WHO-2019-nCoV-genomic_sequencing
21 August 2020
This guidance provides specific considerations for the use of non-medical masks, also known as fabric masks, by children ...s="attribute-to-highlight medbox">as a means for source control in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. It also advises on the use of medical masks for children under certain conditions.
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Baseline total population and population density in Communes in earthquake affected areas, together with earthquake shake map
This report provides an overview of the main findings of the 2019–2020 harmonised AMR monitoring in the main food-producing animal populations mo...nitored, in carcase/meat samples and in humans. Where available, monitoring data obtained from pigs, calves, broilers, laying hens and turkeys, as well as from carcase/meat samples and humans were combined and compared at the EU level, with particular emphasis on multidrug resistance, complete susceptibility and combined resistance patterns to critically important antimicrobials, as well as Salmonella and E. coli isolates possessing ESBL-/AmpC-/carbapenemase phenotypes.
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To better understand the global response to HIV/AIDS, this study tracked
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The third Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS III) has been formulated following the expiry of its predecessor strategy, MGDS II, in June 2016. The strategy has been prepared at ...="attribute-to-highlight medbox">a time when Malawi has been experiencing multiple shocks including floods, drought and financial crises. While food production improved in 2017, the cycle of food deficit and surplus has kept the country preoccupied with fighting disasters instead of pursuing its development agenda. It is for this reason that the theme of the MGDS III is "Building a Productive, Competitive and Resilient Nation". With this theme, the Government of Malawi undertakes to support Malawi's development into a productive nation competing on the global stage while ensuring that the nation builds systems that deal with natural shocks and disasters.
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This guide provides a systematic, practical approach to support primary care and other healthcare professionals to improve the care of peopel over ...the age of 18 years with difficult to manage asthma.
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National Deworming Day – ASHA information Handout
An Indicator-based Approach - This manual presents an indicator-based approach for rapidly ... class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">assessing pharmaceutical management systems and programs. The manual contains a set of 46 indicators of performance, grouped under eight topics of pharmaceutical management, with each topic being covered by a subset of indicators. Thirty-four of the indicators are quantitative, that is, expressed as numbers. Twelve are qualitative, in that they describe the presence or absence of a policy or management system, and in some cases, the degree of implementation.
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Update September 2021. Safe management of health care waste practices play an essential role in protecting human health during all disease outbreaks, including during Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbr...eaks. This question and answer document provides practical, evidence-based recommendations on minimum requirements and best practices for health care waste management in facilities and communities. It was originally developed in 2014 during the West Africa Ebola Outbreak and has been updated in 2021 to reflect lessons learned and new operational research data, including on the use of low-cost treatment technologies . The key recommendations on health care waste remain the same.
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This paper examines how diaspora and local organisations have responded to the crisis in Syria, how they evolved and the challenges that they face - a...an>nd how international aid organisations and disapora and local groups can better work together in a new aid model.
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Updated September 2021.
Provision of water and sanitation and good hygiene practices play an essential role in protecting human health during ...an class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">all disease outbreaks, including during Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks. This question and answer document provides practical, evidence-based recommendations on minimum requirements and best practices for water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH). It was originally developed in 2014 during the West Africa Ebola Outbreak and has been updated in 2021 to reflect lessons learned and new operational research data. The key recommendations on WASH remain the same.
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This guidance provides an overview of interventions to improve early diagnosis of TB and treatment completion in these populations, as well ...lass="attribute-to-highlight medbox">as factors to consider when developing programmes for health communication, awareness and education, and programme monitoring and evaluation
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