Best practices for communicating with the public during an outbreak
A paper presented at the 10th International Congress on Infectious Disease, Singapore
Trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. It is one of 18 neglected
tropical diseases (NTDs) that affect over one billion of the world’s poorest people.
1 July 2021; Report shows big COVID-19-related HIV prevention programme service disruptions, but highlights that HIV service innovations and adaptations are possible.
A synthesis report on programme disruptions and adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
Guidance on TB and TB/HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care in the workplace
WHO/CDS/CSR/EDC/99.2 Plague Manual
Epidemiology, Distribution, Surveillance and Control
National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Conrol Programme
Ce document présente des recommandations sur les soins cliniques et le dépistage du virus chez les survivants de la maladie à virus Ebola. Il s'adresse principalement aux professionnels de santé qui dispensent des soins primaires aux personnes ayant survécu.
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1. Introduction
2. Planifier le suivi d'un survivant
3. Séquelles courantes de la maladie à virus Ebola et recommandations pour l’évaluation et la prise en charge
4. Considérations pour les populations spéciales
5. Surveillance de l’infection due à la persistance du virus Ebola chez les survivants
6. Considérations sur la prévention et le contrôle de l’infection chez les survivants
7. Considérations relatives à la communication des risques
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An Overview of Current Evidence with Recommendations for Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs to Accelerate Progress in Achieving the Health-related Millennium Development Goals
Primary care - Putting people first: This chapter describes how primary care brings promotion and prevention, cure and care together in a safe, effective and socially productive way at the interface between the population and the health system.
Mass vaccination campaigns to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) are occurring in many countries; estimates of vaccine effectiveness are urgently needed
to support decision making. A countrywide mass vaccination campaign with the
use of an inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome c...oronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
vaccine (CoronaVac) was conducted in Chile starting on February 2, 2021.
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Effective antibiotics are essential for childrens’ survival
Global HIV Strategic Information Working Group
For Populations At Risk For HIV
Annual report on global preparednessfor health emergencies
The next pandemic is not a question of if, but when—and the world is woefully unprepared, according to the first annual report from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board. The WHO and the World Bank convened the independent group after ...the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Global News reports. Within 36 hours, a contagion like the 1918 flu could sweep the globe and take 50 to 80 million lives while wreaking havoc on the global economy, the report warns. And that’s just one possibility.
What would it take to get prepared? An investment of $1-$2 per person per year could create “acceptable” level of preparedness.
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9th Edition
Offering information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research
Prevention, early identification, assessment and intervention in low- and middle-income countries | A Review | CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Curr Opin Pharmacol . 2022 Apr;63:102203.doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2022.102203. Epub 2022 Feb 11.
The COVID-19 pandemic has widespread economic and social effects on Latin America (LA) and the Caribbean (CA). This region, which has a high prevalence of chronic diseases, has been one of the most affected... during the pandemic. Multiple symptoms and comorbidities are related to distinct COVID-19 outcomes. However, there has been no explanation as to why different patients present with different arrays of clinical presentations. Studies report that similar to comorbidities, each country in LA and the CA has its own particular health issues.
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TB policies in 29 Countries
A survey of prevention, testing and treatment policies and practices