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Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Roberton, T.; et al. (2020) CC

The Lancet Global Health Published:May 12, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30229-1

Spirituality in the Healthcare Workplace

Baldacchino, D. Religions (2017) C2

Spirituality involves a sense of connectedness, meaning making and transcendence. There is abundant published research that focuses on the importance of spirituality to patients and their families during times of illness and distress. However over the last decade there has also been a growing awaren... more

Roadmap for zoonotic tuberculosis

WHO; OiE; FAO; et al. (2017) C_WHO

Zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) is a form of TB in people predominantly caused by the bacterial species, Mycobacterium bovis, which belongs to the M. tuberculosis complex. The implications of zoonotic TB go beyond human health. The organism ... more

Standard operating procedures for caregivers in COVID-19 treatment centres
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1

Caregivers provide invaluable service and support to patients in health facilities. In many health systems, caregivers (often members of the patient’s family or friends) are responsible for provid... more

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 providing services, thereby helping to standardize the prac... more

Considering climate and conflict conditions together to improve interventions that prevent child acute malnutrition

Brown, M.E.; Grace, K.; Billing T.; et al. (2021) C1

Lancet Planet Health 2021; 5: e654–58

Ambient air pollution and the risk of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke

Verhoeven, J.I.; Allach, Y.; Vaartjes, I.C.H.; et al. (2021) C1

Lancet Planet Health 2021; 5: e542–52

Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21

OVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators (2022) CC

Mortality statistics are fundamental to public health decision making. Mortality varies by time and location, and its measurement is affected by well known biases that have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.... more

Air pollution and diabetes: it's time to get active!

O'Donovan, G.; Cadena-Gaitán, C. (2018) CC

Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancers, and other non-communicable diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries, and The Lancet Taskforce recently made the case for investing in non-... more

Our Risk For Infectious Diseases Is Increasing Because of Climate Change

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) NCEZID, CDC (2018) C_CDC

As the nation’s public health leader, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively engaged in a national effort to protect the public’s health from the harmful effects of cli... more

South Africa’s capacity to conduct antimicrobial stewardship

Chetty, S. Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases (2021) CC

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a serious public health threat was globally acknowledged by WHO in 2015, through the launch of the Global Action Plan (GAP). With a limited number of new antibiotics in the developmental pipeline, many countries are... more

Prevention of sexual transmission of Ebola in Liberia through a national semen testing and counselling programme for survivors: an analysis of Ebola virus RNA results and behavioural data

Soka, M.J.; M.J. Choi; A. Baller, et al. (2016) CC

The Lancet Global Health 2016 Published Online August 30, 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30175-9

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 improv... more

Collection of Dried Blood Spots (DBS) from Infants for PCR Testing

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2018) C1

This clinical job aid provides health care workers with information on how to collect specimens for early infant diagnosis on dried blood spots, as well as drying and packaging for transport.

Multidimensional Child Deprivation in Ethiopia - First National Estimates
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UN Children's Fund UNICEF Ethiopia and Central Statistical Agency (2019)

The report studied child poverty in nine dimensions – development/stunting, nutrition, health, water, sanitation, and housing. Other dimensions included education, health related knowledge, and in... more

FAO Action Plan on AMR in food and agriculture

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2016) C2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to human and animal health and refers to the ability of microorganisms to defy the medicines prescribed. For instance when antibiotics are used improperly, such as an incorrect dose, insufficient duration o... more

Development of the first edition of African treatment guidelines for common bacterial infections and syndromes

Craig, J.; I. Frost; A. Sriram; et al. (2022) C1

ournal of Public Health in Africa 2021; volume 12:2009

Tracking infectious diseases in a warming world

Murray, C.A.; L.E. Escobar, R. Lowe et al. British Medical Journal (2020) CC

BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3086 Using infectious diseases sensitive to climate as indicators of climate change helps stimulate and inform public health responses

WASH in healthcare facilities checklist
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) CC

The UNHCR WASH Monitoring System includes monitoring of refugee health facilities following the Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) guidelines, model questions and standard indicators. All refugee health... more