Pour l'achat de tests de diagnostic rapide du paludisme (TDR), plusieurs critères sont recommandés pour garantir la qualité et l'efficacité des tests. Ces critères se basent notamment sur la performance des tests, leur stabilité, leur facilité d'utilisation, leur coût et leur conformité aux... standards de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS)
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The document presents Cameroon's National Response Plan for the 2018 cholera outbreak, covering August to October 2018. It highlights the epidemiological situation, with outbreaks reported in the North and Central regions and a total of 109 suspected cases and 9 deaths by July 2018. The plan outline...s strategies for controlling the epidemic, including epidemiological surveillance, improved access to clean water, sanitation, mass vaccination, community awareness campaigns, and hospital and community-based treatment.
The response is coordinated by the Ministry of Public Health, WHO, and various partners, focusing on early detection, rapid response, and multi-sectoral collaboration. Challenges include poor sanitation, limited healthcare infrastructure, and cross-border disease transmission risks. The plan emphasizes resource mobilization, monitoring, and evaluation to contain the outbreak and prevent future cases.
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This manual is designed primarily to assist managers of national malaria programmes and national reference laboratory responsible for quality assurance of malaria microscopy control. The information is also applicable to non-governmental organizations and funding agencies investing in quality manage...ment systems for malaria microscopy.
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(version 1.0): procedure: methods manual
The CDC Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis are a series of nine educational modules divided into two courses. The first course (Modules 1–5) provides fundamental information about tuberculosis, while the second course (Modules 6–9) offers more specific program-related details. These modules are ...designed for healthcare providers and other professionals who want to expand their knowledge of tuberculosis through self-study.
The modules cover topics such as transmission, pathogenesis, epidemiology, targeted testing, diagnosis, treatment, infection control, patient management, patient rights, contact investigations, and outbreak response. Some modules also offer the opportunity to earn continuing education credits.
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Determination of Parasitemia and Lifecycle
Organisation mondiale de la Santé. (2011). Planches pour le diagnostic microscopique du paludisme.
Medios auxiliares para el diagnóstico microscópico del paludismo.
The bench aids are intended for use as both a practical tool for health workers engaged in the routine diagnosis of malaria infections
Second editon. This document serves only as a guide to good practice and may help to harmonize surveillance activities. The purpose of this manual is to be a handy reference for key elements and contact information for all communicable diseases / syndromes associated with current WHO control program...mes. It should be particularly useful at the Ministry of Health level in Member States, in approaching integrated surveillance of communicable diseases / syndromes.
The document is intended to be updated on a regular basis. This reflects the changing nature of infectious diseases and accompanying diagnostic and surveillance methods. It also reflects the multidisciplinary nature of disease surveillance in which many different programmes and partners are involved.
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