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Infectious Diseases in Ukraine
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Berger, S. Gideon (2022) C2

Data on Infectious Diseases in Ukraine Now Available as a Free eBook to Help Medics and Relief Efforts During the War. • Data on the 215+ infectious diseases endemic to Ukraine • All published data on infections imported into Ukraine To download the book, please click the button below and use ... more

Malaria vaccine: WHO position paper - March 2022
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Weekly Epidemiological Record No 9, 2022, 97, 61–80 This position paper supersedes the 2016 publication, “Malaria vaccine: WHO position paper-2016.”1 It includes the updated WHO recommendations on the wider use of the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine for the reduction of malaria morbidity and mortality in ... more

Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study

Zhao,Q.; Guo Y., , Ye T., et al. (2021) C1

Lancet Planet Health 2021; 5: e415–25

Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

In 2015, 5.9 million children under age five died (1). The major causes of child deaths globally are pneumonia, prematurity, intrapartum-related complications, neonatal sepsis, congenital anomalies, diarrhoea, injuries and malaria (2). Most of these diseases and conditions are at least partially cau ... more

No contamines mi futuro! El impacto de los factores medioambientales en la salud infantil

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2017) C_WHO

En 2015, murieron 5,9 millones de niños menores de cinco años (1). Las principales causas de muerte en los niños a nivel mundial son la neumonía, la prematuridad, las complicaciones durante el parto, la sepsis neonatal, las anomalías congénitas, las enfermedades diarreicas, las lesiones ... more

Ne polluez pas mon avenir ! L'impact environnemental sur la santé infantile

World Health Organisation WHO (2017) C_WHO

En 2015, 5,9 millions d'enfants de moins de cinq ans sont décédés (1). Les principales causes de mortalité infantile dans le monde sont la pneumonie, la prématurité, les complications durant l'accouchement, la septicémie néonatale, les anomalies congénitales, la diarrhée, les tra ... more

Guidelines for the clinical management of severe illness from influenza virus infections

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

E-book Projeto Reab Pós-Covid

Ministerio da Saude, CONASS, Conasems et al. Ministerio da Saude Brasil (2021) C1

E-book Project Reab Post-Covid O projeto Reab pós-Covid-19 foi elaborado em parceria entre Ministério da Saúde, Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Saúde (CONASS), Conselho Nacional de Secretarias Municipais de Saúde (Conasems) e o SírioLibanês. Uma das ações desenvolvidas foi a elaboraç ... more

Antibiotic stewardship interventions in hospitals in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Van Dijck C., Vlieghe E., Cox J.A. Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO

Objective: To review the effectiveness of antibiotic stewardship interventions in hospitals in low- and middle-income countries.

Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map

Van Katwyk, S. R.; Grimshaw, J. M.; et al (2019) C2

BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed national AMR action plans, but most have not yet implemented policy interventions to reduce antimicrobial overuse. A systematic evidenc ... e map can support governments in making evidence-informed decisions about implementing programs to reduce AMR, by identifying, describing, and assessing the full range of evaluated government policy options to reduce antimicrobial use in humans. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 28, 2019, (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed). We identified studies that (1) clearly described a government policy intervention aimed at reducing human antimicrobial use, and (2) applied a quantitative design to measure the impact. We found 69 unique evaluations of government policy interventions carried out across 4 of the 6 WHO regions. These evaluations included randomized controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomized controlled trials (n = 3), controlled before-and-after designs (n = 7), interrupted time series designs (n = 25), uncontrolled before-and-after designs (n = 18), descriptive designs (n = 10), and cohort designs (n = 2). From these we identified 17 unique policy options for governments to reduce the human use of antimicrobials. Many studies evaluated public awareness campaigns (n = 17) and antimicrobial guidelines (n = 13); however, others offered different policy options such as professional regulation, restricted reimbursement, pay for performance, and prescription requirements. Identifying these policies can inform the development of future policies and evaluations in different contexts and health systems. Limitations of our study include the possible omission of unpublished initiatives, and that policies not evaluated with respect to antimicrobial use have not been captured in this review. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this is the first study to provide policy makers with synthesized evidence on specific government policy interventions addressing AMR. In the future, governments should ensure that AMR policy interventions are evaluated using rigorous study designs and that study results are published. more

WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis - Module 5: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The Updated guidelines on Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents include new recommendations that cover diagnostic approaches for TB, shorter treatment for children with non-severe drug-susceptible TB, a new option for the treatment of TB meningitis, the use of bedaquiline and delama ... more

A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (2010) CC

Heat Exposure and Cardiovascular Health: A Summary for Health Departments

Halaharvi, H.; Schramm, P,J.; Vaidyanathan, A.; et al. (2020) C_CDC

Extreme heat events (EHEs) are a leading cause of weather-related injury and death in the United States, and under a changing climate, these meteorological episodes are predicted to increase in both frequency and intensity. Prolonged heat exposure from EHEs places an increased strain on the heart an ... more

Expert and stakeholder virtual consultation meeting to develop the Africa CDC Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Strategy

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C_CDC

Executive summary On 27th and 28th April 2021, the division of Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with Public Health England, organized a virtual consultative meeting as part of the consultations with Member States and partners for the development of the Africa CDC five years strategic ... more

Chapter 6 Green Spaces and Child Health and Development

Dadvand, P.; Gascon M., Markevych I. (2019) CC

Availability, Affordability, Access, and Pricing of Anti-cancer Medicines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Literature

Ocran Mattila, P.; R. Ahmad, S.Shahzad Hasan, et al. (2021) C2

Front. Public Health, 30 April 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.628744

Primary Protection: Enhancing Health Care Resilience for a Changing Climate

Robin G. and J. Balbus (2014) CC

Best Practices Report.PART 1 Primary Protection: Enhancing Health Care Resilience for a Changing Climatei Primary Protection: EnhancingU.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A worsening health crisis for children

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2022) C_UNICEF

The consequences of the failing health system has immediate and longer-term impacts on children . April 2022 Available in English and Arabic