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Infection prevention and control in primary care: a toolkit of resources
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The recently published World Health Organization (WHO) Strengthening infection prevention and control in primary care document collates existing standards, measurement and implementation approaches, and resources for infection prevention and control (IPC) in primary care. During its development, it ... more

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Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC

Mpox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus closely related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Mpox was first discovered in 1958 when outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. The first human case was recorde...d in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox and since then the infection has been reported in a number of African countries. Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected animals through handling infected meat or through bites or scratches. Diagnosis is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of material from a lesion for the virus’s DNA. Two separate clades of the mpox virus are currently circulating in Africa: Clade I, which includes subclades Ia and Ib, and Clade II, comprising subclades IIa and IIb. Clade Ia and Clade Ib have been associated with ongoing human-to-human transmission and are presently responsible for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while Clade Ib is also contributing to outbreaks in Burundi and other countries. In 2022‒2023 mpox caused a global outbreak in over 110 countries, most of which had no previous history of the disease, primarily driven by human-to-human transmission of clade II through sexual contact. In just over a year, over 90,000 cases and 150 deaths were reported to the WHO. For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent. On 13 Aug 2024, Africa CDC declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.7 This declaration empowered the Africa CDC to lead and coordinate responses to the mpox outbreak across affected African countries. On August 14, 2024, the WHO declared the resurgence of mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) emphasizing the need for coordinated international response. As of August 2024, Mpox has expanded beyond its traditional endemic regions, with new cases reported in countries including Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Sweden has confirmed its first case of Clade 1 variant, which has been rapidly spreading in Africa, particularly in DRC. The emergence of this new variant raises concerns about its potential for higher lethality and transmission rates outside Africa. more

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Handbook for public health capacity-building at ground crossings and cross-border collaboration

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1

This handbook follows a comprehensive approach to health system strengthening at borders in order to support IHR national focal points and other national agencies in developing and implementing evidence-based action plans for IHR capacity development at ground crossings. The approach includes the mo... more

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Medical Equipment Standard Lists for 2nd Level Hospitals
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Ministry of Health, Zambia; JICA (2012) C1

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Considerations for the provision of essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The purpose of this document is to address specific needs and considerations for essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19 in accordance with WHO operational guidance on maintaining essential health services. This interim guidance is intended for public health authorities, chief dent... more

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Guidelines for establishing a poison centre

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This update of the Guidelines for poison control, entitled Guidelines for establishing a poison centre, reflects the development of the role of poison centres in public health and the sound management of chemicals, described in section 1, and the opportunities provided by new technology. Assessments... more

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Guidance for country validation of viral hepatitis elimination and path to elimination

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Building on the 2021 Interim guidance, this second version and update, incorporates the lessons and feedback from the hepatitis pilots that successfully demonstrated the feasibility of measuring hepatitis B and C impact targets to demonstrate elimination, whilst highlighting challenges caused by hig... more

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Collaborative TB/HIV Services

USAID; TBCTA; Family Health International (2009) C2

Standard Operating Procedures for Implementation of TB Activities at HIV/AIDS Service Delivery Sites

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Recommendations for national SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies and diagnostic capacities
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Interium guidance, 25 June 2021Timely and accurate diagnostic testing is an essential tool in preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19. This document describes recommendations for national testing strategies and the use of PCR and rapid antigen tests in different transmission scenarios of t... more

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Kenya National Cancer Sreening Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2018) CC

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How to finance sustainable development: Recovery from the effects of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

UN United Nations (2022) C1

Global asymmetries influence policies for recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly 30 years after the Earth Summit and the global adoption of an international development agenda, in practical terms the environmental pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has not been taken ... more

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Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Senegal country visit 17–21 November 2014

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

The immediate objective of the country visit to Senegal was to build upon the public health preparedness already in place and to ensure that systems are available to investigate and report potential EVD cases and to mount an effective response to prevent a larger outbreak. The joint team for strengt... more

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Responding to community spread of COVID-19
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Interim Guidance 7 March 2020 This document provides technical guidance for government authorities, health workers, and other key stakeholders to guide response to community spread. It will be updated as new information or technical guidance become available. For countries that are already preparin... more

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Conference "lessons learned for public health from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa – how to improve preparedness and response in the EU for future outbreaks"

European Commission, Government of Luxembourg (2016) C1

- Conference summary report

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Core competencies in disaster nursing: Competencies for nurses involved in emergency medical teams (Level 3)

International Council of nurses (2022) C1

Over the last decade, there have been numerous disasters and major emergencies that have profoundly impacted the lives of millions of people worldwide. To support these crises, national and international emergency medical teams (EMTs) are often deployed to assist disaster affected populations. EMTs ... more

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NO-SCALPEL VASECTOMY - Curriculum - Participant Handbook

EngenderHealth; USAID (2007)

A training course for Vasectomy Providers and Assistants 2nd Edition

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Alternate Education Service Delivery COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan

Ministry of Education; Government of Afghanistan (2020) C2

COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the biggest hindering threats to education service delivery worldwide which requires innovative solutions to overcome this situation and deliver education services to children. This pandemic has put the country in an emergency state compiled with the ongoing confl... more

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China: National Action Plan to Contain Antimicrobial Resistance (2016-2020)

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

China is one of the major countries for the production and use of antibacterial agents. Antibacterial agents are widely used in healthcare and animal husbandry. It plays a significant role in treating infections and saving patient lives, preventing and treating animal diseases, improving farming ef... more

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Intubation et extubation du patient de réanimation

Societé francaise d'anesthésie et de réanimation (SFAR) (2018) C2

Recommandations formalisées d'experts

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S2 k-Leitlinie zur Diagnostik, Prävention und Therapie der Tuberkulose im Kindes - und Jugendalter

Feiterna- Sperling, C., F. Brinkmann, C. Adamzik, et al. Deutschen Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Infektiologie (DGPI) e.V. (2017) C2

Consensus -based guidelines for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in children and adolescents

Infection prevention and control in primary care: a toolkit of resources recommended

Medical Equipment Standard Lists for 2nd Level Hospitals recommended

Recommendations for national SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies and diagnostic capacities recommended

Responding to community spread of COVID-19 recommended

Infection prevention and control in primary care: a toolkit of resources
recommended

Medical Equipment Standard Lists for 2nd Level Hospitals
recommended

Recommendations for national SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies and diagnostic capacities
recommended

Responding to community spread of COVID-19
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