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Victimization and PTSD in Ugandan Youth

Mandrup, L. & Elklit, A. Open Journal of Epidemiology (2014) CC

Background: Little is known about post-traumatic stress (PTSD) prevalence rates in community samples. This is especially true for the African continent where child-soldiers, HIV/AIDS affected and orphans have been the target for PTSD prevalence studies. Objectives: The aim of this study is to invest... more

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Trachoma Action Planning TAP

International Coalition for Trachoma Control ICTC (2022) CC

In 2011, ICTC developed a Trachoma Action Plan (TAP) planning guide to support national health officials in endemic countries. This resource was developed to complement the 2020 INSight roadmap by helping countries create specific national plans detailing how they will reach elimination targets in t... more

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Understanding the challenges of disability in Myanmar

Bawi, Salai Vanni (2012) C1

This predominantly qualitative research on disability and development in Myanmar was conducted between August 2011 and February 2012, in three commercial centres of Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi. Stakeholders of service providers, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and families of disabled people were... more

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Assessment of the Implementation of the Treat-all Guidelines (Test and Start) in Namibia

Population Council (2017) C2

Activity brief | Research Partners: Population Council, IntraHealth International, Avenir Health, Survey Warehouse, Ministry of Health and Social Services, and USAID/Namibia | Location: Andara, Nyangana, Oshikuku, Onandjokwe, and Tsumeb districts, Namibia | Study Duration: April 2017–September 201... more

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Accelerating towards human African trypanosomiasis elimination: Issues and opportunities

Ozioko ,KU.; Okoye, CI.; Obiezue, RN.; Idika, IK.; Awudu, RA.; Ezewudo, BI.; Ezea, CO. (2019) CC

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) has been an alarming global public health issue. The disease affects mainly poor and marginalized people in low-resource settings and is caused by two subspecies of haemoflagellate parasite, Trypanosoma brucei and transmitted by tsetse flies. Progress made in HAT ... more

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Secuenciación del genoma del SARS-CoV-2 con fines de salud pública: orientaciones provisionales, 8 de enero de 2021

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO

The growing understanding of how sequence information can contribute to improved public health is driving global investments in sequencing facilities and programmes. The falling cost and complexity of generating GSD provides opportunities for expanding sequencing capacity; however, challenges to wid... more

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The State of the World’s Children 2019: Children, food and nutrition: Growing well in a changing world. Summary

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2019) C_UNICEF

This 2019 edition of The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) examines the issue of children, food and nutrition, providing a fresh perspective on a rapidly evolving challenge. Despite progress in the past two decades, one third of children under age 5 are malnourished – stunted, wasted or overw... more

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Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map

Van Katwyk, S. R.; Grimshaw, J. M.; et al (2019) C2

BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed national AMR action plans, but most have not yet implemented policy interventions to reduce antimicrobial overuse. A systematic evidenc...e map can support governments in making evidence-informed decisions about implementing programs to reduce AMR, by identifying, describing, and assessing the full range of evaluated government policy options to reduce antimicrobial use in humans. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 28, 2019, (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed). We identified studies that (1) clearly described a government policy intervention aimed at reducing human antimicrobial use, and (2) applied a quantitative design to measure the impact. We found 69 unique evaluations of government policy interventions carried out across 4 of the 6 WHO regions. These evaluations included randomized controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomized controlled trials (n = 3), controlled before-and-after designs (n = 7), interrupted time series designs (n = 25), uncontrolled before-and-after designs (n = 18), descriptive designs (n = 10), and cohort designs (n = 2). From these we identified 17 unique policy options for governments to reduce the human use of antimicrobials. Many studies evaluated public awareness campaigns (n = 17) and antimicrobial guidelines (n = 13); however, others offered different policy options such as professional regulation, restricted reimbursement, pay for performance, and prescription requirements. Identifying these policies can inform the development of future policies and evaluations in different contexts and health systems. Limitations of our study include the possible omission of unpublished initiatives, and that policies not evaluated with respect to antimicrobial use have not been captured in this review. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this is the first study to provide policy makers with synthesized evidence on specific government policy interventions addressing AMR. In the future, governments should ensure that AMR policy interventions are evaluated using rigorous study designs and that study results are published. more

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Making Schools Inclusive. How change can happen

Pinnock H; Lewis I Save the Children (2008) C1

Making education more inclusive requires schools and education authorities to remove the barriers to education experienced by the most excluded children - often the poorest, children with disabilities, children without family care, girls, or children from minority groups. Also included in the text a... more

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Toolkit for engaging in social media activities promoting prudent antibiotic use

European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ECDC (2012) C_CDC

This guidance document is based on research of social media activity related to antibiotic use at EU level, as well as on a survey of the social media activities of EAAD partner organisations, mostly EU umbrella organisations of patients and health professionals. The research showed that there is al... more

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Save to learn during COVID-19: Recommendations to prevent and respond to violence against children in all learning environments

UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

Many children will not be ‘safe to learn at home’: As of April 2020, 91 percent of the world’s students have been affected by school closures due to COVID-19. While schools are often places where violence occurs, they also offer a comparatively protective and nurturing space for many children.... more

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Rwanda: Ebola Preparedness Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) update n° 2 - DREF Operation n° MDRRW017

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019) C1

Strengthening of SDB teams through refresher trainings and regular simulation exercises/drills Continue social mobilization and community engagement through mobile cinema and community awareness sessions Procure and preposition additional PPE kits

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Afghanistan: Internal Displacement in Kabul - Flash Update No. 4 (15 August 2021)

OCHA (2021) CC

Due to an escalation of conflict across the country, many people are arriving in Kabul and other large cities, seeking safety from the conflict and other threats. Between 1 July and 15 August 2021, the humanitarian community verified 17,600 IDPs who had arrived in Kabul. Arrival of new IDPs were not... more

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Action Protocol for Enhanced SARI and ILI Surveillance for COVID-19 in Africa

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C2

March 2020 The number of African Union Member States reporting COVID- 19 cases is increasing and there is a likelihood of community transmission. The WHO recently modified the COVID-19 suspect case definition to include severe acute respiratory infection and advises testing of all severe acute res... more

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Tuberculosis. Practical guide for clinicians, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical auxiliaries

Médecins sans Frontières MSF (2022) C2

This Tuberculosis guide has been developed jointly by Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health. It aims at providing useful information to the clinicians and health staff for the comprehensive management of tuberculosis. Forms of susceptible and resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis in child... more

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Consultation with Children in East Africa for the World Humanitarian Summit - Messages from Children Affected by Emergencies

Save the Children (2015) CC

Children expressed the need for organisations to support in the delivery of services such as health and sanitation. The children also emphasized that schools and the child-friendly spaces (CFSs) were effective and important spaces to provide them with what they need.

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Interim Guidance on the Use of Rapid Antigen tests for COVID-19 Response
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1

16 Dec. 2020 This document provides guidance to Ministries of Health (MOHs), laboratory personnel and implementing partners in African Union Member States on the application of rapid antigen tests to COVID-19 testing. The guidance serves as reference for policymakers, laboratory leads, implementing... more

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HIV drug resistance patterns in pregnant women using next generation sequence in Mozambique

Rupérez et al. (2018) CC

This study aimed to understand the patterns of HIV drug resistance in pregnant women in Mozambique. This might help in tailoring optimal regimens for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (pMTCT) and antenatal care.

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Guidance about Communication to Combat COVID-19

Communication for Devleopment4 Network (2020) CC

The guide seeks to address questions about how we can face local communication challenges presented by the pandemic, and how communicators respond effectively to the situation through supporting our communities to cope and to protect themselves. This guide aims to provide insights for a wide range o... more

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Gender in Humanitarian Action Brief No. 5. Rohingya Refugee Crisis Response - Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (July 2018)

Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) (2018) C1

UNHCR and its partners implement interventions focusing on adolescent girls and boys, including:
▪ Formation and capacity building of adolescent girls and boys’ clubs as peer groups for awareness raising, and SGBV prevention and response mechanisms.
▪ Community based protection activ... more

Interim Guidance on the Use of Rapid Antigen tests for COVID-19 Response recommended

Interim Guidance on the Use of Rapid Antigen tests for COVID-19 Response
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