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Empfehlungen zur intensivmedizinischen Therapie von Patienten mit COVID-19

Kluge, S. et al. Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH (2020) C3

Medizinische KlinikIntensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-020-00674-3

Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections - Summary

Woodhead M., F. Blasi, S. Ewig, et al. (2011) C2

The guidelines are to be used to guide the management of adults with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). As will be seen in the following text, this diagnosis, and the other clinical syndromes within this grouping, can be difficult to make accurately. In the absence of agreed definitions of th ... more

India Situation Analyses-Backdrop to the NHP 2017

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India (2017) C_WHO

Vaccinator's Manual - Immunisation that works, fourth edition

Extended Programme on Immunisation NDoH NDoH South Africa (2015) CC

This module introduces the “Vaccinator’s Manual”, a guideline for vaccinators. The aim of the manual is to update EPI guidelines to include all the changes since the third edition of the Vaccinators Manual (2008)

Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America

Gutiéerrez, J. (2014) CC

Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally kn ... more

Guideline for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of Communicable Infections

Department of Health, Republic of South Africa (2019) CC

Liberia National Health Policy 2007

Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Liberia (2007) C1

COVID-19 new variants: Knowledge gaps and research

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

n light of the potential risk posed by SARS-CoV-2 variants, in January 2021 WHO organized an ad hoc consultation to discuss the development of an R&D agenda in response to existing and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. The key objectives were to identify the critical research questions related to var ... more

Ensuring sustainable access to effective antibiotics for EVERYONE - EVERYWHERE

ReAct Action on Antibiotic Resistance (2021) CC

How to address the global crisis in antibiotic research and development. The report includes a comprehensive summary and critical evaluation of recent initiatives to overcome the barriers to achieve sustainable access to antibiotics. As antibiotic resistance will continue to develop as long as we ... more

Dry Eye Disease. Screening, Diagnosis, Assessment and Management of Dry Eye Disease in India. Full Background document (draft)

National Health Mission; Ministry of Health & Social Welfare India (2016) C1

Standard Treatment Guideline

Steps Framework for Adult Critical Care Nurses.

Critical Care Networks - National Nurse Leads (2015) C1

tep 1 Competencies have been designed to provide staff with the core skills required to care for a critically ill patient safely, whilst under supervision. It is expected that Step 1 competencies will be completed prior to commencing an academic critical care programme. Steps 2 & 3 Competencies hav ... more

The Chagas disease study landscape: A systematic review of clinical and observational antiparasitic treatment studies to assess the potential for establishing an individual participant-level data plat

Maguire, B.J.; Dahal, P.; Rashan, S. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021) CC

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15(8): e0009697. Chagas disease (CD), caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects ~6–7 million people worldwide. Significant limitations still exist in our understanding of CD. Harnessing individual participant data (IPD) from studies could support more in-depth analyses t ... more

Ebola: Beyond the health emergency

Plan (2015)

Summary of research into the consequences of the Ebola outbreak for children and communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone This study describes the range of impacts that Ebola has had on children and families in Liberia and Sierra Leone, looking beyond the immediate health effects

Psycho-emotional characteristics that facilitate smoking cessation

R. M. David; D. Ramos; A. P. C. F. Freire; A. L. P. Batista; et al. The International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (2016) C2

Recent Trends in HIV-Related Knowledge and Behaviors in Rwanda, 2005-2010: Further Analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys.

Hong, Rathavuth, Jean de Dieu, Jeanine Umutesi Condo, Muhayimpundu Ribakare, and Egidie Murekatete Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF International (2013) C2

DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 89 - The 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey shows that 3 percent of Rwandan adults age 15-49 have been infected with HIV. The prevalence was much higher in urban areas, among women, and among adults who had multiple lifetime sexual partners and used a condom a ... more

Guidelines for the vaccination of HIV-infected adolescents and adults in South Africa

S. K. Dlamini; S. A. Madhi; R. Muloiwa; et al. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine; AOSIS (2018) CC

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine ISSN: (Online) 2078-6751, (Print) 1608-9693 http://www.sajhivmed.org.za Published: 23 May 2018

Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care: A guide for essential practice (3rd ed.)
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO

WHO has been alerted to concerns expressed related to the wording on episiotomy in specific situations. We have temporarily removed the publication from the website while we are doing a review of the evidence with in-house and external experts. We will make the publication available on the website o ... more

Is Every Child Counted? Status of data for children in the SDGs

Rada Noeva, Nassim Benali, Emily Garin et al. UNICEF (2017)