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Organizing trichiasis surgical outreach

International Coalition for Trachoma Control ICTC (2015) CC

A key component of elimination is to reduce the number of unmanaged trachomatous trichiasis cases to less than 1 per 1,000 population in affected areas. This will require not only a large increase in the number of surgeries performed, but also improvements in the quality of surgery and in the e... more

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Manuel de formation aux soins oculaires primaires

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2019) C_WHO

Le présent manuel a pour but de fournir des orientations concernant la conception, l’organisation et l’évaluation d’un cours visant à établir et à renforcer les capacités des personnels de santé pour qu’ils puissent prendre en charge les patients ophtalmiques dans les établissemen... more

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Global snakebite burden Report by the Director-General

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

Snakebite envenoming is a potentially life-threatening disease that typically results from the injection of a mixture of different toxins (“venom”) following the bite of a venomous snake. Envenoming can also be caused by venom being sprayed into a person’s eyes by certain species of snakes tha... more

Best practices for haemoglobin measurement in population-level anaemia surveys: Technical brief (January 2024)

World Health Organization WHO; UN Children´s Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

Anaemia is a serious global public health problem that particularly affects young children, menstruating adolescent girls and women, and pregnant and postpartum women. It is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal, affectin... more

Prioritization of treatments for lower extremity peripheral artery disease in low- and middle-income countries

Fowkes, G.F.; Forster, R.B.; Levin, C.E. et al. International Angiology (2017) CC3

INTRODUCTION: Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is increasing in prevalence in low- and middle-income countries creating a large health care burden. Clinical management may require substantial resources but little consideration has been given to which treatments are appropriate for les... more

ICMR Guidlines for management of type 2 Diabetes

Indian Council of Medical Research (2018) CC2

In recent decades, India has witnessed a rapidly exploding epidemic of diabetes. Indeed, India today has the second largest number of people with diabetes in the world. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that there are 72.9 million people with diabetes in India in 2017, which is... 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

Occupational respiratory diseases in the South Africanmining industry

Nelson, G. (2013) CC2

South Africa is a mineral-rich country. Although the mining of these minerals generates wealth for the country, it also causes diseases in the mine workers who are exposed to harmful dust. Pulmonary silicosis, the disease most commonly caused by exposure to crystalline silica dust, was described in ... more

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Improving access to maternal health care in Senegal: WAHA International’s mHealth programme

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2014) C_WHO

WAHA International’s mHealth programme addresses several barriers to maternal and neonatal care, including: a lack of information at the community level about locally available services; a large distance from services and a lack of affordable transport for patients; and ineffective communication b... more

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Populorum progrressio de sa saint eté le PapePaul VI sur le développement des peubles

Holy Father Paul VI Libreria Editrice Vaticana (1971) C2

Le développement des peuples, tout particulièrement de ceux qui s'efforcent d'échapper à la faim, a la misère, auxmaladie endémiques, à l'ignorance; qui cherchent une participation plus large aux fruits de la civilisation, une mise envaleur plus active de leurs qualités humaines; qui s'orien... more

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Policy Snapshot: Cholesterol Control and Management in Brazil

World Heart Federation (2015) CC

Worldwide, there are about 17 million deaths due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year and at least two or three times as many non-fatal events. Raised cholesterol greatly increases the risks of stroke and heart disease, causing a large health burden across the world. The World Health Organizat... more

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The Camp Managment Toolkit
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Birkeland,N.M.; G.L. Forselv, V. Vogel, et al. NRCThe Camp Management Project (CMP) (2015) C1

Applicable to both IDP and refugee scenarios, the Toolkit incorporates a wide range of relevant information on managing displaced populations living in communal settings (collective centres, spontaneous sites, established camps, etc.). Large scale displacements caused by recent conflict and natural ... more

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Humanitarian Supply Management System SUMA

Pan American Health Organization (2000)

Manual Logistical Management of Humanitarian Supply The flood of relief supplies that arrive in the aftermath of large-scale disasters often poses serious logistic and management problems for national authorities. SUMA is a tool for the management of humanitarian relief supplies, from the time pled... more

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Durable Peace Programme: Baseline Report (Myanmar)

Durable Peace Programme Consortium (2016) C1

This baseline survey and report examine the Durable Peace Programme (DPP) in Myanmar, which delivers a broad range of activities. The report provides an insight into the current situation facing both internally displaced persons (IDPs) and conflict-affected non-IDP communities in Kachin state, Myanm... more

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ARTs Based Therapy for Survivors of Trauma and Abuse in Government and NGO-Run Children's Home for Girls in Delhi

Save the Children (2016) C1

This article identifies the three core defining characteristics of healing environments for children and young people who have been exposed to chronic adversity and trauma. A large body of evidence highlights the pervasive and devastating developmental impacts of such exposure but there is also emer... more

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Burkina Faso Stratégie Pays 2011 – 15

Roniger R. Light for the world Burkina Faso Autriche (2015) C2

Le Burkina Faso est l’un des pays les plus pauvres du monde avec peu de donateurs institutionnels œuvrant directement à la satisfaction des besoins des personnes en situation de handicap. En tant que pays prioritaire de LIGHT FOR THE WORLD ainsi que de la Coopération Autrichienne au Développem... more

Holistic response strategies for COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This document outlines minimum requirements of laboratory testing for COVID-19 and link laboratory testing with surveillance and contact tracing to guide the outbreak response by national health authorities using a reduced number of tests performed. The strategies are organized according to stages o... more

Plan stratégique intégré de lutte contre les maladies non transmissibles - Burkina Faso

Ministère de la santé - Burkina Faso (2016) C2

Ce plan intégré de lutte contre les MNT au Burkina Faso tient compte dans une large mesure des résultats de cette enquête et des cibles principales du nouveau plan mondial de lutte contre les MNT 2013-20201 . S’inscrivant dans la logique du PNDS, il s’est voulu multisectoriel et intègre tr... more

WHO Living guideline: Drugs to prevent COVID-19
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Interim guidance 2 march 2021 Current use of drugs to prevent COVID-19 is variable, reflecting large-scale uncertainty. Numerous randomized trials of many different drugs are underway to inform practice. This first version of the Drugs to prevent COVID-19: A WHO living guideline contains new inform... more

Examining nursing practices for management of sepsis in low income countries: the case of Uganda

Aliga C., Mutyabule J., Nakate G., et al. (2018) CC

Examining nursing practice guidelines to improve quality of care for patients with sepsis in low income countries is required. • A large amount of information about best practice standards in sepsis management is available for healthcare professionals; however, implementation and adherence to prac... more

The Camp Managment Toolkit recommended

WHO Living guideline: Drugs to prevent COVID-19 recommended

The Camp Managment Toolkit
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WHO Living guideline: Drugs to prevent COVID-19
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