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Core competencies for the eye health workforce in the WHO African Region

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
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Framework for strengthening integration of mental health in programs

Catholic Relief Services; USAID; PEPFAR; 4 Children (Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children); et al. (2018) C2
For children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV (OVC)
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Promoting the Health of Men who Have Sex with men Worldwide

M. Sundararaj; R. Zahn; K. Mason; et al. MSMGF; John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2014) C2
A Training Curriculum for Providers
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IASC Guidance: Operational considerations for Multisectoral Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programmes during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Inter-Agency Standing Comittee IASC; et al. (2020) C2
In March 2020 the IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support uniting 57 humanitarian organizations as member issued the Interim Briefing Note Addressing Mental Health and Psychos ... more
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Primary Health Care As An Enabler For “Ending The Epidemics” Of High-Impact Communicable Diseases

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showed that global commitment and collective action could significantly reduce the disease burdens of three deadly communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The MDGs helped focus efforts on these three deadly diseases and leveraged ... more
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Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences and lessons learned

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This document was designed to inform educators, amongst others, about enhancing the pre-service curriculum with mental health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) materials, which can provide future professionals with the theoretical a ... more
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Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Program Overview and Pharmaceuticals Management Training for Pharmacy Professionals. Participant Manual

Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2018) CC
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has been coordinating sector wide reforms that aim to improve equity and quality of maternal and child health services. As part of these efforts, ... more
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Ready to Save Lives: A Preparedness Toolkit for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Emergencies

IAWG on Reproductive Health in Crises, IPPF, JSI, et al. (2021) C1
The purpose of the toolkit is to bring together existing learning and guidance as a starting point for stakeholders to begin SRH preparedness work. Within the SRH sector the field of preparedness is relatively new and growing. More collective effort is required to further evaluate the impact of prep ... more
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National Health Sector Standard Operating Procedures on Management of Sexual Violence in Kenya

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2018) CC
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Survey-Based Cross- Sectional Study

Abir, T.; et al. (2021) CC
Annals of Global Health, 87(1), p.43. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3269; The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of mental health symptoms (anxiety, depression, and stress) in Bang ... more
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities

Karen LeBan , Maryse Kok and Henry B. Perry Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) CC
This is the ninth paper in our series, “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”. Community health workers (CHWs) are in an intermediary position between the ... more
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Child and adolescent health in humanitarian settings: operational guide: a holistic approach for programme managers

World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2022) C_WHO
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Ukraine: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) - Long-form

Health Cluster, WHO (2022) C_WHO
(Last Update: July 2022)
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The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Descriptive Review

Cianconi, P.; Betrò, S.; Janiri, L. (2020) CC
BackgroundClimate change is one of the great challenges of our time. The consequences of climate change on exposed biological subjects, as well as on vulnerable societies, are a concern for the entire scientific community. Rising temperatures, heat waves, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, fir ... more
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Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents: guidelines for health promotion, disease prevention and management from the newborn period to adolescence
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2022) C_WHO
It summarizes guidance on how to manage – and when to refer – children and adolescents presenting with common complaints and conditions. It includes information to enable primary health care providers to coordinate the continued care of children ... more
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Global competency and outcomes framework for universal health coverage

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
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Bangladesh: Demographic Health Survey 2017-2018

National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) and ICF USAID (from the american people) (2020) C2
The survey highlights changes that have taken place in Bangladesh’s demographic and health situation since the previous BDHS surveys. The survey provides important information for policymakers and program personnel in addressing the monitoring and ... more
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African Union Health Information Exchange Guidelines and Standards

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC
The application of digital health technology is growing at a rapid rate in Africa, with the goals of improving the delivery of healthcare services and more effectively reaching out to remote and underserved communities. The lack of enabling guidelin ... more
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Countdown to 2015: an analysis of donor funding for prenatal and neonatal health, 2003–2013

Pitt, C.; C. Grollman; M. Martínez-Álvarez et al. BMJ Global Health (2017) C1
Background: In 2015, 5.3 million babies died in the third trimester of pregnancy and first month following birth. Progress in reducing neonatal mortality and stillbirth rates has lagged behind the substantial progress in reducing postneonatal and maternal mortality rates. The benefits to prenatal an ... more
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Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!): guidance to support country implementation, second edition.

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the second edition of its Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) guidance. The document aims to equip governments to respon ... more
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Health Technology MANUAL: Improving the Integrated Management of Chronic Diseases at the First Level of Health Care Services

Pan American Health Organization PAHO; World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
Care for persons with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a major health priority for most countries worldwide, particularly for low-middle income countries ... more
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Integrated operational framework for mental health, brain health and substance use

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
This integrated operational framework provides an overview of the connections between mental health, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions, and their links to health, well-being and the br ... more
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Adolescent Refugees and Migrants: A Reproductive Health Emergency

Pathfinder International (2008)
This publications outlines the specific reproductive health needs of this cadre of adolescents and the programmatic responses that can be used to reach them.
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Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants: recommendations for a public health approach

World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO
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South Africa National mental health policy framework and strategic plan 2013-2020

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2013) C1
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Integrating Mental Health into HIV Services: Standard Operating Procedures & Training Manual

AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources Project, USAID (2014)
Integration of mental health (MH) and HIV programs has the potential to significantly improve health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLHIV). This training package, which is comprised of a train ... more
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Ghana National Health Policy: Creating Wealth through Health

Ministry of Health Ghana; (2007) C1
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National health facility survey [NHFS] 2016

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2017) C1
Final report 2016
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The role of an essential health benefit in health systems in east and southern Africa: Learning from regional research

R. Loewenson, M. Mamdani and others Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) (2018) C1
Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET): Disussion Paper 113
This report synthesises the learning across the full programme of work. It presents the methods used, the context and policy motivations for deve ... more
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A case study of the Essential Health Care Package in Swaziland

Magagula, Samuel V. Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) (2017) C1
Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET): Disussion Paper 112
The Essential Health Benefit (EHB) is known as Essential ... more
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Comprehensive Literature Review on Village Based Health Workers in Myanmar: Extending Services to Communities

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1
The main goal of the National Health Plan (NHP) 2017-2021 is to extend access to a basic Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to the entire population while increasing financial protection. I ... more
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CH 5: Effective strategies for detecting maltreatment of children and youth within the context of mental health and developmental assessment.

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO
(New 2015) Scoping question: Within the context of mental health and developmental assessment of children and youth, what are the effective strategies for detecting maltreatment?
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Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness

Jack, H.; R.G. Wagner, I. Petersen, et al. (2014) CC
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Delivering Universal Health Coverage 2030 Health: A political choice

Ilona Kickbusch WHO (2019) CC
At least half of the world’s population does not have full coverage of essential health services. Health expenses push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty each and every year, forcin ... more
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The Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) guide: developing a clinical decision support tool to simplify, standardise and strengthen primary health care delivery

Cornick, Picken, Wattrus et al. BMJ Global Health Journal (2018) CC
For the primary health worker in a low/middle-income country (LMIC) setting, delivering quality primary care is challenging. This is often complicated by clinical guidance that is out of date, inconsistent and informed by evidence from high-income c ... more
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies: What Should Humanitarian Health Actors Know?
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IASC Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2010) C1
This document is for humanitarian health actors working at national and sub-national level in countries facing humanitarian emergencies. It applies to Health Cluster partners, including governmental ... more
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mhGAP Intervention Guide Mental Health Gap Action Programme Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings
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Tarun Dua, Nicolas Clark, Neerja Chowdhary et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
The key updates include: content update in various sections based on new evidence; design changes for enhanced usability; a streamlined and simplified clinical assessment that includes an algorithm for follow-up; inclusion of two new modules - Essential Care and Practice that includes general guid ... more
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Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey

National Institute of Statistics, Cambodia (2014) CC
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Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health

Robert E. Black, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Marleen Temmerman; et al. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The World Bank (2016) CC
Disease Control Priorities –3rdEdition, Volume 2. This book focuses on maternal conditions, childhood illness, and malnutrition. Specifically, the chapters address acute illness and undernutrition in children, principally under age 5. It also covers maternal mortality, morbidity, stillbirth, and ... more
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Clinical Protocol for the Health & Development of Adolescent and Young people in Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria; WHO; UNFPA (2011) C_WHO
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Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems

World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO
1. Provide treatment for mental disorders in primary care 2. Ensure wider accessibility to essential psychotropic drugs 3. Provide care in the community 4. Educate the public 5. Involve communities, families and consumers 6. Establish national policies, programmes and legislation on mental ... more
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Strengthening Quality Midwifery Education for Universal Health Coverage 2030

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
Framework for Action
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System change for better public health in North Macedonia: a roadmap: report of the public health retreat, Ohrid, 1–3 October 2019

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
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Kangaroo mother care: a transformative innovation in health care

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This document puts forward the joint position and vision of an expert, global, multistakeholder working group on implementing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for all preterm or low birth weight (LBW) infants as the foundation for small and/or sick newborn care within maternal, newborn, and child ... more
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Public Health Management of Disasters: The Pocket Guide

Linda Young Landesman, American Public Health Association (2006)
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Where there is no psychiatrist : a mental health care manual

Patel, Vikram Royal College of Psychiatrists (2003) C2
This book is a practical manual of mental health care for community health workers, primary care nurses, social workers and primary care doctors, particularly in developing countries.Helpful feature ... more
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WHO Informal Consultation on Fever Management in Peripheral Health Care Settings

World Health Organization (2013)
A global Review of evidence and practice
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Operations Manual for Delivery of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment at Primary Health Centres in High-Prevalence, Resource-Constrained Settings

World Health Organization (2008) C_WHO
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Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-limited Settings

World Health Organization WHO (1999) C_WHO
These guidelines are designed for settings with limited resources to provide inexpensive and effective control strategies for prevention of TB transmission in health care workers (HCW).
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India: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) Volume I

International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Macro International (2007) C1
Volume I, 2005-06
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How effective are community health workers?

Henry Perry; Rose Zulliger John Hopkins Bloomberg University (2012)
An Overview of Current Evidence with Recommendations for Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs to Accelerate Progress in Achieving the Health-related Millennium Development Goals
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Germany: health system review. Health Systems in Transition

Busse R, Blümel M World Health Organization (WHO) (2014)
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under devel ... more
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Revised WHO classification and treatment of childhood pneumonia at health facilities

World Health Organization (2014)
The revised guidelines present two major changes to existing guidelines: (A) there are now just 2 categories of pneumonia instead of 3 (“pneumonia” which is treated at home with oral amoxicillin and “severe pneumonia” which requires injectable antibiotics) and (B) oral amoxicillin replaces o ... more
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 1 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 3 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 12 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 16 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011) C1
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 12 Participant

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 14 Participant

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 15 Participant

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011) C1
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National Health Strategic Plan 2011 - 2015

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2011) 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 pr ... more
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Senegal Continius Demographic and Health Survey 2012-2013

Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) Dakar, Sénégal et MEASURE DHS, ICF International (2013) C1
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Developing intervention strategies to improve community health worker motivation and performance

Frank, Ti.; Kallander, K. Malaria Consortium (2012) C1
This learning paper describes Malaria Consortium’s experience with Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) in malaria prevention and treatment in Mozambique and Uganda. ICCM is an approach where community-based health workers are trained to i ... more
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Nepal Trend Report: Trends in Demographic and Reproductive Health Indicators in Nepal

Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (2006) C1
Further analysis of the 1996, 2001, and 2006 Demographic and Health Surveys Data
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National Health and Social Welfare Policy and Plan Liberia 2011-2021

Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Liberia (2011) C1
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Essential Package of Health Services

Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Liberia (2011) C1
Primary Care: The Community Health System
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A Practical Guide for TB and HIV Service Integration at Primary Health Care Facilities

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2012) C1
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Trends in Maternal Health in Ethiopia

UNFPA (2012) C_WHO
Challenges in achieving the MDG for maternal mortality. In-depth analysis of the EDHS 2000-2011
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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 health ... more
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Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children’s health and the environment

Marie-Noel Bruné Drisse and Fiona Goldizen World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This new publication presents the continuing and emerging challenges to children’s environmental health.
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Thirty-five years later: Evaluating the impacts of a child health and family planning programme in Bangladesh.

Tania Barham, Randall Kuhn, Jane Menken et al. 3ie Impact (2016) C1
3ie Impact Evaluation Report 39
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Kenya Quality Model for Health: A Training Course for the Health Sector

Ministry of Health, Kenya USAID (2014) C1
Empowering Health Workers to Improve Service Delivery. This training program is designed to build the capacity of program managers and health providers in quality management, and improve the provisi ... more
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Cómo Será, Pues? The NGO Contribution to Neonatal Health in Bolivia

Daniel Perlman, Bertha Pooley, Alejandra Villafuerte, USAID, CORE (2006) CC
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Guidelines on the public health response to pretreatment HIV drug resistance

A. Lycett; D. Breuer; F. Verde; et al. World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO
Guidelines HIV drug resistance July 2017
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Community Health Workers in Sub Saharan Africa
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Hannah Faal, Rènée du Toit, Henrietta Monye, Ronnie Graham IAPB Africa (2016) CC
A booklet on how CHWs were addressing eye health across Africa based on desk research and a survey in 23 countries
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Philippine Health Advisories

Department of Health, National Center for Health Promotion, National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (2012) C1
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Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care in low-resource settings

World Health Organization WHO (2013) CC
Effective implementation of WHO PEN, combined with other very cost effective population-wide interventions, will help even resource constrained settings to attain the global voluntary targets related to reduction of premature mortality and preventionof heart attacks and strokes.
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Ethioipa's fifth national health accounts, 2010/2011

Leuleseged Ageze, Hailu Zelelew, Habtamu Tadesse, et al. Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia (2014) C1
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National Training Package on Paediatric HIV and AIDS Care and Treatment. Participants Handbook. Module 9: HIV and Primary Health Care

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National AIDS Control Programme, Tanzania (2015) C1
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Philippines: National Objectives for Health 2011 - 2016

Department of Health (DOH) (2012) C1
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Report on the status of major health risk factors for noncommunicable diseases: WHO African Region, 2015

World Health Organization; Africa Region (2016) C_WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2010 projects that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will be responsible for over 44 million deaths during the next decade, representing an increase of about 15% sinc ... more
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Nigeria: Demographic and Health Survey 2013

National Population Commission (NPCNigeria) and ICF International (2014) C1
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Ghana Health Financing Strategy 2015

Ministry of Health, Ghana (2015) C1
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Nepal: Health Facility Survey 2015. Final Report
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Ministry of Health and Population, Ministry of Health, Nepal New ERA; NHSSP; ICF (2017) C1
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Integration of Infectious Disease Services with Antenatal Care Services at Health Facilities in Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania

Mallick L., Winter R., Wong W., et al. (2016) C1
DHS ANALYTICAL STUDIES 62
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The contribution of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to maternity care in Nepal: a qualitative study

Panday, S., P. Bissell , E.van Teijlingen, et al. (2017) CC
BMC Health Services Research (2017) 17:623 DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2567-7
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Training of community health workers: Cervical cancer screening and management of cervical pre-cancers

Lakhbir Dhaliwal, Vanita Suri, Reshmi Bagga et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide and causes a significant number of deaths in the South-East Asia Region. Nearly 200 000 new cases of cervical cancer occurred in SEA Region Member States in 2008, giving an incidence of almost 25 per 100 ... more
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Can Community Health Workers Report Accurately on Births and Deaths? Results of Field Assessments in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mali

Silva, R.; A. Amouzou; M. Muno, et al. (2016) CC
PLoS ONE 11(1): e0144662. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144662
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Namibia Health Facility Census 2009: Key Findings on HIV/AIDS, TB and STIs

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Namibia; ICF Macro, USA (2010) C_WHO
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Namibia: National Health Policy Framework 2010-2020

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) (2010) C1
“towards quality health and social welfare services”
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Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2004

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Bureau of Statistics (BOS) and ORC Macro (2005) C2
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Lesotho: HIV and HEALTH

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2016)
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Trends in Demographic and Reproductive Health Indicators in Ethiopia

Zachary, Blake, Zhuzhi Moore, and Pav Govindasamy ICF International (2013) C2
Data from the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Trend Reports No. 7
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Household Nucleation, Dependency and Child Health Outcomes in Ghana.

Annim, Samuel Kobina, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, and Joshua Amo-Adjei (2013) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 98.
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Improving Health and Reducing Poverty. Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition : Volume 9.

Jamison, Dean T.; Gelband, Hellen; Horton, Susan, et al. World Bank (2017) CC
As the culminating volume in the DCP3 series, volume 9 will provide an overview of DCP3 findings and methods, a summary of messages and substantive lessons to be taken from DCP3, and a further discussion of cross-cutting and synthesizing topics across the first eight volumes. The introductory chapte ... more
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mhGAP Training Manuals - for the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings, version 2.0
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World Health Organization WHO WHO (2017) C_WHO
As part of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme, WHO has developed training manuals (Training of trainers and supervisors training manual and Training of health-care providers training manual) to ... more
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Measuring Health and Disability - Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule

World Health Organization (WHO) (2010) C_WHO
The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is a generic assessment instrument developed by WHO to provide a standardized method for measuring health and disability acr ... more
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2018 Global reference list of 100 core health indicators (‎plus health-related SDGs)‎

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators is a standard set of core indicators prioritized by the global community to provide concise information on the health situation and trends, in ... more
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Covid-19 pandemic impact on maternal and child health services access in Nampula, Mozambique: a mixed methods research

das Neves Martins Pires P.H. , Macaringue C. , Abdirazak A. et al. BMC Health Services (2021) CC
The Covid-19 pandemic has so far infected more than 30 million people in the world, having major impact on global health with collateral damage. In Mozambique, a public state of emergency was declared at the end of March 2020. This has limited peopl ... more