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Health and Socio-Economic Impacts of Physical Distancing for Covid-19 in Africa. Policy Brief

Barasa, E.; et al. KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and African Academy of Sciences (2020) CC

Physical distancing measures are important to reduce COVID-19 transmission. However, when stringently applied, they can result in negative health and socio-economic impacts. This report draws on a rapid review of available literature, case studies from across Africa and expert knowledge to make reco ... more

Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey 2011-12: Policy Briefs

Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF International (2013) C2

Recommended package of interventions for HIV, viral hepatis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for people who inject drugs: policy brief

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

HIV, viral hepatitis and STI epidemics, particularly among people who inject drugs and other key populations, continue to be fuelled by laws and policies criminalizing sex work; drug use or possession; diverse forms of gender expression and sexuality; stigma and discrimination; gender discrimination ... more

Towards universal health coverage for reproductive health services in Ethiopia: two policy recommendations

K. H. Onarheim, M. Taddesse, O. F. Norheim, et al. (2015) C1

Six Key Factors in Realizing HIV-Related Human Rights in Kenya: Actions for Policy & Lawmakers

Aids Fonds, KELIN (2014) C1

Protecting Civilians from the Effects of Explosive Weapons - An Analysis of International Legal and Policy Standards

Brehm, M United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)ESEARCH (2012) C3

The use of explosive weapons, such as bombs, rockets, and mortar and artillery shells, in cities, towns and villages and in other populated areas has devastating humanitarian consequences. Explosive weapons act mainly through the projection of blast and fragmentation wi ... more

Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale, A Reference Guide for Program Managers and Policy Makers

USAID, MCHIP (2013) CC

Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportune moment to take stock of issues and challenges such programs face and what can be done to make them as effective as possible. With this in mind, this manual is ... more

Quality health services and palliative care: practical approaches and resources to support policy, strategy and practice

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

As countries commit to achieving universal health coverage, it is imperative to ensure that the design and delivery of palliative care services place attention on quality of care, with action needed across all domains of quality health services: effectiveness, safety, people-centredness, timeliness, ... more

A primary health care approach to obesity prevention and management in children and adolescents: policy brief

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Obesity in all age groups, including children and adolescents, is a public health challenge across all settings. Obesity is now classified as a complex multifactorial chronic disease and not just a risk factor for other noncommunicable diseases and comorbidities. Recognizing the significance of prim ... more

Community Health Worker Programmes in the WHO African Region: evidence and options - policy brief

Nana Twum Danso, Uta Lehmann, Jennifer Nyoni et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

Strengthening mental health responses to COVID-19 in the Americas: A health policy analysis and recommendations

A. Tausch; Oliveira e Souza, R.; Martinez Viciana, C.; et al. Pan American Health Organization (2021) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on the mental health of populations in the Americas. Studies show high rates of depression and anxiety, among other psychological symptoms, particularly among women, young people, those with pre-existing mental health conditions, health workers, and p ... more

Access to hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs and people in prisons – a global perspective. Policy brief

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

The use of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: policy guidance

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Following review of the latest evidence, WHO recommends that TB-LAMP can be used as a replacement for microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in adults with signs and symptoms of TB. It can also be considered as a follow-on test to microscopy in adults with signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB, e ... more

Housing at the forefront of the response to COVID-19: Discussion paper on policy options for Myanmar

UN-HABITAT (2020) C1

Urban poor communities including the homeless, residents of informal settlements, residents at risk of being evicted, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), undocumented persons, low-income renters, as well as homeowners are perhaps at greatest risk from both COVID-19 and the response interventions to ... more

Nothing About Us Without RIGHTS—Meaningful Engagement of Children and Youth: From Research Prioritization to Clinical Trials, Implementation Science, and Policy

C. Oliveras; L. Cluver; S. Bernays; A. Armstrong JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; PubMed (2018) C2

Supplement Article J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume 78, Supplement 1, August 15, 2018 www.jaids.com

Bridging the gap between ethics and decision-making in pandemics - Report of the WHO Pandemic Ethics and Policy Summit

World Health Organization WHO OCHA Services reliefweb (2022) C_WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised profound ethical challenges on an unprecedented global scale. These challenges include how to allocate scarce resources (especially vaccines and therapeutics), both within and between countries, whether and when to mandate vaccines and/or masks, whether and how to co ... more

Protecting Children with Disabilities from Violence in CBR Projects: Why We Need to Work with a Different Form of Child Protection Policy for Children with Disabilities

Marieke Boersma Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2013) CC

Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development, [S.l.], v. 24, n. 3, p. 112-122, nov. 2013. ISSN 2211-5242 Children with disabilities encounter more violence in their lives than their peers without disability. Organisations involved in Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) come across many cases of violen ... more

Improving the quality of care in the public health system in Bangladesh: building on new evidence and current policy levers

Krishna Hort, Valeria de Oliveira Cruz, Murad Sultan World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

Bangladesh Health Systems in Transition

Applying the workload indicators of staffing need (WISN) method in Namibia: challenges and implications for human resources for health policy

P.A. McQuide, R.-L. Kolehmainen-Aitken, N.Forster (Human Resources for Health) (2013) C1