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Vigilancia de neumonías y meningitis bacterianas en menor es de 5 años en Paraguay

Martinez, E.; et al. Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social; OPS (2016) C_WHO

Directives sur le pouvoir de prescription des infirmières 2021

Stewart, D., Schober, M., Nissen, L. et al. Conseil International des Infirmières (2021) CC

Ces orientations relatives à la prescription par les infirmières sont destinées à aider les infirmières, les équipes, les associations, les organisations, les enseignants, les organismes de réglementation et les gouvernements du monde entier. Les nations et les régions peuvent évaluer les b ... more

Ambulance and Pre-Hospital Services in Risk Situations

ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross (2013)

This report sets out ways to make pre-hospital care and ambulance services operating in areas of armed violence safer. Written by the Norwegian Red Cross with support from the ICRC and the Mexican Red Cross, the report summarizes field experience in over 20 countries.

mhGAP Training Manuals - for the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings, version 2.0
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World Health Organization WHO WHO (2017) C_WHO

As part of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme, WHO has developed training manuals (Training of trainers and supervisors training manual and Training of health-care providers training manual) to support implementation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS ... more

Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation: elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus

EMTCT Global Validation Advisory Committee, Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Validation of elimination of mother-to-child transmission, or vertical transmission, of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus (HBV), is an attestation that a country has successfully met standard criteria for elimination, or for being at 1 of the 3 levels of achievement on the ‘Path to Elimination� ... more

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

Community-Based Surveillance: guiding principles

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2017) C1

Establishing a community-based disease surveillance system is key step to improving the early detection and assessment of outbreaks

Chăm sóc SỨC KHOẺ TÂM THẦN trước đại dịch Covid-19

See text (2020) C2

Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak

Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC

Ensure effective and coordinated public health emergency preparedness and response using a One Health approach

Haiti: Flash appeal - Earthquake August 2021

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2021) CC

Strategical plan

The Sphere Handbook in Ukrainian
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Sphere (2016) C1

The Ukrainian translation of the Handbook was done by the Rev Marian and Dr Roman Curkowskyj Foundation. Established in 1990 in Toronto, Canada, the Foundation supports the advancement of education, notably through the publication of works in Ukrainian. 2011 Edition.

Social Appropriation of Knowledge and its contributions to the prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural contexts

Paipilla, K., Castro-Arroyave, D., Grajales,L. BMJ Innovations :234–239. doi:10.1136bmj (2022) CC

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected infectious endemic disease that is transmitted through the bite of a vector insect (sandfly) of the Lutzomyia genus,typical of rural geographical territories, and causes disfiguring skin ulcers and disabilities. It is estimated that CL affects between 600 ... more

Integrated operational framework for mental health, brain health and substance use

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

This integrated operational framework provides an overview of the connections between mental health, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions, and their links to health, well-being and the broader public health and sustainable development agenda. The need for integrated approaches is increasi ... more

Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Non-engineered Construction

UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2013)

Report on Findings from an Assessment of the Integration of Nutrition into HIV Programs in Selected Facilities and Communities in Haiti

USAID, SPRING (2013) CC

Hospital Safe from Disasters

ISDR; World Health Organization WHO; The World Bank United Nations (2008) CC

Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives

Guía Práctica de Respuestas Inclusivas y con Enfoque de Derechos ante el COVID-19 en las Américas

OCHA; Reliefweb; Secretaría General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos; OEA (Más derechos para más gente) OCHA; Reliefweb; Secretaría General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos; OEA (Más derechos para más gente) (2020) C2