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

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Tuberculosis. Practical guide for clinicians, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical auxiliaries

Médecins sans Frontières MSF (2022) C2

This Tuberculosis guide has been developed jointly by Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health. It aims at providing useful information to the clinicians and health staff for the comprehensive management of tuberculosis. Forms of susceptible and resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis in child... more

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Guia para la Vigilancia por laboratorio de Tuberculosis (Guide for Tuberculosis laboratory surveillance)

Directorate of Public Health and the Mycobacteria Group Min de Salud Colombia (2020) CC

OBJETIVO DE LA GUÍA Describir los lineamientos técnicos de la vigilancia de tuberculosis por el laboratorio, así como los procesos de obtención, recolección, procesamiento, transporte y conservación de muestras, y las funciones que se realizan y articulan por todos los integra... more

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Line probe assays for detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis: interpretation and reporting manual for laboratory staff and clinicians

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

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Management of a cholera epidemic - Practical guide for doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, medical auxiliaries, water and sanitation specialists and logisticians
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Médecins Sans Frontières MFS (2023) CC

Cholera is a transmissible diarrhoeal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae. Endemic and/or epidemic in over 40 countries (mainly in Africa and Asia), cholera continues to be a major global public health issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of cases reported worldwid...e represents in reality only 5 to 10% of actual cases. This guide is intended for medical and non-medical staff responding to a cholera outbreak. It attempts to provide concrete answers to the questions and problems faced by staff, based on the recommendations of reference organisations, such as WHO and UNICEF, as well as Médecins Sans Frontières’ experience in the field. It is divided into 8 chapters. Chapter 1, Cholera overview, outlines the epidemiological and clinical features of cholera. Chapter 2, Outbreak investigation, explains the method and stages of a field investigation, from the alert to implementation of initial activities. Chapter 3, Cholera control measures, details measures and tools to prevent and/or control cholera transmission and mortality in populations affected, or at risk of being affected, by an epidemic (curative care, prevention means and health promotion activities). Chapter 4, Strategies for epidemic response, addresses the roll-out strategies of the measures described in Chapter 3 which depend on context (e.g. urban, rural, endemic, non-endemic setting, etc.), resources and particular constraints. Chapter 5, Cholera case management, details the different stages of cholera treatment, from diagnosis through to cure. Chapter 6, Setting up cholera treatment facilities, focuses on the installation of treatment facilities that vary in size and complexity according to operational requirements (treatment centres and units and oral rehydration points). Chapter 7, Organisation of cholera treatment facilities, describes the organisation of these specialized facilities in terms of human resources, supply, water, hygiene and sanitation, etc. Chapter 8, Monitoring and evaluation, presents the key data to be collected and analysed during an epidemic to facilitate a tailored response and evaluate its quality and effectiveness. The guide includes various practical tools in the appendices to facilitate activities (e.g. water quality tests, job descriptions, documents, etc.). Moreover, the toolbox also contains additional tools in editable formats (individual patient file, cholera case register, pictograms). Despite all efforts, it is possible that certain errors may have been overlooked in this guide. Please inform the authors of any errors detected. To ensure that this guide continues to evolve while remaining adapted to field realities, please send any comments or suggestions. more

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COVID-19 case management capacities: diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine readiness, and other health products – facility assessment tool: a module from the suite of health service capacity assessments

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

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India: Provider Initiated Testing and Counselling for presumptive TB Cases and TB Patients (PITC): Training Manual for Laboratory Technicians

Central TB Division Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; NACO (2016) C1

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Specifications and quantities for efficient procurement of essential equipment and laboratory commodities for HIV

Francis Aboagye-Nyame, Heather Alexander, Zelalem Gizachew Belachew et al. World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

Second Edition AIDS Medicines and diagnostics services July 2015

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Lineamientos Estandarizados para la Vigilancia Epidemiológica y Diagnóstico por Laboratorio de Infección por Virus Zika Versión 2.0

Dirección General de Epidemiología, Secretaría de Salud de México (2016) C1

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Estimating COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) hospitalisations associated with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Many critical questions remain about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in real-world settings. These questions can only be answered in post-introduction vaccine effectiveness studies.This guidance document outlines an approach to leverage existing surveillance systems for Severe Acute Respirato... more

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Interim Guidance on Public Health and Social Measures for COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Operations in Low Capacity and Humanitarian Settings

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2020) C1

This Interim Guidance outlines how key public health and social measures needed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread and the impact of the disease can be adapted for use in low capacity and humanitarian settings. The recommendations outlined here need to be adjusted to the scale of transmission, co... more

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Putting HIV and HCV to the test - A product guide for point-of-care CD4 tests and laboratory-based and point-of-care HIV and HCV viral load tests

Medecins Sans Frontieres (Access Campaign) (2017) C2

3rd Edition – July 2017 www.msfaccess.org

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GLI Guide to TB Specimen Referral Systems and Integrated Networks

Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI), Stop TB Partnership (2018) C1

This guide includes information relevant for tuberculosis (TB) program and laboratory managers, as well as Ministry of Health officials across disease programs interested in establishing integrated solutions for specimen referral. Though TB-focused in name, it offers integration-oriented assessment,... more

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GLI model TB diagnostic algorithms

Global Laboratory Initiative World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

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Manual of Basic Techniques for a Health Laboratory
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Management of a cholera epidemic - Practical guide for doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, medical auxiliaries, water and sanitation specialists and logisticians
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