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Operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and co-morbidities, 3rd ed

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

Addressing comorbidities and risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) is a crucial component of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s End TB Strategy. This WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities aims to support countries in scaling up people-centred care, base... more

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The Need for Full Integration of Snakebite Envenoming within a Global Strategy to Combat the Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Way Forward

Gutiérrez, J.; Warrell, D.; Williams, D. et al. PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases (2013) CC

Snakebite envenoming constitutes a serious medical condition that primarily affects residents of rural communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and New Guinea. It is an occupational, environmental, and domestic health hazard that exacerbates the already impoverished state of these communities. Co... more

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Regional Status Report on Alcohol and Health in the Americas 2020

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

This third regional report discusses gaps and challenges in reducing the harmful use of alcohol and how countries can reverse current trends in a cost-effective and expedited way.

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Training Needs Assessment of Health Workers on Health Care Waste Management in Kenya

UNDP (2018) CC

This report contains the results of an in-depth Training Needs Assessment (TNA) of Health Workers in the 4 project counties of the republic of Kenya – Nakuru, Kisumu, Nairobi and Bungoma. The assessment, facilitated by the UPOPs Project in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Minist... more

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A conceptual framework for the environmental surveillance of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance

Patricia M.C. Huijbers, Carl-Fredrik Flach, D.G. Joakim Larsson Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), University of Gothenburg (2019) C2

The systematic surveillance of antibiotic use and antibiotic re-sistance prevalence in humans and animals is imperative for managingbacterial infectious disease (JPIAMR, 2019;WHO, 2015). Many low-income countries currently face substantial challenges in building national surveillance systems due to ... more

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Midterm performance evaluation of USAID’S Central Asia HIV program

United States Agency for International Development; D. Lowe, D. Hales; B. Herstad; B. Pick; A. Bolotbaeva; G. Jonboboeva USAID (From the American People) (2018) C2

October 2018 This publication was produced at the request of the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared independently by David Lowe, David Hales, Britt Herstad, Billy Pick, Aisuluu Bolotbaeva, and Gulgun Jonboboeva.

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WHO technical guidance and specifications of medical devices for screening and treatment of precancerous lesions in the prevention of cervical cancer

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Globally, 311,000 women die of cervical cancer every year, 85 percent of them in resource limited regions of the world. To address this grave threat to women, the WHO made a call to action in 2018, resulting in accelerated plans to improve cervical cancer control under the elimination threshold w... more

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HIV and the Law in South-East Asia

United Nations Development Programme Bangkok Regional Hub (2015) C2

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Improving the quality of health services: tools and resources

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

This compendium collates current tools and resources on quality improvement developed by the WHO Service Delivery and Safety Department and provides examples of how the tools and resources have been applied in country settings. The target audience for this document are ministries of health, facility... more

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Migrants in an irregular situation: access to healthcare in 10 European Union Member States
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2011) CC2

This report explores the access to healthcare granted to irregular migrants in 10 EU Member States. It focuses on migrants who are present in an irregular situation, namely those who do not fulfil conditions for entry, stay or residence. Through interviews with a range of different sources including... more

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Republic of Kenya: National Policy on Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance

Government of Kenya (2017) C2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat that requires urgent collaborative action within and among countries. AMR makes standard treatments ineffective and facilitates the spread of antimicrobial resistant infections rendering communities vulnerable. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Minist... more

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Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Chikungunya Fever

World Health Organization, Regional Office South-East Asia (2009)

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Guidance to facilitate monitoring and evaluation for antimicrobial resistance national action plans

Quadripartite: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO; UN Environment Programme UNEP; World Health Organization WHO; World Organisation for Animal Health WAHO (2023) CC

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global human, animal, plant and environment health threat that needs to be addressed by every country. The impacts of AMR are wide-ranging in terms of human health, animal health, food security and safety, environmental effects on ecosystems and biodiversity, and ...socioeconomic development. Just like the climate crisis, AMR poses a significant threat to the delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The response to the AMR crisis has been spearheaded through the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance (GAP-AMR), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015, in close collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), and formally endorsed by the three organizations’ governing bodies and by the Political Declaration of the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on AMR in 2016. In 2022, the three organizations officially became the Quadripartite by welcoming the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) into the alliance “to accelerate coordination strategy on human, animal and ecosystem health”. The aim of the GAP-AMR is to ensure the continuity of successful treatment with effective and safe medicines. Its strategic objectives include: • improving the awareness and understanding of AMR; • strengthening the knowledge and evidence base through surveillance and research; • reducing the incidence of infection through effective sanitation, hygiene and infection prevention measures; optimizing the use of antimicrobial medicines in human and animal health; and • developing the economic case for sustainable investment that takes account of the needs of all countries and increasing investment in new medicines, diagnostic tools, vaccines and other interventions. With the adoption of the GAP-AMR, countries agreed to develop national action plans (NAPs) aligned with the GAP-AMR to mainstream AMR interventions nationally. Individually, the Quadripartite took action to advance AMR interventions in their respective sectors. FAO adopted a resolution on AMR recognizing that it poses an increasingly serious threat to public health and sustainable food production, and developed an AMR action plan to support the resolution’s implementation. For its part, WOAH developed a strategy on AMR aligned with the GAP-AMR, acknowledging the importance of a One Health approach to AMR. Similarly, more recently, UNEP’s governing body, the United Nations Environment Assembly, recognized that AMR is a current and increasing threat and a challenge to global health, food security and the sustainable development of all countries, and welcomed the GAP-AMR and the NAPs developed in accordance with its five overarching strategic objectives more

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Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Chikungunya Fever - 2009

World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (2009) CC

This guideline for the prevention and control of chikungunya fever (CF) is intended for use by all peripheral health workers in the Region and is based on the strategy outlined above. This document will focus mainly on preventing, predicting and detecting outbreaks, and after detection, investig... more

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Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013-2020

World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO

The "Global NCD action plan" provides a road map and a menu of policy options for countries to take in order to attain the 9 voluntary global targets, including that of a 25% relative reduction in premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases by 2... more

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A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens includin

Dheda, K.; et al. (2022) CC

Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med 2021;27(4):Published online 22 October 2021. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173

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South Africa: Cold Chain and Immunisation Operations Manual

Department of Health, Republic of South Africa (2015) C2

Guidelines for Handling Temperature Sensitive Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals

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Manual of Mental Health for Psychologists

Uday K. Sinha, Devvarta Kumar, Naveen Grover, Jai Prakash, Gouri Shankar Kaloiya National Health Ministry for Health and Family Welfare; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India; WHO (2016) C1

For Mental Health Service Delivery under National Mental Health Programme

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Ethics in epidemics, emergencies and disasters: research, surveillance and patient care: training manual

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO

Responses to epidemics, emergencies and disasters raise many ethical issues for the people involved, including public health specialists and policy makers. This training manual provides material on ethical issues in research, surveillance and patient care in these difficult contexts.

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Health Sector Strategic Plan II (2017-2022) Malawi

The Government of Malawi (2017) C1

Migrants in an irregular situation: access to healthcare in 10 European Union Member States recommended

Migrants in an irregular situation: access to healthcare in 10 European Union Member States
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