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HIV Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors: Analysis of Change Over Time in Mainland Tanzania

Mmbaga, Elia John ICF International (2013) C2

DHS Working Papers No. 85

Substance Use and HIV Risk

ClinicalInfo.hiv.gov (2026) C_CDC

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Prevalence, severity and risk factors for asthma in school-going adolescents in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Mphahlele, R.; Lesosky, M.; Masekela, R. BMJ Open Respiratory Research (2023) CC

Background Asthma remains highly prevalent, with more severe symptoms in low-income to middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with high-income countries. Identifying risk factors for severe asthma symptoms can assist with improving outcomes. We ... more

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development: A Guidebook for the Asia-Pacific

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2017) C1

Lack of satisfactory progress in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction within development is attributed to various factors. One of the important factor that is often not much appreciated is the inadequate comprehension of mainstreaming and the absen ... more

WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit: Chemical Hazards

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

2nd edition. The purpose of the WHO human health risk assessment toolkit: chemical hazards is to provide its users with guidance to identify, acquire and use the information needed to assess chemical hazards, exposures and the corresponding health r ... more

Global Climate Risk Index

Germanwatch (2025) CC

The Climate Risk Index (CRI) ranks countries by the human and economic toll of extreme weather. The latest edition highlights increasing losses and the urgent need for stronger climate resilience and action.

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. STEP-BY-STEP Methodology

Myanmar Red Cross Society (2013) C1

The CBDRR Step-by-Step Methodology aims to guide the effective implementation of new community-based as well as school-based interventions implemented by MRCS as well as other DRR actors in Myanmar identifying key steps that need to be followed under each program as well as minimum activities for ea ... more

HIV Transmission and AIDS risk. (Farsi)

Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) (2015) C2

Printable sheets with or without pictograms available in 29 languages on the website: https://www.gib-aids-keine-chance.de/materialien/fremdsprachig/kopiervorlagen.php. Languages: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Itali ... more

Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management - Climate Risk Management

World Health Organization; Public Health England, UNISDR (2017) C_WHO

Climate risks have significant effects on public health including: injury, death, communicable diseases such as vector-borne and water-borne diseases, and non-communicable impacts such as malnutrition, heat stress and health effects of air pollution.

Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factor STEPS Survey 2013 Nepal

WHO STEPS (2013) C_WHO

HIV Transmission and AIDS risk. (Arabic)

Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) (2015) C2

Inclusive Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance on Good Practice in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta, Myanmar

ActionAid Myanmar (2015) C1

This publication presents guidance on good practice from the Ayeyarwaddy Delta in Myanmar, outlining the key factors which contributed to the successful implementation and outcome of a range of community-based Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives imp ... more

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Manual in Lao PDR

(2016) C1

The CBDRR Manual is a practical ‘how-to’ guide on community-based disaster risk reduction for government and non-government agencies in Lao PDR. It is a commonly agreed document to be referred to by agencies working on CBDRR in Lao PDR. It provi ... more

Burden and risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Sub-Saharan African countries, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of disease study 2019

Alemayohu, M.A.; Zanolin, M.E.; Cazzoletti, L.; et al. eClinicalMedicine (2023) CC2

The article analyzes the prevalence and risk factors of chronic respiratory diseases, focusing on sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights that environmental exposures, such as biomass fuel usage and air pollution, significantly contribute to respiratory h ... more

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Prisoners in Eastern Ethiopia

D. S. Abebe University of Oslo (2009) C2

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Manual in Lao PDR (Lao Version)

(2016) C1

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.

Perceptions of the Risk for Ebola and Health Facility Use Among Health Workers and Pregnant and Lactating Women — Kenema District, Sierra Leone, September 2014c

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2015)

Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level survey data

Peiris, D.; Ghosh, A.; Manne-Goehler, J. et al. PLoS Medicine (2021) CC

Global cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden is high and rising, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Focussing on 45 LMICs, we aimed to determine (1) the adult population’s median 10-year predicted CVD risk, including its v ... more