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National User Guide on the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults at the PHC Level 2021

Health Department: Republic of South Africa (2021) CC

Hypertension is referred to as a “silent killer”. Most people with hypertension are unaware of their condition as in most cases, they experience no warning signs or symptoms hence they are not identified or treated. Hypertention is associated with a number of conditions, disability, and causes o ... more

Frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease. Updated 14 July 2015

World Health Organization (2015)

Draft WHO list of Personal Protective Equipment for Infection and Prevention Control with Focus on Ebola - CLEANING, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND, SAFE AND DIGNIFIED BURIALS

World Health Organization (2014)

From coast to coast: Africa unites to tackle threat of polio

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2017) C_WHO

Role of primary care in the COVID-19 response

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Primary care can play a significant role in the COVID-19 response by differentiating patients with respiratory symptoms from those with COVID-19, making an early diagnosis, helping vulnerable people cope with their anxiety about the virus, and reducing the demand for hospital services. This document ... more

Home Care Guidance Update

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

22 March 2021

Training of midwives in advanced obstetrics in Liberia

Obed Dolo, Alice Clack, Hannah Gibson, et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

African vaccination week (AVW) 2018 Toolkit

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) (2018) C1

you can find branded materials including immunization backgrounders, posters, social media posts and more to amplify your existing activities and facilitate any communications for the week. Please feel free to tailor and adapt materials to meet specific country

Pneumonia kit 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

For 100 cases among which 60 cases of children ≥ 5 years old and 40 cases of children < 5 years old and adults. The new Pneumonia kit 2020 is specially designed to provide sufficient child-size antibiotics to treat pneumonia, targeting children under 5 years of age. It aims to provide life-saving treatment based on the WHO protocols WHO treatment guidance Pneumonia should be treated with antibiotics. The antibiotic of choice is amoxicillin dispersible tablets. Most cases of pneumonia require oral antibiotics, which are often prescribed at a ... more

Guide to Operational Research in Programs Supported by The GLOBAL FUND

World Health Organization; The Global Fund (2009)

G20 Shared Understanding on the Importance of UHC Financing in Developing Countries: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

G20 Health and Finance Ministers G20 (2019) CC

As a deliverable of the G20 Health and Finance Ministers' Meeting on June 28, 2019, ministers confirmed their commitment to this "G20 Shared Understanding."

Reaching Every District (RED)

World Health Organization ( WHO), Regional Oﬃce for Africa (2017) C_WHO

A guide to increasing coverage and equity in all communities in the African Region
Expanded Programs on Immunization (EPI) is responsible for vaccines and vaccination to control, eliminate and eradicate vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Having strong immunization systems to deliver vaccines ... more

Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) - A manual for primary care physicans - Trainee´s handbook

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The manual has been designed in a comprehensive manner, the aim being to provide a holistic approach to the short-term development of human resources, with a focus on primary care physicians. This is a reference manual meant for primary care physicians who will provide care to older people in primar ... more

AMR-SORT IT 2021 annual report

World Health Organization WHO; Special Programme for TDR (2022) C_WHO

During the first two years of the project (2019–2020), through a ‘One Health’ approach, comprehensive engagement was established with AMR coordinating committees, WHO regional and country offices and SORT IT partners in Asia, Africa, Europe an ... more

WHO/Europe and ECDC Monkeypox Surveillance Bulletin
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe; European Center for Disease Control ECDC (2022) C_WHO

Here you can find the latest reports

Clinic Supervisor Manual

Management Sciences for Health; USAID (2006) C1

This Clinic Supervisor’s Manual is helpful for focusing managers on the key elements of integrated primary health care as they simultaneously integrate new interventions for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. This tool contains 12 sections. Sect ... more

Policy brief on tuberculosis-associated disability

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

People affected by impairments and disabilities associated with TB are even more likely to belong to marginalized segments of society and are more likely to have their human rights unprotected. The challenges faced by people affected by TB include the consequences of impairment and disability associ ... more

Prise en charge clinique des cas de fièvre hémorragique virale
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World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa; (2016) C_WHO

Guide de poche pour l’agent de santé en première ligne Ce guide s’intéresse plus particulièrement à certaines fièvres hémorragiques virales (FHV) Ebola, Marburg, FHCC, fièvre de Lassa [et Lujo] – qui surviennent en Afrique et risquent de donner lieu à une transmission interhumaine. I ... more

Personal Protective Equipment in the Context of Filovirus Disease Outbreak Response
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World Health Organization (2014)

Rapid advice guideline