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Transforming the medical PPE ecosystem: Joint action can protect healthcare workers with effective and high-quality personal protective equipment

Global Fund (2021) CC

Access to medical personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential for routine healthcare delivery, and a critical tool for containing outbreaks, as well as preventing and responding to pandemics. It is one of our most effective tools against COVID-19, and an undervalued tool more generally in infec ... more

Census 2011 Profile of persons with disabilities | Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa (2014) CC

Stats SA has released an in-depth report on persons with disabilities. The report, written using Census 2011 data, is the first in a series of in-depth analyses of various Census 2011 variables, such as ageing and education. The report provides statistical evidence relating to the prevalence of dis ... more

WHO guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) for medicinal plants

World Health Organization (WHO) (2003) C_WHO

The main objectives of these guidelines are to:
1. contribute to the quality assurance of medicinal plant materials used as the source for herbal medicines to improve the quality, safety and efficacy of finished herbal products; 2. guide the formulation of national and/or regional GACP guideli ... more

Mobilizing Communites for Health and Social Change. Community Mobilization Strategy

Ministry of Health, Malawi; USAID; et al. (2011) C1

Countering Stigmatization in the Humanitarian Response to COVID-19

InterAction (2024) CC

In most contexts, the social stigma surrounding mental health issues exists because of cultural norms and a lack of understanding of mental health’s complexities and realities, resulting in isolation, increased vulnerability, and lack of support for people with mental health problems. This stig ... more

ICMR Guidelines for Procurement of Goods & Services

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2018) C1

These guidelines will assist the ICMR institutions/ centers/ Hqrs. by providing information on the policies, principles and approaches which should be followed in carrying out procurement of goods and services at their respective institute/ center/ Hqrs.

X-ray equipment maintenance and repairs workbook for radiographers & radiological technologists

Ian R McClelland World Health Organization WHO (2004)

National Leprosy Elimination Programme Operational Guidelines

National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control, Cambodia Ministry of Health (2015) CC

Namibia: Community - Based Health Care Policy

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) (2007) C1

To Stay and Deliver - Good practice for humanitarians in complex security environments

Jan Egeland, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; Adele Harmer and Abby Stoddard, Humanitarian Outcomes Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2011) C2

The report offers an analysis of the broader challenges to securing humanitarian action and recommends areas for improvement. This study will contribute to improving the way humanitarians ‘do business’ in complex security environments. Document also available in French, Arabic and Spanish.

Sierra Leone: National Health Sector Strategic Plan 2010 - 2015

Government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health and Sanitation (2009) C1

Guidelines for Control of Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Adolescent Division, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2013) C1

Mobile Populations

M. Smelyanskaya, J. Duncan (The Focus Group Consulting); C. Daniels, et al. Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2015) C1

Key populations brief.

TB prevention and control care in prisons

M. Doara, D. Choroliani, P. de Colombani World Health Organization, Europe (2014) C_WHO

Chapter 8, Prison and Health, published

Diphtheria vaccine: WHO position paper – August 2017. Vaccin antidiphtérique: Note de synthèse de l’OMS – août 2017

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Weekly epidemiological record/ Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire 4 AUGUST 2017, 92th YEAR / 4 AOÛT 2017, 417-436

Pocket Guide for Peer Education Program to Reduce TB and HIV Risks in Tanzania Prisons

B. Mboya, P. Maro, J. Gulaka et al. Ministry of Health, Tanzania; AIDSFree (2017) C1

Five actions for disability-inclusive disaster risk management

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) (2018)

A recent survey of the literature and experience identified five broad actions that development institutions and governments, as well as their partners and stakeholders, can take to improve disability-inclusive disaster risk management. Those five actions are:
- Include persons with disabilitie ... more

Infection Rates and Risk Factors for Infection Among Health Workers During Ebola and Marburg Virus Outbreaks: A Systematic Review

Saranya A, Selvaraj E Lee, Mason Harrell, et al. (2018) CC

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiy435, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy435. Many outbreaks reported high proportions of infected HWs. Similar HW infection rates and exposure risk factors in both past and recent EVD and MVD outbreaks emphasize the need to improve the implementation of approp ... more

Blueprint for the provision of comprehensive care for trans persons and their communities in the Caribbean and other anglophone countries

John Snow, Inc.; PAHO; World Health Organization; et al. (2019) C2

Accessed: 06.11.2019

War child: "I´ve moved, my rights haven't" (Towards a global action plan for children forced to flee)
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War Child War Child (2016) C1

We live in a world in which 28 million children have been driven from their homes as a result of conflict, persecution and insecurity¹. If current trends continue, more than 63 million children could be forced to flee by 2025², of which over 25 million will cross borders and become refugees. At ... more