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Not just hotlines and mobile phones: GBV Service provision during COVID-19

Erskine D. UNICEF (2020) CC

This note provides a few ideas to a challenging problem of reaching survivors who cannot easily access phone-based GBV support. It is very much a living document given the evolving nature of the pandemic and may be adapted as more evidence, insights and lessons become available. It is intended to sp ... more

Conflict in the time of coronavirus

Oxfam (2020) C2

The equation is simple: we cannot effectively respond to a global pandemic when millions of people are still caught in warzones. We cannot treat sick people when hospitals are being bombed, or prevent the spread of coronavirus when tens of millions are forced to flee from violence. We must have a gl ... more

COVID Reference 2020.4 VNM

Kamps, B.S.; C. Hoffmann, et al. (2020) CC

Tại nhiều quốc gia, cú sốc của làn sóng kiểm dịch thứ nhất đã lắng xuống, số ca bệnh cũng đã giảm, việc gỡ bỏ các lệnh phong tỏa đang được xem xét hoặc đã được thực hiện ở nhiều nơi. Vũ Hán đã mở cửa trở lại. Nhưng ph ... more

WHO recommendations Uterotonics for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage Web Annex 5

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO

Web annex 5: Oxytocin and ergometrine versus placebo or no treatment Evidence to decision framework

2020 RMRP Appeal: Regional Migrants Response Plan for the Horn of Africa and Yemen 2018 – 2020

IOM (2020) C2

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners from 27 humanitarian and development organisations and governments are appealing for USD 84 million to provide life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of African migrants and host community members affected by COVID-19 in the Ho ... more

Pruebas diagnósticas para el SARS-CoV-2: orientaciones provisionales, 11 de septiembre de 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/334254

Regional guiding framework for risk communication and community engagement for the COVID-19 response in theEastern Mediterranean Region/Middle East and North Africa

World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2021) C_WHO

Essential Emergency and Critical Care: a consensus among global clinical experts

Schell, C.O.; K. Khalid, A.Wharton-Smith, et al. (2021) CC

Key questions What is already known? Critical illness is common throughout the world and COVID-19 has caused a global surge of critically ill patients. There are large gaps in the quality of care for critically ill patients, especially in low-staffed and low-resourced settings, and mortal ... more

Global priorities for climate change and mental health research

Fiona Charlson, Suhailah Ali, Jura Augustinavicius et al. Environment International (2022) CC

Compared with other health areas, the mental health impacts of climate change have received less research attention. The literature on climate change and mental health is growing rapidly but is characterised by several limitations and research gaps. In a field where the need for designing evidence-b ... more

Manual de capacitacion – Enfoques de ecosistema para la salud

McCullagh S, Hunter B, Houle K et al. CoPEH Canada (2012) CC

CoPEH-Canada has generated a series of teaching and training resources over more than a decade. These resources began with the production of the CoPEH-Canada Teaching Manual (2012), which is dedicated to Bruce Hunter. Our training resources have expanded to include a range of resources including: Mo ... more

Guía Prática para el Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de las Personas con TB en el Primer Nivel de Atención

Ministerio de Salud et Desarrollo Social, Presidencia de la Nación, Argentina (2021) CC

Diagnóstico y tratamiento de sífilis recomendaciones para los equipos de salud

Torales, G.; Galarza, P. et al. Ministerio de Salud Argentina (2019) C2

Diagnóstico y tratamiento de sífilis recomendaciones para los equipos de salud.

Family planning and comprehensive abortion care toolkit for the primary health care workforce: volume 1

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

What are the FP and CAC competencies? Through the clear articulation of the family planning and comprehensive abortion care (FP and CAC) competencies for the primary health care workforce, the aim is to advance improvements in FP and CAC service delivery by aligning health worker education approach ... more

WHO manual on sugar-sweetened beverage taxation policies to promote healthy diets

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

Obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been steadily increasing globally, and with them, a pressing need to implement effective responses to address the contributing factors. Among the available evidence-based policy options that enable healthier choices and improved diets is ... more

An integrated, Sustainable Framework to Elimination of Communicable Diseases in the Americas. Concept Note

Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) (2019) C_WHO

The objective of this concept note and the framework it outlines is the elimination of a group of CDs and the negative health effects they generate, which together create a tangible burden on affected individuals, their families and communities, and on health care systems throughout the Region. Thou ... more

Tracking aid for global health goals: a systematic comparison of four approaches applied to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health

Pitt C.; Grollman C.; Martinez-Alvarez M. et al The Lancet (2018) CC

Four initiatives have estimated the value of aid for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH): Countdown to 2015, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), the Muskoka Initiative, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) policy marker. We ... more

2020 Heart Failure Society of South Africa perspective on the 2016 European Society of Cardiology Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines

Hitzeroth, J.; Mpe, M.; Klug, E. et al. The South African Medical Journal (2020) CC

Heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a condition frequently encountered by healthcare professionals and, in order to achieve the best outcomes for patients, needs to be managed optimally. This guideline document is based on the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the t ... more

Epidemiology of Peripheral Artery Disease and Polyvascular Disease

Aday A.W.; Matsushita, K. Circulation Research (2021) CC

Atherosclerotic lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality that affects more than 230 million people worldwide. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors, including advanced age, smoking, and diabetes, are ... more

Sphere for Monitoring and Evaluation
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The Sphere Project (2015) CC

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Drug Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals

Health Poverty Action, International Drug Policy Consortium (2015) C2

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in September 2015, made up of 17 Goals and 169 Targets that set out a plan of action that will shape the mainstream development agenda for the next 15 years1. There has already been much debate about how these Goals will be achieved, but the sig ... more