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WCO Syria Bi-Weekly Situation Report
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World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2021) C_WHO

Live life: an implementation guide for suicide prevention in countries
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

More than 700 000 people lose their life to suicide every year. The world is not on track to reach the 2030 suicide reduction targets. WHO advocates for countries to take action to prevent suicide, ideally through a comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy. Governments and communities can ... more

Operating Department Practice - Clinical Pocket Reference - for nurses, students and other healthcare professionals

Clinical Pocket Reference (2020) CC

Operating Department Practice - Clinical Pocket Reference - for nurses, students and other healthcare professionals - third edition, supplemantary material Available from www.clinicalpocketreference.com ISBN: 978 1 908725 10 3

Surgical care systems strengthening: developing national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plans

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Tuberculosis prevention and care among refugees and other populations in humanitarian settings: an interagency field guide
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World Health Organization WHO, CDC, UNHCR (2022) C_WHO

Arrangements for Preparedness for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, WHO; OCHA; ET al. (2007) C_WHO

IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 9 Presentation Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)

COVAX: Structure and Principles

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

This document outlines the working structure and guiding principles for collaboration of COVAX, the Vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A). The working structure of COVAX continues to adapt to emerging needs and the changing trajectory of the pandemic. Some components of ... more

Enquêtes par sites sentinelles sur la résistance acquise du VIH au dolutégravir chez les personnes sous traitement antirétroviral incluant ce médicament

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Avec l’essor des traitements antirétroviraux (TAR) à base de dolutégravir (DTG) pour soigner les personnes vivant avec le VIH dans le monde, il est important d’estimer la vitesse à laquelle la résistance acquise au DTG apparaît dans les populations sous TAR. Bien que la résistance au DT ... more

Human Rights based research into COVID-19 related violations with focus on persons with disabilities

Malawi Human Rights Commission (2021) CC

The goal of the study was to assess the feasibility of the COVID-19 measures and their resultant impact on Persons with Disabilities in Malawi. Specifically, the study addressed the following objectives: a) To evaluate Government’s response to COVID-19 following the adoption of the new measures ... more

Integration of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for the Prevention and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Rationale for Inter-Sectoral Collaboration

Freeman, M.C.; Ogden, S.; Jacobson, J. et al PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2013) C2

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002439 South Sudan has a high burden – among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa – of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This adversely affects the health and social and economic well-being of people in the country. The prevention, control and eventual elim ... more

Assessing development assistance for child survival between 2000 and 2014: A multisectoral perspective

Lu, C.; A. Chu, Z. Li et al. PLOS One (2017) CC

The majority of Countdown countries did not reach the fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 4) on reducing child mortality, despite the fact that donor funding to the health sector has drastically increased. When tracking aid invested in child survival, previous studies have exclusively focused on ... more

Prevention, Screening and Control of Common Non-Communicable Diseases: Hypertension, Diabetes an Common Cancers (Oral, Breast, Cervix)

National Health Mission (2016) CC

Comprehensive Primary Health Care has an important role in the primary and secondary prevention of several disease conditions, including non-communicable diseases which today contribute to over 60% of the mortality in India. The provision of Comprehensive primary health care reduces morbidity, disab ... more

Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines 2021

Hassanein M., Afandi B. et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (2016) CC2

The document "Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical Guidelines 2021," published by Elsevier, provides updated guidance for managing diabetes during Ramadan fasting. Developed by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the Diabetes and Ramadan (DAR) International Alliance, the guidelines address ke ... more

National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Strategic Plan

Government of Malawi; Ministry of Health Malawi (2024) CC2

Malawi is a landlocked country with a surface area of 118,484 km2. Administratively, the country is divided into three regions, namely the Northern, Central and Southern regions. The country has 28 districts, which are further divided into traditional authorities (TA) ruled by chiefs. The TAs are su ... more

Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2024) CC

Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People ... more