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Chagas Disease Also called: American trypanosomiasis, South American trypanosomiasis

National Library of Medicine- National Institute of Health (2022) CC

Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is an illness that can cause serious heart and stomach problems. It is caused by a parasite. Chagas disease is common in Latin America, especially in poor, rural areas. It can also be found in the United States, most often in people who were infected befo... more

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Global AIDS Monitoring 2018

Joint United Nations Programme on HIVAIDS (UNAIDS) (2018) C1

Indicators for monitoring the 2016 United Nations Political Declaration on Ending AIDS
UNAIDS supports countries to collect information on their national HIV responses through the Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) framework—an annual collection of 72 indicators on the response to HIV in a country.... more

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Cholera - Q & A - Fact Sheet

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2019) CC

The Cholera Q&A Fact Sheet provides essential information about cholera, including its causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, which spreads through contaminated water and food. It leads to rapid dehydration and can be fatal if un... more

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SuperAmma Campaign for Changing Handwashing Behavior

Compass; SuperAmma (2020) C2

Accessed: 02.05.2020 This campaign was designed to motivate mothers to wash their own hands with soap and to encourage their children to do the same. The campaign involved framing handwashing with soap without using the word "germs" and to frame the discussion as a matter of good manners which w... more

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Mapping Study and Size Estimation of Key Populations in Bangladesh for HIV Programs 2015-2016

National AIDSSTD Program, Directorate General of Health Services; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bangladesh Save the Children (2016) C1

Countries experiencing concentrated epidemics of HIV need the size of key populations (KPs) to guide the national response on HIV and AIDS. Conducting a robust method to estimate the size of KPs is quite challenging as most of them are hidden and do not want to disclose theiridentity due to stigma a... more

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Determinants Of Coital Frequency Among Married Women In Central African Republic: The Role Of Female Genital Cutting

Stewart H.; L. Morrison; R. White Journal of Biosocial Science (2002) C1

Journal of Biosocial Science / Volume 34 / Issue 04 / October 2002, pp 525 - 539 DOI: DOI:10.1017/S0021932002005254, Published online: 24 September 2002 This paper examines determinants of one aspect of sexual behaviour – coital frequency – among 2188 married women in the Central African Re... more

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An overview of health workforce education and accreditation in Africa: implications for scaling-up capacity and quality

Okoroafor, S. C.; Ahmat, A.; Asmani, J. A.; et al. (2022) CC2

Hum Resour Health 20, 37 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-022-00735-y. For countries to achieve universal health coverage, they need to have well-functioning and resilient health systems. Achieving this requires a sufficient number of qualified health workers and this necessitates the importa... more

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User’s Guide: Respectful Maternity Care Toolkit

USAID, MCHIP (2013) CC

This package of materials is designed to provide the tools necessary to begin the implementation of respectful maternity care (RMC) in your area of work or influence. Using the tools in this toolkit, one can help to change and develop attitudes in oneself and among colleagues and other stakeholders ... more

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Estimated Burden of Fungal Infections in Namibia

Dunaiski, C. M.; Denning, D. W. (2019) CC2

J Fungi (Basel) . 2019 Aug 16;5(3):75. doi: 10.3390/jof5030075 . Namibia is a sub-Saharan country with one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world. Although care and support services are available that cater for opportunistic infections related to HIV, the main focus is narrow and predominan... more

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Malaria elemination strategic plan for South Arica 2019-2023

National Department of Health (NDOH), South Africa (2019) CC

he National Department of Health (NDOH) presents this Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan 2019-2023 for the Republic of South Africa. The strategy comes at an important time as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state have recently renewed the commitment to eliminate malari... more

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What is Public Health??

Let's Learn Public Health (2017) CC

In this video we take a look at Public Health – the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. Public health focuses on improving the health of a population and preventing health problems before they happen. It is a broad... more

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Strategies for managing acute shortages of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic (Arabic Version)
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1

الاستراتيجيات لإدارة النقص الحاد في معدات الحماية الشخصية خلال جائحة فيروس COVID-19 This guidance provides considerations and a series of options that can be used to inform country strategies in managing any shortages of personal prote... more

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Guidelines for the care and rehabilitation of survivors

International Campaign to Ban Landmines Working Group on Victim Assistance (2005)

These guidelines are intended to help diverse actors, including donors and program implementers, develop and fund the programs to help landmine victims heal, recover and resume their roles as productive and contributing members of their societies. Intended to address the care and rehabilitation of t... more

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From lemming to leader: Moving beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to bring health financing assistance into the 21st century

Nassiri-Ansari's T., Schwalbe N., Lehtimaki S. PLOS Global Public Health (2024) CC

Nearly 90 years after Simon Kuznets first introduced Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the limited purpose of measuring economic growth (by measuring the monetary value of all local goods and services within a given period of time), calls continue to mount for decision-makers to stop using GDP and it... more

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National spending on health by source for 184 countries between 2013 and 2040

Dieleman, J.; Templin, T.; Sadat, N. et al. (2016) CC

A general consensus exists that as a country develops economically, health spending per capita rises and the share of that spending that is prepaid through government or private mechanisms also rises. However, the speed and magnitude of these changes vary substantially across countries, even at simi...lar levels of development. In this study, we use past trends and relationships to estimate future health spending, disaggregated by the source of those funds, to identify the financing trajectories that are likely to occur if current policies and trajectories evolve as expected. Methods We extracted data from WHO's Health Spending Observatory and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Financing Global Health 2015 report. We converted these data to a common purchasing power-adjusted and inflation-adjusted currency. We used a series of ensemble models and observed empirical norms to estimate future government out-of-pocket private prepaid health spending and development assistance for health. We aggregated each country's estimates to generate total health spending from 2013 to 2040 for 184 countries. We compared these estimates with each other and internationally recognised benchmarks. Findings Global spending on health is expected to increase from US$7·83 trillion in 2013 to $18·28 (uncertainty interval 14·42–22·24) trillion in 2040 (in 2010 purchasing power parity-adjusted dollars). We expect per-capita health spending to increase annually by 2·7% (1·9–3·4) in high-income countries, 3·4% (2·4–4·2) in upper-middle-income countries, 3·0% (2·3–3·6) in lower-middle-income countries, and 2·4% (1·6–3·1) in low-income countries. Given the gaps in current health spending, these rates provide no evidence of increasing parity in health spending. In 1995 and 2015, low-income countries spent $0·03 for every dollar spent in high-income countries, even after adjusting for purchasing power, and the same is projected for 2040. Most importantly, health spending in many low-income countries is expected to remain low. Estimates suggest that, by 2040, only one (3%) of 34 low-income countries and 36 (37%) of 98 middle-income countries will reach the Chatham House goal of 5% of gross domestic product consisting of government health spending. Interpretation Despite remarkable health gains, past health financing trends and relationships suggest that many low-income and lower-middle-income countries will not meet internationally set health spending targets and that spending gaps between low-income and high-income countries are unlikely to narrow unless substantive policy interventions occur. Although gains in health system efficiency can be used to make progress, current trends suggest that meaningful increases in health system resources will require concerted action. Funding Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. more

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Namibia: National Guidelines for the Management of Tuberculosis , Fourth Edition 2019

Ministry of Health and Social Services; Republic of Namibia (2019) C1

Tuberculosis (TB) is among the top ten most common causes of death globally and as a single infectious disease it top among infectious diseases. Furthermore, it is noted as the top causes of death among people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Despite recent decreases in the numb... more

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National Tuberculosis And Leprosy Programme: Annual Report 2021

Ministry of Health Zambia (2021) CC

Zambia has completed the implementation of the National TB Strategic Plan (2017-2021) that set in motion the TB elimination agenda in Zambia through coordinated and accelerated TB response. During this period, the National TB and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) registered tremendous success. The NTLP is ... more

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The Strategic Framework for Malaria Social and Behaviour Change Communication 2018-2030

The RBM Partnership to End Malaria (2018) C1

Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) is essential for the effective control, prevention and elimination of malaria. The 2018–2030 Strategic Framework for Malaria SBCC guides countries and partners in strengthening capacities, refining strategies and sharing best practices, all of which... more

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Social and Behavior Change Communication for Malaria in Pregnancy: Strategy Development Guidance

The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative HC3; Breakthrough ACTION (2017) C1

This Implementation Kit (I-Kit) is designed to support SBCC and Malaria in Pregnancy (MiP) programme managers in improving their communication strategies, particularly those targeting healthcare workers. It provides practical guidance on four key planning areas and emphasises the significant health ... more

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Safety and efficacy of malaria vaccine candidate R21/Matrix-M in African children: a multicentre, double- blind, randomised, phase 3 trial

Datoo, M.S.; A. Dicko, H.Tinto, et al. (2024) CC

Lancet 2024; 403: 533–44 R21/Matrix-M was well tolerated and offered high efficacy against clinical malaria in African children. This low-cost, high-efficacy vaccine is already licensed by several African countries, and recently received a WHO policy recommendation and prequalification, offerin... more

Strategies for managing acute shortages of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic (Arabic Version) recommended

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