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UNAIDS Uganda HIV Epidemic Profile 2014

UNAIDS (2014) C1

Modelling COVID-19 vaccination status and adherence to public health and social measures, Eastern Mediterranean Region and Algeria

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The introduction of vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) added another measure to the existing set of recommended preventive measures (wearing a mask in public, keeping a distance from other people and regular handwashing). The roll-out of the vaccines, however, raised concerns that vac ... more

Publication: Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis in Uganda and Opportunities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery

Alys, W.; Aziz, A.; Caran Ann, M. (2022) CC2

As Uganda builds back from the COVID-19 shock, the Ugandan government is strengthening its commitment to a more gender-inclusive and sustainable economy. This report supports these efforts by describing the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and provides recommendations for Ugandan policy makers and World ... more

Factors associated with the unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes in the northern regions of Namibia: a mixed methods study

Amkongo, M.; Mitonga, H. K.; Alfeus, A.; et al. (2023) CC2

BMC Infectious Diseases volume 23, Article number: 342 (2023). Tuberculosis (TB) is among the leading causes of death globally. The disease has a huge burden in Namibia, with a case notification rate of at least 442 per 100,000. To date, Namibia is among the countries with the highest global TB bur ... more

Pregnant adolescents and nurses perspectives on accessibility and utilization of maternal and child health information in Ohangwena Region, Namibia

Shatilwe, J. T.; Hlongwana, K.; Mashamba-Thompson, T. P. (2022) CC2

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022 Apr 5;22(1):284. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04619-w. Adolescent reproductive health is still a challenge in Low and Middle Income Come Countries (LMICs). However, the reasons for the inability of most pregnant adolescent girls to access and utilize maternal and child heal ... more

2022 Annual Report Working to Achieve Transformative Results

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA (2022) C1

Access to safe and voluntary family planning is an inalienable human right that cannot be denied. In 2022, UNFPA continued to work with Government and partners to make this a reality in Namibia by providing strategic support to the national family planning programme and ensuring universal access ... more

Guidelines for using the APCA African Children’s Palliative Outcome Scale

African Palliative Care Association APCA (2012) C2

In the absence of a such a measure, and building on the success of developing the APCA African Palliative Outcome Scale (POS) for adults, the African Palliative Care Association has developed the APCA African Children’s POS. The tool has been validated across diseases, countries, settings and ... more

Fast-Track Development of Ebola Vaccines

Wellcome Trust; CIDRAP (2015)

Principles and Target Product Criteria. Roadmap January 12, 2015

Ebola research and development landscape of clinical candidates and trials

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO

The report presents current information (updated to September 2015) on candidate vaccines, therapies and medical devices for Ebola and gives an overview of completed and on-going trials.

Infant feeding in the context of Ebola

UNICEFWHO (2014)

Advice for Humanitarian Aid Workers Traveling to Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, or Sierra Leone during the Ebola Outbreak

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2014)

Ebola and Lessons for Development

Huff, A.R. IDS (2015)

IDS Practice Paper in Brief 16

HIV and Ebola Update

UNAIDS (2014)

It is essential that all people, including people living with HIV, are able to access health services and ongoing treatment. If people living with HIV who are on ART stop abruptly because they cannot access new supplies they could rapidly become unwell, drug resistance may build and the chances of o ... more

Questions and Answers on Ebola

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2014)

Please read online the lastest updated versions http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/qa.html

Atlas of Palliative Care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Osman, H.; A. Rihan; E. Garralda, et al. BALSAM; ICS; Atlantes (2020) C_WHO

The Atlas of Palliative Care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is the first systematic attempt to assess the status of resources, activities, and needs of palliative care in the region. It provides a comparative picture of the current state of palliative care in simple and clear graphics, utilisin ... more

Cholera prevention, control strategies, challenges and World Health Organization initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A narrative review

Buliva E., Elnossery S., Okwarah P. et al. Heliyon (2023) C2

Cholera remains a significant public health threat in many countries worldwide. In resource-constrained settings, it disproportionately affects thousands of poor and vulnerable population

Summary of the latest data on antibiotic resistance in the European Union

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2017) C1

Manual for case management of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (2014) CC

This publication represents a key step forward in translating Control of the leishmaniases (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 949) into a more practical tool for health personnel directly involved in the case management of cutaneous leishmaniasis. With this manual, countries will have, for the first ... more

Ebola Regional lesson learning

Health and Education Advice and Resource Team (2014)

This helpdesk report seeks to establish what lessons have been learnt from the current and previous Ebola outbreaks. It recommends good practice and makes suggestions based on the evidence for good practice and preparedness to reduce transmission and prevent further risk and exposure in affected cou ... more