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Currently, there are only two manufacturers with HIV POC diagnostic products prequalified by the World Health
Organization (WHO) and eligible for procurement through the United Nations. UNICEF concluded its last tender for
HIV EID and VL POC diagnostic technologies in 2018 and awarded two manufact
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urers long-term arrangements
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International Journal of Integrated Care, 2025; 25(2): 5, 1–12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8920. Community-based intervention support plays a crucial role in enhancing
the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. Community-based intervention
support needs to be integrated into
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a wider social service system. Further research
focusing on the cost of community-based intervention support and successful
programs for mainstreaming community-based intervention into a wider social
system is needed.
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La résistance aux antimicrobiens (RAM) constitue une menace pour la santé mondiale, la sécurité alimentaire et la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) à l'horizon 2030. Il est essentiel de s'attaquer à la RAM pour préserver la capacité des pays à traiter les maladies c
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hez les humains, les animaux et les plantes, réduire les risques pour la sécurité et la salubrité des aliments, protéger l'environnement et faire perdurer les progrès accomplis en vue de la réalisation des ODD. Les enfants et les jeunes d'aujourd'hui seront confrontés aux conséquences de l'inaction face à la RAM et aux risques accrus que pose cette dernière.
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The document “Public Health Surveillance for Cholera – Guidance Document (2024)” provides practical recommendations for countries on how to design, implement, and strengthen cholera surveillance systems. Developed by the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC), it outlines the minimum req
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uirements for detecting, confirming, reporting, and monitoring cholera cases and outbreaks.
The guidance explains the core functions of cholera surveillance, including case detection, laboratory testing (such as RDTs, culture, and PCR), routine data collection, outbreak notification, case and field investigation, data analysis, and performance monitoring. It also describes how surveillance strategies should be adapted depending on whether a country is experiencing no outbreak, clustered transmission, or community transmission.
Overall, the document aims to help countries establish adaptive, fit-for-purpose surveillance systems that enable early outbreak detection, guide timely response measures, and support long-term cholera control and elimination efforts.
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The document Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Technical Guidelines, Booklet Four: Sections 8 and 9 (Third Edition, 2019) provides guidance for strengthening public health surveillance and response systems in the WHO African Region. It focuses on monitoring, supervision, evaluation, and f
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eedback mechanisms to improve the performance and quality of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) systems. The text outlines key surveillance core functions—such as case detection, reporting, data analysis, outbreak investigation, preparedness, response, and feedback—and introduces indicators to measure system effectiveness, including timeliness, completeness, and data quality. Additionally, it discusses the implementation of electronic IDSR (eIDSR) to enhance real-time reporting and outbreak management. Overall, the booklet aims to strengthen early detection, rapid response, and health security capacity across all levels of the health system.
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The Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management
Chan E.Y.Y., Huang Z., Hung K.K.C. et al
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR
(2022)
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An emerging framework for achieving synergies among the Sendai Framework, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement. This paper discusses the potential of the Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) Framework in promoting syne
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rgies in pursing risk- resilient sustainable development pathways via conceptual analysis of the key roles of health and Health-EDRM in the major international risk-resilient and sustainable development agendas of the Sendai Framework, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement. It first analyses the Health-EDRM Framework, which is a comprehensive, systematic, cross-sectoral, and interdisciplinary endeavour of the World Health Organization and its health and non- health partners. The four key international risk-resilient and sustainable development agendas are then analysed in detail to explore how they can be interlinked and synergised under the Health-EDRM Framework.
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The document is a report by an expert group that presents a framework for improving future pandemic preparedness and emergency response, particularly in the context of India but with relevance to global health systems. It analyzes lessons learned from COVID-19 and past epidemics, identifies key weak
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nesses in areas such as governance, surveillance, data management, research, and coordination, and proposes a comprehensive strategy to address them. The report emphasizes the importance of early detection, strong public health infrastructure, coordinated governance, scientific innovation, and international collaboration. A central idea is the ability to respond effectively within the first 100 days of an outbreak by having systems, resources, and policies already in place. Overall, it aims to strengthen resilience and ensure faster, more efficient responses to future health crises.
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The document is a practical handbook developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) that provides guidance on how to design, plan, conduct, and evaluate simulation exercises in public health settings. Its main purpose is to help organisations improve their preparedness an
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d response to communicable disease outbreaks by using structured exercises as a training and evaluation tool. The handbook explains different types of exercises, outlines the steps involved in organising them, and highlights the importance of clear objectives, coordination, and evaluation. Overall, it aims to strengthen emergency preparedness by enabling organisations to identify weaknesses, improve collaboration, and enhance their ability to respond effectively to public health crises.
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O documento apresenta o quadro da Organização Mundial da Saúde para a gestão de riscos de emergências de saúde e desastres (Health EDRM). Explica que comunidades em todo o mundo enfrentam uma ampla variedade de perigos — como surtos de doenças infecciosas, desastres naturais e conflitos —
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e enfatiza a necessidade de uma abordagem abrangente e baseada no risco para reduzir seus impactos. O quadro descreve princípios fundamentais como prevenção, preparação, resposta e recuperação, e destaca a importância de sistemas de saúde fortes, colaboração multissetorial e envolvimento da comunidade. Também apresenta componentes centrais como desenvolvimento de políticas, coordenação, força de trabalho, comunicação e infraestrutura. De modo geral, o texto tem como objetivo ajudar os países a fortalecer a resiliência, reduzir riscos à saúde e melhorar sua capacidade de lidar com emergências de forma eficaz.
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The World report on promoting the health of refugees and migrants: Monitoring progress on the WHO global action plan provides the first global baseline for assessing implementation of the 2019-2030 WHO Global Action Plan on Promoting the Health of Refugees and Migrants (GAP). Building on the 2022 Wo
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rld report on the health of refugees and migrants, it examines how countries are integrating refugee and migrant health into broader public health, migration governance, development, and universal health coverage (UHC) agendas.
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This report presents the performance results of 21 household water treatment (HWT) products evaluated in Rounds III and IV of the WHO International Scheme to Evaluate Household Water Treatment Technologies (the Scheme). Released alongside a consolidated overview of findings from Rounds I–II, it re
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presents the third and final report in a series of laboratory-based evaluations of microbial performance. With these latest evaluations, a total of 51 HWT products have been evaluated under the Scheme. The findings equip procurers with the evidence needed to make informed selection of HWT that supports safer drinking water for all.
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The document presents a strategic framework by the World Health Organization for managing risks related to emergencies and disasters in the health sector. It highlights that such events (such as epidemics, natural disasters, or conflicts) have major impacts on health, healthcare systems, and societa
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l development. The framework proposes a comprehensive and proactive approach based on prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery, while emphasizing the importance of collaboration across different sectors and stakeholders. Its main objective is to reduce health risks, strengthen the resilience of communities and health systems, and improve health security at the global level.
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This guide defines public spaces for children as those that can be easily and freely accessed and enjoyed by all children, either alone or with friends or family, regardless of gender,
ethnicity, sexuality, nationality, social status or physical ability. Whatever their context, these places are saf
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e from physical hazards (such as pollution, waste, traffic, falls or drowning risks); and social risks (such as crime, exclusion, or bullying). Whether they are streets, neighbourhoods, existing public open spaces, or the small, “liminal” spaces, such as stairwells or alleyways from which children carve out a place for themselves
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The GHEC framework is designed to provide guiding principles for standardizing health emergency workforce structures to strengthen the capacity of countries in responding to health emergencies, and to enhance collaboration between countries by better connecting regional and global surge response mec
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hanisms, facilitating information exchange, and improving access to expertise and human response capacity at times of need.
This is the first version of the GHEC framework and is intended to be updated as experience is gained with its implementation and adaptation.
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Preparedness and response to bacterial meningitis outbreaks: toolkit for frontline healthcare workers
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Designed as a suite of job aids on acute bacterial meningitis, this document serves as a resource for frontline healthcare professionals globally, including in settings where the risk of outbreaks and excess mortality is highest. With a primary focus on acute bacterial meningitis in children aged ov
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er 1 month, adolescents and adults, the toolkit provides clinical guidance on the causative pathogens, clinical manifestations, diagnostic investigations, antibiotic therapy, adjunctive treatment, supportive care, post-exposure antibiotic prophylaxis, and infection prevention and control in healthcare settings.
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This report presents a WHO–PREZODE collaboration to develop and validate standardized indicators that assess the risk of zoonotic disease emergence by modeling pathogen circulation in animals and the risk of animal to human zoonotic spillover. The proposed indicators are intended to be actionable,
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i.e., to reflect the impact of the implementation of a prevention strategy along the process of zoonotic pathogen emergence and over time.
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The 2026 appeal seeks nearly US$ 1 billion to respond to 36 emergencies worldwide, including 14 Grade 3 emergencies requiring the highest level of organizational response. These emergencies span sudden-onset and protracted humanitarian crises where health needs are critical.
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