Filter
2051
Filtered Results: 2051
Text search:
response
to
epidemics
Featured
Recommendations
213
New Publications
520
Language
Document type
No document type
1155
Studies & Reports
348
Guidelines
238
Strategic & Response Plan
117
Manuals
95
Fact sheets
41
Training Material
22
Situation Updates
20
Infographics
9
Brochures
3
Resource Platforms
2
Online Courses
1
Countries / Regions
Global
121
Liberia
68
Sierra Leone
65
India
52
South Africa
43
Africa
43
Kenya
38
Western and Central Europe
38
Ethiopia
37
Guinea
35
Rwanda
34
Congo, Democratic Republic of
33
Uganda
33
Nepal
31
Asia
29
Myanmar / Burma
28
Latin America and the Carribbean
28
Nigeria
26
Ukraine
25
Tanzania
23
Zambia
21
Ghana
19
Russia
19
Mozambique
17
West and Central Africa
17
East and Southern Africa
16
South–East Asia Region
16
Zimbabwe
15
Eastern Europe
15
Bangladesh
14
Malawi
14
Middle East and North Africa
14
Brazil
13
Lesotho
13
Philippines
12
Cameroon
11
South Sudan
11
Yemen
11
Syria
10
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
10
Senegal
9
Pakistan
9
Cambodia
9
Botswana
9
Central African Republic
8
Indonesia
7
Mali
6
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
6
Namibia
6
Albania
6
China
5
Sudan
5
Madagascar
5
Western Pacific Region
5
Georgia
5
Haiti
4
Chad
4
Benin
4
Burundi
4
Angola
4
Laos
4
Tajikistan
4
Iran
4
Portugal
4
Burkina Faso
3
Togo
3
Somalia
3
Iraq
3
Afghanistan
3
Turkey
3
Peru
3
Eswatini/ Swaziland
3
Venezuela
3
Armenia
3
Moldova
3
North America
3
Japan
3
Guinea-Bissau
2
Saudi Arabia
2
Niger
2
Germany
2
Thailand
2
Gambia
2
Argentina
2
North Macedonia
2
Colombia
2
Bolivia
2
Sri Lanka
2
Chile
2
Timor Leste/ East Timor
2
Vietnam
2
Mauritius
2
Spain
2
Morocco
1
USA
1
Jordan
1
Lebanon
1
Malaysia
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Dominican Republic
1
Serbia
1
Croatia
1
El Salvador
1
Greece
1
Mexico
1
Other region
1
Bhutan
1
Italy
1
Southern Africa
1
Estonia
1
Kyrgyzstan
1
Turkmenistan
1
Belgium
1
France
1
Tunisia
1
United Kingdom
1
Azerbaijan
1
Belarus
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
624
Clinical Guidelines
172
Public Health
128
Key Resources
123
Women & Child Health
57
Capacity Building
23
Pharmacy & Technologies
16
General Guidelines
1
Toolboxes
HIV
317
COVID-19
249
Rapid Response
168
Ebola
143
TB
120
Planetary Health
76
NTDs
59
Mental Health
55
Natural Hazards
46
Conflict
42
Cholera
37
Global Health Education
32
Health Financing Toolbox
29
AMR
28
Zika
24
Caregiver
20
Refugee
19
NCDs
18
Polio
16
Disability
14
Specific Hazards
8
Pharmacy
8
South Sudan
1
Social Ethics
1
WHO has a unique combination of technical public health and scientific expertise, and a global operational footprint, with field offices in more than 150 countries. In 2020, this global, technical, and operational reach meant WHO was able to support...
The African Region has been experiencing unprecedented health challenges due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which have compounded the already difficult task the Region was facing in moving towards universal health coverage (UHC...
9 April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting States in Europe with an extraordinary and unprecedented public health emergency. In response, States are taking necessary and legitimate measures to...
This document is produced by the Humanitarian Country Team and the United Nations Resident
Coordinator’s Office in Mozambique, with the support of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The projects reflected here support the national government. It covers...
The INEE Minimum Standards Handbook is the only global tool that articulates the minimum level of educational quality and access in emergencies through to recovery. The Minimum Standards express a commitment that all individuals—children, youth an...
The INEE Minimum Standards Handbook is the only global tool that articulates the minimum level of educational quality and access in emergencies through to recovery. The Minimum Standards express a commitment that all individuals—children, youth an...
This document provides information for WHO Member States, particularly low-income and middle-income countries, to strengthen preparedness and response plans with regard ... the social and mental health consequences of biological and chemical attacks.
Women, the elderly, adolescents, youth, and children,
persons with disabilities, indigenous populations, refugees,
migrants, and minorities experience the highest degree
of socio-economic marginalization. Marginalized people
become even more vulnerable in emergencies.1 This is due
... factors such as their lack of access to effective surveillance
and early-warning systems, and health services. The
COVID-19 outbreak is predicted to have significant impacts
on various sectors.
The populations most at risk are those that:
• depend heavily on the informal economy;
• occupy areas prone to shocks;
• have inadequate access to social services or political
influence;
• have limited capacities and opportunities to cope and
adapt and;
• limited or no access to technologies.
By understanding these issues, we can support the capacity
of vulnerable populations in emergencies. We can give
them priority assistance, and engage them in decision-making
processes for response, recovery, preparedness, and
risk reduction.
The Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst food insecurity situations in decades. It is estimated
that more than 37 million people are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)1 phase 3 or above and approximately 7 million children under the age of five are acutely mal...
People-centered approaches that help communities maintain protective behaviours and follow guidelines set out by public health and government agencies are more important than ever. The evidence is clear, communities play a role in preventing and controlling ... and they are best able to take action and slow or stop the spread of disease when properly engaged and empowered. This toolbox in 2 parts offers best practice approaches to community engagement with families. Promoting individual and joint responsibilities for the safety of the family, this toolbox aims to bring families and households together to manage shared risks and agree to safe behaviours critical for their safety and the safety of their community.
The context of the Ebola epidemic presented extreme challenges for Oxfam, as it did for many organisations. At the onset of the epidemic, there was a general lack of understanding of the disease and how to respond ... it effectively and safely. A pervasive and persistent climate of fear, coupled with changing predictions about the likely evolution of the epidemic, influenced analysis and response at all levels. There was strong pressure to treat the epidemic as a medical emergency requiring a medical response – organised through topdown processes – rather than standard humanitarian coordination
While the full extent of Cyclone Ida’s impact is still being assessed, early reports indicate significant damage to infrastructure and livelihoods, with an estimated 3,000km2 of land submerged. Preliminary government reports as of 24 March indicat...
Since the beginning of December a significant increase in the incidence of new cases has been observed particularly along the corridor towards the large urban center of Butembo (health zones of Butembo and Katwa) and beyond in the zone of Kayna health center located about 150 km from Goma. In additi...
COVID-19 disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable. Community health workers are poised to play a pivotal role in fighting the pandemic, especially in countries with less resilient health systems. Drawing from practitioner expertise across ...
This report presents findings from research conducted by Economist Impact to assess the health, demographic, social and economic impacts associated with different scenarios for financing the HIV epidemic across 13 selected countries in Sub-Saharan A...
Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
Key messages
• Sex workers have the right to equal protection under the law, regardless of the legal status of sex work.
• Sex workers have the right ... access HIV, sexually transmitted infection (STI) and other health services free from the threat of violence, intimidation, incarceration, and stigma and discrimination.
• Justice and law enforcement sectors, together with the health sector and sex worker communities, should work in partnership to reform relevant legislation, policies and practices.
• Capacity development of all partners is critical to the success of the HIV response among sex workers.
Key messages
• Sex workers have the right to equal protection under the law, regardless of the legal status of sex work.
• Sex workers have the right ... access HIV, sexually transmitted infection (STI) and other health services free from the threat of violence, intimidation, incarceration, and stigma and discrimination.
• Justice and law enforcement sectors, together with the health sector and sex worker communities, should work in partnership to reform relevant legislation, policies and practices.
• Capacity development of all partners is critical to the success of the HIV response among sex workers.
BMJ Global Health, Vol.5 No. 12Spatial subdivision of the camp (‘sectoring’) was able to ‘flatten the curve’, reducing peak infection by up to 70% and delaying peak infection by up ... several months. The use of face masks coupled with the efficient isolation of infected individuals reduced the overall incidence of infection, and sometimes averted epidemics altogether. These interventions must be implemented quickly in order to be maximally effective. Lockdowns had only small effects on COVID-19 dynamics.
Conclusions
Agent-based models are powerful tools for forecasting the spread of disease in spatially structured and heterogeneous populations. Our findings suggest that feasible interventions can slow the spread of COVID-19 in a refugee camp setting, and provide an evidence base for camp managers planning intervention strategies. Our model can be modified to study other closed populations at risk from COVID-19 or future epidemics.
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship initiatives to support Member States in the African region ... prepare for, detect and respond to public health emergencies. They are the result of extensive consultations with more than 30 African government ministers, technical actors, and partners across the continent as well as regional institutions such as the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), whose contributions have shaped the priority activities. This report provides the fourth quarterly summary of progress in implementing the flagship initiatives.
The report aims to capture lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the opportunity for more ambitious global action: expanding sustainable access ... vaccines for all towards the Immunization Agenda 2030 and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response efforts. The report is organized in two sections: the first section provides WHO insights on global vaccine market dynamics, drawing from data provided by Member States, which are, in turn, analysed and displayed in the second section.
Multiple pandemics, numerous outbreaks, thousands of lives lost and billions of dollars of national income wiped out—all since the turn of this century, in barely 17 years—and yet the world’s investments in pandemic preparedness and response r...
