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Reducing the health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) impacts of climate change: Setting the scene on health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) response in a changing climate

IFRC; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (2021) CC

A new brief published by the IFRC and Climate Centre today details the adverse impacts of climate change on human health and provides more detail on the second of four pillars of action in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement ambitions on climate.

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Understanding modelling approaches for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, and nutrition

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF and UNFPA (2021) C_WHO

Modelling the health impacts of disruptions to essential health services during COVID-19 Module 1 Several epidemiological models have been created to assess the potential impact of disruptions to essential health services caused by COVID-19 on morbidity and mortality from conditions other than COVI... more

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East and Horn of Africa COVID-19 Strategic Response and Recovery Plan 2021

International Organization for Migration IOM (2021) CC

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Situational analysis of quality improvement in maternal and neonatal health care, Sierra Leone

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA (2018) CC

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Modelling the health impacts of disruptions to essential health services during COVID-19

UN Children's Fund UNICEF; Umited Nations Popuilation Fund UNFPA; World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

- Module 1: Understanding modelling approaches for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, and nutrition Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a wide range of documented effects. It directly causes death and disability for some people infected. However, disruption to... more

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Drawing light from the pandemic: A new strategy for health and sustainable development

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO

Drawing light from the pandemic: A new strategy for health and sustainable development (2021) Available in English, French, German and Russian

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Kenya Health Workforce Report: The Status of Healthcare Professionals in Kenya, 2015

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2017) CC

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Expanding the Single-Visit Approach for Cervical Cancer Prevention: Successes and Lessons From Burkina Faso

Ouedraogo Y., Furlane G., Fruhauf T. et al. Global Health: Science and Practice (2018) CC

Background: Cervical cancer accounts for 23% of cancer incidence and 22% of cancer mortality among women in Burkina Faso. These proportions are more than 2 and 5 times higher than those of developed countries, respectively. Before 2010, cervical cancer prevention (CECAP) services in Burkina Faso wer...e limited to temporary screening campaigns. Program Description: Between September 2010 and August 2014, program implementers collaborated with the Ministry of Health and professional associations to implement a CECAP program focused on coupling visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for screening with same-day cryotherapy treatment for eligible women in 14 facilities. Women with larger lesions or lesions suspect for cancer were referred for loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). The program trained providers, raised awareness through demand generation activities, and strengthened monitoring capacity. Methods: Data on program activities, service provision, and programmatic lessons were analyzed. Three data collection tools, an individual client form, a client registry, and a monthly summary sheet, were used to track 3 key CECAP service indicators: number of women screened using VIA, proportion of women who screened VIA positive, and proportion of women screening VIA positive who received same-day cryotherapy. Results: Over 4 years, the program screened 13,999 women for cervical cancer using VIA; 8.9% screened positive; and 65.9% received cryotherapy in a single visit. The proportion receiving cryotherapy on the same day started at a high of 82% to 93% when services were provided free of charge, but dropped to 51% when a user fee of $10 was applied to cover the cost of supplies. After reducing the fee to $4 in November 2012, the proportion increased again to 78%. Implementation challenges included difficulties tracking referred patients, stock-outs of key supplies, difficulties with machine maintenance, and prohibitive user fees. Providers were trained to independently monitor services, identify gaps, and take corrective actions. Conclusions: Following dissemination of the results that demonstrated the acceptability and feasibility of the CECAP program, the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health included CECAP services in its minimum service delivery package in 2016. Essential components for such programs include provider training on VIA, cryotherapy, and LEEP; provider and patient demand generation; local equipment maintenance; consistent supply stocks; referral system for LEEP; non-prohibitive fees; and a monitoring data collection system. more

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State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at Breaking Point

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2021) C2

(Synthesis Report 2021) [EN] - World Analysis on World about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought, Flood and more; published on 09 Dec 2021 by FAO

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Oncology Patient Navigation Training: Results of a Pilot Study in Nigeria

Chidebe, R.C.W., and M.L. Pratt-Chapman (2021) CC

Journal of Cancer Education https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-020-01935-7