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Recognizing, Managing, and Reporting Zika Virus Infections in Travelers Returning from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2016) C_CDC

Article from the CDC Health Alert Network

Tracking Progress for Breastfeeding Policies and Programmes: Global breastfeeding scorecard 2017

World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF (2018) C_WHO

WHO and UNICEF have established recommendations for breastfeeding practices. Although every mother decides how to feed her child, this decision is strongly influenced by economic, environmental, social and political factors. The Global Breastfeeding Scorecard analyzes indicators on how countries pro ... more

Training Manual on Biomedical Waste Management for Waste Handlers

GEF, UNIDO, MoEFCC (2017) CC

To help trainers to create awareness,attitude and skills in waste handlers in day to day management of medical waste in health care settings.

National Traditional Medicine Policy

[Republic of Libera, Ministry for Health] (2017) C1

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The process to develop this "National Traditional Medicine Policy" included a detailed situational analysis of traditional medicine in Liberia and a desk review of relevant documents and the regional policy framework on the alignment of WAHO countries ... more

Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-Associated Infections: The Role of the Hospitalist

Dressler D. D., MD, MSc Director OF Society of Hospital Medicine (2005) CC

While infections that develop during hospitalization may appear to be an uncommon but recognized risk of hospital care today, the incidence of these infections has been increasing dramatically during the last 2 to 3 decades, and the risk of acquiring an organism that is resistant to 1 or more antibi ... more

Health workers’ adoption of digital health technology in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

Digital health technology can make health systems more efficient and sustainable, facilitating the provision of high-quality care across a wide range of contexts and for diverse population health needs. The pace of innovation in digital health is rapid and constant, with new interventions bein ... more

Living in Chains: Shackling of People with Psychosocial Disabilities Worldwide

Human Rights Watch HRW (2020) C1

The report examines how people with mental health conditions are often shackled by families in their own homes or in overcrowded and unsanitary institutions, against their will, due to widespread stigma and a lack of mental health services. Many are forced to eat, sleep, urinate, and defecate in t ... more

Implementing comprehensive HIV and STI programmes with transgender people: Practical guidance for collaborative interventions

UNDP, IRGT, UNFPA, UNAIDS, WHO, USAID, PEPFAR, UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2016) C1

This publication offers practical advice on implementing HIV and STI programmes for transgender people, with a focus on transgender women, aligned with the 2011 Recommendations and the 2014 Key Populations Consolidated Guidelines. It contains examples of good practice from around the world that may ... more

Communicable Diseases: Part 4 Other Diseases of Public Health Importance and Surveillance.

HEAT, UNICEF, Open University, AMREF Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2015) C1

Blended Learning Modulef or the Health Extension Programme In this study session, you will learn about the general features of faeco-oraldiseases: the main types commonly found in Ethiopia, their general symptomsand signs, how to treat mild cases and when to refer patients with severeconditions for ... more

High Tuberculosis Prevalence in a South African Prison: The Need for Routine Tuberculosis Screening
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L. Telisinghe, K. L. Fielding, J. L. Malden, et al. PLOS One (2014) CC

PLoS ONE 9(1): e87262. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087262

Disability Inclusive Get Ready Guidebook

USAID Atullya Foundation (2021) CC

Due to Nepal’s difficult geographic structure, rapid urbanization, varied groundwater level, and increasing population the country is prone to earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, lightning, hailstone, drought, epidemic, and other disasters. These disasters cause a huge loss of li ... more

Community-Centered Responses to Ebola in Urban Liberia: The View from Below

Sharon Alane Abramowitz, et al. (2014)

Country overview: Tajikistan

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2015) C2

Searching for Lasting Peace

Patrick Vinck ,Phuong Pham UNPD (2014) C1

Population-Based Survey on Perceptions and Attitudes about Peace, Security and Justice in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Guidelines for developing inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure

Arup; International Labour Organization ILO; UN Children's Fund UNICEF; UNOPS; WaterAid (2024) CC

Around the world, more than 2 billion people lack access to safely managed water, sanitation and hygiene services, with conflicts and climate change exacerbating the issue. Unsafe and insufficient WASH facilities, especially in rural and remote areas, can lead to increased health complications fo ... more

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

The role of community health workers in COVID-19 vaccination: Implementation support guide

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This guide is intended to support national governments developing their national deployment and vaccination plans (NDVPs) for COVID-19 vaccines by outlining the roles, needs and opportunities for community health workers (CHWs) to contribute. This note builds on and is structured to align with the G ... more

Prehospital trauma care systems

Sasser S,Varghese M, Kellermann A, Lormand JD. World Health Organization (2005) C_WHO

This manual provides guidance for policymakers on the issue of prehospital trauma care systems. The main areas covered include the organisation of the prehospital trauma care system, capacity development, data collection, transportation and communication, as well as ethical and legal considerations ... more

Health Facility Assessment on Availability of the 13 Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Commodities Prioritized by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children

W. Getahun; H. Tadeg; E. Ejigu and A. Korra USAID; SIAPS (2016) CC