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Diagnostic Gaps and Recommendations for Human African Trypanosomiasis: Assessment of User Needs, Use Cases, and the Diagnostic Landscape

Program for Appropriate Technology in Health PATH (2016) C2

This analysis focused on the chronic form of HAT caused by T. b. gambiense, as it contributes to the majority of disease burden. Information from the literature review, product development landscape, and stakeholder interviews was compiled to: - Identify use cases and understand current diagnosti... more

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Technical Brief Workforce Development
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I-Tech International Training and Education Center for Health (2021) CC2

The World Health Organization (WHO) projects a global shortfall of 18 million health workers by 2030, mostly in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Contributing to the global deficit are chronic under-investment in education and training of health workers; workforce migration; an aging health wo... more

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Populorum Progressio Encyclical of POPE PAUL VI on the development of peoples

Holy Father Paul VI Libreria Editrice Vaticana (1967) C2

The progressive development of peoples is an object of deep interest and concern to the Church. This is particularly true in the case of those peoples who are trying to escape the ravages of hunger, poverty, endemic disease and ignorance; of those who are seeking a larger share in the benefits of ci... more

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New Drugs for Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Twenty First Century Success Story

Dickie, E.A.; Giordani, F.; Gould, M.K.; Mäser, P.; Burri, C.; Mottram, J.C.; Rao, S.P.S.; Barrett, M.P. MDPI Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (2020) CC2

The twentieth century ended with human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) epidemics raging across many parts of Africa. Resistance to existing drugs was emerging, and many programs aiming to contain the disease had ground to a halt, given previous success against HAT and the competing priorities associat... more

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WHO MiNDbank: More Inclusiveness Needed in Disability and Development

World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO

WHO MiNDbank is an online platform bringing together country and international resources, covering mental health, substance abuse, disability, general health, human rights and development. It is part of WHO’s QualityRights campaign to end violations against people with mental disabilities. MiNDban... more

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WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC

Schistosomiasis is a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and South America. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) - a group of diseases and conditions that affect particularly low-income populations, worldwide. Last year, WHO laun... more

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Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

University of Geneva, Institute Pasteur, University of Montreal and Centre Virchow-VillerméUniversity Paris Descartes (2020) CC

Over the next 8 weeks, you will explore and learn about some of the major and current Global Health Challenges at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface: zoonotic emerging infections (e.g. Ebola, Nipah, MERS, Avian Influenza), antimicrobial resistance, neglected tropical diseases (e.g. rabies, leishma... more

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Étude sur les normes et standards en matière des ressources humaines pour le Secteur de la Santé au Bénin - Rapport Final

Dr Gérard Agbota, M Patrick Makoutode Ministere de la Santé Bénin (2006) C2

Pour pouvoir atteindre les objectifs nationaux et internationaux en matière de santé publique, la mobilisation et la motivation du personnel de santé, en qualité et en quantité, deviennent un véritable enjeu stratégique dans les pays en voie de développement. Mais malgré cela, peu de pays o... more

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Climate–Poverty Connections: Opportunities for synergistic solutions at the intersection of planetary and human well-being

Project Drawdown (2022) CC

Project Drawdown (2022) provides evidence of how climate solutions can also be win-win opportunities for meeting development and human well-being needs while boosting prosperity for rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The report summarizes the co-benefits of five groups of a subs... more

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Climate–Poverty Connections: Opportunities for synergistic solutions at the intersection of planetary and human well-being. Fact Sheet

Project Drawdown (2022) CC

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Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map

Van Katwyk, S. R.; Grimshaw, J. M.; et al (2019) C2

BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed national AMR action plans, but most have not yet implemented policy interventions to reduce antimicrobial overuse. A systematic evidenc...e map can support governments in making evidence-informed decisions about implementing programs to reduce AMR, by identifying, describing, and assessing the full range of evaluated government policy options to reduce antimicrobial use in humans. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 28, 2019, (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed). We identified studies that (1) clearly described a government policy intervention aimed at reducing human antimicrobial use, and (2) applied a quantitative design to measure the impact. We found 69 unique evaluations of government policy interventions carried out across 4 of the 6 WHO regions. These evaluations included randomized controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomized controlled trials (n = 3), controlled before-and-after designs (n = 7), interrupted time series designs (n = 25), uncontrolled before-and-after designs (n = 18), descriptive designs (n = 10), and cohort designs (n = 2). From these we identified 17 unique policy options for governments to reduce the human use of antimicrobials. Many studies evaluated public awareness campaigns (n = 17) and antimicrobial guidelines (n = 13); however, others offered different policy options such as professional regulation, restricted reimbursement, pay for performance, and prescription requirements. Identifying these policies can inform the development of future policies and evaluations in different contexts and health systems. Limitations of our study include the possible omission of unpublished initiatives, and that policies not evaluated with respect to antimicrobial use have not been captured in this review. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this is the first study to provide policy makers with synthesized evidence on specific government policy interventions addressing AMR. In the future, governments should ensure that AMR policy interventions are evaluated using rigorous study designs and that study results are published. more

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Counterfeit Drugs - Guidelines for the development of measures to combat counterfeit medicines

World Health Organization (1999) CC

These guidelines are aimed to provide guidance to Member States in developing their own national measures to combat counterfeiting of medicines. The guidelines include: an overview of the problems and factors concerning the counterfeiting of medicines; important steps to be followed in developing na... more

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Connexions climat–pauvreté : Perspectives de solutions synergiques au confluent de la santé planétaire et du bien-être humain

Project Drawdown (2022) CC

Le projet Drawdown (2022) démontre que les solutions climatiques peuvent également être des opportunités gagnant-gagnant pour répondre aux besoins de développement et de bien-être humain tout en stimulant la prospérité des communautés rurales en Afrique subsaharienne et en Asie du Sud. Le ... more

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Lignes directrices de l’OMS pour l’utilisation chez les animaux de rente destinés à l’alimentation humaine des antimicrobiens importants pour la médecine humain - Note d’Orientation

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

L’utilisation excessive ou inadaptée des antibiotiques chez l’homme et chez l’animal contribue à amplifier la menace provenant de la résistance à ces produits. Certains types de bactéries susceptibles de provoquer des infections graves chez les humains sont déjà devenus ... more

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Local suffering and the global discourse of mental health and human rights: An ethnographic study of responses to mental illness in rural Ghana

Ursula M Read, Edward Adiibokah and Solomon Nyame Globalization and Health (2009) CC

The Global Movement for Mental Health has brought renewed attention to the neglect of people with mental illness within health policy worldwide. The maltreatment of the mentally ill in many low-income countries is widely reported within psychiatric hospitals, informal healing centres, and family hom... more

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Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States

Development of Health and Human Services USA; AIDSinfo Development of Health and Human Services USA; AIDSinfo (2020) C2

Developed by the HHS Panel on Treatment of Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission— A Working Group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC) Accessed: 12.02.2020

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Renforcement des capacités de lutte contre le paludisme : Guide du conseiller

HRH2030 (Human Resources for Health in 2030) USAID (United States Agency for International Development) (2021) C2

Le document intitulé « Guide du conseiller – Renforcement des capacités de lutte contre le paludisme » est un guide pratique destiné aux conseillers techniques travaillant au sein des Programmes nationaux de lutte contre le paludisme (PNLP), principalement dans des pays partenaires souten... more

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The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) (2019) C1

This year’s MPI results show that more than two-thirds of the multidimensionally poor—886 millionpeople—live in middle-income countries. A further 440 million live in low-income countries. In both groups, data show, simple national averagescan hide enormous inequality inpatterns of povertywith... more

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Situation and Response Analysis Report on Malaria in the SADC Region

Directorate of Social & Human Development & Special Programs SADC Secretariat (2025) C2

Malaria remains a significant public health concern in the SADC region, accounting for 20% of childhood deaths, as well as prompting numerous outpatient visits and hospitalisations. Around three-quarters of the population, including 35 million children under the age of five and 8.5 million pregnant ... more

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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 - Unmasking disparities by ethnicity, caste and gender

OPHI (Oxford Poverty and Human Development initiative) (2021) C1

Technical Brief Workforce Development recommended

WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis recommended

Technical Brief Workforce Development
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WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis
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