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Report of the fifth annual meeting of the network of Buruli ulcer PCR laboratories in the WHO African Region, Accra, Ghana, 23-25 October 2023

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

The aim of the meeting was to broaden the network’s initiatives. Preliminary work involved integrating laboratory testing for skin NTDs other than Buruli ulcer, such as cutaneous leishmaniasis, mycetoma, leprosy and yaws, while extending the network’s reach to encompass additional laboratories.

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Threats posed by stockpiles of expired pharmaceuticals in low- and middle-income countries: a Ugandan perspective

Pakoyo Fadhiru Kamba, Munanura Edson Ireeta, Sulah Balikuna et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

Bull World Health Organ 2017;95:594–598

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Optimization of ART in Ukraine: general principles of ART optimization from a public health perspective

Professor J. Lundgren World Health Organization (Europe); Centre for Health & Infectious Disease Research (2016) C_WHO

Mission report April 2016

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Gender Equality Promising Practices: Syrian Refugees in the Middle East and North Africa

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2017) C1

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Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Central to the Ebola Response in West Africa: Lessons for Future Public Health Emergencies
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Amaya M Gillespie, Rafael Obregon, Rania El Asawi, et al. (2016) CC

doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00226; Glob Health Sci Pract December 23, 2016 vol. 4 no. 4 p. 626-646

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SOP Procedimentos Operacionais Padrao Para coordenar a Reparaçao e Resposta aos Eventos de Saúde Pública na Regiao Africana da OMS
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World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa; (2014) CC

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Orientações técnicas sobre as operações dos laboratórios relativas aos testes de despistagem da doença por coronavírus (COVID-19)na Região Africana da OMS
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO

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A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens includin

Dheda, K.; et al. (2022) CC

Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med 2021;27(4):Published online 22 October 2021. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173

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The Challenge of Environment and Climate Justice: Imperatives of an Eco-Theological Reformation of Christianity in African Contexts

Humboldt University Berlin, Research Programme on Religious Communities and sustainable developpment (2019) CC

Religion and Development 01/2019. Discussion Paper Series of the Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development

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Access to hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs and people in prisons – a global perspective. Policy brief

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

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Community-based Reports of Co-Morbidity, Co-mortality, and Health-Seeking Behaviors in Four Monrovia Communities During the West African Ebola Epidemic

Sharon Abramowitz, Kristen McLean, Josephine Monger, Kodjo Tehoungue, Sarah McKune, Mosoka Fallah, Patricia Omidian Ebola Anthropology Platform (2015)

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Impact of community-led and community-based HIV service delivery beyond HIV: case studies from eastern and southern Africa

UNAIDS (2025) C1

The objectives of the research presented in this report were to identify case studies of community-led HIV-related health and social inclusion service delivery organizations in eastern and southern Africa; describe the typologies of the services provided; and identify evidence of their service deliv... more

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Technical update on treatment optimization: use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in HIV-infected children and adolescents aged 2–18 years: a public health perspective

World Health Organization (2012)

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Community consultation on the role of peer support in the Retention of women, adolescents and children in HIV care and treatment

World Health Organization ( WHO Regional Office for Africa), ICW, Unicef, (2017) C_WHO

16-17 November 2017, Hotel Djeugua, Yaoundé, Cameroon Meeting Report December 2017

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Policy Brief for the Legal Framework on Infection Prevention and Control

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) C1

The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Legal Framework comes before the Specialized Technical Committee on Health and Drug Control for adoption and endorsement. The IPC Legal Framework is designed to guide Member States in the review and strengthening of laws and policies that support IPC at bot... more

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COVID-19 Guidelines Module 5 - Drug therapy

National Department of Health, South Africa NDoH South Africa (2021) CC

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Stunting as a Risk Factor of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Children: A Literature Review

Fauziah, N.; Ar-Rizqi, M.A.; Hana, S. et al. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases (2022) CC

As a high-burden neglected tropical disease, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain a major problem in the world, especially among children under five years of age. Since young children are at high risk of being infected, STH infection can have a long-term negative impact on their life, i... more

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Community Health Volunteers' Decision Support System Project

P. Bakibinga, Kamande E. , Kisia L., et al. African Population and Health Research Centre APHRC (2018) C1

This report presents the key findings of the end-of-project assessment of households and community health volunteers, conducted in 2017 in the Kamukunji and Embakasi sub-counties of Nairobi, Kenya, for a Community Health Volunteers’ Decision Support System (CHV DSS) intervention project. The re... more

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Cartographie des rapports nationaux du Partenariat sur la résistance aux antimicrobiens et l'utilisation des antimicrobiens (MAAP) Cameroun

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC

The Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) project has conducted a multi-year, multi-country study that provides stark insights on the under-reported depth of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis across Africa and lays out urgent policy recommendations to addr... more

Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Central to the Ebola Response in West Africa: Lessons for Future Public Health Emergencies recommended

SOP Procedimentos Operacionais Padrao Para coordenar a Reparaçao e Resposta aos Eventos de Saúde Pública na Regiao Africana da OMS recommended

Orientações técnicas sobre as operações dos laboratórios relativas aos testes de despistagem da doença por coronavírus (COVID-19)na Região Africana da OMS recommended

Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Central to the Ebola Response in West Africa: Lessons for Future Public Health Emergencies
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SOP Procedimentos Operacionais Padrao Para coordenar a Reparaçao e Resposta aos Eventos de Saúde Pública na Regiao Africana da OMS
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Orientações técnicas sobre as operações dos laboratórios relativas aos testes de despistagem da doença por coronavírus (COVID-19)na Região Africana da OMS
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