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The social context of schistosomiasis and its control: an introduction and annotated bibliography

Bruun, B.; Aagaard-Hansen, J.; Watts, S. World Health Organization WHO; Institutional Repository for Information Sharing iris (2008) C_WHO

Schistosomiasis is widely recognized as a disease that is socially determined. An understanding of the social and behavioural factors linked to disease transmission and control should play a vital role in designing policies and strategies for schistosomiasis prevention and control. To this must b... more

Guideline for Management, prevention and Control of Nipah Virus Infection including Encephalitis

Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (2011) C1

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Assessment of the Impact of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in five districts in Sierra Leone

Dariusz Dziewanski BRAC (2015)

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HIV-related stigma and discrimination and human rights in Papua New Guinea: a report on the application of the HIV stigma index in the Western Highlands and Chimbu provinces

Rule, John; Liriope, Don National Association of People With HIV Australia (2016) C1

This report covers research conducted on HIV stigma and discrimination using the Stigma Index in the Papua New Guinea provinces of Western Highlands and Chimbu*. When Igat Hope began the project the aim was to conduct interviews in all regions of PNG. However, due to funding constraints and organis... more

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Field Guide for the Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
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A. Piubello The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2018)

A practical tool to help health workers in the clinical and operational management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with special focus on the introduction, implementation and management of the nine-month treatment regimen.

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The Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Using Public Health Laboratory-Based Sentinel Sites in Ethiopia 2016-2020

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (2017) CC

Ethiopia Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Plan

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Assessment of the health needs of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Syria’s neighboring countries

El Arnaout, N., Rutherford, S., Zreik,, et al. (2019) CC

Health needs of displaced Syrians in refugee hosting countries have become increasingly complex in light of the protracted Syrian conflict. The primary aim of this study was to identify the primary health needs of displaced Syrians in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Syria.

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A narrative systematic review of life skills education: effectiveness, research gaps and priorities

A. Nasheeda; H. B. Abdullah; S. E. Krauss; N. B. Ahmed International Journal of Adolescence and Youth ; Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) (2018) C2

InternatIonal Journal of adolescence and Youth 2019, Vol. 24, No. 3, 362–379 https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2018.1479278

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2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Powers, W.J.; et al. (2018) C2

A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association AHA/ASA Guideline DOI: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000158

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Retest and treat: a review of national HIV retesting guidelines to inform elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission (EMTCT) efforts

A. L. Drake; K. A. Thomson; C. Quinn; et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society; PubMed.gov (2019) C2

Review Drake AL et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2019, 22:e25271 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.25271/full | https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25271

Guidelines for the managment of critical care

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India (2020) C1

Accessed Febr. 6, 2020

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Clinical Presentation of T.b. rhodesiense Sleeping Sickness in Second Stage Patients from Tanzania and Uganda

Kuepfer, I.; Hhary, EP.; Mpairwe, A.; Edielu, A.; Burri, C.; Blum, JA. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2011) CC

A wide spectrum of disease severity has been described for Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) due to Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T.b. rhodesiense), ranging from chronic disease patterns in southern countries of East Africa to an increase in virulence towards the north. However, only limited d... more

2020 Heart Failure Society of South Africa perspective on the 2016 European Society of Cardiology Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines

Hitzeroth, J.; Mpe, M.; Klug, E. et al. The South African Medical Journal (2020) CC

Heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a condition frequently encountered by healthcare professionals and, in order to achieve the best outcomes for patients, needs to be managed optimally. This guideline document is based on the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the t... more

Qualitative assessment of community health workers’ perspective on their motivation in community-based primary health care in rural Malawi

Ndambo, M.K.; Munyaneza, F.; Aron, M.B. et al. BMC Health Services Research (2022) CC

Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) have a positive impact on the provision of community-based primary health care through screening, treatment, referral, psychosocial support, and accompaniment. With a broad scope of work, CHW programs must balance the breadth and depth of tasks to mainta...in CHW motivation for high-quality care delivery. Few studies have described the CHW perspective on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to enhance their programmatic activities. Methods: We utilized an exploratory qualitative study design with CHWs employed in the household model in Neno District, Malawi, to explore their perspectives on intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and dissatisfiers in their work. Data was collected in 8 focus group discussions with 90 CHWs in October 2018 and March–April 2019 in seven purposively selected catchment areas. All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analyzed using Dedoose. Results: Themes of complex intrinsic and extrinsic factors were generated from the perspectives of the CHWs in the focus group discussions. Study results indicate that enabling factors are primarily intrinsic factors such as positive patient outcomes, community respect, and recognition by the formal health care system but can lead to the chal- lenge of increased scope and workload. Extrinsic factors can provide challenges, including an increased scope and workload from original expectations, lack of resources to utilize in their work, and rugged geography. However, a posi- tive work environment through supportive relationships between CHWs and supervisors enables the CHWs. Conclusion: This study demonstrated enabling factors and challenges for CHW performance from their perspec- tive within the dual-factor theory. We can mitigate challenges through focused efforts to limit geographical distance, manage workload, and strengthen CHW support to reinforce their recognition and trust. Such programmatic empha- sis can focus on enhancing motivational factors found in this study to improve the CHWs’ experience in their role. The engagement of CHWs, the communities, and the formal health care system is critical to improving the care provided to the patients and communities, along with building supportive systems to recognize the work done by CHWs for the primary health care systems. more

Provider-initiated HIV testing and TB screening in the era of universal coverage: Are the right people being reached? A cohort study in Blantyre, Malawi

Mair, L.; Corbett, E. L.; Feasey, H. R. A.; et al. PLOS One (2020) CC2

In a prospective cohort study in Bangwe primary care clinic, Blantyre, Malawi, all adults (18 years or older) presenting with an acute illness were screened for TB symptoms (cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss). Demographic characteristics were linked to exit interview by fingerprint bioidentifi... more

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Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities
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Bernadette Daelmans, Olufemi Oladapo, Özge Tuncalp et al World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

The standards of care cover the routine care and management of complications occurring for women and their babies during labour, childbirth and the early postnatal period, including those of small babies during the first week of life. They define priorities for improving the quality of maternal and ... more