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Guidelines for Maternity Care in South Africa - fourth edition 2016

Maternal Health Committee of the National Department of Health (NDoH) South Africa NDoH South Africa (2016) CC

These guidelines have been prepared by the Sub directorate: Maternal Health for the guidance of health workers (doctors and midwives) providing obstetric, surgical and anaesthetic services for pregnant women in district clinics, health centres and district hospitals. These guidelines are intended fo... more

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Emergency medical care

WHOSEARO (2013) C_WHO

Training Manual for Doctors. Cardiac deaths are highest cause of death in Bangladesh. Trauma, burn, poisoning and snake bite are commonly encountered in the emergency room of a hospital. Road traffic injuries, fire, collapse of a building etc. are sometimes bad to rush of a large number of patients... more

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Care, cleaning and disinfection of respiratory equipment in sterile services department
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This collection of posters are intended for health care workers, biomedical engineers and staff of health facilities in charge of caring, cleaning, decontaminating and sterilizing respiratory medical equipment in hospitals and health facilities. They include checklists to ensure the optimal infectio... more

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LIFE: Neonatal Resuscitation Training (ETAT+ NR). App

Nuffield Department of Medicine (2019) CC

Learn the ETAT+ guidelines on how to resuscitate a newborn baby who is born not breathing in this exciting 3D simulation training app. Navigate around a virtual reality hospital, find the equipment you need and quiz yourself with interactive quizzes, multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and perform simu... more

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WHONET | Community website

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

The microbiology laboratory database software. WHONET is a desktop Windows application for the management and analysis of microbiology laboratory data with a particular focus on antimicrobial resistance surveillance. WHONET, available in 28 languages, supports local, national, regional, and global ... more

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COVID-19: Training slides based on guidelines for case-finding, diagnosis, management and public health response in South Africa

Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis and Outbreak Response National Department of Health, South Africa (2020) C2

Outline • Welcome and objectives • Microbiology, epidemiology and clinical presentation • Surveillance for imported cases including case definitions • Laboratory diagnosis • Infection prevention and hospital readiness • Patient flow and actions required at each step • Co-ord... more

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Antimicrobial Resistance is a big problem

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

The videos introduce AMR, what it is, and how it is spread (hospital-acquired, community-acquired, foods of animal origin, environmentally acquired). The take-home messages are what can be done to reduce the risk of AMR. They were produced through a partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organiza... more

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Mpox Outbreak in Uganda Situation Update - 09 October 2024

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

Uganda confirmed the first cases of mpox on 24 July 2024 following the confirmation of two case-patients from Kasese District, Bwera Hospital by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) through a routine sentinel surveillance system. Cumulatively, 80 confirmed cases of mpox have been registered.

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Rapport sur l’Atelier de mise en œuvre de partenariat

Partenariats africains pour la sécurité des patients (APPS) ; Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (2010) C_WHO

L’Atelier de mise en œuvre de partenariat constitue une étape importante pour les Partenariats africains pour la sécurité des patients. Les équipes de chaque hôpital africain, suisse et anglais participant au programme ont assisté à l’atelier dans le but de travailler ensemble dans leur... more

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Guidelines for Dialysis of COVID – 19 patients

Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (2020) C2

COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel corona virus (SARS CoV-2), is currently a pandemic, which produces high morbidity in the elderly and in patients with associated comorbidities. Chronic kidney disease stage-5 (CKD-5) patients on dialysis [maintenance hemodialysis (MHD)or continuous ambulatory pe... more

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Ebola: A Poem for the Living - Video

Chocolate Moose Media; United Methodist Communications (2014)

This video animation was created for use in West Africa to help dispel myths about how Ebola is spread, and to prevent infection and further spreading of the disease. The story is based around a teenage boy on a hospital cot in Liberia, who speaks to his parents, brother and sister warning them abou... more

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Achievements of EMTCT of HIV and syphilis in the Latin American and the Caribbean. 2019 Update

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

Estimated number of pregnant women, number with access to at least four antenatal care visits, and those delivering in hospital settings in the Americas, 2019...

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Auto-Visual AFP Detection and Reporting (AVADAR)

eHealth Africa Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2019) CC

AVADAR is a mobile sms-based software application designed to improve the quality and sensitivity of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance by health workers and key informants within hospital facilities and local communities. The idea is simple: Health workers visit remote villages to check if... more

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Therapeutics and COVID-19 (Living Guideline, 10 November 2023)

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

WHO has updated its guidelines for COVID-19 therapeutics, with revised recommendations for patients with non-severe COVID-19. This is the 13th update to these guidelines. Updated risk rates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19 The guidance includes updated risk rates for... hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19. The current COVID-19 virus variants tend to cause less severe disease while immunity levels are higher due to vaccination, leading to lower risks of severe illness and death for most patients. This update includes new baseline risk estimates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19. The new ‘moderate risk’ category now includes people previously considered to be high risk including older people and/or those with chronic conditions, disabilities, and comorbidities of chronic disease. The updated risk estimates will assist healthcare professionals to identify individuals at high, moderate or low risk of hospital admission, and to tailor treatment according to WHO guidelines: **High: **People who are immunosuppressed remain at higher risk if they contract COVID-19, with an estimated hospitalization rate of 6%. **Moderate: **People over 65 years old, those with conditions like obesity, diabetes and/or chronic conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney or liver disease, cancer, people with disabilities and those with comorbidities of chronic disease are at moderate risk, with an estimated hospitalization rate of 3%. Low: Those who are not in the high or moderate risk categories are at low risk of hospitalization (0.5%). Most people are low risk. Review of COVID-19 treatments for people with non-severe COVID-19 WHO continues to strongly recommend nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (also known by its brand name ‘Paxlovid’) for people at high-risk and moderate risk of hospitalization. The recommendations state that nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is considered the best choice for most eligible patients, given its therapeutic benefits, ease of administration and fewer concerns about potential harms. Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir was first recommended by WHO in April 2022. If nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is not available to patients at high-risk of hospitalization, WHO suggests the use of molnupiravir or remdesivir instead. WHO suggests against the use of molnupiravir and remdesivir for patients at moderate risk, judging the potential harms to outweigh the limited benefits in patients at moderate risk of hospital admission. For people at low risk of hospitalization, WHO does not recommend any antiviral therapy. Symptoms like fever and pain can continue to be managed with analgesics like paracetamol. WHO also recommends against use of a new antiviral (VV116) for patients, except in clinical trials. The update also includes a strong recommendation against the use of ivermectin for patients with non-severe COVID-19. WHO continues to advise that in patients with severe or critical COVID-19, ivermectin should only be used in clinical trials. more

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Newborn Care Videos, Khmer

Global Health Media Project (2020) CC

Several of our newborn care videos have been narrated in Khmer by University Research Company (URC), which works with the Ministry of Health to improve the quality of health services available in Cambodia. Joan Woods—Hospital Improvement Program Leader—said, “The videos are excellent teaching ... more

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Directrices para el tratamiento hospitalario de los niños con malnutrición grave
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Ashworth, Ann et al. Organización Mundial de la Salud (2004) C_WHO

Las directrices terapéuticas descritas en este documento pueden aplicarse no sólo en los hospitales, sino también en centros de alimentación terapéutica en situaciones de emergencia y en centros de nutrición para rehabilitación tras el tratamiento inicial en un hospital. [OMS]

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Birth defects surveillance training: facilitator’s guide, second edition

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

This Birth Defect Surveillance facilitator (train-the-trainer) guide 2nd edition covers foundational skills needed to begin the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of a congenital anomaly surveillance programme, whether population-based or hospital-based, in particular for countries ... more

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The Impact of COVID-19 Across Africa - Interactive Dashboard

GeoPoll (2020) C2

The spread of COVID-19 poses a challenge for emerging markets such as those in Africa and Latin America. While governments around the world are suffering from a shortage of ventilators, hospital beds, and personal protective equipment, availability of these items is already extremely limited in some... more

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Antibiotic Guidelines, 2019 (First edition) - Myanmar

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

This is the first edition of Empiric Antibiotic Guidelines, as a guidance to all medical practitioners at North Okklapa General & Teaching Hospital. Antibiotics are critical in the management of infection and can have a significant impact in reducing morbidity and mortality. Emerging antimicrobia... more

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MOOC Malaria

Institut Pasteur (2018) CC

The Institut Pasteur has created a MOOC entirely focused on Malaria, providing a glimpse of the wide range of disciplines involved and questions addressed in malaria research. It goes from basic cell and molecular biology of malaria parasites to field and hosp... more

Care, cleaning and disinfection of respiratory equipment in sterile services department recommended

Directrices para el tratamiento hospitalario de los niños con malnutrición grave recommended

Care, cleaning and disinfection of respiratory equipment in sterile services department
recommended

Directrices para el tratamiento hospitalario de los niños con malnutrición grave
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