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Procédures Opérationnelles Standard Pour la Surveillance Renforcée de la Méningite en Afrique

Organisation de la Santé Mondiale, Bureau Regional de l'Afrique (2009)
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Hand Hygiene Observation Form

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO
Evaluation of hand hygiene practices and related perception and knowledge at a health-care facility is one vital element of the strategy to improve hand hygiene. Continuous monitoring is very helpful in measuring the changes induced by implementation and to ensure that the interventions have been ef... more
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How to Hand wash
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World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO
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A Guide to the Implementation of the WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO
The steps are presented in a user-friendly guidebook, designed to be a working resource for implementers and leads in infection control, safety, and quality.
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WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO
First Global Patient Safety Challenge Clean Care is Safer Care The WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care provide health-care workers (HCWs), hospital administrators and health authorities with a thorough review of evidence on hand hygiene in health care and specific recommendations to impro... more
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Zimbabwe Cholera Control Guidelines
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Ministry of Health and Child Welfare ; World Health Organisation Zimbabwe (2009) C_WHO
3rd edition
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District Preparedness & Response Plan Summary: Guidance and Template

Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative (2009)
This guidance aims to assist leaders in the development or revision of humanitarian-sector contributions to district-level pandemic preparedness and response planning. It is directly linked to H2P guidance for national-level planning.
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Make hospitals safe in emergencies

World Health Organization (2009)
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Protocole pour la surveillance sentinelle nationale de la grippe

Organisation de la Santé Mondiale, Bureau Regional de l'Afrique (2008)
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Hospital Safe from Disasters

ISDR; World Health Organization WHO; The World Bank United Nations (2008)
Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives
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Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Sierra Leone

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION (2008) C1
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Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Quick Guide

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008) C_CDC
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Global Assessment of National Health Sector Emergency Preparedness and Response

World Health Organization (2008)
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World Health Organization Outbreak Communication Planning Guide

World Health Organization (2008) CC
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International Health Regulations (2005)

World Health Organization (2008) C_WHO
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Biologische Gefahren II: Pest

I. Friesecke, W. Biederbick,G. Boecken, et al. BBK; RKI (2007) C1
Beitrag aus dem Handbuch "Biologische Gefahren II - Entscheidungshilfen zu medizinisch angemessenen Vorgehensweisen in einer B-Gefahrenlage". Das Kompendium setzt sich mit der medizinischen Versorgung von Personen auseinander, die biowaffenfähigen Erregern vermutlich oder gesichert ausgesetzt war... more
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Infection prevention and control of epidemic- and pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases in health care - WHO interim guidelines

World Health Organization WHO (2007) C_WHO
These guidelines provide recommendations for the non-pharmacological aspects of infection prevention and control for acute respiratory diseases (ARD) in health care. Administrative and infection controls, including early detection, isolation and reporting, and establishment of infection control infr... more