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The When and the Where of Zika Epidemic Potential in Europe – An Evidence Base for Public Health Preparedness

Paul, R.E. Elsevier (2016) CC

EBioMedicine. 2016 Jun 16. pii: S2352-3964(16)30276-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.06.020. Open Access

Syria: 3RP Regional Quarterly Update - September 2016: Health & Nutrition

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2016) C1

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Situation in Health Care Facilities in Tanzania Mainland and Way Forward

National Institute for Medical Research (2016) C1

EPI 1: Antiepileptic medications for management of acute convulsive seizures when no intravenous access is available

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

[Updated 2015] Scoping Question: In adults with acute convulsive seizures in first-level care or in the community (when no IV access is available), which antiepileptic medications produce benefits and/or harm when compared to comparator?

The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Zambia - At a Glance

The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) (2018) CC

Economic burden of cholera in Asia

Vittal Mogasalea, Vijayalaxmi V. Mogasale; Amber Hsiao (2019) CC

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.099 Our analysis included 14 Asian countries that were estimated to have a total of 850,000 choleracases and 25,500 deaths in 2015 While, the WHO cholera report documented around 60,000 cholera casesand 28 deaths. We estimated around $20.2 million (I$74.4 m ... more

Q&A on infection prevention and control for health care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed 2019-nCoV

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents with COVID-19
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World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO

As of 15 May 2020, more than 4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including more than 285,000 deaths have been reported to WHO. The risk of severe disease and death has been highest in older people and in persons with underlying noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, cardiac diseas ... more

Gender and COVID-19

World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO

Pandemics and outbreaks have differential impacts on women and men. From risk of exposure and biological susceptibility to infection to the social and economic implications, individuals’ experiences are likely to vary according to their biological and gender characteristics and ... more

Strategic Considerations for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Key Population-Focused HIV Programs

FHI 360; UNAIDS reliefweb (2020) C2

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone, including key populations at higher risk of HIV. And the gains made against other infectious diseases, including HIV, are at risk of being reversed as a result of disruptions caused by COVID-19. This is the background to a new report published by FHI 360, ... more

Thematic COVID-19 Bulletin: Child Protection Myanmar

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) CC

With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across Myanmar, many children and caregivers are required to stay in quarantine centres, in isolation and in hospitals, and special attention is needed to ensure children’s rights are protected in these settings. Violence, exploitation, abuse and negle ... more