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Yemen Humanitarian Update - Issue 6 / June 2021

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2021) C1
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Technical and Regulatory Aspects of the Extended Use, Reuse, and Reprocessing of Respirators during Shortages
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Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2020) C_WHO
N95 or equivalent respirators are single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) designed for use by health workers that provide direct care to patients with diseases transmitted by aerosols or during aerosol generating procedures (AGP) for patients with acute respiratory disease, as is the case of ... more
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Spiritual care training in healthcare: Does it really have an impact?

Daudt, H. et al Cambridge University Press (2019) C2
Spiritual care has formed an integral part of palliative care since its inception. People with advanced illnesses, however, frequently report that their spiritual needs are not attended to by their medical care team. The present study examines and describes the impact of a spiritual care training pr ... more
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Ordering Ethics of Catholic Social Teaching

Küppers, A. (2020) C2
In the USA, Catholic Social Teaching is commonly called “the church’s best keptsecret”. And, indeed, did the church’s Social Teaching on the other side of the Atlantic never enjoy the political and societal importance attributed to it in many European countries for such a long time including ... more
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Preferential option for the poor! Handout

Edmund Rice Education (2020) C1
accessed 16 July 2020
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Social Ethics

Ulman, Y.L. Acibadem University, Atasehir-Istanbul, Turkey (2015) C2
The ethical values and behaviors are not only abstract terms, but they are refined and conceptualized byreal-life experiences. The societal context where the actions of humans can be analyzed by ethicaldecision-making is entirely relevant to deliberate on what is the right thing to do and what the m ... more
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A Pastoral Paradigm of Catholic Health Care

Shaw M. University of Notre Dame Australia (2008) C1
Catholic hospitals and other health services provide invaluable care to many in the community. This article accentuates the pastoral nature of Catholic health care, which is definitive to its Catholic identity. Discussing contemporary Catholic health care in conjunction with the works of Henri Nouwe ... more
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Considerations for implementing mass treatment, active case‐finding and population-based surveys for neglected tropical diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This document provides a decision-making framework for implementation of mass treatment interventions, active case-finding campaigns and population-based surveys for neglected tropical diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A two-step approach is proposed: a risk–benefit assessment, to ... more
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: guidelines on antiviral prophylaxis in pregnancy. Policy brief

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
WHO estimates that in 2015, 257 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide, and that 900 000 died from HBV infection, mostly through the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Worldwide, the majority of persons with chronic hepatitis B infecti ... more
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Continuing essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health services during the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia; UNICEF; UNFPA (2020) CC
Practical considerations It provides more detailed and practical guidance for continuing services for each life stage across the life-course continuum. As such, both documents should be read and used together. The countries in South-East Asia and the Pacific regions would like to adapt the guidance ... more
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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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WHO Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Preeclampsia and Eclampsia

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
Implications and Actions
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Consolidated Multilateral COVID-19 Socio-Economic Response & Recovery Offer for Uzbekistan

Asian Development Bank; et al. (2020) C1
Update
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Resumen del informe sobre la situación regional 2020: Prevenir y responder a la violencia contra las niñas y los niños en las Américas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO
La violencia contra las niñas y los niños está muy extendida en la Región de las Américas y adopta diversas formas, todas ellas inaceptables. Este informe es un hito para la Región porque es el primero de su tipo. Se basa en INSPIRE: siete estrategias para poner fin a la violencia contra las n ... more
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Proper maternal nutrition during pregnancy planning and pregnancy: a healthy start in life. Recommendations for health care professionals – the experience from Latvia

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2017) C_WHO
Recommendations for health care professionals – the experience from Latvia
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Community based Health Insurance programm in Ethiopia: Assessing institutional and financial sustainability

Johns B, Haile M, Abebe Z United States Agency for International Development USAID (2018) CC
This study has two broad objectives. Thefirst objective was to assess the financialsustainability of CBHI schemes, focusing on schemes that have been operational for more than twoyears. The first componentprovidesquantitative descriptions of enrollment, utilization, and financial solvency of CBHI sc ... more
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Definition and categorization of the timing of mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO COVID-19 LENS (Living Evidence Synthesis) working group consolidated available evidence, based on rapid reviews of the literature and results of a living systematic review on pregnancy and COVID-19 (up to October 7, 2020), on potential mechanisms of vertical transmission of infectious pathog ... more
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Best Practices and Experience of Mauritius Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa, Government of Mauritius (2021) C_WHO
his Inter Action Review report for the COVID-19 outbreak in Mauritius documents and assesses the country’s capacity to respond to the outbreak and identifies the best practices, strengths, gaps and challenges of the national response. Areas requiring improvements or sustained actions have been ide ... more
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WHO-Namibia COVID-19 Bulletin for November and December 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
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Safe Reopening of Borders to Save Lives, Economies and Livelihoods in Africa

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; et al. (2021) C1
17 February 2021 During the second joint meeting of African ministers responsible for health, ICT and transport on the rollout of the Africa Against COVID-19: Saving Lives, Economies and Livelihoods campaign, a call was made to African countries to work together towards harmonizing travel entry and ... more
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COVID-19 in Malawi: lessons in pandemic preparedness from a tertiary children’s hospital

Chaziya J, Freyne B, Lissauer S et al. (2021) CC
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2021;106:238-240.
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Guide to COVID-19 vaccine communications

Center for Public Interest Communications, University of Florida (2020) CC
A practitioner’s guide to the principles of COVID-19 vaccine communications. The factors that lead people to make choices to take vaccines are nuanced and affected by how they see the world, their perceptions of the choices people like them will make, who they trust, their perceptions of risk, ... more
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Infection prevention and control guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 8 January 2021 (Arabic Version)

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This document is an update of the guidance published on 21 March 2020 and contains new evidence and guidance.
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Direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF
It estimates that there have been 228,000 additional deaths of children under five in these six countries [Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka] due to crucial services, ranging from nutrition benefits to immunisation, being halted. It says the number of children being tr ... more
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A Case for Increasing Public Investments in Health Raising Public Commitments to Kenya’s Health Sector

David N. and Wanjala P. SPARC (2020) C1
In Kenya, 12.7 percent of sick Kenyans do not seek health care when they are ill with high cost of services being one of the major barriers that accounted for upto 21 percent of those who did not seek care in 2013. Further, 2.6 million Kenyans (6.2 percent) of households were at risk of impoverishme ... more
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Preventing and mitigating COVID-19 at work

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Workplaces outside of healthcare facilities can be also settings for transmission of COVID-19. Outbreaks of COVID-19 has been reported in various types of workplaces and job categories. All workers should be protected from acquiring COVID-19 because of their work. The prevention of COVID-19 in ... more
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Обучение в школе в период пандемии COVID-19: рекомендации Европей-ской технической консультативной группы по вопросам обучения в школе в период пандемии COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
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Syrian Public Health after COVID-19: Entry Points and Lessons Learned from the Pan

Center for Operational Analysis and Research COAR (2021) CC
March 2021
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ANA’s Principles for Nurse Staffing - Third Edition

American Nurses Association (2020) CC
The 2019 ANA’s Principles for Nurse Staffing, Third Edition, identifies major elements needed to achieve appropriate nurse staffing, which enhances the delivery of safe, quality health care. These principles are grounded in the substantive and growing body of evidence that demonstrates the link be ... more
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Essential hydration - Clinical Pocket Reference - For students, nurses and other healthcare professionals

Clinical Pocket Reference (2020) CC
Key knowledge from... Fundamental Care - A Person-Centred Approach - Second Edition
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Nurses International Presents: An EKG Interpretation Primer

Nurses International (2021) CC
This book teaches healthcare professionals the basics of EKG interpretation and is available as a creative commons resource. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Wound Management Procedure

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Tissue Viability (2019) C1
A systematic approach to holistic wound care is essential for the delivery of high quality wound care. Holistic wound assessment considers the whole person and should comprise the components of the generic wound assessment minimal data set. Therefore holistic assessment is key to gathering informati ... more
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Wound Care Protocol

Medicins Sans Frontieres MSF (2018) C2
Wound care is a regular component of the package of care we offer in the majority of our health care facilities and represents a high volume of activities. The current practices in MSF projects are often based on the habits of each individual supervisor, the wound care material we off ... more
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Development of a checklist for implementing rural pathways to train and support health workers in low and middle income countries

O’Sullivan BG., Chater AB, Bingham A., et al. (2020) CC
This document presents an evidence-informed Checklist for implementing rural pathways to train and support the rural health workforce in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Rural areas are the most underserviced around the world.
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Drawing light from the pandemic: A new strategy for health and sustainable development

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO
Drawing light from the pandemic: A new strategy for health and sustainable development (2021) Available in English, French, German and Russian
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Guidelines for Management of COVID-19 in Children (below 18 years)

Ministry of Health& Family Welfare, Goverment of India (2021) CC
18 June 2021
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Ecosystem services and agriculture: tradeoffs and synergies

The Royal Society Publishing (2010) C2
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B (2010) 365, 2959–2971; doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0143. Agricultural ecosystems provide humans with food, forage, bioenergy and pharmaceuticals and are essential to human wellbeing. These systems rely on ecosystem services provided by natural ecosystems, including pollination, b ... more
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The CAP and climate change

European Commission EC (2019) C2
Agriculture is highly exposed to climate change, as farming activities directly depend on climatic conditions. Agriculture also contributes to climate change through the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Two powerful greenhouse gases are by-products of agricultural activity: Methan ... more
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ASHP Technical Assistance Bulletin on Compounding Nonsterile Products in Pharmacies

American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP) ASHP (1994) CC
Drug Distribution and Control: Preparation and Handling This Technical Assistance Bulletin is intended to assist pharmacists in the extemporaneous compounding of non-sterile drug products for individual patients. Included in this document is information on facilities and equipment, ingredient ... more
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ERC Guidelines

European Resuscitation Council ERC (2021) CC
The European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation provide specific instructions for how resuscitation should be practiced and take into account ease of teaching and learning, as well as the science. They were developed by Europeans and have been specifically written with European pract ... more
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (6 July 2022)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) C1
This bi-weekly brief details the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world as well as updates to the COVID-19-related guidance from Africa CDC, WHO and other public health agencies.
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COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19

NICE (2021) CC
This guideline covers identifying, assessing and managing the long-term effects of COVID-19, often described as ‘long COVID’. It makes recommendations about care in all healthcare settings for adults, children and young people who have new or ongoing symptoms 4 weeks or more after the start of a ... more
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COVID-19 infection prevention and control living guideline: mask use in community settings, 22 December 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
22 December 2021
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Essential critical care skills 1: what is critical care nursing?

Credland, N.; et al. (2021) C2
Nursing Times [online]; 117: 11, 18-21.
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Guidelines Storage Essential Medicines And Other Health Commodities. Urdu Version

World Health Organization WHO; Deliver; UNICEF (2006) C_WHO
Maintaining proper storage conditions for health commodities is vital to ensuring their quality. Product expiration dates are based on ideal storage conditions and protecting product quality until their expiration date is important for serving customers and conserving resources. Guidelines for the S ... more
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Pharmaceutical Waste Management: A Review

Rajbongshi, S.; et al. (2016) C1
European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.3 (2016) 1, 192-206 This review shows that if all sub areas of pharmaceutical waste management can efficiently work back to back environmental pollution and dangers to human health can reduce significantly.
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Pharmaceutical Waste Management

Hazardous Waste Experts (2017) CC
Issues & Regulations Regarding Pharmaceutical Waste Management
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Development of the first edition of African treatment guidelines for common bacterial infections and syndromes

Craig, J.; I. Frost; A. Sriram; et al. (2022) C1
ournal of Public Health in Africa 2021; volume 12:2009
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A short guide to cancer screening. Increase effectiveness, maximize benefits and minimize harm

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2022) C1
The purpose of cancer screening tests is to detect pre-cancer or early-stage cancer in asymptomatic individuals so that timely diagnosis and early treatment can be offered, where this treatment can lead to better outcomes for some people. The aim of a cancer screening programme is either to reduc ... more
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Medical Isolation Facilities in Outbreak Responses

Oxfam (2018) C1
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Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health | Sustainable Development Goals - Resource Centre

Whitmee S., Haines A. et al. (2015) C2
By almost any measure, human health is better now than at any time in history. Life expectancy has soared from 47 years in 1950–1955, to 69 years in 2005–2010, and death rates in children younger than 5 years of age have decreased substantially, from 214 per thousand live births in 1950–1955, ... more
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Consideraciones sobre el uso de antivirales, anticuerpos monoclonales y otras intervenciones para el manejo de pacientes con COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2022) C_WHO
26 de abril del 2022. La Organización Panamericana de la Salud presenta estas consideraciones con el fin de apoyar la toma de decisiones relativa al manejo de pacientes con COVID-19 en la Región de las Américas. Las recomendaciones tienen en cuenta la evidencia más reciente, el estado de vacunac ... more
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Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation Farming Practices in sustainable Agriculture

Gondolini G. (2011) CC
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The Impacts of Dietary Change on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use, Water Use, and Health: A Systematic Review

Aleksandrowicz L., Green R., Joy E., et al. (2016) CC
PlosOne https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165797; Food production is a major driver of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water and land use, and dietary risk factors are contributors to non-communicable diseases. Shifts in dietary patterns can therefore potentially provide benefits for both the en ... more
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Resource Guide on Climate Change for Religious Communities

Religions for Peace (2016) C1
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Protecting human health from climate change

World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (2011) C_WHO
Climate change is a verified, global phenomenon, but its consequences will not be evenly distributed. Developing countries and small island nations will be the most affected. Countries will experience more frequent extreme weather events and resulting changes in water quality and availability, incre ... more
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WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience. Presentation
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC
This guideline aims to improve the quality of essential, routine postnatal care for women and newborns with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and newborn health and well-being. It recognizes a “positive postnatal experience” as a significant end point for all women giving birth and their n ... more
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The number of people exposed to water stress in relation to how much water is reserved for the environment: a global modelling study

Vanham, D.; L. Alfieri, M. Flörke et al. The Lancet, Planetary Health (2021) CC
The Lancet, Planetary Health Volume 5, ISSUE 11, e766-e774, November 01, 2021 Increasing human demand for water and changes in water availability due to climate change threatens water security worldwide. Additionally, exploitation of water resources induces stress on freshwater environments, leadi ... more
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Un monde durable en héritage ? Atlas de la santé infantile et de l’environnement

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
En 2015, 26 % des décès de 5,9 millions d'enfants de moins de cinq ans auraient pu être évités si les facteurs de risque environnementaux avaient été pris en compte – cette possibilité manquée de sauver des vies est révoltante. La période prénatale et de la petite enfance constitue u ... more
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Inheriting a sustainable world? Atlas on children’s health and environment.

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
In 2015, 26% of the deaths of 5.9 million children who died before reaching their fifth birthday could have been prevented through addressing environmental risks – a shocking missed opportunity. The prenatal and early childhood period represents a window of particular vulnerability, where enviro ... more
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Collection testing and transfusion kit 2021 (CTT kit 2021)

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
To provide supply & equipment to collect, test and transfuse 50 blood bags. The new Collection testing and transfusion kit 2021 is specially designed for emergency settings where blood transfusion is crucial. It contains all the necessary supply & equipment needed to collect blood, test it agains ... more
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Estrategia Argentina para el control de la resistencia antimicrobiana

Sitema Argentino de Información Jurídica (2015) C1
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Ensuring high-quality of HIV care for displaced people from Ukraine

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC; WHO Europe (2022) C1
It is estimated that prior to the war there were more than 250 000 people (1% of total population) living with HIV in Ukraine, of whom around 130 000 were receiving antiretroviral therapy. As the displacement of people from Ukraine escalates, it is imperative that countries across Europe receivin ... more
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Global projections of temperature-attributable mortality due to enteric infections: a modelling study

Chua, P.L.C. ; V. Huber, C. F.Sheng Ng et al. The Lancet (2021) CC
Mortality due to enteric infections is projected to increase because of global warming; however, the different temperature sensitivities of major enteric pathogens have not yet been considered in projections on a global scale. We aimed to project global temperature-attributable enteric infection mor ... more
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Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

NU, CEPAL (2022) C1
The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC presents a set of basic statistics on the economic, sociodemographic and environmental situation of the region during a specific time period.
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Compendium of practics in climate-smart agriculture and solar irrigation
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GGGI The Global Green Growth Institute (2021) CC
this publication serves as a practical guide and useful resource for practitioners, farmers, scientists, and technicians to better understand the initiative undertaken by GGGI. In this compendium, GGGI provides the latest knowledge and capacity building materials on these topics and offers informati ... more
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Considerations on the Use of Antivirals, Monoclonal Antibodies, and Other Interventions for the Management of COVID-19 Patients in Latin America and the Caribbean

World Health Organization WHO; PAHO; et al. (2022) CC
May 9, 2022.Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of clinical trials have been planned and developed to assess the effectiveness and safety of various interventions that could prevent hospitalizations and progression to severe disease in people infected with SARS-CoV-2. Currently, ... more
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Data availability for assessing disruption of essential services for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health during COVID-19: lessons learned from Tajikistan

World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC
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COVID-19, recomendaciones para el manejo farmacológico

Hernández F.A. (2021) C2
COVID-19, recomendaciones para el manejo farmacológico / COVID-19, recommendations for pharmacological management
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Monkeypox multi-country outbreak. Rapid Risk Assessment

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (2022) C2
Cases of monkeypox (MPX) acquired in the EU have recently been reported in nine EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands). Monkeypox (MPX) does not spread easily between people. Human-to-human transmission occurs through close contact ... more
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The public health playbook: ideas for challenging the corporate playbook

Lacy-Nicholas, J.; Marten, R.; Crosbie, E.; Moodie,R. The Lancet Global Health (2022) CC
Lancet Glob Health 2022 Published Online May 24, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00185-1 Many commercial actors use a range of coordinated and sophisticated strategies to protect business interests— their corporate playbook—but many of these strategies come at the expense of public h ... more
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The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation

Abubakar, I.; et al. (2022) CC
Lancet 2022; 399: 1155–200 Published Online March 15, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(21)02488-0
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Syria Economic Monitor, Spring 2022 : Lost Generation of Syrians

World Bank (2022) C1
Economic conditions in Syria are projected to continue to be mired by prolonged armed conflict, turmoil in Lebanon and Turkey, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine. Subject to extraordinarily high uncertainty, we project that Syria’s real GDP will contract by 2.6 percent in 2022 (to US$ 15.5 billion i ... more
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Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) for monkeypox outbreaks: Interim guidance, 24 June 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The Interim Guidance for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) outlines recommendations, considerations and methods to raise awareness, manage risk perception, maintain trust and proactively support people at risk to make informed decisions to protect themselves and others from monkeypo ... more
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Guía de Práctica Clínica (GPC)Nacional de Prevención, Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de la Hipertensión Arterial

Ministerio de Salud Argentina (2019) C2
El presente documento constituye la versión breve de la “Guía de Práctica Clínica (GPC) Nacional de Prevención, Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de la Hipertensión Arterial 2019” y forma parte del conjunto de acciones que el Ministerio de Salud de la Nación (MSN) lleva adelante para mejorar la ... more
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Lineamientos para la acción en salud mental

Ministerio de Salud - Peru (2004) CC
El presente documento tiene como objetivo brindar un conjunto de orientaciones que puedan constituirse en bases de toda la planificación de acciones en salud mental, así como para la elaboración de un nuevo Plan Nacional de Salud Mental. Para ello, en primer lugar, se parte de un Marco Conceptua ... more
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Informe anual 2020. La salud universal y la pandemia. Sistemas de salud resilientes. Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de)

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO
En consonancia con el tema general de "la salud universal y la pandemia: sistemas de salud resilientes", se pone de relieve la respuesta de la OPS a la pandemia de COVID-19, así como sus esfuerzos continuos en esferas prioritarias como las enfermedades transmisibles, las enfermedades no transmisibl ... more
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WASH Strategic Shift Thin Piece

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2022) C_UNICEF
UNICEF Syria’s series of think pieces. Every day counts. An outlook on child protection for the most vulnerable children in Syria.To navigate the complex and continuously changing context and attain sustainable results for children, UNICEF – along with other UN agencies - seeks to make a shift i ... more
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Global Vaccine Market Report 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The report aims to capture lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the opportunity for more ambitious global action: expanding sustainable access to vaccines for all towards the Immunization Agenda 2030 and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response efforts. The report is organized ... more
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Australian guidelines for the clinical care of people with MPX

Australian National Clinical Evidence Taskforce (2022) C1
Nov 11, 2022
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An Overview on the Therapeutics of Neglected Infectious Diseases—Leishmaniasis and Chagas Diseases

Brindha, J.; Balamurali, M.; Kaushik, C. Frontiers in Chemistry (2021) C1
Front Chem. 2021; 9: 622286. Published online 2021 Mar 12. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2021.622286
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The multidimensional comprehension of Chagas disease

Sanmatino, M.; Forsyth, C.; Avaria, A. et al. (2022) C2
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 117: e200460, 2022 Integrating the multiple dimensions of the problem into a coherent approach adapted to field realities and needs represents an immense challenge, but the payoff is more effective and sustainable experiences, with higher social awareness ... more
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Guidance on the prioritization of insecticide-treated nets in situations where resources are limited

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
In the context of limited resources, national malaria programmes may need to decide on how to prioritize all WHO-recommended interventions . This guidance document has been developed to support national malaria programmes in prioritization decisions, specifically on the deployment scope and product ... more
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Physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a brief to support people living with type 2 diabetes

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Physical activity plays an important role in the care of people living type 2 diabetes. Regular physical activity can help reduce some of the harmful effects and slow or even reverse disease progression. Being active can also reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and enhance thinking, learnin ... more
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Global vaccine market report 2022: a shared understanding for equitable access to vaccines

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The report aims to capture lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the opportunity for more ambitious global action: expanding sustainable access to vaccines for all towards the Immunization Agenda 2030 and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response efforts. The report is organized i ... more
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Research gaps and needs to optimize the use of assisted vaginal birth: technical brief

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Lack of trained providers capable of identifying which labouring women could benefit from assisted vaginal birth (AVB), and of safely performing the procedure is a major barrier for its use. Education and training are, therefore, considered crucial for building skills and confidence in conducting AV ... more
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Supporting the routine use of evidence during the policy-making process: a WHO checklist

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This checklist is for any organization or person supporting the routine use of evidence in the process of policy-making. Evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM) is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and universal health coverage (UHC). Its importance is emphasized in WH ... more
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Stark choices: exploring health sector costs of policy responses to COVID-19 in low-income and middle-income countries

Torres-Rueda S.; S. Sweeney; F. Bozzani et al. BMJ Global Health (2021) C2
COVID-19 has altered health sector capacity in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cost data to inform evidence-based priority setting are urgently needed. Consequently, in this paper, we calculate the full economic health sector costs of COVID-19 clinical management in 79 LMICs under di ... more
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Global Trends and Prospects

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2023) CC
According to most recent data, the world economy grew by 3.1 per cent in 2022. To many, the rebound suggested that a soft landing was possible in 2023, and that the key problems of the year 2022 – rising prices, supply-chain disruptions and recession risks – have been addressed. As a result, t ... more
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EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey List of projects committed/decided, contracted, disbursed

European Commission (2019) CC
The EU Facility has a total budget of €6 billion for humanitarian and development actions: €3 billion for 2016-2017 and €3 billion for 2018-20191. Both tranches combined, all operational funds have been committed, €4.7 billion contracted and more than €3.4 billion disbursed. The operationa ... more
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Stroke - Things you should know: Your risk and how to be prepared

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
The document provides information on stroke (definition, risk factors, symptoms etc.) in a descriptive way.
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Physical Activity: Presentation

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
The document provides information on physical activity (benefits, types, intensities etc.) in a descriptive way.
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Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection (March 2024)

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is a major public health problem and cause of chronic liver disease. The 2024 HBV guidelines provide updated evidence-informed recommendations on key priority topics. These include expanded and simplified treatment criteria for adults but now also for adolescents; expa ... more
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Project/programme planning - Guidance manual

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2024) CC
The aim of this guidance manual is to introduce the user to project/programme plan- ning in a Red Cross Red Crescent environment. It describes the different stages of the planning phase of the “project/programme cycle” within the context of Results-Based Management (RBM). It also gives an overvi ... more
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How to ... Look after your mental health using exercise

Mental Health Foundation UK (2022) CC
Pocket guide to show the positive impact that physical activity can have on your own mental wellbeing, including some tips and suggestions to help you get started. There are many reasons why physical activity is good for your body having a healthy heart and improving your joints and bones are just ... more
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10 Steps toward Mental Health

psy.ch (2022) CC
It offers tips and suggestions that contribute to mental well-being and maintaining a positive outlook on life. Theyare intended as food for thought – try to incorporate one or more of these suggestions into your daily routine and allow yourself to be surprised!
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Paths to Psychotherapy

Bundespsychotherapeutenkammer (BPtK) (2021) CC
To give you a better idea of when and how psychotherapy can help you, we have written this brochure titled Paths to Psychotherapy. While it is therefore primarily intended for people who have never been treated by a psychotherapist, the brochure can also enable those who have previously had psychoth ... more
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Summary of WHO infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease: a call for evidence based practice

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
This article summarises the process involved in developing the updated guideline and includes an infographic to highlight key IPC recommendations from the guideline, following the patient care pathway from the community to a healthcare facility to discharge.
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Essential Surgical Skills with special emphasis on Emergency Maternal & Child Health

Childhealth Advocacy International, Advanced Life Support Group Advanced Life Support Group, Childhealth Advocacy International (2007) C1
The Practical Approach to Emergencies in the Pregnant Mother, Newborn infant and Child. Provder Manual
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Basic Newborn Resuscitation: A Practical Guide

World Health Organization Word Health Organization (1997) C_WHO
Safe Motherhood Series