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Multi-Professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide

World Health Organization WHO (2011) C_WHO

The Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide (2011) was developed to assist in the teaching of patient safety in universities and schools in the fields of dentistry, medicine, midwifery, nursing and pharmacy. It also supports the on-going training of all health care professionals. The C... more

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Therapeutics and COVID-19 (Living Guideline, 10 November 2023)

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

WHO has updated its guidelines for COVID-19 therapeutics, with revised recommendations for patients with non-severe COVID-19. This is the 13th update to these guidelines. Updated risk rates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19 The guidance includes updated risk rates for... hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19. The current COVID-19 virus variants tend to cause less severe disease while immunity levels are higher due to vaccination, leading to lower risks of severe illness and death for most patients. This update includes new baseline risk estimates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19. The new ‘moderate risk’ category now includes people previously considered to be high risk including older people and/or those with chronic conditions, disabilities, and comorbidities of chronic disease. The updated risk estimates will assist healthcare professionals to identify individuals at high, moderate or low risk of hospital admission, and to tailor treatment according to WHO guidelines: **High: **People who are immunosuppressed remain at higher risk if they contract COVID-19, with an estimated hospitalization rate of 6%. **Moderate: **People over 65 years old, those with conditions like obesity, diabetes and/or chronic conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney or liver disease, cancer, people with disabilities and those with comorbidities of chronic disease are at moderate risk, with an estimated hospitalization rate of 3%. Low: Those who are not in the high or moderate risk categories are at low risk of hospitalization (0.5%). Most people are low risk. Review of COVID-19 treatments for people with non-severe COVID-19 WHO continues to strongly recommend nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (also known by its brand name ‘Paxlovid’) for people at high-risk and moderate risk of hospitalization. The recommendations state that nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is considered the best choice for most eligible patients, given its therapeutic benefits, ease of administration and fewer concerns about potential harms. Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir was first recommended by WHO in April 2022. If nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is not available to patients at high-risk of hospitalization, WHO suggests the use of molnupiravir or remdesivir instead. WHO suggests against the use of molnupiravir and remdesivir for patients at moderate risk, judging the potential harms to outweigh the limited benefits in patients at moderate risk of hospital admission. For people at low risk of hospitalization, WHO does not recommend any antiviral therapy. Symptoms like fever and pain can continue to be managed with analgesics like paracetamol. WHO also recommends against use of a new antiviral (VV116) for patients, except in clinical trials. The update also includes a strong recommendation against the use of ivermectin for patients with non-severe COVID-19. WHO continues to advise that in patients with severe or critical COVID-19, ivermectin should only be used in clinical trials. more

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Cuidados pós-natais para mães e recémnascidos

OMS; USAID; CHIP; Maternal and Child Survival Program (2016) C_WHO

Destaques das diretrizes de 2013 da Organização Mundial da Saúde

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WHO technical consultation on oxygen access scale-up for COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

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Relevance of CBR and Inclusive Development in Post 2015 Agenda

Thomas, M. and Ninomiya, A. CBR Asia-Pacific Network (2015) C1

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HIV and AIDS in India

Avert (2018) C2

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Child labour report 2017 - The Neglected Link: effects of climate change and environmental degradation on child labour

Lisa Myers, Laura Theytaz-Bergman Terre des hommes (2017) C1

Over half a billion children are living in areas with extremely high levels of floods and nearly 160 million children live in areas of high or extremely high droughts. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 26% of the annual 6.6 million deaths of children under five are linked to environ... more

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Rules of engagement between the UN and private actors - Towards a regulatory and institutional framework

Jens Martens and Karolin Seitz MSEREOR, Brot für die Welt, Global Policy Forum Europe (2019) C2

This working paper aims to provide a rough over-view of existing rules and guidelines on the coopera-tion between the UN and the private sector – at least as they are publicly available. It will describe com-mon features and discuss advances and shortcomings of the most prominent a... more

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Voices from Africa on Pastoral Care

Federschmidt, K.; et al. (2013) CC

Contributions in International Seminars 1988 -2008 Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling, no. 20

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Leveraging Vaccines to Reduce Antibiotic Use and Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

An Action Framework and annexe to Immunization Agenda 2030 (Draft version) 27 January 2021

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Redefining the Antibiotic Stewardship Team

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, American Nurses Association ANA (2017) C_CDC

Recommendations from the American Nurses Association/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workgroup on the Role of Registered Nurses in Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Practices

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Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in a changing landscape of COVID-19 epidemiology and vaccination

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Interim Guidance October 2022. This addendum addresses some of the methodological aspects of VE evaluations that have been learned during the past year, as well as those that have become relevant in the current epidemiological setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. For some of the COVID-19 vaccine method... more

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Understanding how temperature shifts could impact infectious disease

RohrI, J.R.; and J. M. Cohen PLOS Biology (2020) CC

Published: November 24, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000938 Climate change is expected to have complex effects on infectious diseases, causing some to increase, others to decrease, and many to shift their distributions. There have been several important advances in understanding the ... more

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INDEX-TB GUIDELINES: Evidence Summaries and Guideline Panel Decision Tables Core Group Guideline Meeting

(2016) C1

This document contains: The systematic reviews and GRADE assessments used at the Index-TB Guideline Panel in July 2015; The Evidence to Decision tables that record the Panel’s assessment and recommendations from this meeting

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Tracking official development assistance for reproductive health in conflict-affected countries: 2002—2011

Patel P.; Dahab M.; Tanabe M. et al. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetics and Gynaecology (2016) CC

To provide information on trends on official development assistance (ODA) disbursement patterns for reproductive health activities in 18 conflict-affected countries

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MAKING IT HAPPEN: Examples of good practice in SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION & COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMES

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (1993)

This monograph presents 12 reports of successful programs serving children with special needs in various nations. The program locations and the program report titles and authors are as follows: (1) Austria: "Integration Models for Elementary and Secondary Schools in Austria" (Volker Rutte)... more

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A wake-up call El Niño’s impact on children. Briefing Note.

UNICEF (2015) C1

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The distinctive role of the Catholic Church in development and humanitarian response: 7 ways the Church makes a difference

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development CAFOD (2021) CC

7 Febr. 2021 As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in countries – decimating people’s livelihoods, and leaving health systems struggling to provide healthcare and vaccines for the entire population - governments and donors should look to the Church as a partner. The essential Church networks, tr... more

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Measles SIAs Field Guide

World Health Organization; Regional Office for Africa (2006)

The Regional strategy for measles control recommends that a second opportunity for measles immunization be provided to all children irrespective of their vaccination status or history of clinical measles. The preferred method of provision of a second opportunity is through Supplemental Immunization ... more

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The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance - Options for action

World Health Organization (2012) CC