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Scaling-up treatment of depression and anxiety: a global return on investment analysis

Dan Chisholm, Kim Sweeny, Peter Sheehan, et al. (2016) CC

Lancet Psychiatry 2016;3: 415–24

Roadmap for introduction and roll‐out of Merck rVSV‐ZEBOV Ebola Virus Disease vaccine in African countries

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Revised working paper following AVAREF meeting February 2019. WHO has published a roadmap aiming to coordinate partners’ actions and contributions to the licensing and roll-out of Merck’s Ebola vaccine (VSV-ZEBOV) in African countries. The vaccine was developed during the West Africa Ebola epi ... more

Way forward to archieving sustainable AIDS results

UNAIDS UNAIDS (2018) C2

Agenda item 􏰀5, UNAIDS/PCB (43)/18.􏰁􏰀 11-13 December 2018 | Geneva, Switzerland UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Issue date: 23 November 2018

Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale, A Reference Guide for Program Managers and Policy Makers

USAID, MCHIP (2013) CC

Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportune moment to take stock of issues and challenges such programs face and what can be done to make them as effective as possible. With this in mind, this manual is ... more

A dangerous 'game': the pushback of migrants, including refugees, at Europe’s borders

Oxfam (2017) C1

Innovative financing for HIV response in sub–Saharan Africa

Atun, R.; Silva, S.; Ncube, M.; Vassall, A. Journal of global health (2016) CC

In 2015 around 15 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub–Saharan Africa. Sustained provision of ART, though both prudent and necessary, creates substantial long–term fiscal obligations for countries affected by HIV/ AIDS. As donor assistance for healt ... more

Sphere for Monitoring and Evaluation
recommended

The Sphere Project (2015) CC

Sphere Unpacked

Tuberculosis patient cost surveys: a handbook

Inés Garcia Baena, Andrew Siroka, Amy Collins et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

This handbook builds on lessons learned from surveys implemented 2015-2017 and advice provided by the Global task force on TB patient cost surveys. It provides a standardized methodology for conducting health facility-based cross-sectional surveys to assess the direct and indirect costs incurred by ... more

Approaches of the Lea Toto and APHIAplus nuru ya bonde programs in Kenya

F. Stuer; K. Greenaway USAID; PEPFAR; 4 Children; Catholic Relief Services (2017) C2

Case Study on Improving HIV Testing and Services for Children Orphaned or made Vulnerable by HIV (OVC)

Health-Related Quality of Life of Nigerian Children with Cerebral Palsy

Bosede Abidemi Tella, Caleb Ademola Gbiri, Oluwaseyi Abigail Osho, A E Ogunrinu Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2011) CC

This article aims to assess the impact of cerebral palsy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Nigerian children.

Future of Nursing 2020-2030

Wakefield, M.K.; et al. National Academy of Medicine; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2021) C1

Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. The decade ahead will test the nation's nearly 4 million nurses in new and complex ways. Nurses live and work at the intersection of health, education, and communities. Nurses work in a wide array of settings and practice at a range of professional levels. T ... more

Caribbean Shelter Guide: COVID-19 Considerations

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2020) C_WHO

Most shelters in the Caribbean are community centers, schools, or churches that are limited in size. The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) distancing requirements subsequently reduced the number of persons a shelter can accommodate during the hurricane season. This document reinforces some measur ... more

Rapid communication on systematic screening for tuberculosis

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent even if is largely curable and preventable. In 2019 an estimated 2.9 million of the 10 million people who fell ill with TB were not diagnosed or reported to the World Health Organization1. The Politi ... more

TAP: Assessment-Based Treatment for Traumatized Children: Trauma Assessment Pathway

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) (2012) C2

GENERAL INFORMATION

Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices as Associated with Child Nutrition Status in Nepal: Analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys, 2011

Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, UNICEF, J. Crum, et al. (2013)

Coverage at a crossroads: New directions for vitamin A supplementation programmes

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2018)

In where under-five mortality is high and vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem, two high-dose supplements of vitamin A per year, spaced four to six months apart, can strengthen children’s immune systems and improve their chances of survival.
During much of early childhood – from ... more

Best practices for including persons with disabilities in all aspects of developmennt efforts
recommended

United Nations (2011) C2

Executive Summary - Chapter 6 Prevention

T. Stockwell ATLAS on substance use (2010)— Resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder; WHO (2019) C_WHO

ATLAS on substance use (2010)— Resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder Accessed: 14.03.2019

CONSENSUS DOCUMENT FOR MANAGEMENT OF Multiple Myelo

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2017) C1

Prepared as an outcome of ICMR Subcommittee on Multiple Myeloma | This consensus document on management of multiple myeloma summarizes the modalities of treatment including the site-specific anti-cancer therapies, supportive and palliative care and molecular markers and research questions. It also i ... more