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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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Treatment Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Common Syndromes

Indian Council of Medical Research - Department of Health Research (2017) C1

The publication of the of the Antimicrobial Treatment Guidelines represents the culmination of the efforts of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program of ICMR to publish treatment guidelines for common syndromes in India. These guidelines are targeted for the health care settings. It aims to rationali... more

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Healthy Activity Program

A. Anand; N. Chowdhary, S.Dimidji and V. Patel Sangath; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2013) CC

The Healthy Activity Program manual aims at providing counsellors like you with information about counselling patients with moderate to severe Depression in primary care settings.

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occupied Palestinian territory COVID-19 Response Plan (27 March 2020)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2020) C_WHO

The primary focus of the plan continues to be prevention, preparedness and treatment of the the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Central to the plan are the following overall objectives: To prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in the oPt; To provide adequate care for patients aff... more

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The legal and regulatory framework for community pharmacies in the WHO European Region

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2019) C_WHO

Community pharmacists are the health professionals most accessible to the public and are a cornerstone of primary health care. The role of community pharmacists is expanding globally. This report provides an overview of existing components and provisions of the legal and regulatory framework for com... more

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2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey: Key Findings

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and ICF International. (2012) C2

This report summarizes the findings of the 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS). The 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) was designed to provide data for monitoring the population and health situation in Rwanda. The 2010 RDHS is the fifth Demographic and Health Survey to be ... more

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Guideline: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in adolescents and young adults (expanded version)

L. Fairlie; L. Jankelowitz; H. Ronald; et al. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society; Right to Care (Training Health Seriously) (2017) C2

Recommendations, resources and references A publication of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

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Zimbabwe Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 (Revised July 2020 to update COVID-19 Response)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) C1

Across Zimbabwe, 7 million people in urban and rural areas are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, compared to 5.5 million in August 2019. Since the launch of the Revised Humanitarian Appeal in August 2019, circumstances for millions of Zimbabweans have worsened. Drought and crop failure, exa... more

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Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan COVID-19 Addendum

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) C1

Sudan recorded the first COVID-19 case on 13 March 2020 and, at the beginning of July, the Federal Ministry of Health had confirmed that nearly 10,000 people had contracted the virus, including over 600 who died from the disease across the country. Although more than 70 per cent of the confirmed cas... more

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Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents (MHMI) Volume I-III (Revised)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (2001) C2

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has produced a three-volume series entitled Managing Hazardous Material Incidents. The series is designed to help emergency response and health care professionals plan for and respond to hazardous material emergencies. - Volume I Emergenc... more

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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for (JDW/NRH)

Quality Assurance and Standardization Division (QASD) Ministry of Health Bhutan (2011) CC

This standard Operating procedure (SOP) for JDWNRH is intended to describe and address various important areas like admission procedure, on call process of the doctors, interdepartmental consultation, patient discharge process and verity of other areas which was so far solely based on verbal i... more

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Lil Mosquito, Big Problem Campaign: Phase I

Breakthrough ACTION Guyana; Ministry of Health of Guyana; United States Agency for International Development USAID (2024) C1

Activity Brief.Formative research revealed that gold miners in remote regions of Guyana viewed malaria as an unavoidable and minor risk compared to other dangers. Building on these insights, Breakthrough ACTION co-created the 'Lil Mosquito, Big Problem' (LMBP) social and behavioural change campaign,... more

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Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners
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Save the Children Denmark (2017) C1

The training manual consists of: (i) Tools for communication, reassurance and comfort for staff working directly with distressed children; (ii) Advice and guidance for staff working with parents and primary care-givers; (iii) Suggestions for ways to support a distressed child. It provides a non-i... more

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Guidelines for diagnosing, preventing and managing cryptococcal disease among adults, adolescents and children living with HIV
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

Cryptococcal disease is one of the most common opportunistic infections among people living with advanced HIV disease and is a major contributor to severe illness, morbidity, and mortality, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. These guidelines update the recommendations that were first released i... more

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Engaging Men in HIV and AIDS at the Service Delivery Level: A Manual for Service Providers

EngenderHealthThe ACQUIRE Project (2008)

Designed for trainers of health workers, this manual offers skills-building sessions on developing more “male-friendly” health services. Utilizing participatory and experiential activities, the manual examines attitudinal and structural barriers that inhibit men from seeking HIV and AIDS service... more

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Integrating Mental Health and HIV Services in Zimbabwean Communities: A Nurse and Community-led Approach to Reach the Most Vulnerable

Duffy, M.; M. Sharer, H. Cornman, et al. (2017) CC

JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE, Vol. 28, No. 2, March/April 2017, 186-198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2015.09.003

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Guidance for national strategic planning for tuberculosis

World Health Organization (2022) C_WHO

This guidance is intended for use in developing standalone TB strategic plans, or TB interventions as part of multidisease or health sector plans. It describes key considerations and steps for strategic planning for TB in line with the World Health Organization’s End TB strategy, and the proposed ... more

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Childhood TB - Training Toolkit

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2014) CC

The training focuses on building the capacity of health care workers at the primary and secondary level to address and manage TB in children.

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Pediatric oncology nursing practice in Latin America and the Caribbean

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2024) C_WHO

One of the main aims of the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer and the CureAll Americas framework is to strengthen centers of excellence and promote the training of the health workforce, especially pediatric oncology nurses, specialized in nursing care for children and adolescents with cance... more

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Defining, treating and preventing hospital acquired pneumonia: European perspective

Torres, A.; Ewig S.; Lode, H.; et al. (2017) C2

Intensive Care Med (2009) 35:9–29DOI 10.1007/s00134-008-1336-9 Although thousands of papers have been devoted tohospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), many controversiesremain, and management of HAP is probably often sub-optimal. Several reviews or guidelines have been pub-lished rec... more

Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners recommended

Guidelines for diagnosing, preventing and managing cryptococcal disease among adults, adolescents and children living with HIV recommended

Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners
recommended

Guidelines for diagnosing, preventing and managing cryptococcal disease among adults, adolescents and children living with HIV
recommended