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Pharmacological treatment of mental disorders in primary health care

World Health Organization WHO (2009) CC

The manual contains basic principles of prescribing followed by chapters on medicines used in psychotic disorders; depressive disorders; bipolar disorders; generalised anxiety and sleep disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorders and panic attacks; and alcohol and opioid dependence

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Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus. Interim Guidance. Updated May 2016
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World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

The aim of this document is to provide interim guidance for interventions to reduce the risk of maternal Zika virus infection and to manage potential complications during pregnancy. This guidance is based on the best available research evidence and covers areas prioritized by an international, multi... more

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National Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India; National Centre for Disease Control (2020) C2

Infection Prevention and Control Programmes January 2020

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Zimbabwe Cholera Control Guidelines
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Ministry of Health and Child Welfare ; World Health Organisation Zimbabwe (2009) C_WHO

3rd edition

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Paediatric - HIV Care and Treatment

USAID; Pata; South to South Zoe life; et al. (2019) C2

Accessed: 08.10.2019

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Standard treatment guidelines for Orthopaedics

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India (2020) C1

Accessed Febr. 6, 2020

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HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Testing and Treatment: Evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews

MRC South Africa; The South African Cochraine Centre; The Cochrane HIVAIDS Group (2014)

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Guidelines for the control of shigellosis, including epidemics due to Shigella dysenteriae type 1

World Health Organization (2005) C_WHO

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Making a Difference the Global Ebola Response: Outlook 2015

UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (2015)

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5th Essential Drugs List and Standard Treatment Guidelines for Zimbabwe

Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Zimbabwe (2006) C1

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WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care
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World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

The guidelines are primarily intended for health-care professionals working in first- or second-level health-care facilities, including emergency, inpatient and outpatient services. They are also directed at policy-makers, health-care planners and programme managers, academic institutions, non-gover... more

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WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care. Web Annex B. Qualitative and economic evidence reports
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World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

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Rapid assessment of Ebola impact on reproductive health services and service seeking behaviour in Sierra Leone

Government of Sierra Leone, Department for International Development, UN Population Fund, Irish Aid (2015)

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Frontline health workers in COVID-19 prevention and control: rapid evidence synthesis

The Georg Institute for Global Health India (2020) C1

The Government of India is embarking on a mammoth task to prevent COVID-19 spread among communities. The Rapid Evidence Synthesis team received a request to support the planning and development of resources for ensuring preparedness of FLHWs for COVID-19 . The rapid evidence synthesis was conducted ... more

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Northeast Nigeria Health Sector - Humanitarian Response Strategy 2025 - 2027 (December 2024)

Government of Nigeria; Health Cluster; World Health Organization WHO (2024) CC

The protracted humanitarian situation in northeastern Nigeria, particularly in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) States, remains a concern due to ongoing insecurity, displacement, food insecurity, disease outbreaks, and climate-related shocks. To address these complex challenges, the health sector has ...developed a comprehensive humanitarian response strategy aligned with the three States Development plans, Durable Solutions for the Population Displacement Plan, and the Humanitarian Need Response Plan for 2025. This strategy aims to reduce morbidity and mortality among crisisaffected populations by ensuring timely, equitable, and effective delivery of lifesaving health services, while strengthen the resilience of health system and enhancing local and national capacities for sustainable health response in protracted emergency. Supported by an in-depth analysis of the ongoing health humanitarian response using the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) methodology, the strategy is guided by three key objectives: 1. Provide access to lifesaving interventions and sustain an effective response to the prolonged health emergency. 2. Prevent, mitigate, and prepare for health risks from all hazards and respond to all health emergencies. 3. Advance the primary health care approach and essential health system capacities for universal health coverage. To achieve these objectives, the strategy employs the “Five C” framework which refers to: • Collaborative Surveillance: Enhancing collaborative efforts for effective monitoring. • Community Protection: Implementing community-based protection measures. • Safe and Scalable Care: Ensuring care that is both secure and scalable. • Access to Countermeasures: Facilitating access to necessary countermeasures. • Emergency Coordination: Coordinating emergency responses efficiently. These proactive approaches are designed to be more anticipatory and preemptive rather than reactive, aiming to meet the needs of the crisis-affected population by providing lifesaving interventions, enhancing preventive and anticipatory actions, and ensuring the resilience of the health system. All actions are guided by International Humanitarian Standards and the Humanitarian Principles. The implementation of the health humanitarian response strategy will involve collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international organizations. The strategy emphasizes localization and resource mobilization, efficient logistics and supply chain management, mainstreaming protection, and the deployment and training of healthcare workers. Continuous monitoring and periodic evaluation will ensure the effectiveness of the response. Cross-sector collaboration with sectors such as WASH, Nutrition, Education, and Protection will be crucial to enhance the quality and reach of health interventions. Additionally, sustainability and transition approaches will ensure long-term health outcomes and benefits, bridging the gap from humanitarian to development efforts. By adopting this comprehensive approach, the humanitarian response in northeastern Nigeria, particularly in BAY States, can be effectively guided, ultimately reducing the suffering of affected populations. more

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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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In Control. A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally
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Germany’s National Public Health Institute (RKI), et al. (2021) C1

In Control imparts knowledge, provokes reflection and triggers curiosity. The first half of the book provides an overview of the organisations, principles, frameworks and themes that every professional deploying to health emergencies should be aware of. The second half of the book provides practical... more

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Major new lineages of SARS-CoV-2 emerge and spread in South Africa during lockdown

Tegally, H.; et al. (2020) CC

doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.28.20221143 This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed [what does this mean?]. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice.

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Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package. Facilitator's Manual

EngenderHealth; Fistula Care; USAID (2012) C1

Fistula Care's implementing partner in Ethiopia, IntraHealth, has developed materials to train health workers on obstetric fistula prevention, identification, and pre-repair care. The course contains a participant handbook (PDF, 604 KB), a facilitator manual (PDF, 1.3 MB), ten modules, a variety of ... more

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Nutrition in the First 1,000 Days: State of the World’s Mothers 2012

Safe the children (2012)

Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus. Interim Guidance. Updated May 2016 recommended

Zimbabwe Cholera Control Guidelines recommended

WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care recommended

WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care. Web Annex B. Qualitative and economic evidence reports recommended New

In Control. A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally recommended

Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus. Interim Guidance. Updated May 2016
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Zimbabwe Cholera Control Guidelines
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WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care
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WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care. Web Annex B. Qualitative and economic evidence reports
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In Control. A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally
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