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Global Climate Risk Index 2021

Eckstein, D.; V. Künzel and L.Schäfer Germanwatch e.V. (2015) C2

Who suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events? Weather-related Loss Events in 2019 and 2000 to 2019 The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses and ranks to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of climate related extreme weather events (storms, floods, heatwaves etc.). The... more

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Packages of Care for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

A. J. Flisher; K. Sorsdahl; S. Hatherill; et al. Plos Medicine (2010) CC

Published: February 23, 2010 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000235 Volume 7 | Issue 2 | e1000235

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Safe Back to School: A Practitioner’s Guide

Save the Children; Education Cluster; Protection Cluster et al. (2020) C2

The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented levels of disruption to education, impacting over 90% of the world’s student population: 1.54 billion children, including 743 million girls. School closures and the wider socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on communities and society also disrup... more

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Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM): A Toolkit for Improving CHW Programs and Services

L. Crigler; K. Hill; R. Furth; et al. USAID From the American People (Health Care Improvement Project) (2013) C2

Revided Version September 2013

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Closing the Gap: The Health Disparities of Older LGBTI People in the Americas

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The chapter Closing the Gap: The Health Disparities of Older LGBTI People in the Americas, is part of the publication series titled ‘Decade of Healthy Aging: situation and challenges’. In order to outline the current knowledge available on the situation of health and well-being of older persons ... more

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For Proper Disposal Hospital Waste

Jorge Emmanuel and Ruth Stringer Health Care Without Harm (2007)

A Global Inventory of Alternative Medical Waste Treatment Technologies

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C2. Autism spectrum disorder

J. Fuentes; M. Bakare; K. Munir; et al. IACAPAP (2014) C2

Developmental disorders Chapter C.2 2014 Edition

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MHPSS COVID-19 Toolkit Version 1.0 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network MHPSS.net (2020) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving global crisis and there is much that is still emerging in terms of the psychosocial and mental health consequences for the diverse populations affected by this emergency. This toolkit is based on what is currently available and will be updated as addit... more

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Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): Current knowledge and future challenges

Papagni, R.; et al. (2023) CC

Front. Trop. Dis. , 09 May 2023 Sec. Neglected Tropical Diseases Volume 4 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1087003

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Health Taxes: A Compelling Policy for the Crises of Today

The Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health Report 2024 Bloomberg (2024) CC

For this report, the Task Force commissioned additional background papers on health taxes to update the evidence, assess short-term revenue potential, and understand the role of health taxes in the current era of multiple crises. We find that health taxes continue to be underutilized despite th... more

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Antenatal Guidelines for Primary Health Care in Crisis Conditions

Cristina Otero Garcia ICRC (2005)

These guidelines are designed for ICRC and other health professionals – nurses, midwifes, doctors – who either lack experience in antenatal care or are not used to working in countries where medical infrastructure is underdeveloped or non-existent

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Maldives National Action Plan for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2022

Maldives Food and Drug Authority Ministry of Health (2017) C2

Maldives has made significant strides in the area of infectious disease prevention and control. This is exemplified by elimination of malaria from Maldives in 2015 and successes in TB control. In addition, Maldives is a front runner in infectious disease prevention through successful water, sanitati... more

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Interim Practical Manual supporting national implementation of the WHO Guidelines on Core Components of Infection Prevention and Control Programmes

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

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Guide to cancer early diagnosis
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

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National Policy on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India (2015) C1

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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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Scaling up policies, interventions, and measurement for stigma-free HIV prevention, care and treatment services

A. Jain; L. Nyblade PEPFAR; USAID; Health Policy Project (2012) C2

Policy July 2012 Working Paper No. 3

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Training community healthcare workers on the use of information and communication technologies: a randomised controlled trial of traditional versus blended learning in Malawi, Africa

Nikolaos Mastellos, Tammy Tran, Kanika Dharmayat et al. BMC Medical Education (2018) CC

Despite the increasing uptake of information and communication technologies (ICT) within healthcare services across developing countries, community healthcare workers (CHWs) have limited knowledge to fully utilise computerised clinical systems and mobile apps. The ‘Introduction to Information and ... more

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Comment Reconnaitre les maladies tropicales negligees selon les alterations de la peau

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS WHO and ANESVAD Foundation (2018) C_WHO

Comment reconnaître les maladies tropicales négligées selon les altérations de la peau : guide de formation à l’usage du personnel sanitaire de première lignes [Recognizing neglected tropical diseases through changes on the skin: a training guide for front-line health workers]

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Protection Response Under the Restrictions of COVID-19

INTERSOS (2020) C1

COVID-19 pandemic has taken the entire world by surprise, creating the greatest global catastrophe since WWII, impacting all spheres of our societies, including health, economy, social protection, as well as security, and human rights. The virus affects people and communities indiscriminately in all... more

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