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Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) Report: Early implementation

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

The global emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is posing a threat to human health. Putting resources into the containment of AMR – including surveillance – is one of the highest-yield investments a country can make to mitigate its impact. In 2015, WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Re... more

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Preparedness, prevention and control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention: interim guidance, 8 February 2021
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C. Ferreira-Borges; Dr. J. Breda; M. Dara; et al. World Health Organization (Europe) (2021) C_WHO

Updated guidance. The guidance provides useful information to staff working in prisons, as well as to health and prison authorities, explaining how to prevent and address a potential outbreak of COVID-19. In addition, it aims to protect the health and well-being of all those who live and work in, an... more

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Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health (13 May 2020)

United Nations (2020) CC

Although the COVID-19 crisis is, in the first instance, a physical health crisis, it has the seeds of a major mental health crisis as well, if action is not taken. Good mental health is critical to the functioning of society at the best of times. It must be front and centre of every country’s resp... more

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Mpox Technical Factsheet

Africa CDC (2024) CC

Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by a double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. The disease presents with symptoms similar to smallpox but with a lesser severity. It was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a poxlike disease occurred in co... more

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Leave no one behind: disaster resilience for sustainable development

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2018) C1

Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017
The report looks at the extent and impact of natural disasters across the region and how these intersect with poverty, inequality and the effects of violent conflict. But it also shows how scientific and other advances have increased the potential for building di... more

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Readiness for influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

5 Nov. 2020 The policy brief provides a concise summary of information and considerations to ensure optimal management of influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a list of technical guidance and other resources to assist policy makers with monitoring the situation, preventing seasonal i... more

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Better food and nutrition in Europe – Progress report

World Health OrganizationEurope (2018) C_WHO

This report on progress achieved in the WHO European Region and Member States in implementing the European food and nutrition action plan 2015–2020 presents selected epidemiological data on the nutritional status of populations throughout the Region and on implementation of policies recommended in... more

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COVID-19 and work: Staying healthy and safe at work during the COVID-19 pandemic

Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2021) C2

Workplaces have played an important role in both the spread and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world. Being provided a healthy and safe workplace throughout the pandemic and beyond is a human right. Maintaining open, safe and healthy workplaces is of vital importance to protectin... more

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Supporting improvement of infection prevention and control programmes at national and facility levels in Ukraine during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: report

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) CC

This report offers a summary of the provided support and recommendations on priority activities for IPC improvement at national and facility levels. The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted areas for improvement in the IPC programme at national and facility levels. Improvements in the IPC programme were ac... more

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Calibrating public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19: towards sustainable application

World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (2020) CC

Interim Framework for the South-East Asia Region 28 October 2020

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COVID-19: гигиена и безопасность труда медицинских работников

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Interim guidance 2 February 2021 . Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Ukranian, Russian Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to different hazards that put them at risk. Occupational hazards include exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and othe... more

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Fact sheet on the SDGs: Nutrition, overweight and obesity

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

Unhealthy diets and excess body weight are leading risk factors for death and disability in the WHO European Region. Addressing malnutrition in all its forms is essential to ensure health and well-being for all and, consequently, sustainable development. It requires coherent and innovative actions c... more

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Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The road map sets global targets and milestones to prevent, control, eliminate or eradicate 20 diseases and disease groups as well as cross-cutting targets aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. Three foundational pillars will support global efforts to achieve the targets: accelerate progra... more

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Scientific Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality. A report of the Science-Policy Interface

Orr, B.J., A.L. Cowie UNCCD (2017) CC

The Scientific Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) provides a scientific foundation for understanding, implementing and monitoring LDN. It has been designed to create a bridge between the vision and the practical implementation of LDN, by defining LDN in operational terms. The... more

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Global projections of temperature-attributable mortality due to enteric infections: a modelling study

Chua, P.L.C. ; V. Huber, C. F.Sheng Ng et al. The Lancet (2021) CC

Mortality due to enteric infections is projected to increase because of global warming; however, the different temperature sensitivities of major enteric pathogens have not yet been considered in projections on a global scale. We aimed to project global temperature-attributable enteric infection mor... more

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A Is tuberculosis elimination a feasible goal in Colombia by 2050?

López, L.; Y. Keynan, D. Marin et al. (2019) CC

Health Policy and Planning, Volume 35, Issue 1, February 2020, Pages 47–57, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czz122 Colombia has an underreporting of 30% of the total cases, according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimations. In 2016, successful tuberculosis (TB) treatment rate was 70%, and t... more

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Ukraine Returns Report #2 (October 2022)

International Organization for Migration IOM Reliefweb OCHA Services (2022) C2

Starting on 24 February 2022, a large-scale armed conflict in Ukraine triggered an unprecedented humanitarian crisis across the country, characterised, among other elements, by the displacement of a significant proportion of the Ukrainian population. As early as April 2022, the International Organi... more

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Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (‎COVID-19)‎: a living guideline, 13 January 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The WHO continuously reviews available data on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. For this version, the global epidemiological situation of the COVID-19 pandemic as of 21 January 2022 – at a time when the Omicron VOC had been identified in 171 countries across all six WHO Regions and was rapidly re... more

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Brochure: Protection and promotion of human rights in mental health

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2023) C_WHO

PAHO advocates for countries to comply with the international conventions they have signed and ratified on health-related issues, and in this specific case, to promote and protect the human rights of people with mental health problems.

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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a...t a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

Preparedness, prevention and control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention: interim guidance, 8 February 2021 recommended

Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 recommended

Preparedness, prevention and control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention: interim guidance, 8 February 2021
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Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030
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