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Tuberculosis Infection Control in the Era of Expanding HIV Care and Treatment: Addendum to WHO Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-limited Settings

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organisation (2007)

The goal of this addendum is to help management and staff  minimize the risk of TB transmission at facilities in resource limited settings in which a.) HIV-infected persons receive diagnosis, care, treatment,  and/or support, and b.) there is a high prevalence of HIV infection, both known  and ... more

ICMR Guidelines for Management of Type 2 Diabetes 2018

ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research (2018) C1

Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (‎COVID-19)‎: a living guideline, 25 April 2022: updated chapter: mask use, part 1: health care settings
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

22 April 2022, This document provides updated interim recommendations on the use of masks by health workers providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. This update is prompted by new evidence around mask use and COVID-19 transmission, as well as the emergence of variants of conc ... more

Situation Analysis: Antibiotic use and resistance in South Africa

The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy CDDEP (2011) C2

South Africa has faced many challenges over the past two decades, accomplishing profound positive changes in the social structure and government of the nation. This has not yet fully translated into better health for the population, however, particularly the poorest segment. In fact, the p ... more

National Guidelines For the Management of HIV and AIDS
recommended

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania (2015) CC

5th edition.

TB India 2014 Annual Status Report-Revised National TB Control Programme

National Rural Health Mission, DOTS (2014)

Reach the Unreached - FIND, TREAT, CURE TB, SAVE LIVES

Antibiotic use and resistance in South Africa

Dr T Apalata, Dr C Bamford, Mr D Benjamin et al. South African Medical Journey SAMJ (2011) C2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important public health concern shared by developed and developing countries. In developing countries the burden of infectious diseases is greater and exacerbated by limited access to, and availability and affordability of, antimicrobials required to treat infect ... more

Melarsoprol Resistance in African Trypanosomiasis

Fairlamb, A.H.; Horn, D. Elsevier Ltd. (2018) CC

Arsenical monotherapies were previously very successful for treating human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Melarsoprol resistance emerged as early as the 1970s and was widespread by the late 1990s. Melarsoprol resistance represents the only example of widespread drug resistance in HAT patients wher ... more

Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division) Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division) (2020) C2

17th March 2020

Consequences of COVID-19 crisis for persons with HIV: the impact of social determinants of health

Waterfeld, K.C.; et al. (2021) CC

BMC Public Health (2021) 21:299 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10296-9

National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Children

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

These guidelines have been developed specifically to address ethical issues of conducting research in children.

Uniting to Build HIV Prevention for Drug Users - The Georgian Harm Reduction Network

P. Case USAID; PEPFAR (U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), AIDSTAR-One (2012) C2

AIDSTAR-One | CASE STUDY SERIES November 2012

WHO policy brief: Clinical management of COVID-19, 14 September 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the challenges countries face for maintaining their COVID-19 response while addressing competing public health challenges, conflicts, climate change and economic crises. WHO continues to support countries in adjusting COVID-19 strategies to reflect succ ... more