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WHO COVID-19 prison surveillance protocol: monitoring and reporting COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This protocol establishes the principles and definitions of a surveillance system devised by the WHO Health in Prisons Programme (‎HIPP)‎ to monitor the evolution of COVID-19-related epidemiological data in prisons and other places of detention and to report the main measures adopted to prevent,... more

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Prevention of Depression and Promotion of Resilience. Consensus Paper

Pim Cuijpers, Laura Shields-Zeeman, Bethany Hipple Walters, Ionela Petrea European Union EU (2016) CC

EU Compass for Action on Mental Health and Well-being

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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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Laboratory readiness and response for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in expert laboratories in 30 EU/EEA countries

Reusken C. B. E. M., E. K. Broberg, B. Haagmans et al. Eurosurveillance (2020) C2

Timely detection of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection cases is crucial to interrupt the spread of this virus. We assessed the required expertise and capacity for molecular detection of 2019-nCoV in specialised laboratories in 30 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries. Thirty-... more

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Quality criteria for the evaluation of climate-informed early warning systems for infectious diseases

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The frequency of infectious disease epidemics is increasing, and the role of the health sector in the management of epidemics is crucial in terms of response. In the context of infectious disease epidemics, the use of climate-informed early warning systems (EWS) has the potential to increase the eff... more

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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, brin...gs 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

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European nurse: Information and communication guide on microbes

European specialist nurse organisation (ESN) (2020) C2

This manual addresses all the issues. It focus on the cycle of microbes, antibiotics, vaccination, AMR, infection prevention and control. It will support nurses on better action and also on communication towards their patients and families.

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Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for monkeypox: interim guidance 24 June 2022
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

The overall goal of surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing in this context is to stop human-to-human transmission to control the outbreak. The key objectives of surveillance and case investigation are to rapidly identify cases and clusters in order to provide optimal clinical care; to ... more

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Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe - 2020 data
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WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHOEurope) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). (2022) C1

TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, second only to COVID-19, and drug-resistant TB strains are still a major concern. In the fight against TB, urgent investment is critical, especially in the context of the ongoing pandemic.

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Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening the Monitoring of HIV, HCV, TB and Harm Reduction (Latvia)

A. Kamensa, S. Olsena Latvian Centre for Human Rights; European Union (2016) C2

Mapping Report - Latvia.

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Interregional workshop for tuberculosis control and care among refugees and migrant populations

World Health Organization Europe (2016) C_WHO

10–11 May 2016, Catania, Italy

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HIV/AIDS treatment and care in Estonia

D. Raben; S. F. Jakobsen; F. Nakagawa; et al. World Health Organization (Europe); WHO Collaborating Centre on HIV and Viral Hepatitis; Centre for Health & Infectious Disease Research (CHIP) (2014) C_WHO

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Strategies to prevent diversion of opioid substitution treatment medications

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2016) C2

Perspectives on Drugs

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Vigilância global, prevenção e controlo das doenças respiratórias crónicas: uma abordagem integradora

Bousquet, J.; Khaltaev, N. (2007) C_WHO

Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kill more than four million people every year and affect hundreds of millions more. These diseases erode the health and well-being of the patients and have a negative impact on families and societies. Women ... more

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Issue Brief Marburg virus disease (MVD)
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The MEDBOX Team (2024) CC

Issue Brief No. 40 provides healthcare professionals with the most relevant treatment guidelines, prevention measures and training material on MVD

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Coordinated public health surveillance between points of entry and national health surveillance systems

World Health Organization (2014)

Advising principles. The purpose of this document is to support competent authorities in charge of IHR implementation to improve national capacities for the prevention, detection and control of events, by strengthening communications and coordination between points of entry and the national health s... more

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In Control. A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally
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Germany’s National Public Health Institute (RKI), et al. (2021) C1

In Control imparts knowledge, provokes reflection and triggers curiosity. The first half of the book provides an overview of the organisations, principles, frameworks and themes that every professional deploying to health emergencies should be aware of. The second half of the book provides practical... more

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Using country of origin to inform targeted tuberculosis screening in asylum seekers: a modelling study of screening data in a German federal state, 2002–2015

Bozorgmehr, K.; Preussler, S.; Wagner, U. et al. (2019) CC

Screening programmes for tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants rarely consider the heterogeneity of risk related to migrants’ country of origin. We assess the performance of a large screening programme in asylum seekers by analysing (i) the difference in yield and numbers needed to screen (NNS) by c... more

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Climate change and communicable diseases: a manual for health workers

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (2011) C_WHO

There is a broad consensus nowadays that the Earth is warming up as a result of greenhouse gas emissions caused by anthropogenic activities. It is also clear that current trends in the fields of energy, development and population growth will lead to continuous and ever more dramatic climate change. ... more

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Health-care provision for displaced populations arriving from Ukraine

Holt, E. (2022) C2

Lancet Infect Dis 2022 Published Online April 8, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00225-

Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for monkeypox: interim guidance 24 June 2022 recommended

Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe - 2020 data recommended

Issue Brief Marburg virus disease (MVD) recommended

In Control. A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally recommended

Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for monkeypox: interim guidance 24 June 2022
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Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe - 2020 data
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Issue Brief Marburg virus disease (MVD)
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In Control. A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally
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