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Financing Global Health 2016: Development Assistance, Public and Private Health Spending for the Pursuit of Universal Health Coverage

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (2017) C2

Financing Global Health 2016: Development Assistance, Public and Private Health Spending for the Pursuit of Universal Health Coverage presents a complete analysis of the resources available for health in 184 countries, with a particular focus on development assistance for health (DAH). DAH was estim ... more

Developing, Implementing, and Monitoring the Use of Standard Treatment Guidelines: A SIAPS How-To Manual

Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) MSH, USAID (2015) CC

STGs are designed to assist health care professionals in making decisions about appropriate, effective patient care. However, health managers often have trouble setting and meeting the high standards required of modern, developed health care systems. With stakeholders expressing concern over issues ... more

The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: 2019

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC

This document updates the 2014 Core Elements for Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs and incorporates new evidence and lessons learned from experience with the Core Elements. The Core Elements are applicable in all hospitals, regardless of size. There are suggestions specific to small and criti ... more

Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale

Perry, H.; L. Crigler, et al. Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) (2014)

A Reference Guide for Program Managers and Policy Makers. Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportune moment to take stock of issues and challenges such programs face and what can be done to make them a ... more

Standard operating procedure (SOP) for quality improvement

Aminul Hasan Quality Improvement Secretariat (2019) CC

This SOP describes specific step by step procedures in clinical management like OPD, IPD Housekeeping, Emergency services, OT services, Radiology Services & Pathology services. It should be used as a hands-on reference for service providers providing services, thereby helping to standardize the prac ... more

Essential Health Services Package for UHC Sierra Leone

Ministry of Health & Sanitation (2022) CC2

It is against this background that the Ministry of Health and Sanitation with its partners have taken the lead to develop Essential Health Services Package (EHSP). The MOHS believes that the development of EHSP; defining the services that should be available at each level of care (community to ... more

Disability inclusive Disaster risk Management - Voices from the field & good practices

Christian Blind Mission (CBM) (2013)

Trends in Demographic and Reproductive Health Indicators in Ethiopia

Zachary, Blake, Zhuzhi Moore, and Pav Govindasamy ICF International (2013) C2

Data from the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Trend Reports No. 7

The HIV response in emergencies

Ruth Ayarza, Sophie Baver; Marie Mercy Zevallos, et al. International HIVAIDS Alliance; POZ (2014)

Aqueduct Projected Water Stress Country Rankings

Andrew Maddocks, Robert Samuel Young and Paul Reig World Resources Institute (2015)

Using an ensemble of climate models and socioeconomic scenarios, WRI scored and ranked future water stress—a measure of competition and depletion of surface water—in 167 countries by 2020, 2030, and 2040. We found that 33 countries face extremely high water stress in 2040 (see the full list). We ... more

Strategic Plan for Early Recovery 2015-2017

UN Development Programme, The Global Cluster for Early Recovery (2016) CC

The War on Children: Time to End Violations Against Children in Armed Conflict

Mariam Kirollos, Caroline Anning, Gunvor Knag Fylkesnes et al. Save the Children (2018) C1

Making Health Care Safer – Antibiotic Rx in Hospitals: Proceed with Caution

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2019) C_CDC

Antibiotics save lives, but poor prescribing practices are putting patients at unnecessary risk for preventable allergic reactions, super-resistant infections, and deadly diarrhea. Errors in prescribing decisions also contribute to antibiotic resistance, making these drugs less likely to work in th ... more

Impact of WASH Interventions during Disease Outbreaks in Humanitarian Emergencies: A systematic review protocol
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Tufts University, Oxfam (2016) CC

In this review, the editors will investigate the impact of eight WASH interventions in preventing (reducing the risk of) and controlling outbreaks in LMIC, with particular focus on three diseases of current concern to the response community – cholera, Ebola, and Hepatitis E. Additionally, we will ... more

Sierra Leone: Human Resource for Health Policy

Government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health and Sanitation (2012) C1

Functionality and sustainability of community latrines under the health urban programme

Ahsan, T., Islam, S. and Ryan, P. Water Aid and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (2008)

In: Beyond construction : use by all : a collection of case studies from sanitation and hygiene promotion practitioners in South Asia. Chapter 2

Extensive review of tuberculosis prevention, control and care in Armenia 17–25 July 2014

World Health Organization Europe (2015) C_WHO

LESOTHO Remote Monitoring Update (October 2017)

Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (2017) C2

Flash Appeal for COVID-19 Mozambique, May - December 2020

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2020) CC

The first case of COVID-19 was reported in Mozambique on 22 March 2020. As of 26 May, Mozambique had 194 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 168 were locally transmitted. The country’s capital, Maputo, and the province of Cabo Delgado are currently the epicentres of the outbreak in Mozambique, w ... more