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Population mobility and malaria

World Health Organization ( WHO), Regional Oﬃce for South-East-Asia (2017) C_WHO

Review of International, Regional and National Policies and Legal Frameworks that Promote Migrants and Mobile Populations' Access to Health and Malaria Services in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Th ... more

A Roadmap to combat postpartum haemorrhage between 2023 and 2030

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

WHO today released its first roadmap to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) – defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth - which affects millions of women annually and is the world’s leading cause of maternal deaths. Despite being preventable and treatable, PPH results in around 70 000 de ... aths every year. For those who survive, it can cause disabilities and psychological trauma that last for years. “Severe bleeding in childbirth is one of the most common causes of maternal mortality, yet it is highly preventable and treatable,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “This new roadmap charts a path forward to a world in which more women have a safe birth and a healthy future with their families.” The Roadmap aims to help countries address stark differences in survival outcomes from PPH, which reflect major inequities in access to essential health services. Over 85% of deaths from PPH happen in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Risk factors include anaemia, placental abnormalities, and other complications in pregnancy such as infections and pre-eclampsia. Many risk factors can be managed if there is quality antenatal care, including access to ultrasound, alongside effective monitoring in the hours after birth. If bleeding starts, it also needs to be detected and treated extremely quickly. Too often, however, health facilities lack necessary healthcare workers or resources, including lifesaving commodities such as oxytocin, tranexamic acid or blood for transfusions. “Addressing postpartum haemorrhage needs a multipronged approach focusing on both prevention and response - preventing risk factors and providing immediate access to treatments when needed - alongside broader efforts to strengthen women’s rights,” said Dr Pascale Allotey, WHO Director for Sexual and Reproductive Health and HRP, the UN’s special programme on research development and training in human reproduction. “Every woman, no matter where she lives, should have access to timely, high quality maternity care, with trained health workers, essential equipment and shelves stocked with appropriate and effective commodities – this is crucial for treating postpartum bleeding and reducing maternal deaths.” more

Strategic directions for Nursing and Midwifery Development 2016-2020: The way forward

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO

Zero Draft for Consultation, 3rd Version, November 2015

Updating national essential medicine lists: a step-by-step advocacy guide

MSH Management Sciences for Health (MSH) (2016) C1

This guide provides national stakeholders and advocates with information and guidance to update the national essential medicines list to include a new commodity, a new indication, or a new formulation based on the available evidence and based on country need and disease burden. While the actors, tim ... more

Report on the 1st Symposium on Teenage Pregnancy in Uganda 2013

Ministry of Health Uganda; UNFPA; Marie Stopes Uganda, WHO (2013) C_WHO

THEME: TEENAGE PREGNANCY AN OBSTACLE TO MATERNAL HEALTH; LET US STOP IT NOW. 5th November 2013

HIV/AIDS treatment and care in Georgia

D. Raben; S. F. Jakobsen; J. Klinte; J.Lundgren World Health Organization (Europe); Centre for Health & Infectious Disease Research (2014) C_WHO

Evaluation report September 2014

Nepal: National Antimicrobial Resistance Containment Action Plan 2016

Department of Health Services Ministry of Health Nepal (2016) C2

Antibiotics have been a critical public health tool since the discovery of Penicillin in 1928, saving the lives of millions of people around the world. In developing country like ours, where the burden of treatable disease is very high and access to ... more

KENYA Service Provision Assessment Survey 2010 - Key Findings

National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development , Ministry of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation USAID, UNICEF, UNFPA (2011) C2

Guideline: Nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis

Maria del Carmen Casanovas, Knut Lönnroth, Luz Maria De-Regil et al World Health Organization (2013) C_WHO

Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among people with TB. It has been demonstrated that undernutrition is a risk factor for progression from TB infection to active TB disease and that undernutrit ... more

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

Joint Review of HIV, TB and PMTCT Programmes in South Africa. Main Report

Ministry of Health, South Africa Joint HIV, TB and PMTCT Review Steering committee (2014) C1

Управление Рисками, Связанными с Пандемией Гриппа Руководство (2017)
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Руководство ВОЗ по информированию и гармонизации процессов обеспечения готовности и реагирования при пандемии на национальном и международном уровне Руководс� ... more

Xpert MTB/RIF test Rollout and Implementation Plan

National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania (2016) C1

The overall objective of this implementation plan is to define the strategy for implementation of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for rapid detection of TB and rifampicin (RIF) resistance in Tanzania, within the context of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) strategic plan and other nation ... more

Diagnostic and Treatment Delay in Tuberculosis

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean Region (2006) C_WHO

An in-depth analysis of the health-seeking behaviour of patients and health system response in seven countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Global elimination of dog-mediated human rabies. Report

World Health Organization (World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO) (2016) C_WHO

Rabies remains an under-reported neglected zoonosis with a case-fatality rate of almost 100% in humans and animals. Dog-mediated human rabies causes tens of thousands of human deaths annually despite being 100% preventable. More than 95% of human cases are caused by the bite of a rabies-infected dog ... more

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria in Zambia
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Ministry of Health, Zambia (2014) C1

Fourth Edition

Framework for an Integrated Multisectoral Response to TB, HIV, STIS and Hepatitis in the WHO African Region 2021–2030

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

Disability inclusive shelter programming enables persons with disabilities to contribute more to their communities, participate more in consultations and decision-making, and facilitate their own protection. The key concepts include: Disability inclusive shelter programming is both a process and an ... more

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: Guidelines on antiviral prophylaxis in pregnancy

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

These guidelines provide evidence-based guidance on the use of peripartum antiviral prophylaxis in HBsAg-positive pregnant women for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HBV.