Filter
792
Text search:
african
traditional
medicines
Featured
Recommendations
81
New Publications
229
Language
Document type
No document type
503
Studies & Reports
144
Guidelines
61
Strategic & Response Plan
32
Manuals
26
Training Material
12
Fact sheets
6
Situation Updates
3
Resource Platforms
2
Brochures
1
Infographics
1
Online Courses
1
Countries / Regions
South Africa
41
Liberia
37
Sierra Leone
35
Uganda
33
Kenya
31
Global
27
Nigeria
26
Ghana
26
Africa
25
Zambia
24
Malawi
24
Tanzania
21
Ethiopia
19
Namibia
19
Rwanda
16
Lesotho
13
India
11
Zimbabwe
10
Congo, Democratic Republic of
9
Mozambique
9
Guinea
8
South Sudan
8
Burkina Faso
7
Bangladesh
7
East and Southern Africa
6
West and Central Africa
6
Senegal
5
Nepal
5
Myanmar / Burma
5
Middle East and North Africa
5
Latin America and the Carribbean
5
Cameroon
4
Sudan
4
Eswatini/ Swaziland
4
Yemen
4
Western and Central Europe
3
Haiti
2
Afghanistan
2
Syria
2
Cambodia
2
Thailand
2
Benin
2
Central African Republic
2
Ukraine
2
Botswana
2
Asia
2
Eastern Europe
2
Southern Africa
2
Mali
1
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1
Morocco
1
Niger
1
Somalia
1
Pakistan
1
Turkey
1
Gambia
1
China
1
Indonesia
1
Burundi
1
Madagascar
1
Mexico
1
Sri Lanka
1
South–East Asia Region
1
Venezuela
1
Palestine
1
Albania
1
Laos
1
Canada
1
Russia
1
Qatar
1
Moldova
1
Georgia
1
Vietnam
1
North America
1
Gabon
1
Japan
1
Tunisia
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
359
Public Health
55
Clinical Guidelines
54
Women & Child Health
33
Capacity Building
12
Key Resources
8
Pharmacy & Technologies
7
General Guidelines
1
Toolboxes
HIV
71
Mental Health
54
TB
42
COVID-19
41
Ebola
36
Pharmacy
23
AMR
22
NTDs
22
Disability
21
Global Health Education
21
NCDs
21
Planetary Health
19
Refugee
13
Rapid Response
12
Caregiver
11
Conflict
9
Health Financing Toolbox
6
Natural Hazards
3
Social Ethics
3
Cholera
2
Polio
1
Specific Hazards
1
LEAVING NO-ONE BEHIND | “A Journey to End NTDs – Elimination and Care” records what we have achieved over the last year and where we are now. It presents our plan of action for the coming years, bringing our ‘traditional’ NTD work together
...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (DCHA/OFDA) requested Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance II Project (FANTA-2) assistance to review Community-Based Management of
...
9 June 2021
Since its launch, GLASS has expanded in scope and coverage and as of May 2021, 109 countries and territories worldwide have enrolled in GLASS. A key new component in GLASS is the inclusion of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) surveillance at the national level highlighted in this fourth G
...
Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is happening at unprecedented rates, impacting human
...
3rd edition. In 2001, Uganda adapted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) developed by World Health Organization (WHO) for member states in African region. The Ministry of Health has been implementing the IDSR strategy since then
...
Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
recommended
Lancet Oncol 2022; 23: e251–312Published OnlineMay 9, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00720-8
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), urgent action is needed to curb a growing crisis in cancer incidence and mortality.
Without rapid interventions, data estimates show a major increase in cancer mo
...
The article explores the underlying factors influencing unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles among adolescents in Kilifi County, Kenya. Using a qualitative approach, the study involved interviews and focus group discussions with adolescents, stakeholders, and young adults. Key findings include a
...
The article "Barriers and determinants of asthma control in children and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review" analyzes factors contributing to poor asthma control in African youth. Based on studies conducted between 2014 and 2019 in Nigeria,
...
Integrated community case management (ICCM) – an approach where community-based health workers are trained to identify, treat and refer children under-five with pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria – is increasingly being used across sub-Saharan Africa to supplement the gaps in basic healthcare prov
...
The Access to Controlled Medications Programme identified the development of treatment guidelines that cover the treatment of all types of pain as one of the core areas of focus for improving access to opioid analgesics. Such guidelines are interesting both for health-care professionals and policy-
...
WHO Pharmacovigilance indicators: a practical manual for the assessment of pharmacovigilance systems
This manual provides a practical method for determining the pharmacovigilance indices. It is designed to be simple and can be understood by any worker in pharmacovigilance without formal training in monitoring and evaluation. Pharmacovigilance as a medical discipline is crucial in preventing medicin
...
Inequality of access to palliative care and symptom relief is one of the greatest disparities in global health care (1). Currently, there is avoidable suffering on a massive scale due to lack of access to palliative care and symptom relief in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (1). Yet basic p
...
This brief summarises key considerations about the social, political and economic context of Goma in relation to the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC as of March 2019. Goma is the administrative capital of North Kivu province and a major urban centre in the Great Lakes Region. The city is home to an est
...
The report examines how people with mental health conditions are often shackled by families in their own homes or in overcrowded and unsanitary institutions, against their will, due to widespread stigma and a lack of mental health services.
Many are forced to eat, sleep, urinate, and defecate in t
...
The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-19 response has disrupted services for non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, communicable diseases such as malaria, and much-needed services for mental health. Combined with
...
Yaws is a disfiguring non-venereal disease caused by infection with the spirochaete. Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue which is closely related to the causative agent of syphilis and those of the other endemic treponematoses, bejel and pinta. The disease is endemic in certain areas of the World
...
The World Heart Federation (WHF) Roadmap series covers a large range of cardiovascular conditions. These Roadmaps identify potential roadblocks and their solutions to improve the prevention, detection and management of cardiovascular diseases and provide a generic global framework available for loca
...
Background
Asthma remains highly prevalent, with more severe symptoms in low-income to middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with high-income countries. Identifying risk factors for severe asthma symptoms can assist with improving outcomes. We aimed to determine the prevalence, severity and ris
...
Malawi is a landlocked country with a surface area of 118,484 km2. Administratively, the country is divided into three regions, namely the Northern, Central and Southern regions. The country has 28 districts, which are further divided into traditional
...
This document presents a consolidated summary of urgent activities
required to advance preparedness, as elaborated in each country's
national plan, with a particular focus on Priority 1 countries. It
presents the estimated requirements, needs, and gaps for each of the
Priority 1 countries and a
...
