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Preventing Diarrheal Disease in Developing Countries: Proven Household Water Treatment Options

USAID; Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2010) C2

The CDC report on Preventing Diarrheal Disease in Developing Countries highlights five effective household water treatment methods to reduce waterborne illnesses, which cause millions of deaths annually. These methods include ceramic filtration, solar disinfection (SODIS), flocculant/disinfectant po... more

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Introduction of DNA-based identification and typing methods to public health practitioners for epidemiological investigation of cholera outbreaks

Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

The GTFCC Laboratory Support for Public Health Surveillance document provides guidelines on using DNA-based molecular techniques for identifying and monitoring Vibrio cholerae strains in cholera outbreaks. It highlights the importance of genetic sequencing for tracking transmission, detecting new va... more

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National Implementation Guidelines for HIV and STI Programming Among Young Key Populations

NASCOP (National AIDS & STI Control Programme), Kenya (2018) CC

These guidelines were developed as part of Kenya's fast-track plan to end AIDS among adolescents and young people. Based on research into adolescent and young key populations in Kenya and elsewhere, they outline a package of HIV prevention services, and emphasize the need to combine biobehavioural i... more

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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in migrants, multi-country cluster - third update, 13 April 2017

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2017) C1

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Kenya: Guidelines on use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection
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National AIDS&STI Control Program Kenya Ministry of Health, Kenya (2018) CC

2018 Edition

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Global AIDS Response: Country Progress Report Nigeria 2014

National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA); UNAIDS; Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2014) C1

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Enhanced COVID-19 Surveillance at the Community Level in Africa

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC

The strategy recommends that AU Member States should enhance, where feasible, existing COVID-19 surveillance to include: Community-based surveillance to detect symptomatic cases early for treatment and to avert viral transmission; Sentinel surveillance in high-risk populations to detect ... more

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Kenya AIDS Response Progress Report 2014 Progress towards Zero

The National AIDS Control Council of Kenya (2014) C1

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African Trypanosomiasis Learning sheet

East African Regional External Quality Assessment Scheme (EA-REQAS) (2025) CC

Learning sheet no. 4 Accessed March, 2025

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The End in sight: from collaboration to elimination

International Coaltion for Trachoma Control (2022) CC

ICTC’s 2022-2030 strategic plan spans the critical period running to the end of 2030, the year by which we are striving to achieve the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. This strategic plan is in alignment with the NTD road map, Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Develop... more

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Kenya: Aids Strategic Framework 2014/2015 - 2018/2019

Ministry of Health, National Aids Control Council (2014) C1

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National Guidelines for Implementation of HIV Prevention Programmes for Female Sex Workers in Nigeria

National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Government of Nigeria (2014) C1

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Nigeria: Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers Preparedness and Response Plan

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (2017) C2

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National Guidelines on Rabies Prophylaxis

National Centre for Disease Control; Ministry of Health & Family Welfare India National Rabies Programme (2015) C1

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Africa’s Health Financing in a New Era

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (2025) CC

Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented financing crisis, driven by a sharp decline of 70% in Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2021 to 2025 and deep-rooted structural vulnerabilities. This collapse is placing immense pressure on Africa’s already fragile health systems as ODA ...is seen as the backbone of critical health programs: pandemic preparedness, maternal and child health services, disease control programs are all at risk, threatening Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Universal Health Coverage. Compounding this is Africa’s spiraling debt, with countries expected to service USD 81 billion by 2025—surpassing anticipated external financing inflows—further eroding fiscal space for health investments. Level of domestic resources is low. TThe Abuja Declaration of 2001, a pivotal commitment made by African Union (AU) member states, aimed to reverse this trend by pledging to allocate at least 15% of national budgets to the health sector. However, more than two decades later, only three countries—Rwanda, Botswana, and Cabo Verde—have consistently met or exceeded this target (WHO, 2023). In contrast, over 30 AU member states remain well below the 10% benchmark, with some allocating as little as 5–7% of their national budgets to health. In addition, only 16 (29%) of African countries currently have updated versions of National Health Development Plan (NHDP) supported by a National Health Financing Plan (NHFP). These two documents play a critical role in driving internal resource mobilisation. At the same time, public health emergencies are surging, rising 41%—from 152 in 2022 to 213 in 2024—exposing severe under-resourcing of health infrastructure and workforce. Recurring outbreaks (Mpox, Ebola, cholera, measles, Marburg…) alongside effects of climate change and humanitarian crises in Eastern DRC, the Sahel, and Sudan, are overwhelming systems stretched by chronic underfunding. The situation is worsened by Africa’s heavy dependency with over 90% of vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics being externally sourced—leaving countries vulnerable to global supply chain shocks. Health worker shortages persist, with only 2.3 professionals per 1,000 people (below the WHO’s recommended 4.45), and fewer than 30% of systems are digitized, undermining disease surveillance and early warning. Without decisive action, Africa CDC projects the continent could reverse two decades of health progress, face 2 to 4 million additional preventable deaths annually, and a heightened risk of a pandemic emerging from within. Furthermore, 39 million more Africans could be pushed into poverty by 2030 due to intertwined health and economic shocks. This is not just a sectoral crisis—it is an existential threat to Africa’s political, social, and economic resilience, and global stability. In response, African leaders, under Africa CDC’s stewardship, are advancing a comprehensive three-pillar strategy centered on domestic resource mobilization, innovative financing, and blended finance. more

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Outbreaks response in Africa: Joint Mpox Continental Activity Report
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Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2025) CC

During the reporting period, significant progress was made in strengthening the mpox response across the continent. The lessons learned and challenges identified during the joint mpox continental intra-action review (IAR), which took place successfully in December 2024 in Addis Ababa have guided the... more

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Lignes directrices africaines sur le traitement antibiotique des infections et des syndromes bacteriens courants

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (2021) CC

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Declaration de moscou pour mettre fin a la Tuberculose

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2017) C_CDC

Première Conférence ministérielle mondiale de l’OMS Mettre fin à la tuberculose à l’ère du développement durable : une réponse multisectorielle Moscou, Fédération de Russie, 16-17 novembre 2017

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Union Africaine Échange d'Information Sur La Santé Lignes Directrices et Normes

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC

L'application de la technologie de santé numérique se développe rapidement en Afrique, dans le but d'améliorer la prestation des services de santé et d'atteindre plus efficacement les communautés éloignées et mal desservies. D'autre part, l'absence de lignes directrices et de normes da... more

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Lignes directrices provisoires pour la surveillance du choléra

Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Le choléra reste une menace mondiale pour la santé publique et un indicateur clé du manque de développement social. La transmission du choléra est étroitement liée à l’accès insuffisant à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement. Les zones typiques à risque sont notamment les bido... more

Kenya: Guidelines on use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection recommended

Outbreaks response in Africa: Joint Mpox Continental Activity Report New

Kenya: Guidelines on use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection
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Outbreaks response in Africa: Joint Mpox Continental Activity Report
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