provides general information on HCW and key elements of management procedures that are essential to know before developing a HCWM plan.

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Prevention of drug use in schools

Ranaweera, S.; and D. Samarashinghe World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2022) C_WHO

Schools are generally the most popular setting for drug-use- prevention programmes, and are used both by governmental and non-governmental agencies. This may be for many reasons: ease of obtaining funding for school drug-use-prevention programmes... more

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Beyond Pandemics: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Disaster Preparedness

Steve Aldrich, et al. Towards a Safer World; USAID; Prevent Project; WHO; et al. (2011)

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Guidelines for the inpatient treatment of severely malnourished children

Ann Ashworth et al. World Health Organization (2003)

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Who wants to work in a rural health post? The role of intrinsic motivation, rural background and faith-based institutions in Ethiopia and Rwanda

Serneels, P., Montalvo, J.G., Pettersson, G., et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO

This paper examines the extent to which health workers differ in their willingness to work in rural areas and the reasons for these differences, based on the data collected in Rwanda analysed individually and in combination with data from Ethiopia.

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WHO Prequalification of Diagnostics Programme -Public Report (Product: BD FACSPrestoTM Near-Patient CD4 Counter System, PQ number: PQDx 0197-045-00)

World Health Organization (2016) C_WHO

PQDx 0197-045-00 WHO PQDx PR March /2016, version 2.0

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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 experiences and identity and how that might influence how the... more

Data synthesis: public perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccinations

Niederberger,E.; V. Turmine, C. Homm RCCE Collective Service (2021) CC

A series of data syntheses from the RCCE Collective Service. It focuses on public perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccinations, bringing together 66 data sources from quantitative surveys across 107 cou... more

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Incidence and Prevalence of Opportunistic and Other Infections and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-infected Children in Low- and Middle- income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-a

M.-R. B-Lajoie; O. Drouin; G. Bartlett; et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases; Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA); hivma; Oxford; WHO (2016) C2

Clinical Infectious Diseases 1586 - 1594 • CID 2016:62 (15 June) • HIV/AIDS

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Incidence and Prevalence of Opportunistic and Other Infections and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-infected Children in Low- and Middle income Countries

B-Lajoie,MR. O. Drouin,G. Bartlett, et al. IDSA, HIVMA, et al. (2016) C2

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Clinical Infectious Diseases® 2016;62(12):1586–94

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The use of bedaquiline in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

WHO (2013) C_WHO

Interim policy guidance

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Untangling the Web of Antiretroviral Price Reductions. 18th edition

MSF Access Campaign Médecins Sans Frontières (2016) C3

This report provides an update on the key facets of HIV treatment access, including the latest HIV treatment guidelines from World Health Organization (WHO), an overview on pricing for first-line, second-line, and salvage regimens, and a summary ... the opportunities for – and threats to – expanding access to affordable antiretroviral therapy (ART). The report is supplemented by 11 drug profiles that contain more detailed information on pricing trends and patent barriers for key antiretroviral drugs and fixed-dose combinations. Also included is an annex of conditions that define eligibility for reduced prices from 15 pharmaceutical companies. 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 bio... more