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Mental Health. Fact sheet on sustainable development goals: health target

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a systematic review

Tilahun Tadesse, B., E. A. Ashley, S. Ongarello et al. BMC Infectious Diseases (2017) C2

Internationally, there is a growing concern over antimicro-bial resistance (AMR) which is currently estimated to ac-count for more than 700,000 deaths per year worldwide. If no appropriate measures are taken to halt its pro-gress, AMR will cost approximately 10 million lives andabout US$100 trillion ... more

Frequently Asked Questions on Chikungunya Fever

World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (2013) CC

Information on Chikungunya Fever

Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021 (Burmese Version)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1

The National Health Plan (NHP) aims to strengthen the country’s health system and pave the way towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC),choosing a path that is explicitly pro-poor. The main goal of NHP 2017-2021 is to extend access to a Basic Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to the entir ... more

Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline development in South Africa: Reflections from guideline experts

McCaula, M.; T. Younga and M. Clarke (2021) CC

African Journal of Emergency Medicine Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 132-139

Intergrating Microfinace and Community Health Interventions: A Narrative Review of Evidences from India

Sheila Leatherman, Somen Saha, Marcia Metcalfe, Dileep Mavalankar (2014)

Refugees Welcome Survey 2016: Views of Citizens Across 27 Countries

Caroline Holme and Marie Prudhomme Topline Report from GlobeScan (2016) CC

The vast majority of people (80%) would welcome refugees with open arms, with many even prepared to take them into their own homes, according to a global survey commissioned by Amnesty International

EASO Special Report: Asylum Trends and COVID-19, Issue 2 (11 June 2020)

European Asylum Support Office (2020) CC

Only 8,730 asylum applications were registered in the EU+ in April, the lowest since at least 2008, and a massive 87% decrease from pre-COVID-19 levels in January and February. The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has released a special report which shows that the COVID-19 related travel restr ... more

Financing HIV Programming: How Much Should Low And Middle-Income Countries and their Donors Pay?

Galarraga, O.; V. J. Wirtz; Y. Santa-Ana-Tellez et al. PLOS One (2013) C1

Global HIV control funding falls short of need. To maximize health outcomes, it is critical that national governments sustain reasonable commitments, and that international donor assistance be distributed according to country needs and funding gaps. We develop a country classification framework in t ... more

Situation Analysis and Recommendations: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Kenya

Kenya Medical Research Institute (2011) C2

In Kenya, the bacterial infections that contribute most to human disease are often those in which re-‐sistance is most evident. Examples are multidrug-‐resistant enteric bacterial pathogens such as typhoid, ... more

2020 Global AIDS Update ⁠— Seizing the moment ⁠— Tackling entrenched inequalities to end epidemics. Executive summary

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

The UNAIDS 2020 global report is a call to action. It highlights the scale of the HIV epidemic and how it runs along the fault lines of inequalities.

J9. History of childhood

Peter N. Stearns IACAPAP (2015) C1

Advice on the use of masks for children in the community in the context of COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

21 August 2020 This guidance provides specific considerations for the use of non-medical masks, also known as fabric masks, by children 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.

Children in disasters - games and guidelines to engage youth in risk reduction

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), South East Asia Regional Office (2010) C1

This guideline consists of two main parts:
i.) Guidelines for Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies on how to start up and engage with other stakeholders in country in rolling out disaster risk reduction (DRR) education and awareness activities for children - not only in school, but also ... more

Consensus & Evidence-Based INOSA GUIDELINES (INdian initiative on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Guidelines)

Department of Health Research Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (2014) C1

Guidelines on obstructive sleep apnea in India.

Mass incarceration can explain population increases in TB and multidrug-resistant TB in European and central Asian countries
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D. Stuckler, S. Basu, M. McKee, et al. B. H. Singer (Princeton University); National Academy of Sciences of the USA (2008) C2

13280–13285 / PNAS / September 9, 2008 / vol. 105 / no. 36

CBM Inclusive Project Cycle Management Trainers’ Manual: Stage 2 / Quiz

Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2012)

Inclusive Project Cycle Management

Holding gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO policy brief, 2 August 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C1

3 August 2021- Gatherings are events characterized by the concentration of people at a specific location for a specific purpose over a set period of time. The aim of this policy brief is to present WHO’s position on, and guidance in relation to, holding gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. It ... more