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Guidelines for the management of asthma in adults and adolescents: Position statement of the South African Thoracic Society – 2021 update

Lalloo, U.G.; Kalla, I.S.; Abdool-Gaffar, S. et al. African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine (2021) CC

sthma prevalence is increasing worldwide, and surveys indicate that most patients in developed and developing countries, including South Africa, do not receive optimal care and are therefore not well controlled. Standard management guidelines adapted to in-country realities are important to support ... more

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Prevalence and distribution of schistosomiasis in human, livestock, and snail populations in northern Senegal: a One Health epidemiological study of a multi-host system

Léger, E.; Borlase, A.; Fall, C. et al. The Lancet Planetary Health (2020) CC

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease of global medical and veterinary importance. As efforts to eliminate schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interrupt transmission gather momentum, the potential zoonotic risk posed by livestock Schistosoma species via viable hybridisation in s... more

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Guidelines on the provision of Manual Wheelchairs in less resourced settings

World Health Organization; USAID; ISPO (2008) C_WHO

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Weekends-off efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children, adolescents and young adults (BREATHER): Extended follow-up results of a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial

A. Turkova; C. L. Moore; K. Butler; et al. PLOS One; Pub Med (2018) CC

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196239 April 23, 2018

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The Chagas disease study landscape: A systematic review of clinical and observational antiparasitic treatment studies

Maguire, B.; Dahal, P.; Rashan, S.; et al. (2021) CC

PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases August 16, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009697 Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by triatomine insects, first identified in 1909. Chagas disease affects approximately 6–7 million peop... more

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The Chagas disease study landscape: A systematic review of clinical and observational antiparasitic treatment studies to assess the potential for establishing an individual participant-level data plat

Maguire, B.J.; Dahal, P.; Rashan, S. et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021) CC

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15(8): e0009697. Chagas disease (CD), caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects ~6–7 million people worldwide. Significant limitations still exist in our understanding of CD. Harnessing individual participant data (IPD) from studies could support more in-depth analyses t... more

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Guías para la atención de las principales emergencias obstétricas

Fescina R, De Mucio B, Ortíz El, Jarkin D. Ministerio de salud pública y bienestar social, Organización Panamericana de la Salud, et al. (2012) C1

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Antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis and rubella susceptibility in the EU/EEA – addressing the vulnerable populations

C. Savolainen-Kopra; M. Kontio; J. Lindeman; et al. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2017) C2

Scientific Advice

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The perception of disability by community groups: Stories of local understanding, beliefs and challenges in a rural part of Kenya

Bunning K, Gona JK, Newton CR, Hartley S PLoS ONE (2017) CC

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Role of Information Sources in Vaccination Uptake: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Household Survey in Sierra Leone, 2019

Kulkarni, S.; et al. (2022) C1

Global Health Science and Practice February 2022, https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00237 Key Findings: Exposure to vaccination information from faith leaders and health facilities was associated with increased likelihood of vaccination uptake. The significant association between exposure to a... more

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Trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in 138 low-income and middle-income countries between 1991 and 2013: a pooled analysis of population-based surveys

Stevens, Gretchen; Bennett, James et al. (2015) CC

Vitamin A deficiency is a risk factor for blindness and for mortality from measles and diarrhoea in children aged 6–59 months. We aimed to estimate trends in the prevalence of vitamin A defi ciency between 1991 and 2013 and its mortality burden in low-income and middle-income countries.

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Barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral therapy adherence among Peruvian adolescents living with HIV: A qualitative study

J. T. Galea; M. Wong; M. Muñoz; et al. PLOS ONE; PMC (2018) CC

Research Article PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192791 February 15, 2018

Summary of Guidance for Public Health Strategies to Address High Levels of Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Related Deaths, December 2020

Honein MA, Christie A, Rose DA, et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2020) C_CDC

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 4 December 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6949e2

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Association between Ambient Temperature and Hospitalization for Renal Diseases in Brazil during 2000–2015: A Nationwide Case-Crossover Study

Bo Wen, Rongbin Xu, Yao Wu, Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho et al. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas (2021) CC

Climate change is increasing the risks of injuries, diseases, and deaths globally. However, the association between ambient temperature and renal diseases has not been fully characterized. This study aimed to quantify the risk and attributable burden for hospitalizations of renal diseases related to... more

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Vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti: effects of temperature and implications for global dengue epidemic potential

Jing Liu-Helmersson , H. Stenlund, A. Wilder-Smith, et al. PLOS One (2014) CC

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that occurs mainly in the tropics and subtropics but has a high potential to spread to new areas. Dengue infections are climate sensitive, so it is important to better understand how changing climate factors affect the potential for geographic spread and futu... more

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The Global State of Harm Reduction 2016

K. Stone; G. Sander Harm Reduction International (2016) C2

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Transmission of Ebola Viruses: What We Know and What We Do Not Know

Michael T. Osterholma, Kristine A. Moorea, Nicholas S. Kelley et al. (2015)

mBio, Vol. 6 Issue 2, March/April 2015 Available evidence demonstrates that direct patient contact and contact with infectious body fluids are the primary modes for Ebola virus transmission, but this is based on a limited number of studies. In this review, the authors address what we know and what ... more

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Out with it - HIV and Other Sexual Health Considerations for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men

G. Ayala; R. Baggaley; B. Konstantinov; et al. MPact: Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights; World Health Organization; UNDP; UNFPA; (2018) C_WHO

Technical Brief

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B.1 Плохое обращение и насилие в раннем возрасте
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Susan M K Tan, Norazlin Kamal Nor, Loh Sit Fong, Suzaily Wahab International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (2018)

Детям нужна безопасная и надежная окружающая среда, которую они могут назвать своим домом. Кроме выполнения функции жилища, дом должен служить местом физической и ... more

Faecal Sludge And Septage Treatment. A guide for low and middle income countries.

Tayler, K. Practical Action Publishing (2018) CC

It explains the importance of faecal sludge management in urban areas in which many people rely on on-site and decentralized sanitation facilities and emphasizes the place of treatment in the overall sanitation service chain. It defines terms used throughout the book, explains why faecal sludge and ... more

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