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Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2022) CC

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Georgetown University, and the United Nations University have today launched new guidelines to provide the first-ever global policy framework that will help protect, include, and empower children on the ... more

COVID-19 Resources for the Public
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Knowledge Translation Unit; Western Cape South Africa (2021) CC

Posters & Infographics on different topics, i.e: vaccination, people with high risk of severe Covid-19, for families, work, school, hand hygiene, care at home, public transport

High risk and rapid appearance of multidrug resistance during tuberculosis treatment in Moldova

H. E. Jenkins, V. Crudu, V. Soltan, et al. National Institute of Health (2014) C2

Eur Respir J. 2014 April ; 43(4): 1132–1141. doi:10.1183/09031936.00203613.

Street-based adolescents at high risk of HIV in Ukraine

J. R. Busza; O. M. Balakireva; A. Teltschik; et al. J Epidemiol Community Health; Research Gate (2011) C2

J Epidemiol Community Health 2011;65:1166e1170. doi:10.1136/jech.2009.097469

Considerations and Principles for Shielding People at High Risk of Severe Outcomes from COVID-19

Social Science in Humanitarian Action (2020) CC

This brief considers the rationale for shielding individuals at high risk of severe disease or death from COVID-19 in low- and middleincome countries. It provides an overview of proposed approaches ... more

Tuberculosis among populations at high risk and people in vulnerable situations. Policy brief

World Health Organization WHO (2025) CC

This policy brief presents a summary of current evidence on vulnerability to TB and proposes interventions for equitable, person-centred, and human rights-based TB prevention and care. It aligns with WHO policies and guidance on TB prevention and screening, management of TB and comorbidities, access ... more

Differentiated Care for Adults at High Risk of HIV Disease Progression: A Call to Action

ICAP (2017) C1

The evidence base for differentiated care for stable patients has grown in recent years. There has been less attention, however, to developing differentiated models of care for patients with advanced or unstable HIV disease. Current clinical guidelines and policies regarding optimal packages of care ... more

Contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV

World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

Guidance statement Recommendations on contraceptive methods used by women at high risk of HIV

Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV

World Health Organization WHO (2017)

Socioeconomic status and risk of cardiovascular disease in 20 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study

Rosengren, A.; Smyth, A.; Rangarajan, S. et al. The Lancet Global Health (2019) CC

Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease incidence and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear whether the associations between cardiovascular disease and common measures of socioec ... more

Guidance for the prevention of COVID-19 infections among high-risk individuals in camps and camp-like settings

Caroline Favas London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2020) C2

This document provides guidance on the implementation of the shielding approach in camps and camp-like settings for refugees and internally displaced persons. It is intended for the displaced community itself, humanitarian actors and camp coordination / management authorit ... more

Guidance for the prevention of COVID-19 infections among high-risk individuals in urban settings

Caroline Favas London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2020) C2

This document provides guidance on the implementation of the shielding approach in urban areas in LICs and crisis-affected regions. It is intended for the community itself, national and local governance institutions, and humanitarian and development actors operating in the country.

Preventive chemotherapy to control soil-transmitted helminth infections in at-risk population groups
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A. Montresor World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

Treating children infected with intestinal worms is one of the simplest and most cost–effective ways to improve their health. The recommendations are intended for a wide audience, including policy-makers and their expert advisers as well as technical and programme staff at government institution ... more

Guidance on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for serodiscordant couples, men and transgender women who have sex with men at high risk of HIV: recommendations for use in the context of demonstratio

World Health Organization (2012)

COVID-19 emergency response: Risk communication and community engagement in the Americas
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) CC

Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted operations and required a different approach to communication with communities. UNHCR communication channels have been rapidly enhanced and enlarged to ensure the continued provision of vital health and protection information.

Stunting as a Risk Factor of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Children: A Literature Review

Fauziah, N.; Ar-Rizqi, M.A.; Hana, S. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases (2022) CC

As a high-burden neglected tropical disease, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain a major problem in the world, especially among children under five years of age. Since young children are at h ... more

Introduction to HIV, AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection Surveillance - Surveillance of Most-At-Risk Populations (MARPS)

United States Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS-CDC); Global AIDS Program (GAP); et al. United States Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS-CDC); Global AIDS Program (GAP); et al. (2012) C2

Participant Manual September 2012 Surveillance of Populations at High Risk for HIV Transmission

Iron Status of Burkinabé Adolescent Girls Predicts Malaria Risk in the Following Rainy Season

Brabin, L.; S. Gies; S. A. Roberts et al. MDPI (2020) CC

High levels of storage iron may increase malaria susceptibility. This risk has not been investigated in semi-immune adolescents. We investigated whether baseline iron status of nonpregnant adolescen ... more

Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level survey data

Peiris, D.; Ghosh, A.; Manne-Goehler, J. et al. PLoS Medicine (2021) CC

Global cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden is high and rising, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Focussing on 45 LMICs, we aimed to determine (1) the adult population’s median 10-year predicted CVD ... more