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Perspectives and Practice of Hiv Disclosure to Children and Adolescents by Health-Care Providers and Caregivers in sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

O. Aderomilehin; A. Hanciles-Amu; O. O. Ozoya Frontiers in Public Health (2016) CC

Review published: 12 August 2016 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00166 Frontiers in Public Health | www.frontiersin.org 1 August 2016 | Volume 4 | Article 166

“We Have to Be Worried”. The Impact of Lead Contamination on Children’s Rights in Kabwe, Zambia

Human Rights Watch (2019) C1

Children in Kabwe are especially at risk because they are more likely to ingest lead dust when playing in the soil, their brains and bodies are still developing, and they absorb four to five times as much lead as adults. The consequences for children who are exposed to high levels of lead and are no... more

HIV and young people who sell sex

UNAIDS, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime); World Health Organization; MSMGF; et al. (2015) C_WHO

Technical Brief

The Responsibility of the Security Council in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: HIV/AIDS and International Peacekeeping Operations

UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIVAIDS) (2011) C2

UNAIDS and DPKO non paper | 2011

Ineffective Healthcare Technology Management in Benin’s Public Health Sector: The Perceptions of Key Actors and Their Ability to Address the Main Problems

P. Thierry Houngbo, Tjard De Cock Buning, Joske Bunders, Harry L. S. Coleman, Daton Medenou, Laurent Dakpanon†, Marjolein Zweekhorst International Journal of Health Policy and Management IJHPM (2017) C2

Int J Health Policy Manag 2017, 6(10), 587–600 Low-income countries face many contextual challenges to manage healthcare technologies effectively, as the majority are imported and resources are constrained to a greater extent. Previous healthcare technology management (HTM) policies in Benin ha... more

Networking and coalition building for health advocacy - Advancing country ownership

K. West Slevin; C. Green USAID; PEPFAR; Health Policy Project (2013) C2

April 2013 Policy Brief

Guidelines for the management of pregnant and breastfeeding women in the context of Ebola virus disease
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1

To save the lives of mothers and their babies, mitigate complications, and limit the spread of disease, it is critical that recommendations are made on the prevention, treatment, and surveillance of women who are exposed to EVD, acquire EVD during pregnancy or breastfeeding, or survive EVD with ongo... more

Rumour has it: a practice guide to working with rumours
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Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) (2017) C1

The CDAC Network commissioned a practice guide to draw both on their experiences and many others’ in order to document approaches, practices and tools to working with rumors. It is aimed primarily at humanitarian programme managers and field staff to provide them with practical tips on how to work... more

South African Health Review 2019. Chapters at the glance
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Sanders, S. Health System Trust HST (2020) C1

22nd edition Each of the 20 chapters deals with aspects of the UHC journey, dedicated towards an equitable and inclusive national health system that leaves no-one behind. While some authors describe the fundamental changes and practical considerations required to reconfigure the country's health sy... more

South African Health Review 2019
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Sanders, S. Health System Trust HST (2020) C1

22nd edition The purpose of the SAHR has always been to analyse and assess progress and challenges in key areas of the health system, and to propose recommendations for improvement. We are pleased to continue this tradition in the 2019 edition, which presents a unique collection of perspectives on ... more

Service Delivery - Chapter 6

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO

Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection Accessed: 26.02.2020

The Current State of CHW Training Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Need to Do

C. Redick; H. S. Faich Dini; L.-A. Long One Million Community Worker Campaign; mPowering Frontline Health Workers (2014) C2

July 2014 This report was made possible through support provided by the One Million Community Health Workers Campaign, mPowering Frontline Health Workers, Intel, and USAID. This report was authored by Cindil Redick for mPowering Frontline Health Workers under the terms of Contract No. GHS-A-00-08... more

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers - Trainer Manual (Introduction Section 1-3)

T. Colton; V. Allread; E. Abrams; et al. ICAP Columbia University (Mailman School of Public Health) (2012) C2

Trainer Manual Introduction (Section 1-3)

SARS-CoV-2 Steckbrief zur Coronavirus-Krankheit-2019 (COVID-19)

Robert-Koch-Institut RKI (2020) C1

Stand 2.10.2020

Children Feces Disposal in Burkina Faso

WSP - Water and Sanitation Program Unicef, World Bank Group (2015) C2

Safe disposal of children’s feces is as essential as the safe disposal of adults’ feces. Th is brief provides an overview of the available data on child feces disposal in Burkina Faso and concludes with ideas to strengthen safe disposal practices, based on emerging good practice. Th e Joint Mon... more

European AIDS Clinical Society - Second meeting on Standards of Care, Brussels, 16-17 November 2016 Report

The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS); Facts Standard of Care for HIV and Coinfections in Europe The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS); Facts Standard of Care for HIV and Coinfections in Europe (2020) C2

Accessed: 11.03.2020

Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities: in Resource-Limited Settings

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a significant burden globally, with millions of patients affected each year. These infections affect both high- and limited-resource healthcare settings, but in limited-resource settings, rates are approximately twice as high as high-resource settings (15 o... more

Infection Prevention: A reference booklet forhealth care providers

EngenderHealth (2011) C2

Infectious diseases are constantly in transition. New diseases develop, known dis-eases become widespread or reemerge, and occasionally a disease is eradicated.Infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and cholera are significant causes ofillness and death in many parts of the world. Health car... more

Essential medicines access survey in public hospitals of Burkina Faso

Saouadogo H., M. Compaore African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (2010) C2

During this work, a survey on essential medicines availability was conducted. This article was first written on this subject for sharing the poor financial availability of the essential medicines in the hospital and secondly, a call for an action to be taken in improving hospital pharmacies developm... more