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Young doctors’ perspectives on antibiotic use and resistance: a multinational and inter-specialty cross-sectional European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) survey

Beovic B., M. Dousak, C. Pulcini et al. Oxford University Press (2019) C2
Antibiotic resistance has been recognized as a major global health threat and optimizing prescribing is one of the most effective measures to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics. The quality of prescribing depends mostly on those pres ... more
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National Action Plan for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance In the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2018-2022)

Ministry of Health Jordan (2018) C_WHO
The objectives of NAP are aligned with the global action plan based on national needs and priorities. The emphasis is on One Health approach with all sectors especially human health, animal health and environment contributing towards minimizing the ... more
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World Cities Report 2020 - The Value of Sustainable Urbanization: Key findings

UN-HABITAT (2020) C1
The World Cities Report 2020 shows that the intrinsic value of sustainable urbanization can and should be harnessed for the wellbeing of all. The Report provides evidence and policy analysis of the value of urbanization from an economic, social and environmental ... more
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Malaria Operational Plan FY 2018 Ethiopia

United States Agency for International Development United States Agency for International Development (2018) C1
This FY 2018 Malaria Operational Plan (MOP) presents a detailed implementation plan for Ethiopia, based on the strategies of PMI and the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP). It was developed in consultation with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), NMCP, Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EP ... more
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Technical note: Girls’ Education, Empowerment, and the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created a global and gendered crisis that is compounding existing inequalities and disproportionately affecting girls and women. Emerging evidence from the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 shows school clo ... more
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Technical note: Girls’ Education, Empowerment, and the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation - arabic version

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created a global and gendered crisis that is compounding existing inequalities and disproportionately affecting girls and women. Emerging evidence from the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 shows school clo ... more
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Gender and One Health context analysis for HEAL

Eba, B.; Wieland B., Flintan F., et al. (2020) CC
The One Health approach can help achieve progress and promotes synergies on national and global priorities by generating synergies at the human-animal-environmental interface. While evidence is still scare, it is likely that the approach is highly c ... more
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Resource Effective Strategies to Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Disease

Schwalm, J.; McKee, M.; Huffman, M. et al. Circulation (2016) CC
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of global deaths, with the majority occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The primary and secondary prevention of CVD is suboptimal throughout the world, but the evidence-practice gap ... more
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Advocation for Cholesterol control: A world heard federation toolkit

World Heart Federation (2022) CC
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is a leading global advocate for stronger legislation and policies regarding cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors, including raised cholesterol. The present Cholesterol Advocacy Toolkit 2022 provides WHF ... more
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Measuring violence against women with disability: Data availability, methodological issues, and recommendations for good practice

UN Women (2024) CC
Developed as part of the UN Women–WHO Global Joint Programme on Violence Against Women Data, this briefing note focuses on the measurement of violence against women with disability and is one in a series of methodological briefing notes for streng ... more
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Pediatric oncology nursing practice in Latin America and the Caribbean

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2024) C_WHO
One of the main aims of the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer and the CureAll Americas framework is to strengthen centers of excellence and promote the training of the health workforce, especially pediatric oncology nurses, specialized in n ... more
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Ghana National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2021
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Ministry of Health, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, et al. (2018) C2
The National Action Plan (NAP) has been developed based on the model recommended in the global Action Plan. Local data on on-going interventions were collected from technical informants in the various areas of work. These were analysed using the pol ... more
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Compendium of Gender Equality and HIV Indicators

Shelah S. Bloom and Svetlana Negroustoueva MEASURE Evaluation (2013)
The intended purpose of this compendium is to provide program managers, organizations, and policy makers with a menu of indicators to better “know their HIV epidemic/know their response” from a gender perspective. The indicators in the compendiu ... more
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India: National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) 2017 – 2021

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
The threat posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to public health as well as global health security has been reiterated in umerous World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions. AMR is also prioritized under the ... more
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The dual threat of extreme weather and the COVID-19 crisis: Anticipating the impacts on food availability

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2020) C1
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound negative effect on the global economy and is occurring in the context of a rapidly changing climate. This year is expected to be the second hottest in recorded history. Weather forecasts for 2020 indicate a ... more
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SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing for public health goals: Interim guidance, 8 January 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The growing understanding of how sequence information can contribute to improved public health is driving global investments in sequencing facilities and programmes. The falling cost and complexity of generating GSD provides opportunities for expand ... more
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Secuenciación del genoma del SARS-CoV-2 con fines de salud pública: orientaciones provisionales, 8 de enero de 2021

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO
The growing understanding of how sequence information can contribute to improved public health is driving global investments in sequencing facilities and programmes. The falling cost and complexity of generating GSD provides opportunities for expand ... more
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Bridging the gap between ethics and decision-making in pandemics - Report of the WHO Pandemic Ethics and Policy Summit

World Health Organization WHO OCHA Services reliefweb (2022) C_WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised profound ethical challenges on an unprecedented global scale. These challenges include how to allocate scarce resources (especially vaccines and therapeutics), both within and between countries, whether and when to m ... more
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Financing the SDGs: Evidence in Four Countries

Jennifer Turner AidData at William & Mary (2019) CC
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require the international community to mobilize significant additional financing over the next decade. Tracking and analyzing this funding is central to measuring progress and making more informed choices to direct financial flows where they wi ... more
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The Evolution of Official Development Assistance

Hynes W.; Scott S. OECD (2013) CC
The definition of Official Development Assistance (ODA) has for 40 years been the global standard for measuring donor efforts in supporting development co-operation objectives. It has provided the yardstick for documenting the volume and the terms o ... more
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Pediatric Oncology nursing practice in Latin America and the Carribbean

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
This technical report has been developed within the framework of the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer. Its goal is to improve the situation of children and adolescents with cancer worldwide, giving them the best chances of survival, livi ... more
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Air pollution and child health: prescribing clean air

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ... more
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Women´s Mental Health: An evidence based review

WHO WHO (2000) C_WHO
This document adopts a health determinants framework for examining the evidence related to women’s poor mental health. From this perspective, public policy including economic policy, socio-cultural and environmental factors, community and social s ... more
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Using indicators to measure country pharmaceutical situations

WHO World Health Organization (WHO) (2006) C_WHO
Fact Book on WHO Level I and Level II monitoring indicators - To monitor the progress of efforts to improve the global medicines situation, WHO has developed a system of indicators that measure important aspects of a country’s pharmaceutical situa ... more
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Laboratory issues for epidemiologists

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO
The main objectives of the training module - facilitate communication and understanding between the two disciplines of epidemiology and laboratory (medicine) for disease surveillance and outbreak investigation; - provide the field epidemiologist with a better understanding of basic microbiolo ... more
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A good start: advances in early childhood development - Parenting in times of war: supporting caregivers and children in crisis

Katie Murphy, Sandra Maignant, Laura Boone, Sarah Smith Bernard van Leer Foundation (2015) C2
Early Childhood Matters is a journal about early childhood. It looks at specific issues regarding the development of young children, in particular from a psychosocial perspective. It is published twice per year by the Bernard van Leer Foundation. ... more
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The Missing Billion. Access to Health Services for 1 Billion People with Disabilities

Kuper, H.; and P. Heydt (2019) CC
One billion people around the world live with disabilities. This report makes the case that they are being “left behind” in the global community’s work on health. This lack of access not only violates the rights of people with disabilities und ... more
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Bahrain - National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance

Kingdom of Bahrain - Ministry of Health (2019) C2
In the kingdom of Bahrain, the national antibiotic committee will set the framework for the national response to AMR, especially bacterial resistance to antibiotics. It will be aligned with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Action Plan ... more
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National Action Plan to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance in the Republic of Tajikistan

Republic of Tajikistan (2018) C_WHO
The present National action plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with component of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) covering both human and agriculture sectors was developed based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global plan on AMR dated 20 ... more
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Enhancing access to services for migrants in the context of COVID-19 preparedness, prevention, and response and beyond

Working Group on Access to Services of the UN Network on Migration, et al. (2020) CC
The United Nations Network on Migration is committed to supporting all partners in pursuit of the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, recognizing that this cooperative framework provides an invaluable tool f ... more
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OSCE human dimension commitments and state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe OSCE (2020) CC
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a formative experience for all humanity and a health emergency of global proportions, presenting a huge challenge to national leaders, health systems, and citizens. The findings of a new report by the OSCE Office for D ... more
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Protection Response Under the Restrictions of COVID-19

INTERSOS (2020) C1
COVID-19 pandemic has taken the entire world by surprise, creating the greatest global catastrophe since WWII, impacting all spheres of our societies, including health, economy, social protection, as well as security, and human rights. The virus aff ... more
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Plan national de dévloppement sanitaire 2011 -2020

Ministère de la Santé, Burkina Faso (2011) C2
Au plan conceptuel, le PNDS 2011-2020 est l’instrument de mise en œuvre de la Politique nationale de santé (PNS). Dans cette perspective, il est organisé autour des huit orientations prioritaires retenues dans la Politique nationale de santé ... more
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The Ignored Pandemic: The Dual Crisis of Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19

Oxfam (2021) CC
24 Nov. 2021 Action against gender-based violence being pushed to the outlying margins of the global COVID-19 response A new Oxfam report shows an undeniable increase in gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic around the world t ... more
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Heatwaves: A Guide for Health-based Actions

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2021) C_WHO
This publication presents a comprehensive methodology to support the Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in preparing for and responding to heat-health risks in the Region of the Americas. It builds on World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization ... more
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National responsibility for ecological breakdown: a fair-shares assessment of resource use, 1970–2017

Hickel, J.; O'Neill, D.; Fanning, A.; et al. (2022) CC
The Lancet Planetary Health Volume 6, ISSUE 4, e342-e349, April 01, 2022. Human impacts on earth-system processes are overshooting several planetary boundaries, driving a crisis of ecological breakdown. This crisis is being caused in large part by global ... more
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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
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Pandemic influenza preparedness framework: partnership contribution high-level implementation plan III 2024-2030

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
The Pandemic Influenza Pandemic (PIP) Framework's Partnership Contribution (PC) High-Level Implementation Plan III (HLIP III) outlines the strategy for strengthening global pandemic influenza preparedness from 2024 to 2030. HLIP III takes into consi ... more
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Continental Framework on Strengthening Mortality Surveillance Systems in Africa

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC
The importance of robust mortality surveillance systems cannot be overstated in an era marked by increasing global health challenges where health threats loom large and population dynamics continue to evolve. Accurate and timely mortality data is es ... more
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WHO guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition) in infants and children under 5 years

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) is advancing the global fight against acute malnutrition in children under 5 with the launch of its new guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition). Thi ... more
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Drivers, Dynamics and Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal Production

B.A. Wall, A. Mateus, L. Marshall et al. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2016) C2
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) both in human and veterinary medicine has reached alarming levels in most parts of the world and has now been recognized as a significant emerging threat to global public health and food security. In June 2015, the F ... more
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Update on the use of nucleic acid amplification tests to detect TB and drug-resistant TB: rapid communication

WHO (2021) CC
In 2019, an estimated 10 million individuals fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) and 3 million of them were not reported to have beendiagnosed and notified. The gap is proportionately even wider for drug-resistant TB. Of the estimated 465 000 patients with rifampicin-resistant and multi-drug resistant T ... more
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Opting out of the growth society?

Kommission Weltkirche der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz (2018) C2
Studien der Sachverständigengruppe „Weltwirtschaft und Sozialethik“ Nr. 21 On the basis of a reflection on social ethics, the German Bishops’ Conference expert panel on "Global Economy and Social Ethics" has analyzed the role of economic gro ... more
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Alcohol and Public Health in the Americas

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2007) C_WHO
Making the Case for Alcohol as a Public Health Threat in the Region. The purpose of this document is to explain the need for making alcohol a top public health priority in the region and the need for national and regional action. Current evidence-based research shows that alcohol consumption and dri ... more
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Land Use and Ecological Change: A 12,000-Year History

Erle C. Ellis Annual Reviews (2021) CC
Human use of land has been transforming Earth's ecology for millennia. From hunting and foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human use of land has reshaped global patterns of biodiversity, ecosyst ... more
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Potential Ebola Therapies and Vaccines

World Health Organization (2014)
This document builds on the Background document prepared for the September 4-5, 2014 Consultation. It includes proposed elements to consider during the development of a framework to assist decision-making at global and national level. The aim of ... more
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Good Pharmacovigilance Practices for the Americas

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2011) C_WHO
In preparing this paper, the Pharmacovigilance Group of the Pan American Health Organization’s Pan American Network for Drug Regulatory Harmonization (PANDRH) adopted the perspective of PAHO/WHO, which considers Pharmacovigilance, an essential com ... more
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Drug Resistance Through The Back Door: How The Pharmaceutical Industry Is Fuelling The Rise Of Superbugs Through Pollution In Its Supply Chains

Sascha Marchang, Natasha Hurley European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), Changing Markets (2016) C1
Irresponsible pharmaceutical companies fuel the proliferation of superbugs through supply chain pollution, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) reports. The advocacy group uncovered lapses such as dirty production and inadequate waste disposal in the production of antimicrobials in China and I ... more
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WASH and the Neglected Tropical Diseases

Ogden, S., Gallo, K., Davis, S., et al Sightsavers, Department for International Development, The International Trachoma Initiative , et al. (2013) C2
A MANUAL FOR WASH IMPLEMENTERS, BOTSWANA Sightsavers | Department for International Development | The International Trachoma Initiative | Children Without Worms | WaterAid | WASH Advocates | Center for Global Safe Water, Emory University | CARE USA ... more
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Guideline ‒ Alternative mass drug administration regimens to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
Lymphatic filariasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease that causes damage of the lymphatic system and can lead to lymphoedema (elephantiasis) and hydrocele in infected individuals. The global baseline estimate of persons affected by lymph ... more
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Landmine Monitor 2017

International Campaign to Ban Landmines – Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC) (2017) C3
This is the 19th annual Landmine Monitor report. It is the sister publication to the Cluster Munition Monitor report, first published in November 2010. Landmine Monitor 2016 provides a global overview of the landmine situation. Chapters on develop ... more
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Explosive Weapon Effects - final report

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) (2017) C3
States, the United Nations and civil society organisations continue to raise concerns about the humanitarian impact caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA). This issue is currently being examined from political, legal, socio-economic and humanitarian perspectives. The GICHD ... more
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Health promotion for Latin Americans with intellectual disabilities

G.C Frey, and V. A Temple (2008) CC
salud pública de méxico / vol. 50, suplemento 2 de 2008, pp.167-177. In response to the emerging global concern regarding health and people with intellectual disabilities (ID), several developed countries have established national initiatives to ... more
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World Health Statistics 2021: monitoring health for the SDGs
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
The report presents the latest data on more than 50 health-related Sustainable Development Goal and "triple billion" target indicators. The 2021 edition includes preliminary estimates for global excess deaths attributable to COVID-19 for 2020 and th ... more
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Addressing Forced Displacement through Development Planning and Co-operation: Guidance for Donor Policy Makers and Practitioners

Mwangi, Annabel; Gamez, Laura et al. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2017) C1
OECD Development Policy Tools
Recognising that donor policies and responses constantly evolve, this guidance recommends that donors operating in situations of forced displacement prioritise three broad areas of work, where they can best contribute to existing capacities at the national, regiona ... more
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Toolkit 2.0. Expanding and simplifying treatment for pregnant women living with HIV: Managing the transition to Option B/B+

World Health Organization (WHO), Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT), UNICEF (2013) C_WHO
The toolkit is a collection of assessment tools and checklists that describe the key considerations to be taken into account when transitioning to Option B/B+. The toolkit provides a roadmap to support the planning and implementation of Option B/B+, and to help countries scale up more effective inte ... more
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National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP)

Government of India, National Disaster Management Authority (2016) C1
The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) provides a framework and direction to the government agencies for all phases of disaster management cycle. The NDMP is a “dynamic document” in the sense that it will be periodically improved keeping up with the emerging ... more
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Standards for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Part 1: Standards

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
WHO, in partnership with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has published global standards for prosthetics and orthotics. Its aim is to ensure that prost ... more
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Standards for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Part 2: Implementation manual

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
WHO, in partnership with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has published global standards for prosthetics and orthotics. Its aim is to ensure that prost ... more
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Technologies of trust in epidemic response: openness, reflexivity and accountability during the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa

Molly J Ryan, Tamara Giles-Vernick, Janice E Graham British Medical Journal (2019) CC
BMJ Glob Health 2019;4:e001272. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001272 Trust is an essential component of successful cooperative endeavours. The global health response to the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak confronted historically tenuous regional re ... more
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An end to violence against children

UN Children's Fund UNICEF United Nations and Partners (2012)
The full range and scale of all forms of violence against children are only now becoming visible, as is the evidence of the harm it does. This book documents the outcomes and recommendations of the process of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children. ‘The Study ... more
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Facilitator’s Guide for Inter-sector Response Options Analysis & Planning (Final version)

Danish Refugee Council, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, Cash Learning Partnership (2019) C1
The Facilitator's Guide has been piloted in Borno (Nigeria) and in Fafan zone (Somali region, Ethiopia) and improved iteratively after each test. What does the ROAP have that you won't find in other methodologies? It is based on holistic, people-centred approaches that span across sectors an ... more
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Drug Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals

Health Poverty Action, International Drug Policy Consortium (2015) C2
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in September 2015, made up of 17 Goals and 169 Targets that set out a plan of action that will shape the mainstream development agenda for the next 15 years1. There has already been much debate about how these Goals will be achieved, but the sig ... more
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fullscreen on view: An Exploratory Study on the Background and Psychosocial Consequences of Webcam Child Sex Tourism in the Philippines

Terre des Hommes Netherlands (2013) C2
In recent years Terre des Hommes Netherlands observed the steady rise of a new form of child sexual exploitation. One that is enabled and fuelled by rapid technological advances, increasing global connectivity, persisting poverty rates, and growing ... more
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A good start: advances in early childhood development

Bernard van Leer Foundation Bernard van Leer Foundation (2015)
Early childhood matters. This document looks at specific issues regarding the development of young children, in particular from a psychosocial perspective. It is published twice per year by the Bernard van Leer Foundation. The views expressed in E ... more
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Human Health: Impacts,Adaptation, and Co-Benefits

Smith, K.R., A. Woodward, D. Campbell-Lendrum, D.D. , et al. (2014) CC
In Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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WHO consolidated guideline on self-care interventions for health: sexual and reproductive health and rights

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting new approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a health systems perspective and for people who use these interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the follow ... more
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Plan national de devloppement sanitaire 2009-2018

Ministère de la santé et de la prévention - Republique Sénégal (2009) C2
Le présent Plan National de Développement Sanitaire (PNDS) couvre la période 2009-2018. Il s’inscrit dans la perspective de l’accélération de la mise en œuvre des différents programmes de prévention et d’offres de services de santé. S ... more
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Recommendations for Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Manual for Public Health Decision-Makers

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2018) C2
As a public good, antimicrobial medicines require rational use if their effectiveness is to be preserved. However, up to 50% of antibiotic use is inappropriate, adding considerable costs to patient care, and increasing morbidity and mortality. In addition, there is compelling evidence that antimicro ... more
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Antimicrobial resistance in the Asia Pacific region: a development agenda

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health concern with economic, social and political implications that are global in scope, and cross all environmental and ethnic boundaries. As a ... more
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AFRICA CDC Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance, 2018-2023

Africa CDC (2018) C_CDC
Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) organisms are increasing globally, threatening to render existing treatments ineffective against many infectious diseases. In Africa, AMR has already been documented to be a problem for HIV and the pathogens that cause malaria, tuberculosis, typhoid, cholera, meningitis ... more
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Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (‎COVID-19)‎: a living guideline, 13 January 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The WHO continuously reviews available data on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. For this version, the global epidemiological situation of the COVID-19 pandemic as of 21 January 2022 – at a time when the Omicron VOC had been identified in 171 coun ... more
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A Technical Brief for Breakthrough ACTION Field Teams – COVID-19 rumor tracking

Breathrough Action - For social and behavior change USAID (2020) C2
This is a short technical brief with important steps and resources on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19 (as needed). The guide includes a number of great resources and links while also sharing nuggets from global, col ... more
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Implementation manual to prevent and control the spread of carbapenem-resistant organisms at the national and health care facility level
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This manual presents a compelling case for action on carbapenem-resistant organisms (CROs) and describes the linkages between the prevention and control of CROs and the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). It describes how the eight ... 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 (DRM). The ultimate goal of this shift in focus is ... more
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Expanding our understanding of post COVID-19 condition: report of a WHO webinar

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
On 9 February 2021, a first webinar entitled “Expanding our understanding of Post COVID-19 condition” was held under the auspices of WHO and in consultation with the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium(ISARIC), Glob ... more
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Potential impact of midwives in preventing and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths: a Lives Saved Tool modelling study

Nove A., Friberg I., de Bernis L., et al. (2020) CC
This report provides the context, underlying evidence, content and process related to the development of the draft global strategic directions for nursing and midwifery 2021–2025.
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Antimicrobial Resistance: Investigating the Environmental Dimension

World Health Organization WHO; UN Environment (2017) C1
In this edition, the Antimicrobial Resistance chapter discusses the growing, dangerous trend of antimicrobial resistance and the potential catastrophic consequences on global health. Chapter 1 of Frontier 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Conc ... more
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Introducing One Health to the ethical debate about zoonontic diseases in Southeast Asia

Capps, B.; M.M. Bailey, D. Bickford et al. Bioethics (2015) CC
Bioethics 519 (online) doi:10.1111/bioe.12145 Volume 29 Number 8 2015 pp. 488–596; Pandemic plans recommend phases of response to an emergent infectious disease (EID) outbreak, and are primarily aimed at preventing and mitigating human-to-human transmission. These plans carry presumptive weight ... more
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The neglected zoonoses—the case for integrated control and advocacy

Welburn S. C., Beange I. et al (2015) C2
Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 21, Issue 5, May 2015, Pages 433-443; The neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs) have been all but eradicated in wealthier countries, but remain major causes of ill-health and mortality across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This neglect is, in part, a conse ... more
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The Planetary Health Education Framework

Guzman C., Potter T. (2020) CC
The Planetary Health Education Framework is a project of the Planetary Health Alliance (planetaryhealthalliance.org). The Planetary Health Alliance is a consortium of over 250 partners from around the world committed to understanding and addressing the human health impacts of ... more
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Report on the Review of the Kenya National Guidelines for Safe Management of Health Care Waste

UNDP (2018) CC
Injection Safety and Safe Disposal of Medical Waste National Communication Strategy and Health Care Waste Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The overall objective of the consultancy was to review and align the three national technical and communication guiding documents on HCWM to th ... more
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Female genital mutilation in the Middle East and North Africa

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF
Almost 50 million girls and women have undergone FGM in five countries in the Middle East and North Africa, accounting for one quarter of the global total
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Antimicrobial Resistance, Fueled by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO
Policy Brief November 2021 Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the ongoing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) global crisis due to the increase in the use of antibiotics to treat COVID-19 patients, disruptions ... more
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Climate change and Human Health : risks and responses

World Health Organization (WHO) (2003) CC
Over the ages, human societies have altered local ecosystems and modified regional climates. Today the human influence has attained a global scale. This reflects the recent rapid increase in population size, energy consumption, intensity of land use ... more
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Practical guide to inclusive and rights-based responses to Covid-19 in the Americas

OAS (2020) CC
WHY THIS GUIDE? Because, in the face of crises and emergencies, it is vital to include a human rights perspective in responses. Vulnerable groups face major obstacles to accessing and benefiting from prevention, mitigation, and health care policies ... more
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Healthy planet, healthy people. Understanding the relationship between human health and natural systems

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) (2022) C2
Human activities are driving fundamental changes to the biosphere and disrupting many of our planet’s natural systems. There is increasing scientific evidence that the unfolding climate crisis, global pollution, unprecedented levels of biodiversit ... more
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WHO Guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting new approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a health systems perspective and for people who use these interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the fol ... more
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The impact of cOVID-19 on the lives of indigenous women and their strategies to deal with the pandemic

Zapeta, T.; Fenly Mejia, N. International Indigenous Women (2020) C1
The International Forum of Indigenous Women (IIWF) has prepared this report in order to have a document for analysis and systematization of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of Indigenous Women, and to identify the strategies promoted by them. This document is expected to serve as ... more
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Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals: a rationale for continued investment in tackling neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
This document sets out, therefore, to explain the socioeconomic value of investing in the fight against NTDs and highlights priorities for global investment attention. Our work was guided by the need not only for additional funding and funders but ... more
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EU Drug Strategy

EU European Union (2022) CC
The Strategy aims to protect and improve the well-being of society and of the individual, to protect and promote public health, to offer a high level of security and well-being for the general public and to increase health literacy. The Strategy takes an evidence-based, integrated, balanced and ... more
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An investment case for new tuberculosis vaccines

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
This document summarizes the results of the WHO-commissioned full value proposition for new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines. The assessment was commissioned to provide early evidence for national and global decision-makers involved in TB vaccine developm ... more
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Social Appropriation of Knowledge and its contributions to the prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural contexts

Paipilla, K., Castro-Arroyave, D., Grajales,L. et al. BMJ Innovations :234–239. doi:10.1136bmj (2022) CC
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected infectious endemic disease that is transmitted through the bite of a vector insect (sandfly) of the Lutzomyia genus,typical of rural geographical territories, and causes disfiguring skin ulcers and disabilities. It is estimated that CL affects between 600 ... more
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TACKLING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) TOGETHER Working Paper 5.0: Enhancing the focus on gender and equity

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
This document aims to assist countries to take the first step towards better considering gender and equity issues in their efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), to inform the implementation of strategies in national action plans and contribute to improved reach and effectiveness of AMR e ... more
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Guatemala's Health Emergency Appeal 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Recovery from COVID-19 has been challenging in Guatemala. As a result of the prolonged socio-economic impact of the pandemic, the average poverty rate nationwide has increased by almost 5%. This rise in the poverty level further exacerbates preexisting vulnerabilities and erodes the limited safety n ... more
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Kangaroo mother care - Implementation strategy for scale-up adaptable to different country contexts

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The KMC implementation strategy targets a broad audience. These include policy-makers and programme managers at national, regional and local levels, government and nongovernmental organizations working in the area of maternal and newborn care, global ... more
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IRC Ethiopia strategic plan 2022-2025

Internationam Water and Sanitation Centre (2023) CC
After introducing Ethiopia's WASH sector challenges and trends, the plan describes IRC Ethiopia's vision and strategy which draws from IRC and Water For People's joint framework - Destination 2030. It then details the organisational changes and business development needed to implement the strategic ... more
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La Situation des enfants dans le monde 2023

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC
The article focuses on "The State of the World’s Children 2023" report published by UNICEF. It highlights the critical role of vaccines in saving lives and the challenges in global immunization efforts, especially for marginalized and underserved ... more
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Building health system resilience to public health challenges: guidance for implementation in countries

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
Health system resilience is not an inevitable byproduct of any investment in health but must be intentionally programmed and developed with necessary input, investment and contextualization. This technical product aims to guide national, subnational, and g ... more
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Proposed Strategies to Improve Adult Asthma Management in Egypt: Expert Review and Recommendations

Hosny, H.; Madkour, A.; Hantera, M.; et al. (2022) CC2
Several challenges face asthma management in Egypt, including the high percentage of uncontrolled patients, inadequate compliance, and overuse of short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) leading to increased asthma-related morbidity and mortality. In this regard, the recent ... more