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Job aid for COVID-19 VACCINE administration - Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

updated version: 04/10/2021 Information about vaccine administration

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Good practices in Europe: HIV prevention for People Who Inject Drugs implemented by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine

World Health Organization (Europe) World Health Organization (Europe) (2014) C_WHO

July 2014

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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a...t a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

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National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan 2015/2016-2019/20
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Uganda AIDS Commission; Ministry of Health (2015) C1

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Tuberculosis control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Progress report 2009

World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean (2010) C_WHO

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Atlas of Health and Climate

World Health Organization WHO Word Health Organization (2012) C_WHO

The Atlas of health and climate is a product of this unique collaboration between the meteorological and public health communities. It provides sound scientific information on the connections between weather and climate and major health challenges. These range from diseases of poverty to emergencies... more

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Zika. CDC Draft Interim Response Plan

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control CDC (2016) C_CDC

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The Impacts of Climate Change on Health

The EcoHealth Alliance, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Reckitt (2021) CC

The new review paper, The Impacts of Climate Change on Health, identifies the extent to which increasing emissions, extreme weather and temperatures elevate health risks, from infectious disease to malnutrition, and assesses the associated health burden. It concludes that the health burden will exce... more

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A Practical Guide to Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Ethiopian Hospitals

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia -Ministry of Health (2018) C1

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School underachievement and specific learning difficulties

S. Nag; M. Snowling IACAPAP (2012) C2

Developmental disorders Chapter C.3

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India: Dried Blood Spots (DBS) Sample collection for Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) by PCR

National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) (2015) C1

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National guideline for management of Non Communicable Diseases(NCDs)

Rwanda Biomedical Center Ministry of Health Rwanda (2016) CC

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are a worldwide epidemic. Particularly, the most common diseases - Cardiovascular diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD), Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cancer, Diabetes, injuries and disabilities, EMT, oral, eye g... more

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Holding the line: communities as first responders to COVID-19 and emerging health threats

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

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Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness - Introduction (Module 1/9)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; WHO; UNICEF (2009) C_WHO

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Safe Management of Wastes from Health-Care Activities, 2nd. ed.
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World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO

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Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Challenges, Opportunities and Evidence Gaps

Marselle, M.R.; J. Stadler; H. Korn; et al. Springer International Publishing (2019) CC

Climate change presents significant challenges to human health and biodiversity. Increased numbers of extreme climate events, such as heat waves, droughts or flooding, threaten human health and well-being, both directly and indirectly, through impaired ecosystem functioning and reduced ecosystem ser... more

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Hospital-based birth defects surveillance: a guide to establish and operate

World Health Organization ( WHO), Regional Oﬃce for South-East-Asia (2016) C_WHO

Birth defect has been an emerging major cause of child mortality in the region. Scarcity of the birth defects information hampers policy decisions and control measures at national level. In order to create evidence for action for birth defects prevention in the region, WHO-SEARO in collaboration wit... more