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In Control: A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally RKI

Robert Koch Institut RKI (2023) CC

The greatest risk to persons engaging in international medical emergency response is poor preparation. The In Control handbook hopes to provide a remedy. At the time of writing, we are living through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a health ... emergency that disregards physical borders, brings into focus social inequalities and affects people on every continent. This shared challenge requires unprecedented measures and the collaboration of the brightest minds to support global health protection through this crisis and beyond. Healthcare infrastructures have to be strengthened, public health capacities and processes upgraded, medical countermeasures and vaccinations found and psychosocial side-effects treated. Solidarity is the normative order of the day and the human species has to collaborate to face this invisible threat. Hiding and living in fear is not an option in this interconnected world. We have both a responsibility and an opportunity to make substantial contributions to a safer, healthier and more sustainable future for us all. The existence of this handbook is an impressive example of solidarity. Over 50 authors from more than 15 institutes and organisations have come together voluntarily within a very short time to make their expertise available and enable cross-sectoral thinking. Knowledge is bundled, resources are combined, information gaps are filled. The In Control handbook is not a theoretical treatise of possible dangers, but a collection of subject-matter expertise, written by experts and practitioners who have shaped health topics over the past 20 years in the most diverse corners of the world. The Centre for International Health Protection at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is collaborating with its partners and investing heavily in the build-up of operational know-how and capacity to support health crisis response abroad. This is done by preparing and enabling professionals to deploy safely across the world to assist those in need. In Control addresses the multi-faceted challenges of an international deployment. Readers will find not only technical medical information, but also insights into, for example, the fragility of our environment, the cultural differences that influence risk communication or the dilemmas arising from social distancing. Legal principles are highlighted, along with ethical guidance to ensure that our actions and decisions correspond to the highest moral standards. more

Health worker migration from South Africa: causes, consequences and policy responses

Labonté et al Human Resources for Health (2015) CC

Reducing UPOPs and Mercury Releases from the Health Sector in Africa

Pieper, R. UNDP; GEF; Health Care without Harm (2020) CC

Technical lessons learnt report UNDP GEF Project

Health in the Americas 2022: Overview of the Region of the Americas in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2022) C_WHO

The objective of Health in the Americas: Overview of the Region of the Americas in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic is to respond to the need to address important public health issues in an incr ... more

Prevalence of Schistosoma Haematobium Measured by a Mobile Health System in an Unexplored Endemic Region in the Subprefecture of Torrock, Chad

Layaye, D.; E de Bruijn, M.; de Jong, T.; JMIR Publication Advancing Digital Health and Open Science (2019) CC

Schistosoma haematobium is a parasitic digenetic trematode responsible for schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia). The disease is caused by penetration of the skin by the parasite, spread by intermediate host molluscs in stagnant waters, and can be treated by administration of praziquantel. Schis ... more

Guidance Note on Youth Integration into the Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHS)

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA (2023) CC

UNFPA has been implementing programming for women and girls through Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHSs), which provide access to critical services, information and support. The WFHS is providing: psychosocial counseling services; awareness raising ... more

Health Workers Training Guide for Managing Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in Primary Health Care

Countdown Calling Time on Neglected Tropical Diseases Sightsavers (2021) CC

This trainer toolkit is a guide for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) program implementers in Nigeria to train primary health care health workers to diagnose and provide care for women and girls wi ... more

Liberia National Health Policy 2007

Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Liberia (2007) C1

Ebola: Beyond the health emergency

Plan (2015)

Summary of research into the consequences of the Ebola outbreak for children and communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone This study describes the range of impacts that Ebola has had on children and families in Liberia and Sierra Leone, looking beyond the immediate ... more

An Analytical Report on National Survey of Female Community Health Volunteers of Nepal

Government of Nepal USAID, MOH (Nepal) (2007) C1

The FCHV program focuses on family planning, maternal/neonatal and child health. Vitamin A distribution program. The activity of FCHV is contributing to Nepal’s goal of reducing the total fertility rate and under five mortality a ... more

The ITHACA Toolkit for monitoring Human Rights and General Health Care in mental health and social care institutions

Institutional Treatment,Human Rights and CareAssessment (ITHACA) Health Service and Population Research Department,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (2010)

Management, control and prevention of tuberculosis - Guidelines for health care providers

Prof. C. Abobltins, L. Brown, Prof N. Curtis, et al. Department of Health & Human Services; State Goverment Victoria (2015) C2

Namibia National WISN Report 2015: A Study of Workforce Estimates for Public Health Facilities in Nambia

Titus, M., Hendricks, R., Ndemueda, J., McQuide, et al Ministry of Health and Social Services, Republic of Namibia (2015) C2

Albania - Demographic and Health Survey

Institute of Statistics Institute of Public Health; Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft; UNFPA; UN Women; Unicef; et al. (2018) C2

2017-2018 Republic of Albania

Nepal: National Communication Strategy for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health 2011-2016

Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population (2011) C1

Rationality of drug prescriptions in rural health centres in Burkina Faso

Krause G., M. Borchert, J. Benzler et al. Health policy and planning (1999) C2

Burkina Faso has approximately 10.5 million inhabitants and is divided into 30 provinces. The study took place in the districts of Tougan, Nouna, and Solenzo, in provinces Sourou and Kossi, in north-west Burkina Faso. There is one medical centre in every district capital and 6 to 14 ... more

Health facility preparedness for cholera outbreak response in four cholera-prone districts in Cameroon: a cross sectional study

Ateudjieu, J.; M. Ndinakie Yakum, A. Pascal Goura; et al. (2019) CC

The study on health facility preparedness for cholera outbreak response in Cameroon evaluates the ability of healthcare facilities in four cholera-prone districts to manage cholera outbreaks. The findings highlight significant weaknesses, including ... more

A triple dividend: The health, social and economic gains from financing the HIV response in Africa

Cook, R.; S. Jain; S. Aleyan; et al. Economist Impact (2023) CC

This report presents findings from research conducted by Economist Impact to assess the health, demographic, social and economic impacts associated with different scenarios for financing the HIV epidemic across 13 selected countries in Sub-Saharan A ... more

Tracking development assistance for health from China, 2007–2017

Micah et al. BMJ Global Health (2019) CC

In In recent years, China has increased its international engagement in health. Nonetheless, the lack of data on contributions has limited efforts to examine contributions from China. Existing estimates that track development assistance for ... more

A New Agenda for Mental Health in the Americas: Report of the Pan American Health Organization High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2024) C_WHO

Unmet mental health needs in the Region of the Americas are a leading source of morbidity and mortality, which result in tremendous health, social, and economic consequences. The COVID-19 pandemic h ... more