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Ghana’s National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study

Kavita Singh, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Frank Otchere et al. BMC Health Services Research (2015) C1

Ghana is attracting global attention for efforts to provide health insurance to all citizens through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). With the program’s strong emphasis on maternal and child health, an expectation of the program is that members will have increased use of relevant servi ... more

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

ACF-International Manual: 1 + 1 = 3 /How to integrate WASH and MHCP activities for better humanitarian projects

Action contre la Faim France (2013) C2

Integrating WASH and MHCP interventions will always require imagination and creativity to adapt the approach to specific conditions, opportunities and constraints in each context. The book is designed to stimulate reflection and encourage initiative ... more

South Africa - Country Cooperation Strategy 2023 - 2027

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

The South African WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2023–2027 focuses on four key strategic priorities based on the country’s health needs and disease epidemiology, while also considering the need for building resilient health systems for UHC and health security ... more

Third round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summary of the results
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Round 3: Key informant findings from 129 countries, territories and areas - Quarter 4 2021 Countries reported disruptions in all health-care settings. In more than half of countries surveyed, many ... more

Mozambique: Tropical Cyclone Idai - Emergency Appeal n° MDRMZ014

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019) C1

The disaster and Red Cross Red Crescent response to date 9 March 2019: Tropical Cyclone Idai forms over Northern Mozambique Channel. CVM preparedness and early warning actions underway 13 March 2019: IFRC Surge Capacity is deployed to Maputo 14 March 2019: 342,562 Swiss francs allocated from th ... more

WHO Operational package for assessing, monitoring and evaluating country pharmaceutical situations

WHO World Health Organization (2007) C_WHO

Guide for coordinators and data collectors - The WHO Operational Package for Assessing, Monitoring and Evaluating Country Pharmaceutical Situations is intended as a useful tool for researchers, policy-makers, planners and others who need to use standardized measurement tools to gather data and other ... more

A Community Guide to Environmental Health

Conant, J.; Fadem, P. Hesperian (2012) C2

With hundreds of illustrations and clear instructions, A Community Guide to Environmental Health helps health promoters, development workers, environmental activists, and community leaders take charge of their environmental health in villages and ci ... more

A Global Strategy for tuberculosis research and innovation

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The Global Strategy for Tuberculosis Research and Innovation will support the efforts of governments and other stakeholders to accelerate TB research and innovation, and improve equitable access to the benefits of research. Availabl in Arabic, Chin ... more

Infection Control Assessment Tool for Primary Health Care Facilities

SIAPS USAID (2013) C1

Nosocomial or health-facility-acquired infections are a serious issue, representing one of the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality in healthcare systems and consuming many scarce resources, especially ... more

Neglected Disease Research and Development: The Higher Cost of Lower Funding

G-Finder (2023) CC

Each year since 2007, G-FINDER has provided policy-makers, donors, researchers and industry with a comprehensive analysis of global investment into research and development of new products to prevent, diagnose, control or cure neglected diseases in ... more

WHO guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programmes
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

The guideline uses state-of-the-art evidence to identify effective policy options to strengthen community health worker (CHW) programme performance through their proper integration in health systems and communities. Successful delivery of services ... more

National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS and STI 2017 – 2024: “Paving Way for an AIDS Free India”

Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) (2017) C1

The National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS and STIs 2017-2024 spells out the objectives and targets that we have jointly committed to achieve. The plan describes the strategies and activities that will need to be implemented on the ground across India's 36 States and Union Territories with the help of ... more

Women´s Mental Health: An evidence based review

WHO WHO (2000) C_WHO

This document adopts a health determinants framework for examining the evidence related to women’s poor mental health. From this perspective, public policy including economic policy, socio-cultural and environmental factors, community and social support, stressors and life events, personal behavio ... more

Guidelines for Workplace TB Control Activities

Benjamin O Alli [et al.] World Health Organisation, International Labour Organization (2003) C_WHO

This World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) joint guidelines production aims at harnessing the contribution of employers and workers towards the control of TB. It covers all the practical steps involved in es ... more

Therapeutics for Ebola virus disease
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The WHO Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Clinical management: living guidance contains the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with EVD. Providing guidance that is comprehensive and holistic for the optimal care of patients with EVD throughout their il ... more

ACT-A - Urgent Priorities & Financing Requirements at 10 November 2020

World Health Organization (WHO), The Global Fund, Gavi et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) CC

Six months after its launch on 24 April, the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator has already delivered concrete results in speeding up the development of new therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines. Now mid-way through the scale-up phase, the ... more

Pakistan AIDS Strategy III 2015-2020

Ministry of Health, Pakistan (2015) C1

The purpose of the PAS III is to guide Pakistan’s overall national response for HIV and AIDS through 2020, through focused interventions with set targets, costs, roles and responsibilities. The successful implementation of PAS III involves multiple stakeholders to achieve priority outcomes outline ... more

Use of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detection rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 self-testing

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

9 March 2022, Timely and accurate diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 is an essential part of a comprehensive COVID-19 response strategy. Ag-RDTs can be performed by individuals in which they collect their own specimen, perform a simple rapid test and ... more