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Fourth annual meeting of the network of Buruli ulcer PCR laboratories in the WHO African Region: Mundi complex, Yaoundé, 24-26 October 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

n October 2019, WHO convened the first meeting of the Buruli ulcer laboratory network (BU-LABNET) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, bringing together 11 laboratories from nine countries at the Pasteur Centre of Cameroon (CPC), the network’s Coordinating Centre. The network was formally established at th ... more

Global update on HIV treatment 2013: Results, impact and opportunities

World Health Organization; UNICEF; UNAIDS (2013)

Chapter 1 provides new data on the latest developments in the global treatment effort, highlighting positive trends as well as aspects that require improvement. Chapter 2 summarizes the impact of the scale-up in reducing AIDS-related mortality and new HIV infections. Chapter 3 examines the sequence ... more

Prioritization of pathogens to guide discovery, research and development of new antibiotics for drug-resistant bacterial infections, including tuberculosis

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Reaching the every newborn national 2020 milestones: country progress, plans and moving forward

World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF (2017) C_WHO

To complement the Global Strategy progress reporting, this report provides a detailed look at country leadership and action toward the Every Newborn National Milestones by 2020. Countries have taken the initiative to show the way forward and have demonstrated significant progress. As part of monitor ... more

Helping Mothers Survive. Bleeding after Birth. Provider's Guide (English with South Asia graphics)

Jhpiego; UNFPA; International Confideration of Midwives; et al. Jhpiego; UNFPA; International Confideration of Midwives; et al. (2013) C1

This guide supports the low-dose, high-frequency practice of scenerios needed to maintain competency in prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. The document is learner centered and is directly linked to service delivery standards. It is part of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After ... more

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

Временные методические рекомендации Организация оказания медицинской помощи беременным, роженицам, родильницам и новорожденным при новой коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19
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Артымук Н. В., Баев О. Р., Белокриницкая Т. Е. et al. Министерство здравоохранения Российской Федерации (2020) C2

-Covid-19 и беременность -Особенности применения методов диагностики у беременных -Особенности лечения covid-19 при беременности -Акушерская тактика при covid-19 -Маршрути� ... more

Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance in Cameroon

The Cameroon Academy of Sciences (2013) CC

Information bulletin no. 1 Americas: Population Movement August 2019

IFCR IFCR (2019) CC

In early 2015, the Americas region began to experience a surge in migration flows due in large part to the rise of people emigrating from Venezuela in response to the country’s faltering economy. This swell in migration continued in the years following, as the number of Venezuelans living in Latin ... more

Civil disorder, authority credibility and public health: Chile’s unique sociopolitical context in dealing with COVID-19

Caqueo-Urízar A., Urzúa A. et al (2021) C2

Civil disorder, authority credibility and public health: Chile’s unique sociopolitical context in dealing with COVID-19.

Self-reliance review of tuberculosis prevention and care activities in Azerbaijan

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

This report presents an overview of the transition process in Azerbaijan, some sustainability aspects and challenges stemming from donor withdrawal from TB-related activities, along with recommendations on how to overcome transition-related difficulties and ensure sustainability.

OSCE human dimension commitments and state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe OSCE (2020) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a formative experience for all humanity and a health emergency of global proportions, presenting a huge challenge to national leaders, health systems, and citizens. The findings of a new report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) sho ... more

Global Epidemiological Surveillance Standards for Influenza

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO

This document proposes surveillance objectives and describes global standards for a minimal basic respiratory disease surveillance system for the monitoring of influenza. The agreement on objectives allows for the prioritization of the many facets of influenza that might be measured and tracked. Use ... more

Philippines in Figures 2015

Philippine Statistic Authority (2015) C1

India: OPERATIONAL MANUAL FOR ISONIAZID PREVENTIVE THERAPY

Central TB Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; NACO (2016) C1

Assessing performance of Botswana’s public hospital system

Seitio-Kgokgwe, Gauld, Hill et al International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2014) CC

The use of the World Health Organization Health System Performance Assessment Framework

Clinical Handbook on the health care of Survivors Subjected to Intimate Partner Violence and/or Sexual Violence, Namibia

Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia; WHO; UNFPA; et al. (2020) C_WHO

This handbook is an adaptation from the WHO Clinical Handbook Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Women and United Nations Population Fund. The handbook draws on the work from professionals who are dedic ... more

Guidelines on Clinical Management of Chikungunya Fever

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2007) C_WHO

The socioeconomic factors and public health inadequacies that facilitated the rapid spread of this infection continue to exist. As it is a new and emerging disease it has not received sufficient coverage yet in the medical curricula of Member States. Specific treatment is not available, and there is ... more

Global Report on Diabetes World Health Organization 2016 1. Diabetes Mellitus – epidemiology. 2. Diabetes Mellitus – prevention and control. 3. Diabetes, Gestational. 4. Chronic Disease.

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

The document "Global Report on Diabetes" by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides an in-depth analysis of diabetes as a global health challenge. It covers the rising prevalence of the disease, the associated risk factors, and the increasing burden on healthcare systems, particularly in low- a ... more

Zika virus and potential complications: Questions and answers

World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

updated 05 April 2016