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SOP Standard Operating Procedures for Coordinating Public Health Event Preparedness and Response in the WHO African Region
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World Health Organization, Regional Office Africa (2014) C_WHO

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Interregional meeting on leishmaniasis among neighbouring endemic countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, African and European regions

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

An interregional meeting on leishmaniasis among neighbouring endemic countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, African and European regions was organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean in Amman, Jordan, from 23 to 25 September 2018. The meeting w... 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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Lessons from case studies of integrating mentalhealth into primary health care in South Africa and Uganda

Petersen, I.; et al. (2011) CC

Petersenet al.International Journal of Mental Health Systems2011,5:8http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/8

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Target Product Profile for Zaïre ebolavirus rapid, simple test to be used in the control of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

World Health Organization (2014) CC3

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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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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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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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The Colposcopic Atlas of Schistosomiasis in the Lower Female Genital Tract Based on Studies in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and South Africa

Hanne M. Norseth1,2, Patricia D. Ndhlovu3, Elisabeth Kleppa, et al. (2014) CC

Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases 8(11): e3229 (20 November 2014)

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Promouvoir des Soins de Proximité en Afrique : L'exemple de la Médecine Générale Communautaire au Bénin; Promotion of community-based care in Africa: example of community general practice in Benin

Roland Caplain, Ismaïl Yacoubou, Didier Adedemy, Alidou Sani, Sandrine Takam, Dominique Desplat Cairn Info (2014) C2

Des efforts considérables ont été menés pour apporter aux populations rurales du continent africain des soins de base. Mais la qualité de ces soins reste aujourd’hui peu satisfaisante car le médecin généraliste est le plus souvent absent en première ligne. Cette situation est paradoxa... more

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The impact of COVID-19 on refugees and migrants on the move in North and West Africa

Mixed Migration Centre (2021) CC

MMC Briefing Paper, February 2021

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Assessment of HIV testing services and antiretroviral therapy service disruptions in the context of COVID-19: lessons learned and way forward in sub-Saharan Africa

Maman, D.; et al., World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in an evolving epidemiological context where some countries are experiencing a progressive decrease in HIV positivity in their testing programme as they are moving closer to the first 95 target. Distinguishing changes in HIV testing services due to the COVID-19 pandemic... more

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Let our actions count - South African's national strategic plan for HIV; TB and StIs 2017-2022

South African Government; NDP 2030; South African National AIDS council (our Action count) (2019) C2

Accessed: 21.10.2019

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Children and armed conflict - Report of the Secretary-General (A/73/907–S/2019/509)

UN Security Council, UN General Assembly (2019) C1

The present report, which covers the period from January to December 2018, is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2427 (2018). The preparation of the report involved broad consultations within the United Nations, in the field and at Headquarters, and with relevant Member States. It hig... more

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Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings. Arabic Version
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C2

خيارات المرافق الخاصة بغسل اليدين للإعدادات محدودة الموارد This document provides guidance to AU Member States, states/local bodies, and communities on how to construct and maintain non-contact hand washing stations like Tippy Taps and other al... more

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إطار للمقاومة المضادة للميكروبات ، 2023-2018-

Africa CDC (2018) C_CDC

تواجه أفريقيا العبء الثلاثي للأمراض المعدية مثل فيروس نقص المناعة البطرية/الإيدز والسل والملاريا؛ الأمراض غير المعدية والاصابات أصبحت أحداث الصحة العامة مثل تفطي ... more

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Cotonou TB declaration

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2018) C_WHO

Workshop to share best practices and lessons learned in tuberculosis case finding and treatment in Western and Central Africa, 26 - 28 March 2018

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Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C2

This document provides guidance to AU Member States, states/local bodies, and communities on how to construct and maintain non-contact hand washing stations like Tippy Taps and other alternative hand washing stations.

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COVID-19 Actualização de Políticas Científicas e de Saúde Pública – (21 de Abril de 2020)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (2020) CC

SOP Standard Operating Procedures for Coordinating Public Health Event Preparedness and Response in the WHO African Region recommended

Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings. Arabic Version recommended

Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings recommended

SOP Standard Operating Procedures for Coordinating Public Health Event Preparedness and Response in the WHO African Region
recommended

Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings. Arabic Version
recommended

Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings
recommended