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Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities: status in low and middle income countries and way forward.

Maria Neira, Edward Kelley, Mickey Chopra et al. World Health Organization, UNICEF (2015)

This report presents, for the first time, a global assessment of the extent to which health care facilities provide essential water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Drawing on data from 54 low- and middle-income countries, the report concludes that 38% lack access to even rudimentary levels ... more

Assessment tool for the quality of hospital care for mothers and newborn babies
recommended

World Health Organization (2009) C_WHO

Care of girls and women living with female genital mutilation

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

This handbook is for health care providers involved in the care of girls and women who have been subjected to any form of female genital mutilation (FGM). This includes obstetricians and gynaecologists, surgeons, general medical practitioners, midwives, nurses and other country-specific health profe ... more

Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents (MHMI) Volume I-III (Revised)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (2001) C2

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has produced a three-volume series entitled Managing Hazardous Material Incidents. The series is designed to help emergency response and health care professionals plan for and respond to hazardous material emergencies. - Volume I Emergenc ... more

Logistics of Health Care Waste Management

USAID (2009) CC

Information and Approaches for developing Country Settings

Guidelines on Clinical management of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) in suspect/confirmed novel coronavirus (nCoV) cases

National Centre for Disease Control (formerly National Institute of Communicable Diseases) National Centre for Disease Control (formerly National Institute of Communicable Diseases) (2020) C2

Accessed: 16.04.2020

Patient education: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) overview (The Basics)

Wolters Kluwer; UpToDate (2020) C2

This topic last updated: Apr 28, 2020. The content on the UpToDate website is not intended nor recommended as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your own physician or other qualified health care professional regarding any medical questions or condi ... more

Standard operating procedure (SOP) for health care in COVID-19 first line treatment centres (CFLTC)

Department of Health & Family Welfare Government of Kerala (2020) CC

Report on National Survey of Diabetes Mellitus And Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Myanmar

World Health Organization (WHO), Myanmar, Ministry of Health (2014) C_WHO

The Ministry of Health conducted STEPS surveys on adult risk factors surveillance in Myanmar in 2003, 2009 and 2014. Amongst these three surveys, the 2014 one is the most comprehensive, providing an analysis of all States and Regions within Myanmar through not only questionnaires and physical measur ... more

WHO Prequalification of Diagnostics Programme - Public report (Product:BDFACSCountTM InstrumentSystemwithFACSCountTM ControlKitandBD FACSCountTM CD4ReagentKit(AbsoluteandPercentageCD4+Counts) )

World Health Organization (2016) C_WHO

Product:BDFACSCountTM InstrumentSystemwithFACSCountTM ControlKitandBD FACSCountTM CD4ReagentKit(AbsoluteandPercentageCD4+Counts) Number: PQDx 0133-045-00 0133-045-00 WHO PQDx PR June/2016, version 2.0

NATIONAL MEDICAL STANDARD FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Vol II

Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population Family Health Division (2003)

Ebola Virus Disease: Personal Protective Equipment, UNICEF Specifications (March 2015)

UNICEF (2015)

UNICEF provides a detailed update and list of Ebola virus disease personal protective equipment technical specifications for use in high- and low-risk settings. It includes barriers for full body protection, as well as the head, nose, mouth, eyes, hands and feet. In selecting the right PPE specifica ... more

How COVID-19 is changing the world. Vol.II

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

The pandemic presents tough choices for governments, local communities, health and school systems, as well as families and businesses: How to re-open safely? How to safeguard people’s lives and protect their livelihoods? Where to allocate scarce resources? How to protect those unable to protect th ... more

Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT): A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

2nd edition WASH FIT is a risk-based, continuous improvement framework with a set of tools for undertaking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) improvements as part of wider quality improvements in health care facilities. It is aimed at small primary, and in some instances secondary, health care fa ... more

The SEED assessment guide for family planning programming
recommended

EngenderHealth (2011)

Best Practices in health care waste management
recommended

Health Care Without Harm Asia (2007) C1

Examples from four Philippine Hospitals

Philippines: Family Planning Competency-Based Training (FPCBT) in IUD - Facilitator’s Guide (Level 2/2)

Department of Health (DOH) Philippines (2010) C1