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Инструмент ВОЗ для прогнозирования запасов основных материалов для работы с COVID-19 (COVID-19-ESFT)

Всемирная Организация Здравоохранения ВОЗ (2020) C_WHO

В этом документе представлены технические подробности и методологические пояснения по структуре инструмента ВОЗ для прогнозирования запасов основных материало... more

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F&Q: WHO COVID-19 essential supplies forecasting tool (COVID-19-ESFT)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (COVID-19-ESFT) is meant to help countries forecast essential supplies for their COVID-19 response including personal protective equipment (e.g., masks and gloves), biomedical equipment for case management (e.g., ventilators and oxygen concentrato... more

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Senegal: Charting the path to malaria elimination

Programme national de lutte contre le paludisme (PNLP) - Sénégal, Speak up Africa, PATH, Zero Malarian starts with me (2018) C2

Senegal’s substantial and sustained progress against malaria is an inspiring public health success story, and a source of potential lessons for other countries on the path to elimination. This case study describes three major success factors—(1) outstanding leadership and partner engagement, (2)... more

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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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Health for All – transforming economies to deliver what matters: Final report of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All

World Health Organization (WHO) (2023) CC

The Council was established in late 2020 by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General, WHO) to provide new economic thinking – reassessing how health and wellbeing are valued, produced and distributed across the economy. An all-female group of 10 distinguished economists and area experts, t... more

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Integrating health in urban and territorial planning

UN Habitat and World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

A sourcebook

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Multi-country outbreak of cholera External Situation Report # 23, published 20 February 2025

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2025) C_WHO

Multi-country outbreak of cholera External Situation Report # 23, published 20 February 2025

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Haiti Earthquake REDLAC Shelter/CCCM/NFI coordination meeting

REDLAC Shelter (2021) CC

17 August 2021

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Global impact of war in Ukraine on food, energy and financy systems

United Nations UN (2022) CC

13 April 2022

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Adapting and implementing new recommendations on HIV patient monitoring

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Technical Brief HIV patient monitoring and case surveillance WHO/HIV/2017.12

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Country readiness and delivery frequently asked questions

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The Country Readiness and Delivery(CRD) workstream which is part of the ACT Accelerator and is included in the SPRP– has developed a toolbox with guidance, tools and training.

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Tracking progress towards universal coverage for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health

Ties Boerma, Jennifer Requejo, Cesar Victora et al. UNICEF; WHO, et al. (2018)

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Integrating health in urban and territorial planning: a sourcebook

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This sourcebook aims to detail why health needs to be part of urban and territorial planning and how to make this happen. It brings together two vital elements we need to build habitable cities on a habitable planet: 1) Processes to guide the development of human settlements – in this document ref... more

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R4V Response for Venezuelans - Regional Situation Report: April – June 2020

R4V (2020) CC

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Tuberculosis (TB)
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Reijer, P.; and S. Mauder (2022) CC

MEDBOX Issue Brief no. 19: World TB Day: Invest to end TB. Save Lives

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Evaluation of Haiti WFP Country Strategic Plan 2019-2022

World Food Program WFP (2021) CC

Country Strategic Plan Evaluations (CSPEs) encompass the WFP strategy and entirety of WFP activities during a specific period. Their purpose is twofold: 1) to provide evaluation evidence and learning on WFP's performance for country-level strategic decisions, specifically for developing the next Cou... more

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Health Sector Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO; Health Sector Syria (2021) C_WHO

Revised

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What's new in person-centered HIV patient monitoring and case surveillance

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Technical Brief HIV patient monitoring and case surveillance WHO/HIV/2017.11

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Using unique patient identifies for person-centered HIV patient monitoring and case surveillance

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Technical Brief HIV patient monitoring and case surveillance WHO/HIV/2017.14

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Responding to the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Africa
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC

In an effort to limit transmission and achieve pandemic control on the continent, Africa CDC is proposing the following measures to be taken by all Member States: Remain vigilant Countries should adapt or adopt best practices, strategies, guidelines and recommendations proposed by the Africa CDC... more

Tuberculosis (TB) recommended

Responding to the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Africa recommended

Tuberculosis (TB)
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Responding to the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Africa
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