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The impact of Covid-19 on HIV, TB and Malaria Services and Systems for Health: a Snapshot from 502 health facilities across Africa and Asia

The Global Fund (2021) CC

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world beyond imagination. To date, it has infected more than 135 million people, killed over 2.9 million people, and is projected to plunge up to 115 million people into extreme poverty.1 As countries have gone into lockdown, gender-based violence has incr... more

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Let our Actions Count. South Africa's National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs 2017-2022.
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South African National AIDS Council, et al. (2017) C1

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Let our Actions Count. South Africa's National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs 2017-2022. Summary

South African National AIDS Council (2017) C1

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WHO/OIE Manual on Echinococcosis in Humans and Animals: a Public Health Problem of Global Concern

WHOOIE (2001)

This Manual covers all important aspects of echinococcosis, including parasite biology and life-cycles, geographic distribution and prevalence, epidemiology, clinical presentation in humans and animals, diagnosis and treatment, as well as control and prevention using newly developed tools and method... more

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WHO's response to Zika virus and its associated complications - Report to donors, December 2016

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

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South Africa’s protracted struggle for equal distribution and equitable access – still not there

Hendrik CJ van Rensburg (2014) CC

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WHO/FAO/OIE Guidelines for the surveillance, prevention and control of taeniosis/cysticercosis

WHOFAO (2005)

Biology, Diagnosis and Treatment, Epidemiology and Prevention

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Africa’s digital solutions to tackle COVID-19

European Investment Bank EIB and UN Development Programme UNDP (2020) CC

It highlights how proven digital innovation can be replicated to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Africa. It also estimates investment required to implement such high impact solutions.

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WHO's Health Emergency Appeal 2024

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

In 2024, we need US$1.5 billion to provide live-saving health care to millions of people in emergencies. An alarming combination of conflict, climate-related threats and increasing economic hardship mean an estimated 166 million people require health assistance.

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Integrating mental health into South Africa’s health system: current status and way forward

Schneider, M.; E. Baron, E. Breuer, et al. (2016) CC

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WHO/UNICEF Strategic Plan for Polio Outbreak Response in the Middle East

The Polio Global Eradication Initiative WHO (2013)

THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, TURKEY, WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP, EGYPT

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Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food: prepared by the ninety-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (‎JECFA)‎

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This volume contains monographs prepared at the ninety-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met virtually online from 1 to 12 February 2021. The detailed monographs in this volume summarize data on specific contaminants in food. Individual monographs ... more

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WHO/Europe and ECDC Monkeypox Surveillance Bulletin
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe; European Center for Disease Control ECDC (2022) C_WHO

Here you can find the latest reports

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“Complicit in Exclusion” South Africa’s Failure to Guarantee an Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities

Human Rights Watch (2015) C2

This report from Human Rights Watch found that South Africa has failed to guarantee the right to education for many of the country’s children and young adults due to widespread discrimination against children with disabilities in enrollment decisions. Human Rights Watch research in five out of Sou... more

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Meeting Report ECDC/WHO Joint Meeting on European HIV/AIDS Surveillance 10-11 March 2016, Bratislava

ECDC European Center for disease prevention and control; World Health Organization (Europe); EACS European AIDS Clinical Society (2019) C2

Accessed: 20.11.2019

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Ebola Virus Disease: Occupational Safety and Health - joint WHO/ILO briefing note for workers and employers (updated 5 September 2014)

World Health Organization; ILO (2014) C_WHO

This briefing note is based on the existing WHO and ILO guides and recommendations for Ebola Virus Disease at the time of the publication. It will be updated as new information and recommendations become available.

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Eradication of Yaws: Historical Efforts and Achieving WHO's 2020 Target

K. Asedeu; C. Fitzpatrick, J.Jannin (2014)

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases September 2014 | Volume 8 | Issue 9 | e3016 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003016

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OAU Convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa/La convention de l’OUA régissant les aspects propres aux problèmes des réfugiés en Afrique

Organization of African Unity (OAU) Organization of African Unity (OAU) (1969) CC2

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa takes into account the unique aspects of the refugee situation on the African Continent. The 1951 Geneva Convention definition of refugees as "persons fleeing a well-founded fear of persec... more

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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting in collaboration with OIE on Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance: Role of the Environment, Crops and Biocides

World Health Organization WHO, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2019) C_WHO

In recognition of the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), its increasing threat to human, animal and plant health, and the need for a One Health approach to address this issue, the 39th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) agreed it was important for the food safety comm... more

Let our Actions Count. South Africa's National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs 2017-2022. recommended

WHO/Europe and ECDC Monkeypox Surveillance Bulletin recommended

Let our Actions Count. South Africa's National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs 2017-2022.
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WHO/Europe and ECDC Monkeypox Surveillance Bulletin
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