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Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for health and psychosocial service providers in humanitarian settings (First Edition)
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Erikson, Abigail IRC, International Rescue Committee (2012) C2

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have newly developed "Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse Guidelines" for health and psychosocial providers in humanitarian settings - “CCS Guidelines”. The CCS Guidelines are based on global resear... more

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Infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and hygiene measures for home care and isolation for mpox in resource-limited settings: interim operational guide

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

This interim operational guide outlines infection prevention, control, and water, sanitation, and hygiene measures for home care and isolation of mpox in resource-limited settings. It focuses on practical strategies to manage and prevent the spread of the virus when persons with mpox are isolated at... more

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Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Filovirus Haemorrhagic Fever in Health-Care Settings, with Focus on Ebola
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World Health Organization (2014)

This document provides a summary of infection control recommendations when providing direct and non-direct care to patients with suspected or confirmed Filovirus haemorrhagic fever (HF), including Ebola or Marburg haemorrhagic fevers. These recommendations are interim and will be updated when additi... more

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WHO guideline: the use of safety-engineered syringes for intramuscular, intradermal and subcutaneous injections in health care settings

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Injection practices worldwide and especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) include multiple, avoidable unsafe practices that ultimately lead to the large-scale transmission of bloodborne viruses among patients, health care providers and the community at large.

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Microscopy for the detection, identification and quantification of malaria parasites on stained thick and thin blood films in research settings

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

(‎version 1.0)‎: procedure: methods manual

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Scaling-up COVID-19 outbreak readiness and response operations in humanitarian situations including camps and camp-like settings
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC, IFRC, IOM, WHO (2020) C_WHO

Interim Guidcance March 2020 People affected by humanitarian crises, particularly those displaced and/or living in camps and camp-like settings, are often faced with specific challenges and vulnerabilities that must be taken into consideration when planning for readiness and response operations for... more

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Tool 7: Accessible information, education and communication (IEC) materials. Building Capacity for Disability Inclusion in Gender-Based Violence Programming in Humanitarian Settings.

Womens Refugee Commission (2019) C1

This tool provides guidance on how to adapt and use information, education and communication (IEC) materials so that they can be understood by people with disabilities. People with disabilities have a right to access all information relating to gender-based violence (GBV... more

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The urgent need to identify and evaluate patient safety interventions in fragile, conflict- affected and vulnerable settings

Shaw, A.; N. O'Brien, K. Flott, et al. (2021) CC

J Glob Health 2021;11:03082.

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The Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus. A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers Working in High STI/HIV Prevalence Settings. Trainer's Guide, 3rd ed.

Population Council (2015) C1

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Preparedness, prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for refugees and migrants in non-camp settings

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

Refugees and migrants face similar health threats from COVID-19 as their host populations. However, inadequate access to essential services and exclusion may makes early detection, testing, diagnosis, contact tracing and seeking care for COVID-19 difficult for refugees and migrants thus increasing t... more

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WHO guideline on the use of safety-engineered syringes for intramuscular, intradermal and subcutaneous injections in health-care settings
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World Health Organization (2016) C_WHO

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COVID-19 infection prevention and control for primary care, including general practitioner practices, dental clinics and pharmacy settings. First Update

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C1

Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices are of critical importance in protecting the function of healthcare services at all levels and mitigating the impact on vulnerable populations. Although the management of possible COVID-19 cases is usually guided by national policies for specific heal... more

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mhGAP Training Manuals - for the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings, version 2.0
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World Health Organization WHO WHO (2017) C_WHO

As part of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme, WHO has developed training manuals (Training of trainers and supervisors training manual and Training of health-care providers training manual) to support implementation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS... more

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National Guideline for Health Care Provider On Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19 pandemic in Healthcare Setting

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services (2020) C2

Version: 2.0 Date: 19.3.2020

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Operations Manual for Delivery of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment at Primary Health Centres in High-Prevalence, Resource-Constrained Settings

World Health Organization (2008) C_WHO

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mhGAP Intervention Guide Mental Health Gap Action Programme Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings
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Tarun Dua, Nicolas Clark, Neerja Chowdhary et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

The key updates include: content update in various sections based on new evidence; design changes for enhanced usability; a streamlined and simplified clinical assessment that includes an algorithm for follow-up; inclusion of two new modules - Essential Care and Practice that includes general guid... more

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WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain in adults in primary and community care settings

World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC

The purpose of the guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary LBP (CPLBP) in adults, including older people, that can be delivered in primary and community care settings to improve CPLBP-related health and well-being outcomes. For this rea... more

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Interim Guidance on Public Health and Social Measures for COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Operations in Low Capacity and Humanitarian Settings

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2020) C1

This Interim Guidance outlines how key public health and social measures needed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread and the impact of the disease can be adapted for use in low capacity and humanitarian settings. The recommendations outlined here need to be adjusted to the scale of transmission, co... more

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An Advocacy Strategy for Adoption and Dissemination of the WHO Policy on TB Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households

D’Arcy Richardson, PATH, and Greg Pirio, Empower Communications USAID, StopTBPartnership (2010) C2

Recommended actions and international and national level

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Supporting the continuity of health and nutrition services in the context of COVID-19 in refugee settings
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C2

The 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak was catastrophic in West Africa but the indirect impact of increasing the mortality rates of other conditions was also substantial. The increased number of deaths caused by malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis attributable to health system failures exceeded deaths from ... more

Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for health and psychosocial service providers in humanitarian settings (First Edition) recommended

Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Filovirus Haemorrhagic Fever in Health-Care Settings, with Focus on Ebola recommended

Scaling-up COVID-19 outbreak readiness and response operations in humanitarian situations including camps and camp-like settings recommended

WHO guideline on the use of safety-engineered syringes for intramuscular, intradermal and subcutaneous injections in health-care settings recommended

mhGAP Training Manuals - for the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings, version 2.0 recommended

mhGAP Intervention Guide Mental Health Gap Action Programme Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings recommended

Supporting the continuity of health and nutrition services in the context of COVID-19 in refugee settings recommended