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Operational guidelines for district HIV/AIDS Prevention Control Unit

National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , Government of India, (2008) C1

National HIV and AIDS , STI Policy

Ghana AIDS Commission (2013) C1

Anaesthesia Handbook
recommended

Internationl Committee of the Red Cross ICRC (2017) C1

The aim of this handbook is to provide guidance for trained anaesthetists working for the ICRC and to offer advice in areas where practice will differ from that in their home country. It is designed to supplement the practical training given in ICRC war-surgery seminars and to support the work of th ... more

State Fact Sheet 2013-14 HIV

NACO (2014)

Annual Report 2015-16. National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)

National AIDSControl (NACO), Government of India; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2016) C1

National AIDS Control Programme Phase-IV (2012-2017): Strategy Document

NACO (2012)

Maternal Deaths Down by 70 Percent in Ethiopia

Ezega News (2019) C2

Statement containing brief activities of the Department of AIDS Control in India in 2013

National AIDSControl (NACO), Government of India; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2014) C1

India AIDS Response Report 2014

Information sheet about coronavirus vaccination
recommended

Johanniter (2021) CC

Die Johanniter haben im Rahmen ihrer Aktivitäten im Bereich Flüchtlingshilfe und Integration allgemeine, niedrigschwellige Informationen zum Thema Corona-Impfung in verschiedenen Sprachen bereitgestellt. Diese dienen als Ergänzung zu den offiziellen Informationsmaterialien der Bundeszentrale für ... more

Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Chagas Disease: An Increasing Challenge in Non-Endemic Areas

Suárez, C., Nolder, D., García-Mingo, A. Research and reports in tropical medicine (2022) CC

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine 2022:13 25–40. Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is endemic in Central, South America, Mexico and the South of the United States. It is an important cause of early mortality and morbidity, and it is associated with po ... more

Role of APOC in the new strategic direction for Onchocerciasis elimination, co-implementation with Lymphatic filariasis and other health interventions

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO; African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control APOC (2012) C_WHO

The Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP) undertook regional and large scale frght against onchocerciasis in West Africa in 1974 using a vector control strategy. By 2002 OCP had succeeded in eliminating the disease as a public health, socio-economic and development problem in 10 out ... more

Second WHO Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

The updated List of Essential Diagnostics contains 46 general tests that can be used for routine patient care as well as for the detection and diagnosis of a wide array of disease conditions, and 69 tests intended for the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of specific diseases. The List is divid ... more

Schistosomiasis

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by infection with Schistosoma trematodes. The disease affects poor rural communities but has spread to urban areas and to tourists visiting endemic areas

Breaking the silence an Opportunity for Patients with Chagas Disease

Moriana, S.; Oritz, G.; Fanjul, G. Chagas Coalition (2016) CC

Not long ago, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Chagas disease, several campaigns denounced the scant progress has been made in diffrent spheres- medical, scientific and politcal- but major challanges still remain. This is an appropriate time to celebrate what has been ach ... more

Diagnostic Gaps and Recommendations for Human African Trypanosomiasis: Assessment of User Needs, Use Cases, and the Diagnostic Landscape

Program for Appropriate Technology in Health PATH (2016) C2

This analysis focused on the chronic form of HAT caused by T. b. gambiense, as it contributes to the majority of disease burden. Information from the literature review, product development landscape, and stakeholder interviews was compiled to: - Identify use cases and understand current diagnosti ... more

Strengthening the Human Resource Base at Township Level: Ensuring More Effective Implementation of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives

Myanmar Red Cross Society (2012) C1

CBDRR Practice. Case Studies 2
No publication year indicated.

Seniors at risk: Heat and climate change

Climate central (2020) C2

Heat is the top killer among all types of weather hazards, including hurricanes and tornadoes. But hospitals and health care providers do not always report heat-related illnesses or heat as an underlying cause of a death, making it hard to measure the actual impact of extreme heat on health.

European guideline on the management of syphilis

M. Janier, V. Hegyi, N. Dupin et al (2014)

J. European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 4 August 2014