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Guidance on pooled testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
recommended

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the use of pooled sample testing strategy in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing laboratories of the African Union Member States for scaling up SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing capacity with the available resources. The current document descr ... more

COVID-19 Guidance on use of personal protective equipment for different clinical settings and activities
recommended

Africa CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC

This document provides guidance to African Union Member States based on a specific request from Member States for a checklist/guidance of the required personal protective equipment (PPE) needed by healthcare workers and care givers for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This document ... more

Vision and eye screening implementation handbook

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

The WHO Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH) offers a step-by-step guidance for conducting vision and eye screenings in community and primary care settings. The evidence-based interventions are drawn from the ... more

Recommendations for Stepwise Response to COVID-19

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; AMREF; ASLM; et al. (2020) C2

March 2020 This document provides a high-level mapping of outbreak stages with guidance on how to time the minimum uptake of different interventions that have been recommended by Africa CDC, driven by evidence and science.

Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan

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

Biosafety involves the implementation of containment principles, technologies and practices to prevent unintentional exposure to biological agents. Biosecurity involves the protection, control and accountability of biological materials and information related to these materials and dualuse research, ... more

Management of Solid Health-Care Waste at Primary Health-Care Centres

Richard Carr, Yves Chartier, Windy Gancayco Prohom et al. WHO (2005) CC

Questions and answers on COVID-19 vaccine

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC

Ideal Clinic Frameworks and Manual Version 19 (July 2020) - Framework

National Department of Health South Africa (2020) CC

The Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance (ICRM) programme was initiated by the National Department of Health in July 2013 in order to systematically improve primary health care (PHC) facilities and the quality of care they provide. The Ideal Clinic framework/dashboard sets out the standards for ... more

Model Legislative Framework On Community Health Workers Training, Registration and Licensing and (Financing)

Amref Health Africa (2020) CC

The object of this bill is to provide for a legal framework to promote the existence of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and to provide for clarity in the role and responsibilities assigned to CHWs in the Health sector and to promote and strengthen service delivery at the Community level. ... more

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Generic Training Package - Participant Manual

WHO, HHS-CDC (2008)

Keeping the vector out: housing improvements for vector control and sustainable development

Kraef, C.; Röbbel, N. World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Vector-borne diseases are responsible for 17% of the global burden of communicable diseases and more than 500 000 deaths annually. The ambitious global targets for the control of vector-borne diseases come in the context of the (re-)emergence of diseases, increasing resistances to insecticides and u ... more

Framework for Clinical Evaluation of Devices for Male Circumcision

World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO

The WHO Framework for the clinical evaluation of devices for male circumcision outlines a multi-phase process to ensure the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of new devices, especially for use in resource-limited settings

Guidance for the continuation of essential health services during COVID-19 pandemic

Africa CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC

This document provides guidance for African Union Member States on actions to be taken to ensure they continue to meet all the health needs of their citizens in accordance with achieving the objectives of the Africa Health Strategy 2016 – 2030.

Devolution of Healthcare Services in Kenya: Lessons learnt from other Countries

KPMG Africa (2013) C1

Guidance for managing ethical issues in infectious disease outbreaks

World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

Infectious disease outbreaks are frequently characterized by scientific uncertainty, social and institutional disruption, and an overall climate of fear and distrust. Policy makers and public health professionals may be forced to weigh and prioritize potentially competing ethical values in the face ... more

Update conflict in north east Nigeria

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

Guidance on easing lockdown

Africa CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC

In response to the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported on the continent, many African Union Member States implemented large-scale public health and social measures (PHSM) rapidly. These measures were aimed at reducing transmission and the number of new cases being reported, p ... more

Healthy environments for healthy children: key messages for action

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This booklet presents key messages for action, summarized from a set of chapters on different environmental health issues.

Cholera 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), 17 September 2021, Vol. 96, No. 37 (pp. 445-460)

IMPLEMENTATION OF CHW ORIENTATION AND BASIC FOUNDATION TRAINING PROGRAMME IN PROVINCES

National Department of Health, Republic of South Africa (2011) C2