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“They Stay until They Die” A Lifetime of Isolation and Neglect in Institutions for People with Disabilities in Brazil

Human Rights Watch (2018) C1

This report found that many people with disabilities enter institutions as children and remain there for their entire lives. Most of these institutions visited by Human Rights Watch researchers did not provide for more than people’s basic needs, such as food and hygiene, with scarce contact with t ... more

Sierra Leone: Isolation Capacity

Government of Sierra Leone; World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and Infection Prevention and Control in Cholera Treatment Structures

UN Children's Fund UNICEF Global Task Force on Cholera (2019) C_UNICEF

Technical Note: Cholera treatment facilities provide inpatient care for cholera patients during outbreaks. Proper case management and isolation of cholera patients is essential to prevent deaths and help control the spread of the disease. Traditio ... more

Revision 1: (Guidelines for Handling, Treatment and Disposal of Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/ Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients)

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India; Central Pollution Control Board (Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India; Central Pollution Control Board (Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change) (2020) C2

25th March, 2020 (In suppression earlier guidelines upload at CPCB website on 19/03/2020)

Nigeria: Standard Operating Procedures for Lassa Fever Case Management

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (2017) C2

Rapid Case Management Form. Ebola Virus Disease, 16 May 2018.

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Health Care Settings

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2020) C2

Accessed: 02.05.2020 These interim IPC recommendations for health settings have been developed through the contributions of many individuals and institutions, such as the Centers for Disease Control-Kenya; ITECH; US Agency for International Development (USAID) Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceu ... more

Interim National Guidelines for Monkeypox Outbreak Response

Federal Ministry of Health - Nigeria Centre for Disease Contro (2017) C2

This document provides information and recommendations for action, based on the current available knowledge around monkeypox. It is a first draft which will be updated in light of evolving evidence and additional information as they become available.

“A time of fear”: local, national, and international responses to a large Ebola outbreak in Uganda

John Kinsman (2012) CC

Globalization and Health 2012, 8:15

Establishing COVID-19 triage stations at healthcare facilities. Key instructions and tips
recommended

World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO

Available in Englisch, French and Portuguese

Guidelines for the Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Kenya

Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Kenya (2010) CC

Neonatal outcomes of pre-diagnosed COVID-19 positive mothers in Nigeria

B. Ezenwa; Fajolu, I.; Makwe, C.; et al. (2021) CC

COVID-19 infection affects all age groups including newborns, however, literature is scarce on the fetal and neonatal outcomes of babies exposed in-utero, especially in Africa. The objectiveof this study was to document the perinatal outcomes of COVID-19 pregnancies and del ... more

Clinical management of patients with viral haemorrhagic fever. A pocket guide for the front-line health worker
recommended

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa; (2016) C_WHO

The purpose of this pocketbook is to provide clear guidance on current best management practices for VHF across health-care facilities

Standard operating procedure (SOP) for health care in COVID-19 first line treatment centres (CFLTC)

Department of Health & Family Welfare Government of Kerala (2020) CC

Sierra Leone: Health Sector Annual Performance Report 2015

Government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health and Sanitation (2015) C1

Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of health and human services Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2006) C_CDC

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Recommendations and Reports: July 7, 2006 / Vol. 55 / No. RR-9

Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2002) C_CDC

Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force

The Minimum Standards for Age and Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Action
recommended

ADCAP Age & Disability Capacity; USAID; UKAid; IFRC; et al. Help Age International (2015) CC

The Minimum Standards for Age and Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Action inform the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes across all sectors and phases of response, and in all emergency contexts, ensuring older people and people with disabilities are not e ... more

Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-Care Settings

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO

In this guideline, natural ventilation is considered  among one the effective measures to control infections in health care. This guideline provides  a design and operation guide for hospital planners, engineers, architects and infection control  personnel. The recommendations in this guidelin ... more

Indigenous Healing of War Affected Children in Africa

Green, E.C. & Honwana, A. World Bank (WB) (1999) C2

IK Notes No. 10 July 1999 | IK Notes reports periodically on Indigenous Knowledge (IK) initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is published by the Africa Region's Knowledge and Learning Center as part of an evolving IK partnership between the World Bank, communities, NGOs, development institutions and ... more