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World Health Organization (WHO) - Voluntary contributions by fund and by contributor, 2018

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2019) CC

The present information document supplements the WHO audited financial statements for 2018. It contains information on WHO's voluntary contributions by fund and by contributor in the year 2018.

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A household-based community health worker programme for non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, HIV and maternal health: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial in Neno Distr

Wroe, E.B.; Nhlema, B.; Dunbar, E.L. et al. BMJ Global Health (2021) CC

Background: Community health worker (CHW) programmes are a valuable component of primary care in resource-poor settings. The evidence supporting their effectiveness generally shows improvements in disease-specific outcomes relative to the absence of a CHW programme. In this study, we evaluated expan... more

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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

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COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR THE GENDER, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND SPORTS SECTOR WORKING GROUP 2013-2017

Ministry of Health, Malawi (2015)

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Cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the twenty-first century: Gaps and priorities going forward

Minja, N.W.; Nakagaayi, D.; Aliku, T. et al. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2022) CC

In 2015, the United Nations set important targets to reduce premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths by 33% by 2030. Africa disproportionately bears the brunt of CVD burden and has one of the highest risks of dying from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. There is currently an epide...miological transition on the continent, where NCDs is projected to outpace communicable diseases within the current decade. Unchecked increases in CVD risk factors have contributed to the growing burden of three major CVDs—hypertension, cardiomyopathies, and atherosclerotic diseasesleading to devastating rates of stroke and heart failure. The highest age standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to hypertensive heart disease (HHD) were recorded in Africa. The contributory causes of heart failure are changing—whilst HHD and cardiomyopathies still dominate, ischemic heart disease is rapidly becoming a significant contributor, whilst rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has shown a gradual decline. In a continent where health systems are traditionally geared toward addressing communicable diseases, several gaps exist to adequately meet the growing demand imposed by CVDs. Among these, high-quality research to inform interventions, underfunded health systems with high out-of-pocket costs, limited accessibility and affordability of essential medicines, CVD preventive services, and skill shortages. Overall, the African continent progress toward a third reduction in premature mortality come 2030 is lagging behind. More can be done in the arena of effective policy implementation for risk factor reduction and CVD prevention, increasing health financing and focusing on strengthening primary health care services for prevention and treatment of CVDs, whilst ensuring availability and affordability of quality medicines. Further, investing in systematic country data collection and research outputs will improve the accuracy of the burden of disease data and inform policy adoption on interventions. This review summarizes the current CVD burden, important gaps in cardiovascular medicine in Africa, and further highlights priority areas where efforts could be intensified in the next decade with potential to improve the current rate of progress toward achieving a 33% reduction in CVD mortality. more

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Global mortality of snakebite envenoming between 1990 and 2019

Nature Communications (2022) CC

Snakebite envenoming affects millions of people worldwide annually and is a significant source of mortality. Preventing and treating the problem is complex and requires collaboration among the fields of public health, medicine, ecology, and laboratory science. After being removed from the category A... more

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Pocketbook for management of Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence in under-resourced Countries

Ogle, G.; Middlehurst, A.; Silink, M.; Hanas, R. International Diabetes Federation (2017) CC2

The document "Pocketbook for Management of Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence in Under-Resourced Countries" (2nd Edition) provides practical guidelines for managing diabetes in children and adolescents, particularly in resource-limited settings. It covers key topics like diagnosing and treating d... more

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Post COVID-19 Fatigue, Post/Long COVID-19 Syndromes and Post-COVID ME/CFS

Shephard, C. (2020) CC

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The Inequality Virus: Bringing together a world torn apart by coronavirus through a fair, just and sustainable economy

Oxfam (2021) C1

Oxfam’s report found that Covid-19 has the potential to increase economic inequality in almost every country at once, the first time this has happened since records began over a century ago. It sets out how a rigged economy is enabling a super-rich elite to amass wealth in the middle of the worst ... more

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Broader health impacts of vertical responses to COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries

Tabitha Hrynick, T.; S. Ripoll and S. Carter Social Science in Humanitarian Action (2021) C1

This paper reviews the effects of vertical responses to COVID-19 on health systems, services, and people’s access to and use of them in LMICs, where historic and ongoing under-investments heighten vulnerability to a multiplicity of health threats. We use the term ‘vertical response’ to describ... more

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Protect the promise: 2022 progress report on the every woman every child global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016–2030)

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

This global progress report attempts to lay the groundwork for the kind of accelerated action needed. Section 1 presents key data, trends and developments in women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and well-being. That is followed in Section 2 by a deeper dive into the impact of the COVID-... more

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Strengthening HIV Primary Prevention: Five Thematic Discussion Papers to Inform Country Consultations and the Development of a Global HIV Prevention Roadmap

Joint United Nations Programme on HIVAIDS (UNAIDS) (2017) C1

The five thematic discussion papers in this collection were prepared by members of the Global Prevention Coalition Steering Group and other experts from various institutions and countries. Contributors are listed in alphabetical order. The five papers are meant to inform country consultations and th... more

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Nepal: Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey on Street Involved Children and Youth in Kathmandu Valley, Round I, 2016

Ministry of Health Nepal; National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) (2016) C1

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Evaluation on the Unicef valuation of the UNICEF PMTCT / paediatric HIV care and Treatment programme

Unicef (2017)

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Shifting official development assistance during COVID-19: earmarking, donor concentration and loans

Woskie L., Wenham C. BMJ Global Health (2024) CC

In contrast to bilateral aid, aid disbursed from multilateral institutions increased significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, at a time when a coherent and effective multilateral response is needed most, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a shifting landscape of donor agencies that... more

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Rapid assessment of Ebola impact on reproductive health services and service seeking behaviour in Sierra Leone

Government of Sierra Leone, Department for International Development, UN Population Fund, Irish Aid (2015)

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Building back better: Lessons learned from the response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami in terms of long - term development, disaster risk reduction and resilience building in Aceh , Indonesi

UNICEF Indonesia (2014)

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Drawing light from the pandemic: A new strategy for health and sustainable development

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO

Drawing light from the pandemic: A new strategy for health and sustainable development (2021) Available in English, French, German and Russian

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CH 5: Effective strategies for detecting maltreatment of children and youth within the context of mental health and developmental assessment.

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

(New 2015) Scoping question: Within the context of mental health and developmental assessment of children and youth, what are the effective strategies for detecting maltreatment?

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Living Conditions among People with Activity Limitations in Zambia: A National Representative Study.

Arne H Eide & ME Loeb SINTEF Health Research (2006) C1

This research report provides results from the study on living conditions among people with disabilities in Zambia. Comparisons are made between individuals with and without disabilities and also between households with and without a disabled family member. Results obtained in Zambia are also compar... more