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Travel and transport risk assessment: Interim guidance for public health authorities and the transport sector

World Health Organization WHO (2014)

This guidance document includes background information on Ebola virus disease, Ebola emergency committee recommendations, risks for different groups, and information for travellers from and to affected countries.

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Republic of Liberia: The Economic Stabilization and Recovery Plan

Government of Liberia (2015)

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Recommandations provisoires de l’OMS pour la gestion aux points d’entrée d’un évènement lié au virus Ebola

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2014)

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Management of ill travellers at Points of Entry – international airports,seaports and ground crossings – in the context of COVID -19 outbreak
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This document aims to provide advice on the detection and management of ill travellers suspected of COVID-19 infection, at international airports, ports and ground crossings. It includes the following measures; 1)Detection of ill travellers; 2) Interview of ill travellers for COVID-19; 3) Reporting ... more

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Assessment and planning for medical evacuation by air to the EU of patients with Ebola virus disease and people exposed to Ebola virus

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2014)

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Workplace Pandemic Preparedness. Facilitator Training Manual

Ministry of Health Ghana; NADMO Ghana GiZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (2013) C1

The Facilitator Training Manual on Workplace Pandemic Preparedness is a guide developed by GIZ and the Ministry of Health to help organizations prepare for and respond to pandemics while ensuring business continuity. It provides structured guidance on training, risk assessment, prevention, and respo... more

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Ações críticas de preparação, prontidão e resposta à COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization PAHO, World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Muitos países já demonstraram que a transmissão por COVID- 19 de uma pessoa para outra pode ser desacelerada ou interrompida. Essas ações salvaram vidas e deram ao restante do mundo mais tempo para se preparar para a chegada da COVID-19: prontidão dos sistemas de resposta a emergências; aumen... more

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Treating Buruli Ulcer: A Review of Prospects for Existing Antibiotics and New Therapeutics

Access Campaign, Médecins sans Frontières (2013)

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COVID‑19 Strategy update 14 April 2020
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

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Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali (S/2015/219)

UN Security Council (2015)

The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2164 (2014), by which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and requested me to report to it every three months on the implementation of the re... more

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Lesotho: National health strategic plan 2017-2022

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSS), Kingdom of Lesotho (2016) C2

NHSP 2017- 2022 (Final draft)

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Training module for Incident response system - Basic & Intermediate

National Institute of Disaster Management (nidm); Ministry of Home Affairs; Government of India National Institute of Disaster Management (nidm); Ministry of Home Affairs; Government of India (2020) C2

Accessed: 16.04.2020

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National Disaster Risk Management Plan

Thailand, National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Committee (2015) C1

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The Simplified Version of Disability Rights in Ghana

Nana Oye-Lithur, Shyamala Stickney, & Sashy Nathan Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (2007) C1

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India: Annual Report: 2012-2013

Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (2012) C1

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Persons With Disability Act, 2006

Ghanaian Parliament (2006) C1

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Ebola Virus Disease: Travel and transport risk assessment: Recommendations for public health authorities and transport sector

World Health Organization (2014)

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Africa’s Health Financing in a New Era

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (2025) CC

Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented financing crisis, driven by a sharp decline of 70% in Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2021 to 2025 and deep-rooted structural vulnerabilities. This collapse is placing immense pressure on Africa’s already fragile health systems as ODA ...is seen as the backbone of critical health programs: pandemic preparedness, maternal and child health services, disease control programs are all at risk, threatening Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Universal Health Coverage. Compounding this is Africa’s spiraling debt, with countries expected to service USD 81 billion by 2025—surpassing anticipated external financing inflows—further eroding fiscal space for health investments. Level of domestic resources is low. TThe Abuja Declaration of 2001, a pivotal commitment made by African Union (AU) member states, aimed to reverse this trend by pledging to allocate at least 15% of national budgets to the health sector. However, more than two decades later, only three countries—Rwanda, Botswana, and Cabo Verde—have consistently met or exceeded this target (WHO, 2023). In contrast, over 30 AU member states remain well below the 10% benchmark, with some allocating as little as 5–7% of their national budgets to health. In addition, only 16 (29%) of African countries currently have updated versions of National Health Development Plan (NHDP) supported by a National Health Financing Plan (NHFP). These two documents play a critical role in driving internal resource mobilisation. At the same time, public health emergencies are surging, rising 41%—from 152 in 2022 to 213 in 2024—exposing severe under-resourcing of health infrastructure and workforce. Recurring outbreaks (Mpox, Ebola, cholera, measles, Marburg…) alongside effects of climate change and humanitarian crises in Eastern DRC, the Sahel, and Sudan, are overwhelming systems stretched by chronic underfunding. The situation is worsened by Africa’s heavy dependency with over 90% of vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics being externally sourced—leaving countries vulnerable to global supply chain shocks. Health worker shortages persist, with only 2.3 professionals per 1,000 people (below the WHO’s recommended 4.45), and fewer than 30% of systems are digitized, undermining disease surveillance and early warning. Without decisive action, Africa CDC projects the continent could reverse two decades of health progress, face 2 to 4 million additional preventable deaths annually, and a heightened risk of a pandemic emerging from within. Furthermore, 39 million more Africans could be pushed into poverty by 2030 due to intertwined health and economic shocks. This is not just a sectoral crisis—it is an existential threat to Africa’s political, social, and economic resilience, and global stability. In response, African leaders, under Africa CDC’s stewardship, are advancing a comprehensive three-pillar strategy centered on domestic resource mobilization, innovative financing, and blended finance. more

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State of the Climate in Africa 2020

World Meteorological Organization (2021) C2

Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa

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COVID-19: Training slides based on guidelines for case-finding, diagnosis, management and public health response in South Africa

Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis and Outbreak Response National Department of Health, South Africa (2020) C2

Outline • Welcome and objectives • Microbiology, epidemiology and clinical presentation • Surveillance for imported cases including case definitions • Laboratory diagnosis • Infection prevention and hospital readiness • Patient flow and actions required at each step • Co-ord... more

Management of ill travellers at Points of Entry – international airports,seaports and ground crossings – in the context of COVID -19 outbreak recommended

COVID‑19 Strategy update 14 April 2020 recommended

Management of ill travellers at Points of Entry – international airports,seaports and ground crossings – in the context of COVID -19 outbreak
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COVID‑19 Strategy update 14 April 2020
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