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Tuberculosis. Practical guide for clinicians, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical auxiliaries

Médecins sans Frontières MSF (2022) C2
This Tuberculosis guide has been developed jointly by Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health. It aims at providing useful information to the clinicians and health staff for the comprehensive management of tuberculosis. Forms of susceptible and resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis in child ... more
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Best Practice Guidelines on Emergency Surgical Care in Disaster Situations

World Health Organization WHO, EHT, CPR (2005)
These guidelines have been extracted from the WHO manual Surgical Care at the District Hospital (SCDH), which is a part of the WHO Integrated Management Package on Emergency and Essential Surgical Care (IMPEESC). Refer for details on anaesthesia, head, gunshot and landmine injuries in chapters
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Infection Control for Viral Haemorraghic Fever in the African Health Care Setting

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , World Health Organization WHO (1998)
Important Guideline for Ebola prevention and control It is designed for the following uses: - for prevention through preparedness--to help African health facilities make advance preparations for responding with appropriate precautions when a VHF (including Ebola) case is suspected. - for pl ... more
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How to Recognise and Manage Leprosy Reactions
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The International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP) (2002) C1
This book is for all health workers who may have to help people who have nerve damage to their eyes, hands and feet. It will help them to encourage patients to develop a lifetime habit of caring for nerve-damaged parts.
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Clinical Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy Management for Displaced Populations Southern Africa
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Southern African HIV Clinicians Society UNHCR (2007)
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Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease: Guidelines For Assessment And Management Or Cardiocascular Risk
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World Health Organization WHO (2007) C_WHO
This publication provides guidance on reducing disability and premature deaths from coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and peripheral vascular disease in people at high risk, who have not yet experienced a cardiovascular event.
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Common Skin Diseases In Africa: An Illustrated Guide
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Colette van Hees and Ben Naafs (2004) C1
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Training Course on the Management of Severe Malnutrition Part 2: Principles Of Care

WHO WHO (2002)
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Vector and Pest Control

B. Wisner, and J. Adams WHO (2002) C_WHO
Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters Chapter 10
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Primary Ear and Hearing Care Training Resource Trainer's Manual

S. Harvest, C. Litzke, P. Akil, et al. WHO (2003)
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Developing Anaesthesia Textbook
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David Pescod (2007) C1
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Mainstreaming Gender in Health Adaptation to Climate Change Programmes

World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO
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Handbook For Clinical Management Of Dengue
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World Health Organization WHO WHO (2012) C_WHO
Clinical management handbook
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Practical Pharmacy for Developing Countries No.18

Bower, J. World Health Organization WHO (2008) C_WHO
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Safe Water School Training Manual
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Fabian Suter SODIS, Antenna Water (2011) C1
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Hanyane. A Village Struggles For Eye Health
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Erika Sutter, Allen Foster and Victoria Francis International Centre for Eye Health (2002) C1
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Blue Book. The Medical Guide for our Projects
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German Doctors German Doctors (2020) C2
9th edition; 4th English edition 2020
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Undernutrition: Lessons From Niger

Manuel Sanchez-Montero and Núria Salse Ubach ACF International Network and Tripode (2011)
Harmonising proven strategies beyond the emergency phase. Zero Hunger Phase 2
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Minor Surgical Procedures in Remote Areas
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Médecins sans Frontières (1989) C2
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Poliomyelitis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2011)
Pink Book's chapter
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Nutrition Topic Guide

Jessica Meeker, Stephen Thompson, Inka Barnett The Health & Education Advice & Resource Team (HEART) (2013)
This Topic Guide has been compiled to provide an overview of undernutrition in the context of development. The focus of the Guide is on undernutrition, defined as the outcome of insufficient (quantity and quality) of food intake (hunger) and repeated infectious diseases. Undernutrition includes bein ... more
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mhGAP Intervention Guide Mental Health Gap Action Programme Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings
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Tarun Dua, Nicolas Clark, Neerja Chowdhary et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
The key updates include: content update in various sections based on new evidence; design changes for enhanced usability; a streamlined and simplified clinical assessment that includes an algorithm for follow-up; inclusion of two new modules - Essential Care and Practice that includes general guid ... more
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A Systematic Review of Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (EOC)

Nunn, Marc Word Health Organization (2014)
A public health emergency operations centre (EOC) is a central location for coordinating operational information and resources for strategic management of pugencies and events. EOCs provide communication and information tools and services blic health emer- and a management system during a response ... more
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Concise Indicative Decision Tree for Emergencies

ECHO EU (2014)
The document contains 2 decision trees, the first short one is to act fast and the second is to design better interventions
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War Wounds: Basic Surgical Management

Gray, Robin ICRC (1994)
The principles and practice of the surgical lmanagment of wounds produced by missiles or explosions
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Surgery for victims of war

D. Dufour; S. Kromann Jensen; M.Owen-Smith, et al. ICRC (1998)
This handbook summarizes the experience of leading practitioners in the field of war surgery and is intended to help military and civilian surgical teams treat people wounded in armed conflicts. It covers first aid, admission of urgent cases and triage, skin grafts, treatment of infections, wounds a ... more
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War wounds with fractures : a guide to surgical management

David I. Rowley (1996)
This publication addresses the management of war wounds by non-specialist surgeons in situations where resources and expertise are limited. It is intended to be a pratical guide whether or not the surgeon has a special training in orthopaedic trauma.
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Campus to Clinic Manual. Mentoring Guide for Facilitators

ICAP Nurse Capacity Initiative ICAP; PEPFAR (2013) CC
Building the competence and confidence of nurse and midwife educators ICAP Nurse Capacity Initiative offers its Campus to Clinic Curriculum to empower nursing educators and mentors with a new area of expertise. It opens the door to teach in new ways with confidence. It can be adapted to different c ... more
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Infection prevention and control of epidemic- and pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases in health care - WHO interim guidelines

World Health Organization WHO (2007) C_WHO
These guidelines provide recommendations for the non-pharmacological aspects of infection prevention and control for acute respiratory diseases (ARD) in health care. Administrative and infection controls, including early detection, isolation and reporting, and establishment of infection control infr ... more
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ORAL REHYDRATION SALTS Production of the new ORS

World Health Organization; UNICEF WHO (2006) C_WHO
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Operational Guidelines For Community Care Centres

National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health &; Family Welfare , Government of India, (2007)
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National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, The United Republic of Tanzania (2006) C1
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Standard treatment Guideline for General Hospital
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Food, Medicine and Healthcare Administration and Control Authority of Ethiopia (2010) C_WHO
3rd edition!Large File 17 MB!
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Guidelines for training personnel in developing countries for prosthetics and orthotics services
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World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO
1.Orthopedics - education 2.Prostheses and implants - utilization 3. Orthotic devices - utilization 4.Developing countries 5.Guidelines 6.Teaching materials I.World Health Organization II.International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
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WSTP Training of Trainers Card Deck

World Health Organization WHO, et al. Management of Health Science (2013) C_WHO
Content has been developed based on the WHO Wheelchair Guidelines and the Wheelchair Service Training Package—Basic Level. Adult Education
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Internal Medicine Clinical treatment guidelines

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2012)
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Pediatrics Clinical treatment guidelines

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2012)
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Joint position paper on the provision of mobility devices in less resourced settings

World Health Organization; USAID (2011) C_WHO
A step towards implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) related to personal mobility.
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How effective are community health workers?

Henry Perry; Rose Zulliger John Hopkins Bloomberg University (2012)
An Overview of Current Evidence with Recommendations for Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs to Accelerate Progress in Achieving the Health-related Millennium Development Goals
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Standard treatment Guideline for Primary Hospital
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Food, Medicine and Healthcare Administration and Control Authority of Ethiopia (2014) C_WHO
3rd edition!
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Counseling the traumatic Fistula client. Supplemement

EngenderHealth (2012) CC
A Supplement to the obstetrical fistula counseling curriculum
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Global and regional estimates of violence against women

WHO, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council (2013)
Global and regional estimates of violence against women he report presents the first global systematic review of scientific data on the prevalence of two forms of violence against women: violence by an intimate partner (intimate partner violence) and sexual violence by someone other than a partner ... more
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Hidden victims of the Syrian crisis: disabled, injured and older refugee

Handicap International and HelpAge International: (2014) C1
New research published today shows that older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees are paying a double toll as a result of the conflict. The report, released by Handicap International and HelpAge International, provides new data showing how much these vulnerable refugees are struggling to meet thei ... more
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Initial clinical management of patients exposed to chemical weapons
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World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO
This interim guidance is aimed at healthcare workers who may receive patients exposed to chemical weapons at their healthcare facilities. It provides questions to guide the identification of contaminated patients, recommendations on personal protection, procedures for decontamin ... more
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Spinal Anesthesia Technique - Handout

International federation of nurse anesthetics (2014) C4
Handout presentations in PDF for illustrating lectures Accessed May 2014
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National Formulary of India

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, India (2011) C1
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Practical recommendations to the attention of healthcare professionals and health authorities regarding the identification of and care delivered to suspected or confirmed carriers

Superior Health Council (2014)
of highly contagious viruses (of the Ebola or Marburg type) in the context of an epidemic outbreak in West Africa
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Psychological first aid during Ebola virus disease outbreaks

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO
As knowledge on Ebola-related safety measures accumulates, this guidance is provisional. This guide focuses on psychological first aid, which involves humane, supportive and practical help to follow human beings suffering serious crisis events. The guidance has been written for people who help othe ... more
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WHO Interim Guidance for Internation al Meetings Attended by Individuals f rom Ebola Virus Disease - affected countries

World Health Organization (2014)
This interim guidance is aimed at assisting organizers of international meetings attended by individuals from EVD-affected countries and individuals with a travel history to EVD-affected countries within the previous 3 weeks. The first part is intended for organizers of international meetings, to ... more
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Strategic directions for Nursing and Midwifery Development 2016-2020: The way forward

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
Zero Draft for Consultation, 3rd Version, November 2015
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Evaluation of Ebola response - Uganda

Sigridur B.Thormar IFRC (2013)
The main aim of this assessment was to evaluate the PSS response of URCS to these VHF, against the needs of beneficiaries and communities focused on the areas of most ‘added value’ of the URCS; community engagement mobilisation and support, documenting any unintended outcomes and best practice r ... more
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National Communication Strategy for Ebola response in Sierra Leone

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone (2014)
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WHO guidance to protect health from climate change through health adaptation planning

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
This guidance document is designed to ensure that the process of iteratively managing the health risks of climate change is integrated into the overall National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process, including through assessing risks; identifying, prioritizing, and implementing adaptation options; and m ... more
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Key Elements of Flood Disaster Management

(2014)
Accessed 2014
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Guidance for Immunization Programmes in the African Region in the Context of Ebola - Revised 30 March 2015*

World Health Organization (2015)
Practical guidance on immunization services and the risks they present for both Ebola affected and non-affected countries. The specific purpose of this document is to assist countries to: - Maintain immunization services and use immunization contacts and surveillance system as opportunities to ... more
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Critical aspects of the safe use of personal protective equipment

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2014)
A training tutorial for healthcare professionals This ECDC tutorial presents the fundamental concepts of personal protective equipment (PPE) and barrier nursing to support preparedness in hospitals across Europe. It provides practical information on the proper use of PPE at the point of care, inclu ... more
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Briefing Pack: Foreign Medical Teams International Response

World Health Organization (2014)
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Joint technical support mission (WHO-CDC-INSPQJohns Hopkins University) for response preparedness Côte d’Ivoire country visit 27–31 October 2014

(2014)
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Information and Communications Technology Response to the Liberia Ebola Crisis

USAID; Net Hope; GBI (2014)
Desk Review and Recommendations for Private Sector Engagement
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Adult and Adolescent Antiretroviral Therapy Protocols

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2010) C1
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Zambia TB Manual

The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Zambia (2008) C_WHO
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National Training Package on Provider-initated Paediatric HIV Testing & Counselling in Zambia. Training Manual
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ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital,; Ministry of Health, Zambia, et al. (2013) C1
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National Training Package on Provider-initated Paediatric HIV Testing & Counselling in Zambia.Participant Manual
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ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital,; Ministry of Health, Zambia, et al. (2013) C1
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Zambia: Guidelines for the programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

National TBLeprosy Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Zambia (2013) C1
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 2 Participant

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 5 Participant

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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National Community Health Worker Strategy in Zambia

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2010) C1
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Uganda: The National Policy Guidelines and Service Standards for Reproductive Health Services

Reproductive Health Division Community Health Department Ministry of Health Uganda (2002)
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Uganda National Health Laboratory Services Policy

Federal Ministry of Health, Uganda (2009) C1
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Results Based Financing: Engaging Communities to Strengthen Systems in Fragile Contexts

Hetty Burgman and Piet Vroeg Cordaid (2015) C2
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The association of psychosocial health problems with functional disabilities among community members in rural Cambodia

L.V. Thary Cambodian Insittute for Cooperation and Peace (2009) C1
This paper showed a large positive correlation coefficient between psychosocial health problems and dysfunctional abilities among rural community members
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Study on the Gendered Impacts of Ebola in Liberia (February 2015)

Leena Kotilainen Finn Church Aid (2015)
This study examines the gendered impacts of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Liberia in the largest outbreak of EVD ever recorded. The findings are based on an extensive two-week desk study and one-week participatory field study conducted in January 2015 in the cities of Monrovia and Buchanan in Lib ... more
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Failure to Protect: Syria and the UN Security Council

Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (2015)
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Model Patient Card / Record (Leprosy)

ILEP International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (2014)
2nd edition. There have been many requests over the past few years for advice about what information should be included in a patient record for leprosy. The patient record should contain the essential information for the clinical management of the patients, for monitoring adherence to MDT, and for r ... more
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Operational Guidelines for the Management of Drug Resistant TB in Tanzania
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Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, The United Republic of Tanzania (2012) C1
NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY PROGRAMME
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Ebola Regional lesson learning

Health and Education Advice and Resource Team (2014)
This helpdesk report seeks to establish what lessons have been learnt from the current and previous Ebola outbreaks. It recommends good practice and makes suggestions based on the evidence for good practice and preparedness to reduce transmission and prevent further risk and exposure in affected cou ... more
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WHO Guideline and systematic review on hand hygiene and the use of chlorine in the context of Ebola

J.Hopman, Z.Kubilay, H.Edrees,T. Allen, B.Allegranzi World Health Organization (WHO) (2015)
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Earthquake Reconstruction

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery World Bank (2011)
GFDRR Knowledge Notes
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Guidelines for Maternity Care in South Africa

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2015)
4th edition. A manual for clinics, community health centers and district hospitals
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Essential prevention and care interventions for adults and adolescents living with HIV in resource-limited settings

World Health Organization WHO (2008) C_WHO
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Sex and your Health

Department of Health, Province of Kwazulu-Natal USAID, UNFPA, PEPFAR (2015)
Accessed 7 July 2015
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The Oxfam Ebola Response in Liberia and Sierra Leone: An evaluation report for the Disasters Emergency Committee

Adams, J.; Llyod, A.; Miller, C. Oxfam (2015)
The context of the Ebola epidemic presented extreme challenges for Oxfam, as it did for many organisations. At the onset of the epidemic, there was a general lack of understanding of the disease and how to respond to it effectively and safely. A pervasive and persistent climate of fear, coupled with ... more
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Addressing Sexual Violence in Humanitarian Organisations: Good Practices for Improved Prevention Measures, Policies, and Procedures

Report the Abuse (2017) C1
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Mental Health Toolkit
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Evangelia Kampouri, Shyma Jundi, Nida Sheriff et al. Chayn (2015) C2
While working with survivors and victims of domestic abuse, we have learned that many people who have experienced abuse or trauma in their lives also experience mental health issues as a direct effect of what they have been through. This is why Chayn has created a Mental Health Toolkit available fo ... more
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GO pre-deployment training: Ebola virus disease flip book
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World Health Organization (2015) CC
The flip book is for pre-deployment trainings for Ebola response, and is based on frequently asked questions about Ebola virus disease (EVD): What is Ebola virus disease? How do people become infected with EVD? Why WHO is focusing on safe and dignified burials of people who have died ... more
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Hospital Safe from Disasters

ISDR; World Health Organization WHO; The World Bank United Nations (2008)
Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives
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Persons With Disability Act, 2006

Ghanaian Parliament (2006) C1
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India: Treated Worse than Animals

Human Rights Watch (2014) C1
Abuses against Women and Girls with Psychosocial or Intellectual Disabilities in institutions in India
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Hospital preparedness for epidemics

World Health Organization (2014)
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Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List of Common Medical Conditions in the Kingdom of Swaziland

Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland Ministry of Health, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USAID, and SPS (2012) C1
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Drug resistant tuberculosis management guidelines and manual

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE (2008) C1
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Questions and Answers About Tuberculosis
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014) C_CDC
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When you just can’t forget - Information about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (2014) C1
This brochure is designed to help people who have experienced traumatic events and their families. Available in 10 languages: albanian, arabic, german, french, english, serbian/bosnian/croatian, farsi, tamil, tigrinya, turkish. For other versions check: https://www.redcross.ch/de/shop/gesundheit- ... more
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Health Guide To Switzerland - The Swiss healthcare system in brief – a guide for immigrants to Switzerland

Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (2017) C1
Where must I go if I feel unwell or have had an accident? Is medical treatment free in Switzerland or must I pay for it? What should I do in an emergency? What types of insurance do I need? How can I protect myself from illness? Where can I find health information in my own language? The Health Guid ... more
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simple definitions for keywords about blood-borne viruses and sexual health

Multicultural Health & Support Service (2015) C2
The BBV/STI Glossary is a resource for interpreters, translators and others who work in a health setting. It offers an extensive list of English terms related to sexual health and blood-borne viruses (such as hepatitis), with easy to understand definitions. Accessed 13th of November 2015.
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Aleppo Abandoned: A Case Study on Health Care in Syria

Physicians for Human Rights (2015)
Report Shows Egregious Attacks on Health Care by Syrian Government Have Devastated Aleppo’s Medical System
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“We Can Die Too”: Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers in South Sudan

Human Rights Watch (2015) C1
The 65-page report names more than 15 commanders and officials from both the government Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the rebel SPLA-in Opposition and their allies who have used child soldiers. The report is based on interviews with 101 child soldiers who were either forcibly recruited ... more
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Mental health and psychosocial support for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants on the move in Europe: A multi-agency guidance note, December 2015

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization, et al. (2015) C1
This brief guidance note seeks to provide advice on protecting and supporting the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe. It describes key principles and appropriate interventions to guide all those who are designing and organizing emergency servi ... more
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Guide for HIV/AIDS Clinical Care

Susa Coffey,et al. AECT; HRSA; US Dept.Health; et al. (2014) C1
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Neonatal vitamin A supplementation

World Health Organization WHO (2011)