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COVID-19: Training slides based on guidelines for case-finding, diagnosis, management and public health response in South Africa

Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis and Outbreak Response National Department of Health, South Africa (2020) C2
Outline • Welcome and objectives • Microbiology, epidemiology and clinical presentation • Surveillance for imported cases including case definitions • Laboratory diagnosis • Infection prevention and hospital readiness • Patient ... more
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Advisory for Rational use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 Treatment

Ministry of Health& Family Welfare, Goverment of India (2021) CC
The purpose of this document is to stop to irrational use/ over prescription of this reserve/ experimental/ emergency use authorisation drug Remdesivir. For this reason, Joint Monitoring Group under Chairmanship of DGHS too ... more
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Infection prevention and control (‎IPC)‎ in health-care facilities in the event of a surge or resurgence in cases of COVID-19
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
16 Dec. 2021 This document is a prioritization toolkit providing a set of action steps to follow in the event of an impending surge in cases of COVID-19 in health-care facilities. The document provides a framework for action steps to be followed within 2-4 weeks of identification of a surge or resu ... more
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Organización de los servicios de salud en el primer nivel de atención para el cuidado integral de salud en el marco de la emergencia sanitaria nacional por COVID-19

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS Ministerio de Salud Peru (2020) C_WHO
Organization of health services at the first level of care for comprehensive health care in the framework of the national health emergency by COVID-19
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Public financial management for effective response to health emergencies

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shown that public financial management (PFM) should be an integral part of the response. Effectiveness in financing the health response depends not only on the level of funding but also on the way public funds are allocated and spent, this is determined by the PFM r ... more
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MSF Clinical Guidelines. Diagnosis and Treatment Manual
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Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) (2022) C2
This diagnostic and treatment manual is designed for use by medical professionals involved in curative care at the dispensary and hospital levels. We have tried to respond in the simplest and most practical way possible to the questions and problems ... more
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Twinning partnerships for improvement (TPI)

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Recovery partnership preparation package: Building capacity to reactivate safe essential health services and sustain health service resilience. In the aftermath of an emergency, the recovery partnership preparation package supports the establishmen ... more
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RCCE Action Plan Guidance COVID-19 Preparedness and Response
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World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC (2020) C_WHO
Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of your health emergency preparedness and response action plan. This tool is designed to support risk communication, community engagement staff and responders working with ... more
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Guidelines for Dialysis of COVID – 19 patients

Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (2020) C2
COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel corona virus (SARS CoV-2), is currently a pandemic, which produces high morbidity in the elderly and in patients with associated comorbidities. Chronic kidney disease stage-5 (CKD-5) patients on dialysis [maintenance hemodialysis (MHD)or continuous ambulatory pe ... more
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COVID-19 and Human Development: Exploring global preparedness and vulnerability

reliefweb (2020) C2
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today released two new data dashboards that highlight the huge disparities in countries’ abilities to cope with and recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic is more than a global health emergency ... more
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Brazil’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
Brazil ́s response is taking place in strict compliance with the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005. Brazil created the Emergency Operations Center (COE) and immediately notified WHO when the first case in Brazilian territory was confirm ... more
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SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC response to earthquake: Situation report #2

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
In the early morning of 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in southern Türkiye near the northern border of Syria. The earthquake was followed 11 minutes later by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock. Many aftershocks are still being felt across the region. Whilst the impact is still bei ... more
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Framework Ebola Virus Disease

Robert-Koch-Institut (2015) CC2
The document is intended to facilitate the detection, evaluation and management of incident EVD cases in Germany. It primarily addresses public health service staff and health care workers in hospitals, outpatient clinics and emergency services in G ... more
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Treat as One. Bridging the gap between mental and physical healthcare in general hospitals

National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (2017) C1
This NCEPOD report highlights the quality of mental health and physical health care for patients aged 18 years or older with a significant mental disorder who are admitted to a general hospital. The report takes a critical look at areas where the ca ... more
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Health Technical Guidelines

ECHO EU (2014)
This guidance is intended to be one stop shop to improve the quality and effectiveness of health interventions in emergency, to respond to the most frequent scenarios and conditions. The main document contains the most common elements to be found i ... more
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HIV and Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
The duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve feeding practices among mothers living with HIV
This operational guidance, developed by WHO, UNICEF and ENN, outlines the duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve infant feeding practices amon ... more
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Travel and transport risk assessment: Interim guidance for public health authorities and the transport sector

World Health Organization WHO (2014)
This guidance document includes background information on Ebola virus disease, Ebola emergency committee recommendations, risks for different groups, and information for travellers from and to affected countries.
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Workplace Pandemic Preparedness. Training Manual
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Ministry of Health Ghana; NADMO Ghana GiZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (2013) C1
A training manual for identifying, assessing, preventing and controlling the risks of pandemics in the workplace. This training manual has been developed for both medical and non-medical personnel who may be called upon to lead emergency response, ... more
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National Strategy for Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), WASH in Schools and WASH in Health Facilities 2016 - 2030

Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2016) C1
The purpose of this Strategy is to set out the way to meet the needs of the rural populations for improved domestic water supply services, access to and use of improved sanitation with elimination of open defecation, and improved hygiene behaviour by the Year 2030. It also addresses water, sanitatio ... more
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Nota técnica de cuidados na atenção domiciliar contra a dengue, chikungunya e zika

MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE (2016) C1
Recomendações da Coordenação Geral de Atenção Domiciliar em relação à atuação dos profissionais dos SERVIÇOS DE ATENÇÃO DOMICILIAR na situação de emergência decretada em relação às arboviroses Dengue, Chikungunya e Zika. Recommendation of the General Coordination H ... more
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Antibiotic Guidelines, 2019 (First edition) - Myanmar

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
This is the first edition of Empiric Antibiotic Guidelines, as a guidance to all medical practitioners at North Okklapa General & Teaching Hospital. Antibiotics are critical in the management of infection and can have a significant impact in redu ... more
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Guidelines on Community Nursing Services (CNS) provision in Kenya

Nursing Council of Kenya (2013) C1
Aims of the CNS programme:
- To provide accessibility to quality nursing care and related services including clinical assessment and personalized care for persons enrolled/entitled to CNS services.
- To enhance the independence and health outcomes of entitled persons by avoiding early admi ... more
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Chronic HIV Care with ARV Therapy and Prevention

World Health Organization (2007) C_WHO
Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Interim Guidelines for health workers at health centre or district hospital outpatient clinic
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Role of primary care in the COVID-19 response

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Primary care can play a significant role in the COVID-19 response by differentiating patients with respiratory symptoms from those with COVID-19, making an early diagnosis, helping vulnerable people cope with their anxiety about the virus, and reducing the demand for ... more
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Interim Guidelines on Management of COVID-19 in Kenya - COVID-19, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Case Management

Dr. P. Amoth; Dr. S. K. Kibias Ministry of Health; University of Nairobi (2020) C2
Accessed: 02.05.2020 These consolidated guidelines provide recommendations for comprehensive prevention and case management strategies in Kenya Scope of the Guidelines: Infection prevention and control Patient triage Emergency Medical Services C ... more
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Diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine readiness, and other health products for COVID-19
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Interim Guidance, 12 July 2021; This tool was developed to assess present and surge capacities for the treatment of COVID-19 in health facilities. It allows health facilities to assess the availability and status of stockout of critical COVID-19 medicines, equipment and supplies on site and to ident ... more
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Standard operating procedure (SOP) for quality improvement

Aminul Hasan Quality Improvement Secretariat (2019) CC
This SOP describes specific step by step procedures in clinical management like OPD, IPD Housekeeping, Emergency services, OT services, Radiology Services & Pathology services. It should be used as a hands-on reference for service providers providin ... more
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Anuual Report 2022: Lesotho

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This annual report gives an overview of WHO lesotho Country office's undertakings and achievements in the context of an extraordinary health emergency. As we walk another mile this year, may we embrace all lessonst leanred in the previous year, lear ... more
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STAR-H: Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks in Health Facilities

Pan American Health Organization (2023) CC
Health facilities in the Region of the Americas frequently suffer the effects of health emergencies and disasters, which jeopardize their ability to provide services to the population. The STAR-H methodology helps staff responsible for health emergency ... more
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National Essential Medicines List - Tertiary/Quaternary Medication Review Process

Republic of South Africa (2017) CC
Long Acting Muscarinic Antagonists (LAMA) such as tiotropium and glycopyrronium are used in the management of COPD1. They have been shown to improve lung function, quality of life and exercise tolerance. They have also been associated with reduced COPD-related exacerbations, associated hospitalisati ... more
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Recovery toolkit: Supporting countries to achieve health service resilience

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
A key purpose of the Recovery Toolkit is to support countries in the reactivation of health services which may have suffered as a result of the emergency. These services include ongoing programmes such as immunization and vaccinations, maternal and ... more
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The BMJ Coronovirus

British Medical Journal BMJ (2021) CC
BMJ is offering a range of free online resources to support researchers, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to understand and respond to the global health emergency caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The free online res ... more
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Clinical care for severe acute respiratory infection: toolkit: COVID-19 adaptation
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
First published in 2020, this toolkit is intended for clinicians working in acute care, managing adult and paediatric patients with acute respiratory infection, including severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and septic shock. The main objective is to provide key tools for us ... more
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A framework for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC) (2020) C_WHO
The health impact of radiological and nuclear emergencies can last for decades. Lessons learned from past radiological and nuclear accidents have demonstrated that the mental health and psychosocial consequences can outweigh the direct physical health impacts of radiation exposure. International rad ... more
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Third round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Countries reported disruptions in all health-care settings. In more than half of countries surveyed, many people are still unable to access care at the primary care and community care levels. Significant disruptions have also been reported in emergency ... more
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Cost of exclusion from healthcare - The case of migrants in an irregular situation

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2015) C1
This report aims to estimate the economic cost of providing regular access to healthcare for migrants in an irregular situation, compared with the cost of providing treatment in emergency cases only. Two specific medical conditions – hypertension ... more
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Guidelines for Medicine Donations
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World Health Organization (2011) C_WHO
This 3rd edition of Guidelines for medicine donations has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with major international agencies active in humanitarian relief and development assistance. The guidelines are intended to improve the quality of medicine donations in inter ... more
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Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-Care Settings

World Health Organization WHO (2009) CC
In this guideline, natural ventilation is considered 
among one the effective measures to control infections in health care. This guideline provides 
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Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Cameroon Country Visit 10 to 14 November

World Health Organization (2014)
The immediate objective of the country visit to Cameroon was to ensure that the country is as operationally ready as possible to effectively and safely detect, investigate and report potential Ebola virus disease cases and to mount an effective response that will prevent a larger outbreak. After te ... more
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Recovering from the Ebola Crisis

Magdy Martínez-Solimán; Abdoulaye Mar Dieye; Izumi Nakamitsu et al. United Nations, The World Bank, European Union and African Development Bank (2015)
Full Report. In response to a call by the United Nations Secretary-General and the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, an international team conducted an Ebola Recovery Assessment. The aim was to contribute towards laying the foundation for short-, medium- and long-term recovery while ... 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 hea ... more
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Maintaining a safe and adequate blood supply during Zika virus outbreaks

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Inerim Guidance. These guidelines have been developed in recognition that infection with Zika virus may present a risk to blood safety, and in consideration of the declaration on 1 February 2016 by the WHO Director-General of a Public Health Emergency ... more
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Guidelines for Health Staff Caring for Gender-based Violence Survivors: Including Protocol for Clinical Management of Rape [EN]

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection Cluster, Health Cluster (2016) C1
Gender-based violence, including rape is a problem throughout the world, occurring in every society, country and region. Refugees and internally displaced people are particularly at risk of this violation during every phase of an emergency situation ... more
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A Guide to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Legal Protection in Acute Emergencies
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War Child International, Women's Refugee Commission (2016) C1
The guide summarizes an assessment of War Child Canada’s three-pronged legal protection model as implemented with South Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda and uses it to identify the most important lessons for ensuring legal protection mechanisms are in place at the onset of an ... more
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AIDSFree Nigeria Final Report

USAID; PEPFAR; AIDSFree; et al. (2016) C1
Health care waste management (HCWM) and infection prevention and control (IPC) represent serious concerns for HIV programs. Improperly handled infectious health care waste poses risks to health workers, their clients, the community, and the environment. Improper injection practices can lead to new H ... more
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Integrating Clinical Research into Epidemic Response: The Ebola Experience

Gerald Keusch, Keith McAdam, Patricia Cuff, Michelle Mancher, and Emily R. Busta National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017) C1
The 2014–2015 Ebola epidemic in western Africa was the longest and most deadly Ebola epidemic in history, resulting in 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola virus has been known since 1976, when two separate outbreaks were identified in the Democratic Repub ... more
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National disaster management guidelines. Management of biological disasters

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2008) C1
The intent of these guidelines is to develop a holistic, coordinated, proactive and technology driven strategy for management of biological disasters through a culture of prevention, mitigation and preparedness to generate a prompt and effective response in the event of an ... more
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Management of severe malnutrition: a manual for physicians and other senior health workers

World Health Organization WHO (1999) C_WHO
This manual provides practical guidelines for the management of children with severe malnutrition. It seeks to promote the best available therapy so as to reduce the risk of death, shorten the length of time spent in hospital, and facilitate rehabil ... more
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Contingency Plan for El Nino Related Epidemic Diseases

Ministry of Health Rwanda (2015) C2
The goal of this contingency plan for El Nino related epidemics is to contribute to the reduction in mortality and morbidity associated with El Nino epidemic threats by ensuring that appropriate systems to support health emergency preparedness, time ... more
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WHO country cooperation strategy 2014-2018, Myanmar

World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office for Myanmar (2014) C_WHO
The strategic priorities of the CCS 2014–2018 are:
(1) Strengthening the health system.
(2) Enhancing the achievement of communicable disease control targets.
(3) Controlling the growth of the noncommunicable disease burden.
(4) Promoting health throughout the life course.
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Guidelines on the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) in Kwa-Zulu Natal

Province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Department Health (2014) C1
The current guidelines on Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM), addresses the issue of improved management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), particularly in children under 5 years of age. In the absence of standard protocols, mortality in children admitted to ... more
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Cambodia: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2017) C1
Cambodia drafted and adopted the National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2014-2018 in 2014. This plan finalized the required policies and legal processes to strengthen DRM in Cambodia. It also focused on capacity building at national and sub-national levels and provided dedicated resources ... more
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Planning Checklist for WCO Readiness

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This guidance has been developed in line with the WHO corporate risk management framework, the WHO business continuity and contingency plans, as well as the Inter-Agency Emergency Response Preparedness Framework. It is based on a common organiza-tio ... more
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Module: Psychoses

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO
Overview Learning objectives • Promote respect and dignity for people with psychoses. • Name common presentations of psychoses. • Name assessment principles of psychoses. • Name management principles of psychoses. • Perform an assessment for psychoses. • Use effective communicatio ... more
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Falls in older people

National Institute for Health Care and Excellence NICE (2015) C2
This quality standard covers prevention of falls and assessment after a fall in older people (aged 65 and over) who are living in the community or staying in hospital. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Pandemic Influenza Risk Management
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C1
A WHO guide to inform & harmonize national & international pandemic preparedness and response The main updates from the 2013 interim guidance are: Alignment with other relevant United Nations policies for crisis and emergency management, and ... more
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Key Messages and Actions for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools
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World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC (2020) C_UNICEF
The guidance provides critical considerations and practical checklists to keep schools safe. It also advises national and local authorities on how to adapt and implement emergency plans for educational facilities. In the event of school closures ... more
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Essential medicines access survey in public hospitals of Burkina Faso

Saouadogo H., M. Compaore African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (2010) C2
During this work, a survey on essential medicines availability was conducted. This article was first written on this subject for sharing the poor financial availability of the essential medicines in the hospital and secondly, a call for an action to ... more
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The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC
The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship provides a framework for antibiotic stewardship for outpatient clinicians and facilities that routinely provide antibiotic treatment. This report augments existing guidance for other clinical settings. In 2014 and 2015, respectively, CDC release ... more
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Responding to COVID-19: Guidance for humanitarian agencies

ALNAP; CERAH; LSHTM (2020) C2
How should humanitarian organisations prepare and respond to COVID-19 in humanitarian settings in low- and middle-income countries? This Rapid Learning Review outlines 14 actions, insights and ideas for humanitarian actors to consider in their COVID-19 responses. It summarises and synthesises the ... more
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Situational Brief: Newly Arrived Migrants & Asylum Seekers in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic

Emelurumonye I. N., A. Miglietta Lancet Migration (2020) CC
On 30thJanuary 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the People’s Republic of China to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the international Health ... more
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UN Multi-Sector Response Plan to COVID-19 for Mozambique

UNCT Mozambique (2020) CC
Mozambique registered its first COVID-19 case on 22 March 2020 and since then numbers have steadily grown over the following three months with cases now reported in all provinces. In response, a level 3 State of emergency was enacted on 1 April 2020 ... more
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Linking Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) - Practical tools, approaches and case studies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC), Save the Children, et al. (2021) C_WHO
Technical Note Recently, the approach to hazardous events has undergone a considerable shift, away from reactive activities focused on managing and responding to events and towards a more proactive process of emergency and disaster risk management ... more
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My hero is you - How kids can fight COVID-19
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC; World Health Organization (WHO); UNICEF; et al. (2020) C_WHO
A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced With the help of a fantasy creature, Ario, “My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19!” explains how children can protect themselves, their families and friends from coronavirus and how to ... more
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The Case For Frontiline Health Workers in Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases Globally

IntraHealth International (2016) CC
Frontline health workers (FHWs) provide services directly to communities where they are most needed, especially in remote and rural areas. Many are community health workers and midwives, though they can also include local emergency responders/parame ... more
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Haiti: Earthquake Situation Report No. 2 (26 August 2021)

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2021) CC
On 25 August, UN agencies and partners launched a US$187.3 million Flash Appeal to reach 500,000 of the most vulnerable people affected by the 14 August earthquake. Around 650,000 people are in need of emergency humanitarian assistance in the thr ... more
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Story of change in four countries Building capacity for integrating mental health care within health services across humanitarian settings

World Health Organization WHO; mGAP (2021) C_WHO
The world is facing an unprecedented range of emergencies. In reaction to these complex adversities, many people experience considerable distress and impairment, and a minority may even go on to develop mental health conditions. Meanwhile, those with pre-existing mental health conditions may experie ... more
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The impact of climate change on global child health - position statement

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2021) C2
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health recognises that climate change is an existential threat to the health and wellbeing of children and young people. In October 2020, we joined national health and academic alliances to declare climate change an ... more
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Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19 Pandemic: Information and interim guidelines for pharmacists and the pharmacy workforce

International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (2020) CC
The purpose of this document is to provide relevant information and guidelines on coronavirus outbreaks – and in particular the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the diseases it produces, COVID-19 – for pharmacists and the pharmacy workforce, both in a primary care context (i.e. community phar ... more
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National Action Plan for the Containment and Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance

Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Health (2021) CC
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat that requires urgent collaborative action within and among countries. As a result of the worldwide reports of the increasing rates of AMR to hospital and community-acquired infections and in the agr ... more
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Global report on infection prevention and control
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The report reveals that good IPC programmes can reduce health care infections by 70 %. oday, out of every 100 patients in acute-care hospitals, seven patients in high-income countries and 15 patients in low- and middle-income countries will acquire at least one health care-associated infection (HAI) ... more
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Clinical management and infection prevention and control for monkeypox
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Interim rapid response guidance, 10 June 2022. It includes considerations for certain populations such as patients with mild disease with considerations for community care, patients with moderate to severe disease, sexually active persons, pregnant or breastfeeding women, children and young persons ... more
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The Strategic Importance of National Investment in Nursing Professionals in the Region of the Americas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2022) C_WHO
Nurses are key players in health promotion and disease prevention and the backbone of health care systems worldwide. Nurses work on the front lines of disease prevention, health promotion, and health management and are often the unsung heroes in health care facilities and ... more
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Response to the Ukraine Crisis: interim report, February to June 2022

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2022) C_WHO
Saving lives is the priority of WHO’s response in Ukraine. WHO works to ensure time-critical, lifesaving multisectoral assistance, non-discriminatory access to emergency and essential health services and priority prevention programmes, and laying ... more
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SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC response to earthquake: Situation report #1

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
TUATION UPDATE In the early morning of 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in southern Türkiye near the northern border of Syria. The earthquake was followed 11 minutes later by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock. Many aftershocks are still being felt across the region. Whilst the imp ... more
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WHO's Response to the Ukraine Crisis. Interim Report. February to June 2022

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
The military offensive by the Russian Federation in Ukraine which began February 2022 has triggered one of the world’s fastest-growing displacement and humanitarian crisis, with geopolitical and economic ripples felt across the globe. The ongoing war has caused large-scale disruptions to the deliv ... more
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Therapeutics and COVID-19 (Living Guideline, 10 November 2023)

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
WHO has updated its guidelines for COVID-19 therapeutics, with revised recommendations for patients with non-severe COVID-19. This is the 13th update to these guidelines. Updated risk rates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID ... more
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Training Guide: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2024) CC
This MHPSS in Emergencies training aims to prepare MHPSS responders, disaster managers, and emergency team leaders for work in the field by building understanding of basic concepts of MHPSS in emergencies as well as planning and implementing PSS act ... more
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Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa; Primary Healthcare Level 2020 Edition; Department of Health: Republic of South Africa

National Department of Health, South Africa National Department of Health, South Africa (2020) CC2
The "Primary Healthcare Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List" by the South African National Department of Health provides evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing common medical conditions at the primary healthcare level. This document includes treatment protocols ... more
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Pediatric Asthma: A Global Epidemic

Serebrisky, D.; Wiznia, A. Annals of Global Health (2019) CC
The global prevalence, morbidity and mortality related to childhood asthma among children has increased significantly over the last 40 years. Although asthma is recognized as the most common chronic disease in children, issues of underdiagnosis and undertreatment persist. There are substantial globa ... more
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Prevalence, Etiology, and Outcome of Sepsis among Critically Ill Patients in Malawi

Prin, M.; Onofrey, L.; Purcell, L; et al. (2020) CC2
Most of the global burden of sepsis occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but the prevalence and etiology of sepsis in LMICs are not well understood. In particular, the lack of laboratory infrastructure in many LMICs has historically precluded an assessment of the pathogens leading to ... more
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Essential and actionable measures for enhancing country preparedness for Viral Haemorrhagic Fever outbreaks in the WHO African Region
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World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
The target audience of this document (and the associated online companion tool) includes WHO country offices in Member States of the African Region; Member States’ ministries of health and their public health emergency operation centres; relev ... more
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Environmental Health Management After Natural Disaster
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Ruth Newman, Richard Hansen, John Quigley and Don Schramm Pan American Health Organization (2003) C_WHO
Natural disasters often increase morbidity and mortality rates. Taking appropriate measures to maintain environmental health helps to reduce or eliminate the risks of preventable disease and death. Such measures contribute not only to the health of individuals in and near disaster-stricken areas, bu ... more
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Guidance on development and implementation of a national deployment and vaccination plan for vaccines against pandemic influenza and other respiratory viruses of pandemic potential

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
Vaccines are powerful weapons in the fight against pandemic viruses as shown by responses to both the 2009 H1N1 influenza and the COVID-19 pandemics. However, planning for accessing, allocating and deploying vaccines in a pandemic situation is a complex endeavour, beset with multiple challenges at a ... more
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Recovering from the Ebola Crisis: A summary report

UN Development Programme (2015)
In response to a call by the United Nations Secretary-General and the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, an international team conducted an Ebola Recovery Assessment.The aim was to contribute towards laying the foundation for short-, medium- and long-term recovery while the medical ... more
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International Maternal & Child Health Care - A practical manual for hospitals worldwide

Maternal & Childhealth Advocacy International (MCAI) , Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) Radcliffe (2015) C2
The purpose of adding the books to the website of MCAI for download, is to make this life-saving, up-to-date information available to all who need it. Fill in a short registration field and you can download the pdf-files. If you work in a hospital ... more
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Risk communication in the context of Zika virus. Interim guidance 1 March 2016

World Health Organization (2016) C_WHO
This document provides interim guidance for effective risk communication around Zika virus transmission and potential complications. A causal relationship between Zika virus infection and these potential complications has not yet been proven. In this uncertainty, effective communication strategies s ... more
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WHO Bangladesh Country Cooperation Strategy: 2020–2024

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2022) C_WHO
Notable progress has also been made on other key health indicators such as reducing maternal, infant and child deaths and malnutrition, increasing immunization coverage, eliminating infectious diseases such as polio and reducing the incidence of malaria, tuberculosis and diarrhoeal diseases. But ... more
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Laboratory quality management system: Handbook

World Health Organization et al. WHO (2011) C_WHO
"Achieving, maintaining and improving accuracy, timeliness and reliability are major challenges for health laboratories. Countries worldwide committed themselves to build national capacities for the detection of, and response to, public health events of international concern when they decided to eng ... more
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Chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear events: The humanitarian response framework of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Malich, G; Coupland, R; Donnelly, S; Johnny, N (2016) C2
Mounting an effective international humanitarian response to a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) event, especially if the response is undertaken on an ad hoc basis, would be extremely difficult and would pose many risks to the responders. The International Committee of the Red Cro ... more
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Joint External Evaluation Tool- International Health Regulations (2005)

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Third edition. The main changes within the third edition of the JEE tool include the split of the technical area National legislation, policy, and financing into two technical areas (Legal instruments and Financing); the drop of the technical area previously titled Reporting and the move of indicat ... more
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Protecting people and animals from disease threats

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (2018) C1
The Global Health Security Agenda programme develops national capacity to prevent zoonotic and non-zoonotic diseases while quickly and effectively detecting and controlling diseases when they do emerge. The Emerging Pandemic Threats programme improves national capacity to pre-empt the emergence and ... more
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Delivering quality health services: A global imperative for universal health coverage

Kieny, Marie-Paule; Evans, Timothy Grant; Scarpetta, Stefano; Kelley, Edward T.; Klazinga, Niek; Forde, Ian; Veillard, Jeremy Henri Maurice; Leatherman, Sheila; Syed, Shamsuzzoha; Kim, Sun Mean; Nejad, Sepideh Bagheri; Donaldson, Liam World Health Organization (WHO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and The World Bank (2018) C_WHO
Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels.
Today, inaccurate diagnosis, medication errors, inappropriate or unnecessary treatment, inadequate or unsafe clinical facilities or practices, or providers who lack adequate training an ... more
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Guidelines for Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Children at Nutrition Rehabilitation Center

Government of Gujarat (GoG), Department of Health & Family Welfare, National Rural Health Mission (2012) C1
The purpose of this Operational Guideline is to support state health authorities, programme managers and health care professionals with recommendations on appropriate management of children with SAM in the health facilities. Facility based management includes setting up and managing within the healt ... more
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Community Management of Acute Malnutrition CMAM Guidelines

Republic of South Sudan (2017) C1
Maternal and child malnutrition is a significant public health problem in South Sudan. Among children aged 6-59 months, 31% are stunted, 28% are underweight, and nearly 23% are acutely malnourished of which 13% are estimated to suffer from moderate acute malnutrition and 10% from severe acute malnut ... more
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Guideline (India)
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Balaji, V., P. Rupali, K. Walia, et al. Indian Council of Medical Research (2018) C2
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health challenge, which is recognized as high priority area by the Government of India. The increasing consumption of antibiotics is one of the key drivers of antimicrobial resistance seen in bugs of public health importance. Irrational prescription o ... more
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Mental health policy in Eastern Europe: A comparative analysis of seven mental health systems

Dlouhy, M. (2014) CC
BMC Health Services Research 14(1):42 · January 2014  The objective of this international comparative study is to describe and compare the mental health policies in seven countries of Eastern Europe that share their common communist history: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland ... more
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Technical handbook for dengue surveillance, dengue outbreak prediction/detection and outbreak response (“model contingency plan”)

World Health Organization WHO; TDR Program (2017) C_WHO
The aim of this “model contingency plan” is to assist programme managers and planners in devel-oping a national, context-specific, dengue outbreak response plan in order to: (a) detect a dengue outbreak at an early stage through clearly defined and validated alarm signals; (b) precisely define w ... more
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Fighting antimicrobial resistance - The contribution of pharmacists

International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (2015) C2
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is a global federation of national associations of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. In order to support these associations in their fight against AMR, FIP has prepared this briefing document. It is an overview of the different activities ... more
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COVID-19 natural immunity

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
10 May 2021 This scientific brief replaces the WHO Scientific Brief entitled “’Immunity passports’ in the context of COVID-19”, published 24 April 2020. This update is focused on what is currently understood about SARS-CoV-2 immunity from natural infection. More information about considera ... more