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COVID-19 Emergency Response: WASH and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in Health care facilities (HCF)

reliefweb (2020) C2

According to WHO, infection prevention and control (IPC) is a scientific approach and practical solution designed to prevent harm caused by infection to patients and health workers. It is grounded in infectious diseases, epidemiology, social science ... more

Information Note: Disability and Inclusion in MHPSS - IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (January 2024)

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2024) C1

This document contains guidance for strengthening the disability inclusiveness of MHPSS responses and programmes in emergency settings. It is intended to supplement the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings ... more

Using Opioids to Manage Pain: A Pocket Guide for Health Professionals in Africa

African Palliative Care Association APCA (2010) C2

In this guide, the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) has put together evidence‑based information on the use of specific opioids commonly used in the management of moderate‑to‑severe pain to manage both cancer and non‑cancer pain. APCA hopes that this guide will be a useful tool i ... more

Guidelines for COVID-19 testing and quarantine of air travellers - Addendum to the Aviation Health Safety Protocol

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) CC

This joint ECDC-European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) document aims to support Member States in determining a coordinated approach to reduce the risks related to the movement of people by air within and between the EU/EEA countries and the UK in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting th ... more

National Strategy for Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), WASH in Schools and WASH in Health Facilities 2016 - 2030

Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2016) C1

The purpose of this Strategy is to set out the way to meet the needs of the rural populations for improved domestic water supply services, access to and use of improved sanitation with elimination of open defecation, and improved hygiene behaviour by the Year 2030. It also addresses water, sanitatio ... more

Key Considerations for Introducing New HIV Point-of-Care Diagnostic Technologies in National Health Systems

United National Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2018) C_UNICEF

This document describes the key areas that national governments should consider for the introduction and scale-up of point-of-care (POC) diagnostics within national programmes, as new innovative POC technologies are being introduced into the market. The next steps taken to include these new innovati ... more

Young people and the law in Asia and the Pacific: a review of laws and policies affecting young people's access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV services

UNESCO Office Bangkok and Regional Bureau for Education in Asia and the Pacific United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Education; UNFPA; UNAIDS; UNDP; Youth Lead (2013) C2

It’s better together! European perspective on benefits and challenges associated with cross-border health communication campaigns

Rodrigues R., S. Ilinca, K. Schulmann PLOS ONE (2018) C1

PLOSONE| https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204882October17,2018

Holding the line: communities as first responders to COVID-19 and emerging health threats

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

J12. Wellbeing: identification and prevention of burnout, depression and suicide among child mental health clinicians

Frances Javier, Julie Chilton & Andrés Martin IACAPAP (2015) C1

The impact of Covid-19 on HIV, TB and Malaria Services and Systems for Health: a Snapshot from 502 health facilities across Africa and Asia

The Global Fund (2021) CC

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world beyond imagination. To date, it has infected more than 135 million people, killed over 2.9 million people, and is projected to plunge up to 115 million people into extreme poverty.1 As countries have gone into lockdown, gender-based violence has incr ... more

Tuberculosis Infection Control in the Era of Expanding HIV Care and Treatment: Addendum to WHO Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-limited Settings

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organisation (2007)

The goal of this addendum is to help management and staff  minimize the risk of TB transmission at facilities in resource limited settings in which a.) HIV-infected persons receive diagnosis, care, treatment,  and/or support, and b.) there is a high prevalence of HIV infection, both known  and ... more

Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: Blended Finance Roadmap for Global Health

Center for Innovation and Impact (CII), USAID (2019) C2

In an environment of stagnant donor funding and increasing private sector investment in low- and middle-income countries, actors in both the public and private sectors are increasingly interested in using blended finance approaches to catalyze new funding for global ... more

CHILDHOOD DISABILITY IN RURAL ZAMBIA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE USE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Hege Johanne Asting Magnussen University of Oslo (2011) C1

The When and the Where of Zika Epidemic Potential in Europe – An Evidence Base for Public Health Preparedness

Paul, R.E. Elsevier (2016) CC

EBioMedicine. 2016 Jun 16. pii: S2352-3964(16)30276-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.06.020. Open Access

NCD Alliance Advocacy Priorities - For the 2023 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage

NCD Alliance NCD Alliance (2023) CC2

The document is a policy brief by the NCD Alliance for the 2023 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It highlights the importance of integrating non-communicable diseases (NCDs) into UHC efforts, with the goal of ens ... more

A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens includin

Dheda, K.; et al. (2022) CC

Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med 2021;27(4):Published online 22 October 2021. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173

#WhatWomenWant: a transformative framework for women, girls and gender equality in the context of HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights

UNAIDS (2017) C1

This report brings attention to achieving gender equality in the context of women, girls, and the HIV response. This six-month consultation in 2016 with adolescent women and young girls found that #WhatWomenWant is: collaboration and joint action by all to invest in women's HIV and Sexual and Reprod ... more

Kenya: a pilot study to evaluate the experiences of TB patients when accessing TB services in health facilities in Kisumu county

KELIN, Stop TB Initiative (2015) C1

Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (ACACIA): protocol of an observational study of children’s lung health in six sub-Saharan African countries

Mosler, G.; Oyenuga, V.; Addo-Yobo, E. et al. BMJ Open (2020) CC

Little is known about asthma control in the rising number of African children who suffer from this condition. The Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (ACACIA) study is an observational study collecting evidence about paediatric asthma in urban areas of Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Afr ... more