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World: 2016-2017 ENSO Overview (As of 5 July 2016)

World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Food Security Cluster (2016) C1

Globally, millions of vulnerable people are experiencing increased hunger and poverty due to droughts, floods, storms and extreme temperature fluctuations as a result of a climatic occurrence: El Niño. This phenomenon is not an individual weather event but a climate pattern which occurs every two t... more

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Yemen Food Security Alert: February 16, 2018

Famine Early Warning System Network (2018) C1

Yemen faces a risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) given the potential for the recent blockade to resume and drastically limit crucial imports over a prolonged period. A blockade starting in November 2017 severely restricted imports of essential goods, and the temporary re-opening of key ports is set to exp... more

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Operational Considerations for Managing COVID-19 Cases and Outbreaks in Aviation

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

At the end of this course, you should be able to: - draft an airport public health contingency plan for managing COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in aviation; - manage an outbreak of COVID-19 disease in aviation. Target audience: - National IHR Focal Points (NFPs) - Airport health authorities and... more

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How to Investigate Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals: Selected Indicators

USAID; Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (2008) C1

The purpose of this manual is to define a limited number of indicators that will objectively describe the management and use of antimicrobials in hospitals and to provide tools and step-by-step instructions for designing and carrying out an assessment of antibiotic use and management in hospitals. T... more

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Stock Control Card_SOP

Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) (2011) C2

SOP explaining how to complete a stock card in order to track the number (quantity) of drugs in the stores area. Last revised 2015. Original Word document on: http://www.epnetwork.org/Resources/Standard%20Operating%20Procedure/Stock%20Control%20Card_SOP.doc

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Global alcohol action plan 2022-2030

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Alcohol use is deeply embedded in the social landscape of many societies, and some 2300 million people drink alcoholic beverages in most parts of the world. At the same time, more than half of the global population aged 15 years and older reported having abstained from drinking alcohol during the pr... more

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Guidance Wegweiser Geflüchtete

Notdienst Berlin e.V. Zone35 GmbH (2017) C1

Guidance liefert Informationen rund um Alkohol, Medikamente, Drogen und Suchtgefahren. Die App richtet sich vorrangig an Geflüchtete, die sich über den Umgang mit verschiedenen Substanzen informieren möchten oder Rat suchen, z.B. weil sie in Bezug auf ihren eigenen Konsum unsicher sind oder in de... more

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Negotiation of humanitarian access in North Kivu: the perception of armed non-State actors, communities and humanitarians
recommended

Geneva Call (2019) C1

In response to the shrinking humanitarian space in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this report seeks to shed light on the humanitarian access negotiation practices of NGOs operating in the area. It explores the way that local communities and armed non-State actors (ANSAs) perceive th... more

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Conventional and and atypical antipsychotics & antidepressant (trazodone) for behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia

World Health Organization (2012) C_WHO

Q3: For behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia, do following drugs, when compared to placebo/comparator, produce benefits/harm in the specified outcomes?

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A preventable crisis - El Niño and La Niña events need earlier responses and a renewed focus on prevention

Oxfam (2016) C2

The devastating impacts of the 2015–16 El Niño will be felt well into 2017. This crisis was predicted, yet overall, the response has been too little too late. The looming La Niña event may further hit communities that are already deeply vulnerable. To end this cycle of failure, there is an urgen... more

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Estrategia de residencias sanitarias

Ministerio de Salud Chile (2020) C2

Documento incluye recomendaciones para personas con necesidades de manejo terapéutico asociados a consumo problemático de alcohol y otras drogas, problemas o enfermedades de salud mental, discapacidad psíquica, o en condiciones de exclusión social extrema, sin posibilidad de cumplir aislamiento ... more

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Neutralizing monoclonal antibody cocktail REGN-EB3 for Ebola virus disease (EVD)
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Guidance for health care workers. Both the REGN-EB3 and mAb114 are recommended for use in EVD. The two drugs should not be given together. The choice of which monoclonal antibody to use depends on availability, including emerging information about effectiveness.

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Syria: 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan Monitoring Report, January-June 2016

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2016) C1

Now entering its sixth year, the conflict in Syria continues to take a drastic toll on the lives of the Syrian people and to drive an unprecedented humanitarian and protection crisis: some 13.5 million people are now in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, including 6 million children. Ha... more

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Advisory for Rational use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 Treatment

Ministry of Health& Family Welfare, Goverment of India (2021) CC

The purpose of this document is to stop to irrational use/ over prescription of this reserve/ experimental/ emergency use authorisation drug Remdesivir. For this reason, Joint Monitoring Group under Chairmanship of DGHS took into consideration findings of the followi... more

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Africa’s Health Financing in a New Era

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (2025) CC

Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented financing crisis, driven by a sharp decline of 70% in Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2021 to 2025 and deep-rooted structural vulnerabilities. This collapse is placing immense pressure on Africa’s already fragile health systems as ODA ...is seen as the backbone of critical health programs: pandemic preparedness, maternal and child health services, disease control programs are all at risk, threatening Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Universal Health Coverage. Compounding this is Africa’s spiraling debt, with countries expected to service USD 81 billion by 2025—surpassing anticipated external financing inflows—further eroding fiscal space for health investments. Level of domestic resources is low. TThe Abuja Declaration of 2001, a pivotal commitment made by African Union (AU) member states, aimed to reverse this trend by pledging to allocate at least 15% of national budgets to the health sector. However, more than two decades later, only three countries—Rwanda, Botswana, and Cabo Verde—have consistently met or exceeded this target (WHO, 2023). In contrast, over 30 AU member states remain well below the 10% benchmark, with some allocating as little as 5–7% of their national budgets to health. In addition, only 16 (29%) of African countries currently have updated versions of National Health Development Plan (NHDP) supported by a National Health Financing Plan (NHFP). These two documents play a critical role in driving internal resource mobilisation. At the same time, public health emergencies are surging, rising 41%—from 152 in 2022 to 213 in 2024—exposing severe under-resourcing of health infrastructure and workforce. Recurring outbreaks (Mpox, Ebola, cholera, measles, Marburg…) alongside effects of climate change and humanitarian crises in Eastern DRC, the Sahel, and Sudan, are overwhelming systems stretched by chronic underfunding. The situation is worsened by Africa’s heavy dependency with over 90% of vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics being externally sourced—leaving countries vulnerable to global supply chain shocks. Health worker shortages persist, with only 2.3 professionals per 1,000 people (below the WHO’s recommended 4.45), and fewer than 30% of systems are digitized, undermining disease surveillance and early warning. Without decisive action, Africa CDC projects the continent could reverse two decades of health progress, face 2 to 4 million additional preventable deaths annually, and a heightened risk of a pandemic emerging from within. Furthermore, 39 million more Africans could be pushed into poverty by 2030 due to intertwined health and economic shocks. This is not just a sectoral crisis—it is an existential threat to Africa’s political, social, and economic resilience, and global stability. In response, African leaders, under Africa CDC’s stewardship, are advancing a comprehensive three-pillar strategy centered on domestic resource mobilization, innovative financing, and blended finance. more

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Classification and Referral Algorithm – iCCM Uganda

Malaria Consortium (2013) C2

The document "Classification and Referral Algorithm – iCCM Uganda" (2013) by Malaria Consortium provides a practical guide for community health workers to assess, classify, and manage common childhood illnesses in Uganda. It focuses on key symptoms such as fever, cough, diarrhoea, and danger signs... more

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A better classification of wet markets is key to safeguarding human health and biodiversity

Bing Lin A. B., M.L Dietrich, R.A.Senior, et al. The Lancet, Planetary Health (2021) CC

Wet markets have been implicated in multiple zoonotic outbreaks, including COVID-19. They are also a conduit for legal and illegal trade in wildlife, which threatens thousands of species. Yet wet markets supply food to millions of people around the world, and differ drastically in their physical com... more

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INDEX-TB Guidelines - Guidelines on extra-pulmonary tuberculosis for India

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Global Health Advocates, Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group World Health Organisation (WHO) (2016) C1

The main objective of these guidelines is to provide guidance on up-to-date, uniform, evidence-informed practices for suspecting, diagnosing and managing various forms of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) at all levels of healthcare delivery. They can then contribute to the National Programme to i... more

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Shorter Treatment for Nonsevere Tuberculosis in African and Indian Children
recommended

Turkova, A.; G.H. Wills, E. Wobudeya, et al. (2022) C2

N Engl J Med 2022; 386:911-922, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2104535 Four months of antituberculosis treatment was noninferior to 6 months of treatment in children with drug-susceptible, nonsevere, smear-negative tuberculosis (SHINE Study)

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Geo-informatics Applications in Disaster Management (Facilitator’s Guide)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Relief and Resettlement Department (2016) C1

This module carries pre-training entry level assessment as well as hands on exercise manual on Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Geographic Positioning System (GPS) and some applications of these technologies on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) especially for hazard mapping, monitoring a... more

Negotiation of humanitarian access in North Kivu: the perception of armed non-State actors, communities and humanitarians recommended

Neutralizing monoclonal antibody cocktail REGN-EB3 for Ebola virus disease (EVD) recommended

Shorter Treatment for Nonsevere Tuberculosis in African and Indian Children recommended

Negotiation of humanitarian access in North Kivu: the perception of armed non-State actors, communities and humanitarians
recommended

Neutralizing monoclonal antibody cocktail REGN-EB3 for Ebola virus disease (EVD)
recommended

Shorter Treatment for Nonsevere Tuberculosis in African and Indian Children
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