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Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene: 2019 update

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The report summarizes the estimates of the burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene for the year 2019 for four health outcomes - diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, soil-transmitted helminthiases, and undernutrition - which are included in the reporting o... more

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Quality of stroke guidelines in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Yaria, J.; Gil, A.; Makanjuola, A. et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2021) C_WHO

Objective: To identify gaps in national stroke guidelines that could be bridged to enhance the quality of stroke care services in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: We systematically searched medical databases and websites of medical societies and contacted international organizations. Co... 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

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Surgical care systems strengthening: developing national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plans

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

National Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases

Ministry of Health Ghana Republic of Ghana (2019) CC

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a growing public health problem in Ghana and other African countries. Strokes and other CVDs have become a leading cause of death due to increasing risk factors such as hypertension. According to the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), ischaemic heart disease was... more

The Road to Resilience

Debbie DeVoe Catholic Relief Services (2013) C2

Case Studies on Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa

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SEED Reference Manual

International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks (2012)

Standard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data

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End-of-life care policy: An integrated care plan for the dying

Sheila Nainan Myatra, Naveen Salins, Shivakumar Iyer, et al. (2014) C1

A Joint Position Statement of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) and the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine September 2014 Vol 18 Issue 9

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Study on Female Refugees

Charité; Alexianer St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge BAMF (2017) C1

Abschlussbericht. Repräsentative Untersuchung von geflüchteten Fraün in unterschiedlichen Bundesländern in Deutschland

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Normas para el tratamiento de la Sífilis en embarazadas, su pareja incluyendo a los niños/as con Sífilis congénita en los Servicios de Salud

Pronasida, et al. (2009) C1

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Global Early Warning – Early Action Report on Food Security and Agriculture: January - March 2018

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2018) C1

The Global Early Warning – Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report is part of FAO’s EWEA system, which aims to translate forecasts and early warnings into anticipatory action.

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Climate-Smart Healthcare : Low-Carbon and Resilience Strategies for the Health Sector

The World Bank Group (2017) CC

Climate change is damaging human health now and is projected to have a greater impact in the future. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing the worst effects as they are most vulnerable to climate shifts and least able to adapt given weak health systems and poor infrastructure. Low-carbon appro... more

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Changes in HIV Prevalence among Men and Women between the 2005-06 and 2010-11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Surveys

Mapako, Tonderai, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Maarten J. Postma, Marinus van Hulst, Janet Dzangare, Stellah Ngwende, John Mandisarisa, Ponesai Nyika, David A. Mvere, Owen Mugurungi, and Mufuta Tshimanga ICF International (2014) C2

DHS Working Papers No. 111 | Zimbabwe Working Papers No. 12

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Forced Migration Review Issue 57 February 2018: Syrians in displacement
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Couldrey, M.; J. Peebles Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford (2018) C1

This important issue of Forced Migration Review draws our attention to the current challenges facing displaced Syrians and the continuing search for solutions. The statistics of Syrian displacement are staggering – and the numbers continue to rise. Half of Syria’s population has been displaced: ... more

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Optimal timing of HIV home‐based counselling and testing rounds in Western Kenya

Olney, Jack J.; Eaton, Jeffrey W.; Braitstein, Paula et al. (2018) CC

Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 21 Issue no. 6 e 25142
Weaknesses in care programmes providing anti‐retroviral therapy (ART) persist and are often instigated by late HIV diagnosis and poor linkage to care. We investigated the potential for a home‐based counselling and testin... more

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WASH and the Neglected Tropical Diseases (MOZAMBIQUE)

Ogden Stephanie et al (2013) C1

This manual is intended to enable WASH practitioners who work in Mozambique to contribute to the reduction of WASH-preventable NTDs.

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Baseline assessment of community based TB services in 8 WHO ENGAGE-TB priority countries

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

This document contains a series of desk reviews for the eight ENGAGE-TB priority countries supported by the Global Fund (DRC, Kenya, Indonesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan and Tanzania). The document provides a situation assessment and gap analysis about the state of community based TB ac... more

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Obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents

P. Gomes de Alvarenga; R. S. Mastrorosa; M. Conceição do Rosário IACAPAP (2012) C2

Anxiety disorders Chapter F.3

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HIV care and support

UNAIDS (2016) C2

UNAIDS 2016, Reference HIV care and support taking into account the 2016 WHO consolidated guidelines

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Clinical Guidelines: HIV Diagnosis - Chapter 2

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2019) C_WHO

Accessed: 29.09.2019

Forced Migration Review Issue 57 February 2018: Syrians in displacement recommended

Forced Migration Review Issue 57 February 2018: Syrians in displacement
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