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Global disparities in arrhythmia care: Mind the gap

Sharif, Z.; Ptaszek, L.M. Heart Rhythm O2 (2022) CC

Delivery of comprehensive arrhythmia care requires the simultaneous presence of many resources. These include complex hospital infrastructure, expensive implantable equipment, and expert personnel. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), at least 1 of these components is often missing, res... more

An agroecological Europe by 2050: What impact on land use, trade and global food security?

Schiavo M., Le Mouël C., Poux X., et. al. (2021) C2

This Study presents the key results of a research that analyses the implications of an ambitious agroecological transition across Europe, following the TYFA scenario. Published in 2018, what it proposes by 2050 is fully aligned with the objectives that the European Farm to Fork and Biodiversity stra... more

IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2019) CC

An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems As more frequent droughts and floods threaten the global food supply, humans are increasing their ... on water and land, The New York Times reports. Data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report: • 500 million people are living in areas that are becoming desert. • Soil is depleted at 10X-100X the rate it’s being formed. • More than 10% of the global population is undernourished. Major threats include the risk of “multi-breadbasket failure”—simultaneous food crises on several continents—and migration triggered by food shortages. Good News/Bad News: Catastrophe can be avoided, but it would require massive changes to agriculture, food systems and behavior. A Key Action: Eat less meat. Cattle production is driving deforestation, consuming huge amounts of water, generating methane and causing other impacts, notes Nature. more

ANDEMIA Online Course Resource Manual from A to Z
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ANDEMIA (2019) C1

The idea to the ANDEMIA online course manual is based on the challenge that resources for sending ANDEMIA students to a variety of face to face courses is limited not only due to financial but also time constraints. Online course provide a good basis for the students, Master, PhD and Post Docs to pr... more

Exploring Opportunities for mCPR Growth in Rwanda

Track20 (2018) C2

Accessed Online June 2018 | When assessing potential opportunities for family planning, it is important to consider a wide range of areas related to demand for contraception, availability and access to services, quality and equity, and the enabling ... more

LESOTHO HEALTH POLICY - 2011

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of Lesotho (2011) C2

Protecting health through urban redevelopment of contaminated sites: planning brief

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

This brief summarizes the lessons learned across Europe on the redevelopment of contaminated sites as a part of urban planning and renewal. Specifically, it aims to provide information on the health and environmental impacts to be considered during ... more

Rwanda: Health Sector Policy

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2015) C2

The Health Sector Policy gives general orientations for the sector which are further developed in the various sub-sector policies guiding key health programs and departments. All ... sub-sector policies will be updated in line with this new policy. The Health Sector Policy is the basis of national health planning and the first point of reference for all actors working in the health sector. The overall aim of this policy is to ensure universal accessibility (in geographical and financial terms) of equitable and affordable quality health services (preventative, curative, rehabilitative and promotional services) for all Rwandans. It sets the health sector’s objectives, identifies the priority health interventions for meeting these objectives, outlines the role of each level in the health system, and provides guidelines for improved planning and evaluation of activities in the health sector. A companion Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) elaborates the strategic directions defined in the Health Sector Policy in order to support and achieve the implementation of the policy, and more detailed annual operational plans describe the activities under each strategy. more

Health in the green economy: Health Care Facilities

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Asse... more

Manual of Basic Techniques for a Health Laboratory
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World Health Organization WHO (2003) C_WHO

Health Information System Strategic Plan 2008-2015

Department of Planning and Health Information, Ministry of Health Cambodia (2008) CC

Supporting the continuity of health and nutrition services in the context of COVID-19 in refugee settings
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C2

The 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak was catastrophic in West Africa but the indirect impact of increasing the mortality rates of other conditions was also substantial. The increased number of deaths caused by malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis attributable to ... system failures exceeded deaths from Ebola. With a relatively limited COVID-19 caseload, health systems may have the capacity to maintain routine service delivery in addition to managing COVID-19 cases. When caseloads are high, and/or health workers are directly affected, strategic adaptations are required to ensure that increasingly limited resources provide maximum benefit for the refugees and surrounding host population. The following are key considerations for UNHCR operations on prioritized health care services in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak. These are based on WHO Guidance for Maintaining Essential Health Services and UNHCR guidance for operations and where relevant operation or site level outbreak preparedness and response plans. more

Improving Health Outcomes in Zambia. eLMIS: Automated Data for Integrated Health Logistics Management

USAID Delivery Project; et al. (2014) C1

Community Health, Family Planning, and Water Programs in Biodiversity Rich Areas of Madagascar

Conservation International Madagascar (2012) C1

Health Care Facilities Resilient to Climate Change Impacts

Paterson, J.; P. Berry, K. Ebi and L. Varangu (2014) CC

nt. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(12), 13097-13116; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111213097 Climate change will increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events and create risks that will impact ... care facilities. Health care facilities will need to assess climate change risks and adopt adaptive management strategies to be resilient, but guidance tools are lacking. In this study, a toolkit was developed for health care facility officials to assess the resiliency of their facility to climate change impacts. A mixed methods approach was used to develop climate change resiliency indicators to inform the development of the toolkit. The toolkit consists of a checklist for officials who work in areas of emergency management, facilities management and health care services and supply chain management, a facilitator’s guide for administering the checklist, and a resource guidebook to inform adaptation. Six health care facilities representing three provinces in Canada piloted the checklist. Senior level officials with expertise in the aforementioned areas were invited to review the checklist, provide feedback during qualitative interviews and review the final toolkit at a stakeholder workshop. The toolkit helps health care facility officials identify gaps in climate change preparedness, direct allocation of adaptation resources and inform strategic planning to increase resiliency to climate change. more

Rwanda: The National Health Research Agenda 2014-2018

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2014) C2

This report outlines the Ministry of Health’s National Health Research Agenda in which it identifies research priorities in health. It will be im... more

Integrating the prevention, treatment and care of mental health conditions and other noncommunicable diseases within health systems

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2019) C_WHO

Mental health conditions affect one in 10 people at any one time and account for a large proportion of non-fatal disease burden. There is a high degree of comorbidity between mental health condition... more

Ethical guidelines for good practice in the health care professions

Health Professional Council of South Africa (2013) CC

Public Health in Ukraine

akkon Hochschule für Humanwissenschaften; Institute for research in international assistance (2022) C2

Despite its rich culture, great economic potential, high level of education and last but not least its sheer size – it is the largest state whose borders lie entirely within Europe and is 1.7 times the size of the Federal Republic of Germany – Ukraine seems far away in perception and awareness. ... more

Guidelines for Accreditation of private health facilities for Providing RCH Services

Maternal Health Division Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India Maternal Health Division Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India (2010) C1