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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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UNICEF Annual Report 2024 Staying and delivering for children

UNICEF (2025) CC

It was a difficult time to be a child in 2024. With deepening violent conflict, climate shocks and poverty, children faced skyrocketing needs while the resources to respond continued to shrink. But as this year’s Annual Report shows, across more than 190 countries and territories, UNICEF was t... more

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Malaria and HIV Co-Infection among Pregnant Women in Africa: Prevalence, Effect on Immunity and Clinical Management: Review

Ngemani Obase, B.; J. Daiga Bigoga, and D. Shey Nsagha (2023) CC2

Int. J. Transl. Med. 2023, 3(2), 187-202; https://doi.org/10.3390/jtm3020014 . Malaria and HIV are geographically in the tropics and subtropics of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the overlapping effect of both infections, especially among pregnant women, is crucial in managin... more

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HIV-1 Impact on Malaria Transmission: A Complex and Relevant Global Health Concern

Roberds, A.; E. Ferraro, S. Luckhart, et al. (2021) CC2

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol., 12 April 2021 Sec. Parasite and Host Volume 11 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.656938 Over the past several decades, malaria/HIV-1 co-infection has become a significant global public health problem in co-endemic areas of the world.

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Malaria Vaccines: Progress to Date

Stanisic, D. I.; and M.F. Good (2023) CC2

BioDrugs. 2023 Sep 20;37(6):737–756. doi: 10.1007/s40259-023-00623-4 There are many malaria vaccine candidates in development, with more than a dozen of these in clinical development. RTS,S/AS01 (also known as Mosquirix) is the most advanced malaria vaccine and was shown to have modest efficacy ... more

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Malaria Atlas Project

Malaria Atlas Project MAP (2025) CC

The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) is a global research initiative that provides high-resolution, evidence-based spatial data on malaria transmission, risk and impact. MAP combines field data, satellite imagery, and advanced geostatistical modelling to deliver open-access maps, datasets, and analytical... more

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Declaration for accelerated malaria mortality reduction in Africa: commitment that “No one shall die from malaria”

Ministers of Health of High Burden High Impact (HBHI) Countries in Africa (2024) CC

Issued by the Ministers of Health of High Burden High Impact (HBHI) countries in Africa. Yaounde Declaration. Ministers committed to strengthening their health systems, stepping up domestic resources, enhancing multisectoral action and ensuring a robust accountability mechanism,” notes Dr Daniel ... more

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Pandemics in the age of the Anthropocene: Is ‘planetary health’ the answer?

David P.M., Le Dévédec N. et al. (2021) C2

Some observers have described the coronavirus pandemic as an 'Anthropocene disease,' thereby highlighting its connection with this new ecological era that is characterised by the considerable pressure human activities are exerting on ecosystems and the consequences on public health, society and the ... more

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Delivery of cardiology services in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: what should we expect after this pandemic?

Nganou-Gnindjio, C.N.; Temgoua, M.N.; Kuate, L.M. et al. (2021) CC

Background: COVID-19 is a global public health crisis that affects all sectors; studying the impact of this pandemic on the delivery of cardiology services in Africa is crucial as COVID-19-related cardiovascular complications may worsen the CVD burden in this already highly affected and resource-lim... more

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MAKING IT HAPPEN: Examples of good practice in SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION & COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMES

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (1993)

This monograph presents 12 reports of successful programs serving children with special needs in various nations. The program locations and the program report titles and authors are as follows: (1) Austria: "Integration Models for Elementary and Secondary Schools in Austria" (Volker Rutte)... more

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A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

van Sebille, E.; C. Wilcox, L. Lebreton et al. IOP Science (2015) CC

Environmental Research Letters Microplastic debris floating at the ocean surface can harm marine life. Understanding the severity of this harm requires knowledge of plastic abundance and distributions. Dozens of expeditions measuring microplastics have been carried out since the 1970s, but they ha... more

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Influencing food environments for healthy diets

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2016) C2

Food environments are usually defined as the settings with all the different types of food made available and accessible to people as they go about their daily lives. That is, the range of food in supermarkets, small retail outlets, wet markets, street food stalls, coffee shops, tea houses, s...chool canteens, restaurants, and all the other venues where people buy and eat food. These environments differ enormously depending on the context. They can be extensive and diverse, with a seemingly endless array of options and price ranges, or they can be sparse, with very few options on offer. Because they determine what food consumers can access at a given moment in time, at what price, and with what degree of convenience, food environments both constrain and prompt the consumer’s choice.Food environments are influenced by the food systems which supply them, and vice versa. Food systems encompass the entire range of activities, people and institutions involved in the production, processing, marketing, consumption and disposal of food (FAO, 2013). They include but are not limited to food supply chains. Making food systems nutrition-sensitive can contribute to addressing all forms of malnutrition, as food systems determine whether the food needed for good nutrition are available, affordable, acceptable and of adequate quantity and quality. How closely food systems and food environments are interrelated and interdependent, and the degree to which external factors affect nutrition outcomes, varies from setting to setting.Many of today’s food systems and food environments are challenged in supporting consumer choices that are consistent with healthy diets and good nutrition. Consumers are not making choices based on nutrition and health, and poor diet is now the number one risk factor for death and disability worldwide (GBD, 2015). Food systems that do not enable healthy diets are increasingly recognized as an underlying cause of malnutrition (GLOPAN, 2016), and malnutrition, irrespective of form, has a huge cost. Economic costs associated with undernutrition are estimated at $1-2 trillion per year, about 2-3% of global GDP (FAO, 2013); the global economic cost of obesity and associated diet-related non-communicable diseases is estimated at $2 trillion per year, about 2.8% of global GDP (McKinsey, 2014). Influencing food environments for promoting healthy diets is an emerging strategy to address today’s nutrition challenges. more

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Burden of Peripheral Artery Disease and Its Attributable Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories From 1990 to 2019

Lin, J.; Chen, Y.; Jiang, N. et al. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2022) CC

Background: Data on burden of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its attributable risk factors are valuable for policymaking. We aimed to estimate the burden and risk factors for PAD from 1990 to 2019. Methods: We extracted the data on prevalence, incidence, death, years lived with disability (YLD... more

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Quo vadis, WHO?

Barbara Kühlen Brot für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (2017) C2

Vor welchen Herausforderungen die Weltgesundheitsorganisation steht und wie Deutschland zu ihrer Stärkung beitragen kann.

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Cardiac arrhythmias in low- and middle-income countries

Mkoko, P.; Bahiru, E.; Ajijola, O.A. et al. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (2019) CC

Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are undergoing an epidemiological transition. With an improvement in socioeconomic conditions and an aging population, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), like cardiac arrhythmias, are expected to increase in these countries. However, there are limited studi... more

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The Current State of CHW Training Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Cindil Redick& annah Sarah Faich Dini One Million Community Health Workers Campaign | mPowering Frontline Health Workers (2014) C2

What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Need to Do

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Report of a WHO–FIND meeting on diagnostics for Buruli ulcer

WHO Tecnical Advisory Group and FIND (2018) CC

The meeting was held from 26 to 27 March 2018 to review and discuss the following topics: Advances and challenges in the use of fTLC, and new approaches to detecting mycolactone using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The status of development of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) targeting the MUL... more

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The global burden of chromoblastomycosis

Santos, D.; Pedrozo e Silva de Azevedo, C.; Aparecida Vincent, V. et al. (2021) CC

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM), represents one of the primary implantation mycoses caused by melanized fungi widely found in nature. It is characterized as a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) and mainly affects populations living in poverty with significant morbidity, including stigma and discrimination.

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Teaching Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2015) CC

Embracing Diversity: Toolkit for Creating Inclusive, Learning-Friendly Environments Specialized Booklet 3