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Improving the distribution and uptake of medicines: lessons from the global trachoma programm

International Coaltion for Trachoma Control (2023) CC

COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH JOURNAL | VOLUME 36 | NUMBER 118 | 2023

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Burning Problems, Inspiring Solutions - sharing lessons on action agains tobacco and fossil fuels

NCD Alliance, IISD (2019) C2

This report challenges policy-makers and political leaders to tackle fossil fuel production and consumption as a health control issue, in the same way that smoking has been reduced and regulated. Fossil fuel combustion is a major source of toxic air pollution that kills 7 million people every year, ... more

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Containment strategies: lessons from early COVID-19 responses in five African countries

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa; AHOP WHO Regional Office for Africa (2021) C_WHO

The number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise again, with South Africa nearing half of all confirmed cases in the WHO African Region. Threats of new variants loom and low vaccination coverage raises questions on the future of the response to COVID-19. Prevention remains the key strategy in most sub-Sa... more

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Global consultation on lessons from sexual and reproductive health programming to catalyse HIV prevention for adolescent girls and young women

S. Vermund; C. Venkatraman; L. McGrory; et al, World Health Organization; hrp human reproduction programme (research for impact) (2016) C_WHO

World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research Brocher Foundation, Hermance, Geneva, Switzerland, 27–29 April 2016

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Nepal Earthquake Response: Lessons for operational agencies
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David Sanderson and Ben Ramalingam ALNAP (2015) CC

In the aftermath of the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, this paper looks at lessons drawn from previous comparable disasters and seeks to provide invaluable information and assistance to the operational agencies responding to the crisis.

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Rights in the time of COVID-19 — Lessons from HIV for an effective, community-led response

UNAIDS (2020) CC

Right now, we are facing an unpredictable and highly dynamic situation as a global community. However, as we have seen from the solidarity, support and power of communities in the HIV epidemic and already in communities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the response must not be fear and stigma. W... more

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Successful Community Nutrition Programming: Lessons from Kenya , Tanzania, and Uganda

LINKAGES, L., Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care, R. and United Nations Children's Fund , U. (2002) CC

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The HIV response in conflict: Lessons learnt from South Sudan

Geofrey Odongkara, Cecilia Kihara, Jane Johnson, Hester Phillips International HIVAIDS Alliance; POZ (2014)

Case Study

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A Wake-Up Call: Lessons from Ebola for the world’s health systems
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Save the Children (2015)

Almost 30 countries vulnerable to a new Ebola-style Epidemic, jeopardising the future of millions of Children. The report ranks the world’s poorest countries on the state of their public health systems, finding that 28 have weaker defences in place than Liberia where, alongside Sierra Leone and Gu... more

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Mental Health Lessons Plan: The Stigma of Mental Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHASA (2016) C2

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Basic malaria microscopy. Part 1: Learner's guide
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World Health Organization (2020) C_WHO

second edition

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Reopening with Resilience: Lessons from remote learning during COVID-19

UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF

The COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures around the world, affecting almost 1.6 billion students. The effects of even short disruptions in a child’s schooling on their learning and well-being have been shown to be acute and long lasting. The capacities of education systems to respond to the cr... more

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Rights in a pandemic – Lockdowns, rights and lessons from HIV in the early response to COVID-19

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

These include taking proactive measures to ensure that people, particularly people in vulnerable groups, can access HIV treatment and prevention services, designating and supporting essential workers, including community-led organizations, and implementing measures to prevent and address gender-base... more

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Improving Retention in Care Among Pregnant Women and Mothers Living With HIV: Lessons From INSPIRE and Implications for Future WHO Guidance and Monitoring

N. C. Rollins; S. M. Essajee; N. Bellare; et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr; Wolters Kluwer Health (2017) C2

Supplement Article J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume 75, Supplement 2, June 1, 2017 www.jaids.com

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Health systems resilience during COVID-19: lessons for building back better

Sagan, A.; E. Webb, M. Mckee et al. World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

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National Policy on HIV, STIs and TB for Learners, Educators, School Support Staff and Officials in all Primary and Secondary Schools in the basic Education Sector

Department of Basic Education; NDP; Read to Lead (A reading Nation is a leading Nation) (2019) C2

Accessed: 13.10.2019

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Expanding the Single-Visit Approach for Cervical Cancer Prevention: Successes and Lessons From Burkina Faso

Ouedraogo Y., Furlane G., Fruhauf T. et al. Global Health: Science and Practice (2018) CC

Background: Cervical cancer accounts for 23% of cancer incidence and 22% of cancer mortality among women in Burkina Faso. These proportions are more than 2 and 5 times higher than those of developed countries, respectively. Before 2010, cervical cancer prevention (CECAP) services in Burkina Faso wer...e limited to temporary screening campaigns. Program Description: Between September 2010 and August 2014, program implementers collaborated with the Ministry of Health and professional associations to implement a CECAP program focused on coupling visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for screening with same-day cryotherapy treatment for eligible women in 14 facilities. Women with larger lesions or lesions suspect for cancer were referred for loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). The program trained providers, raised awareness through demand generation activities, and strengthened monitoring capacity. Methods: Data on program activities, service provision, and programmatic lessons were analyzed. Three data collection tools, an individual client form, a client registry, and a monthly summary sheet, were used to track 3 key CECAP service indicators: number of women screened using VIA, proportion of women who screened VIA positive, and proportion of women screening VIA positive who received same-day cryotherapy. Results: Over 4 years, the program screened 13,999 women for cervical cancer using VIA; 8.9% screened positive; and 65.9% received cryotherapy in a single visit. The proportion receiving cryotherapy on the same day started at a high of 82% to 93% when services were provided free of charge, but dropped to 51% when a user fee of $10 was applied to cover the cost of supplies. After reducing the fee to $4 in November 2012, the proportion increased again to 78%. Implementation challenges included difficulties tracking referred patients, stock-outs of key supplies, difficulties with machine maintenance, and prohibitive user fees. Providers were trained to independently monitor services, identify gaps, and take corrective actions. Conclusions: Following dissemination of the results that demonstrated the acceptability and feasibility of the CECAP program, the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health included CECAP services in its minimum service delivery package in 2016. Essential components for such programs include provider training on VIA, cryotherapy, and LEEP; provider and patient demand generation; local equipment maintenance; consistent supply stocks; referral system for LEEP; non-prohibitive fees; and a monitoring data collection system. more