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Combattre la résistance aux antimicrobiens ensemble: Document de travail 1.0: Coordination multisectorielle

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Le présent document de travail a été conçu pour offrir des conseils pratiqueset des suggestions sur la manièred’établir et de maintenir la collaboration multisectorielle nécessaire pour élaborer et mettre en œuvre les plans d’action nationaux (PAN) de lutte contre la RAM. Il s’adresse... more

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Asian Schistosomiasis: Current Status and Prospects for Control Leading to Elimination

Gordon, C.; Kurscheid, J.; Williams, G. et al. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute MDPI (2019) CC

Schistosomiasis is an infectious disease caused by helminth parasites of the genus Schistosoma. Worldwide, an estimated 250 million people are infected with these parasites with the majority of cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Within Asia, three species of Schistosoma cause disease. Schistosom... more

Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC

Mpox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus closely related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Mpox was first discovered in 1958 when outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. The first human case was recorde...d in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox and since then the infection has been reported in a number of African countries. Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected animals through handling infected meat or through bites or scratches. Diagnosis is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of material from a lesion for the virus’s DNA. Two separate clades of the mpox virus are currently circulating in Africa: Clade I, which includes subclades Ia and Ib, and Clade II, comprising subclades IIa and IIb. Clade Ia and Clade Ib have been associated with ongoing human-to-human transmission and are presently responsible for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while Clade Ib is also contributing to outbreaks in Burundi and other countries. In 2022‒2023 mpox caused a global outbreak in over 110 countries, most of which had no previous history of the disease, primarily driven by human-to-human transmission of clade II through sexual contact. In just over a year, over 90,000 cases and 150 deaths were reported to the WHO. For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent. On 13 Aug 2024, Africa CDC declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.7 This declaration empowered the Africa CDC to lead and coordinate responses to the mpox outbreak across affected African countries. On August 14, 2024, the WHO declared the resurgence of mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) emphasizing the need for coordinated international response. As of August 2024, Mpox has expanded beyond its traditional endemic regions, with new cases reported in countries including Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Sweden has confirmed its first case of Clade 1 variant, which has been rapidly spreading in Africa, particularly in DRC. The emergence of this new variant raises concerns about its potential for higher lethality and transmission rates outside Africa. more

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Lost in Transitions: current Issues faced by Adolescents living with HIV in Asia Pacific

UNICEF, UNESCO, Asia Pacific Network of People living with HIVAIDS (APN PLUS) (2013)

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Nepal: Influenza virus infections in humans (August 2017)

WHO South East Asia Regional Office (2017) C_WHO

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ไวรสัโคโรนา่ 2019 (โควดิ-19) สิ่งที่คุณต้องรู้

International SOS (2020) C2

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Penyakit Koronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Perkara anda perlu tahu

International SOS (2020) C2

Because We Matter: Addressing COVID-19 and Violence Against Girls in Asia-Pacific

Plan International; Save the Children (2020) CC

Asia is home to more than half of the world’s 1.1 billion girls. Gender inequality in many parts of the region means that girls are often systematically disadvantaged and oppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. Girls’ development is hampered by child, early and forced marri... more

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Comparative Analysis of Pharmacovigilance Systems in Five Asian Countries

Nwokike J., Ludeman E., Thumm M. USAID, SIAPS (2013) C1

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Global Experience of Community Health Workers for Delivery of Health Related Millennium Development Goals

Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Zohra S. Lassi, George Pariyo and Luis Huicho World Health Organization WHO; Global Health Workforce Alliance (2010) C_WHO

A Systematic Review, Country Case Studies, and Recommendations for Integration into National Health Systems Alliance Report Participation of community health workers (CHWs) in the provision of primary health care has been experienced all over the world for several decades, and there is an amount ... more

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The Power of Cities: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

The report is geared towards mayors, local government officials and city policy planners.It highlights key areas where city leaders can tackle the drivers of NCDs, including tobacco use, air pollution, poor diets and lack of exercise, and improve road safety. From anti-tobacco actions in Beijing a... more

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Disability Inclusion: Translating Policy into Practice in Humanitarian Action

Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) and UNICEF Lebanon (2014) CC

The report provides lessons and recommendations for other organizations and the wider humanitarian community on engaging persons with disabilities at all levels of humanitarian work. It draws on consultations with over 700 displaced persons—including persons with disabilities, their families, and ... more

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L'inclusion du handicap. Mettre en pratique les politiques dans l’action humanitaire

Pearce, E. . Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) (2014) CC

La Commission des femmes pour les réfugiés (WRC) identifie les besoins, recherche des solutions et plaide pour un changement au niveau mondial en vue d’améliorer la vie des femmes, des enfants et des jeunes déplacés par les conflits et les crises. Sur le plan juridique, la Commission des femm... more

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COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan

OCHA; Reliefweb; World Vision OCHA; Reliefweb; World Vision (2020) C2

April 3, 2020

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?
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Smithsonian Science Education Center (2020) C1

This curriculum will help you, and your community, understand the science of the virus that causes COVID-19 and other viruses like it. It will help you to figure out how this virus is impacting or affecting you or may impact you in the future. It will help you to understand the actions that you can ... more

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COVID-19 Rumor Bulletins

Internews (2021) CC

Rumors emerge when people feel left out of the discussion, when their questions cannot be answered by authorities or their doubts are dismissed by official sources. But also, rumors present an opportunity – to understand the questions, concerns and anxieties communities may have about this pandemi... more

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The Global Drug Policy Index 2021

Global Commission on Drug Policy (2021) CC

The power of the Global Drug Policy Index lies in its key objective: to score and rank how countries are faring in different areas of drug policy as identified in the UN report ‘What we have learned over the last ten years: A summary of knowledge acquired and produced by the UN system on drug-r... more

IOM Myanmar COVID-19 Response Situation Report 11, 6 August 2020

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1

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Relevance of CBR and Inclusive Development in Post 2015 Agenda

Thomas, M. and Ninomiya, A. CBR Asia-Pacific Network (2015) C1

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Bangladesh, Myanmar/Burma - Diphtheria Outbreak - DG ECHO Daily Map | 31/01/2018

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (2018)

SITUATION OVERVIEW as of 30 Jan. - 688 000 refugees into Bangladesh (of which 585 000 in Kutupalong and Bulukhali camps) - over 5000 clinically suspected Diphtheria cases and 37 deaths (reported in refugee camps)

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