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In Control: A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally RKI

Robert Koch Institut RKI (2023) CC

The greatest risk to persons engaging in international medical emergency response is poor preparation. The In Control handbook hopes to provide a remedy. At the time of writing, we are living through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a health emergency that disregards physical borders, brin...gs into focus social inequalities and affects people on every continent. This shared challenge requires unprecedented measures and the collaboration of the brightest minds to support global health protection through this crisis and beyond. Healthcare infrastructures have to be strengthened, public health capacities and processes upgraded, medical countermeasures and vaccinations found and psychosocial side-effects treated. Solidarity is the normative order of the day and the human species has to collaborate to face this invisible threat. Hiding and living in fear is not an option in this interconnected world. We have both a responsibility and an opportunity to make substantial contributions to a safer, healthier and more sustainable future for us all. The existence of this handbook is an impressive example of solidarity. Over 50 authors from more than 15 institutes and organisations have come together voluntarily within a very short time to make their expertise available and enable cross-sectoral thinking. Knowledge is bundled, resources are combined, information gaps are filled. The In Control handbook is not a theoretical treatise of possible dangers, but a collection of subject-matter expertise, written by experts and practitioners who have shaped health topics over the past 20 years in the most diverse corners of the world. The Centre for International Health Protection at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is collaborating with its partners and investing heavily in the build-up of operational know-how and capacity to support health crisis response abroad. This is done by preparing and enabling professionals to deploy safely across the world to assist those in need. In Control addresses the multi-faceted challenges of an international deployment. Readers will find not only technical medical information, but also insights into, for example, the fragility of our environment, the cultural differences that influence risk communication or the dilemmas arising from social distancing. Legal principles are highlighted, along with ethical guidance to ensure that our actions and decisions correspond to the highest moral standards. more

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Plantetary Security in Search of Drivers of Violence and Conflict Part II

H. Visser, de Bruin S., Knoop J. , et al. (2019) CC

Inferences through Machine Learning.Background Report. What are the major origins and drivers of different types of conflict? Sorting out the main causes of conflict and war is difficult and often shaped by ideological believes. Even today, historians and political scientists have discussions on... more

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Hidden scars: how violence harms the mental health of children

Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (2020) CC

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National Comprehensive Guidelines on HIV Testing Services

Kenya MInistry of Health, Community Development, Elderly and Children (2019) C1

These guidelines provide a framework for effective action to facilitate access to safe and ethical testing services for different population groups. The implementation of the a comprehensive approach, known as HIV Testing Services (HTS) is cardinal as an effective package of services that diminis... more

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Suicide and self-harming behaviour

T. Jans; T. D. Vloet; Y. Taneli; A. Warnke IACAPAP (2018) C2

Mood disorders Chapter E.4 2018 edition

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Lineamientos para la prevención y el control de la tuberculosis en los pueblos indígenas de la Región de las Américas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO, OPS (2021) C_WHO

Esta publicación integra la experiencia acumulada de la OPS y las buenas prácticas desarrolladas por sus Estados Miembros en los últimos años, incluidas las discusiones y experiencias compartidas en las reuniones regionales celebradas sobre el tema, y pone el acento en la innovación y la inclus... more

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Ukraine crisis. Public health situation analysis: refugee-hosting countries

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2022) CC

17 March 2022

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Serving the needs of Key Populations: Case examples of innovation and good practice in HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care

A. Armstrong; C. Irvine; C. Figueroa; A. Verster; R. Baggaley et al. World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Key Populations

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Differentiated Care for Adults at High Risk of HIV Disease Progression: A Call to Action

ICAP (2017) C1

The evidence base for differentiated care for stable patients has grown in recent years. There has been less attention, however, to developing differentiated models of care for patients with advanced or unstable HIV disease. Current clinical guidelines and policies regarding optimal packages of care... more

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Establishing a national laboratory quality system for HIV diagnosis and monitoring in resource-limited settings: Experience from Senegal

Mbengue M.A.S., Moussa S., Papa A. D. et. al. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine (2016) C2

Senegal has adopted the World Health Organization–Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS recommended 90-90-90 targets.5 The adoption of this strategy means that the country is expected, by 2020, to have 90% of its population living with HIV diagnosed, 90% of all those diagnosed receiving susta... more

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Menstrual Hygiene Management in Ethiopia. An Inter-sectoral issue: Policy and Implementation Guideline

Ministry of Health, Ethiopia (2018) C1

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Arremetida contra opositores. Brutalidad, tortura y persecución política en Venezuela

Human Rights Watch (2017) C1

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COP24 special report: health and climate change
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World Health Organization WHO WHO (2018) C_WHO

Exposure to air pollution causes 7 million deaths worldwide every year and costs an estimated US$ 5.11 trillion in welfare losses globally. In the 15 countries that emit the most greenhouse gas emissions, the health impacts of air pollution are estimated to cost more than 4% of their GDP. Actions to... more

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Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluation of Human Resources for Health with special applications for low- and middle-income countries

Mario R Dal Poz, Neeru Gupta, Estelle Quain and Agnes LB Soucat World Health Organization (WHO); USAID; The World Bank (2009)

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Prendre soin des soignants

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

La santé est un droit humain universel et un facteur essentiel de bien-être, de développement économique, de croissance, de richesse et de prospérité pour tous. Les systèmes de santé jouent un rôle essentiel, car ils protègent, rétablissent et préservent la santé des patients et des p... more

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Handbook on TB laboratory diagnostic methods in the European Union

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2016) C1

The aim of this handbook is to provide network members and other laboratories involved in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, with an agreed list of key diagnostic methods and their protocols in various areas of TB diagnosis, ranging from microbiological diagnosis of active TB to the diagnosis of latent ... more

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Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Nigeria

Federal Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Health (2017) C2

SITUATION ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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Training module on malaria elimination. Guide for Tutors

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

This Training module on malaria elimination has been developed by WHO to support health professionals in planning, managing, monitoring and evaluating malaria elimination programmes. Supporting exercises: These files are necessary for participants to complete a number of exercises listed in the man... more

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Zika virus technical report. Interim Risk Assessment for WHO European Region

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

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Cameroon: PROFIL PHARMACEUTIQUE DU PAYS

Ministère de la Santé Publique, World Health Organisation (2011) C_WHO

COP24 special report: health and climate change recommended

COP24 special report: health and climate change
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