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Cardiovascular Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa Compared to High-Income Countries: An Epidemiological Perspective

Yuyun, M.F.; Sliwa, K.; Kengne, A.P. et al. Global Heart (2020) CC

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the second common cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounting for about 35% of all deaths, after a composite of communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases. Despite prior perception of low NCDs mortality rates, current evidence suggests t ... more

Key Messages for Earthquake Safety and Action [English/Burmese]

UN Habitat et al. (2013) C1

No publication year indicated.

Use of COVID-19 evidence in humanitarian settings: the need for dynamic guidance adapted to changing humanitarian crisis contexts

Odlum, A.; R. James; A. Mahieu; et al. Conflict and Health (2021) CC

For humanitarian organisations to respond effectively to complex crises, they require access to up-to-date evidence-based guidance. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of updating global guidance to context-specific and evolving needs in humanitarian settings. Our study aimed to under ... more

Climate change and mental health: risks, impacts and priority actions

Katie Hayes, G. Blashki, J. Wiseman et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems (2018) CC

This article provides an overview of the current and projected climate change risks and impacts to mental health and provides recommendations for priority actions to address the mental health consequences of climate change.

Assessment of the health needs of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Syria’s neighboring countries

El Arnaout, N., Rutherford, S., Zreik,, et al. (2019) CC

Health needs of displaced Syrians in refugee hosting countries have become increasingly complex in light of the protracted Syrian conflict. The primary aim of this study was to identify the primary health needs of displaced Syrians in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Syria.

Challenges in the diagnosis of asthma in children, what are the solutions? A scoping review of 3 countries in sub Saharan Africa

Magwenzi, P.; Rusakaniko, S.; Sibanda, E.N. et al. Respiratory Research (2022) CC

The article is a scoping review that explores the challenges in diagnosing asthma in children in three sub-Saharan African countries: Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. It identifies key barriers, such as a lack of community awareness, inadequate healthcare access, limited diagnostic tools like spir ... more

Evaluation of a Mental Health Training Course for Primary Health Care Workers in Ogun State, South West, Nigeria

Adebowale T., Umukoro O., Gater R., et al. Journal of Psychiatry (2014) CC

The malaria testing and treatment landscape in Benin

Zinsou, C.; A. Bello Cherifath ACT Watch Group et al (2017) C1

Malar J (2017) 16:174 DOI 10.1186/s12936-017-1808-x Background: Since 2004, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Benin. In 2016, a medicine outlet survey was implemented to investigate the availability, price, and market share of ... more

El Niño and Health

R Sari Kovats et al. World Health Organization (1999) C_WHO

Coaching Community Health Volunteers in Integrated Community Case Management Improves the Care of Sick Children Under-5: Experience from Bondo, Kenya

Wandabwa, M.S. ; Kabue M., Kasungami D., et al. , (2018) C1

Shortages of healthcare workers is detrimental to the health of communities, especially children. This paper describes the process of capacity building Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to deliver integrated preventive and curative package of care of services to manage common childhood illness in h ... more

Rehabilitación basada en la comunidad: guías para la RBC - Folleto Introducción

Kamala Achu, Kathy Al Jubah, Svein Brodtkorb, World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO

Guía para la rehabilitación basada en la comunidad (RBC) En el 2003, una Consulta Internacional para Revisar a Rehabilitación Basada en la Comunidad, celebrada en Helsinki, hizo un número de recomendaciones. Seguidamente, la rehabilitación basada en la comunidad se volvió a posicionar con una ... more

Community-based rehabilitation: CBR guidelines - Introductory booklet
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Kamala Achu, Kathy Al Jubah, Svein Brodtkorb, World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO

Available in: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Tajik, Vietnamese, Uzbek http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/

Protecting the Community Health Workforce During COVID-19: Getting PPE to the last mile

Community Health Impact Coalition et al (2021) CC

Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in health service delivery, especially in countries with less resilient health systems. During any outbreak CHWs are relied on to help control the spread. However, they are often the last in line to receive necessary health products and protective eq ... more

Всемирная организация здравоохранения инструмент оценки систем психического здоровья

José Bertolote, Michelle Funk, Vladimir Poznyak et al. World Health Organization (2005) C_WHO

Инструмент Всемирной Организации Здравоохранения для Оценки Систем Психического Здоровья (ИОСПЗ-ВОЗ) представляет собой новый инструмент, предназначенный для с� ... more

A Decade of Destruction: Attacks on Health Care in Syria

Sider, R. , Buswell, M. , Al Salman, M. et al. International Rescue Committee, et al. (2021) CC

March 2021. “A Decade of Destruction: Attacks on health care in Syria,” highlights with chilling detail how this 10-year war strategy has turned hospitals from safe havens into no-go zones where Syrian civilians now fear for their lives.

Политика ВОЗ в отношении сотрудничества в области ТБ/ВИЧ - Руководящие принципы для национальных программ и других заинтересованных сторон

D. Sculier; H. Getahun; K. Ciceri; et al. Всемирная организация здравоохранения (ВОЗ) (2012) C_WHO

First Antiretroviral Therapy Changes in People Living with HIV in Senegal: Incidence, Causes and Predictive Factors

Diouf A., T. J. Youbong, F. L. Dieye et. al. Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research (2017) C2

In resource-limited countries, the number of available antiretroviral (ARV) drugs is relatively limited. Hence, caregivers face some caution and constraints in the changes of ARV treatment (ART) in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Our objective was to calculate the incidence, to describe the main cau ... more

Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers (Zambia) Participant Manual

ICAP, et al. (2011) C1

The curriculum, which complements the national pediatric ART training, was finalized in 2011 and was subsequently implemented nationally. The training curriculum includes a 15-module Trainer Manual, a Participant Manual, and accompanying PowerPoint slides.

Covid-19 pandemic impact on maternal and child health services access in Nampula, Mozambique: a mixed methods research

das Neves Martins Pires P.H. , Macaringue C. , Abdirazak A. et al. BMC Health Services (2021) CC

The Covid-19 pandemic has so far infected more than 30 million people in the world, having major impact on global health with collateral damage. In Mozambique, a public state of emergency was declared at the end of March 2020. This has limited people's movements and reduced public services, leading ... to a decrease in the number of people accessing health care facilities. An implementation research project, The Alert Community for a Prepared Hospital, has been promoting access to maternal and child health care, in Natikiri, Nampula, for the last four years. Nampula has the second highest incidence of Covid-19. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of Covid-19 pandemic Government restrictions on access to maternal and child healthcare services. We compared health centres in Nampula city with healthcare centres in our research catchment area. We wanted to see if our previous research interventions have led to a more resilient response from the community. METHODS: Mixed-methods research, descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective, using a review of patient visit documentation. We compared maternal and child health care unit statistical indicators from March-May 2019 to the same time-period in 2020. We tested for significant changes in access to maternal and child health services, using KrushKall Wallis, One-way Anova and mean and standard deviation tests. We compared interviews with health professionals, traditional birth attendants and patients in the two areas. We gathered data from a comparable city health centre and the main city referral hospital. The Marrere health centre and Marrere General Hospital were the two Alert Community for a Prepared Hospital intervention sites. RESULTS: Comparing 2019 quantitative maternal health services access indicators with those from 2020, showed decreases in most important indicators: family planning visits and elective C-sections dropped 28%; first antenatal visit occurring in the first trimester dropped 26%; hospital deliveries dropped a statistically significant 4% (p = 0.046), while home deliveries rose 74%; children vaccinated down 20%. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrated the negative collateral effects of Covid-19 pandemic Government restrictions, on access to maternal and child healthcare services, and highlighted the need to improve the health information system in Mozambique. more

ТБ/ВИЧ Клиническое Руководство

нтон Харрис, Дермот Махер, Стивен Грэхем et al. World Health Organization (2006) C_WHO

Клиническое Руководство