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Cette liste de contrôle devrait aider les pays à évaluer et à tester leur niveau de préparation pour faire face à la propagation de maladie à virus Ebola. Elle doit également servir d'outil pour identifier des actions concrètes à prendre et les moyens pour la communauté internationale de ... more
This document provides a summary of the recommendations for hand hygiene best practices to be performed by health workers providing care and/or support to patients with filovirus infection (Ebola and Marburg viruses).
WHO Guideline. Since 2010, countries in the meningitis belt have started to introduce a new serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine conferring individual protection and herd immunity. Following the successful roll-out of this vaccine, epidemics due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA) are ... more

Infection Prevention and Control

Dramowski, A. Dave Woods and S. Mehtar; Bettercare (2014) C2
A guide for health professionals in low-resource settings, Infection Prevention and Control is a must-have manual for nurses, doctors, and health administrators, and especially those in resource-limited settings Based on our experience of the COVID-19 spread in South Africa we have written a learni ... more
Early detection, assessment and response to acute public health events:
Mise en oeuvre de l’alerte précoce et réponse notamment la surveillance fondée sur les évènements
Advising principles. The purpose of this document is to support competent authorities in charge of IHR implementation to improve national capacities for the prevention, detection and control of events, by strengthening communications and coordination between points of entry and the national health s ... more
La coordination de la surveillance épidémiologique aux points d'entrée et avec les systèmes nationaux est un processus essentiel pour la détection précoce des risques sanitaires internationaux et la protection de la santé publique mondiale. Elle repose sur la collaboration entre les pays, l' ... more
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Baseado no livro Preparación y respuesta ante la eventual introducción del virus chikungunya en las américas
Este documento muestra las acciones que son requeridas para la prevención, control, vigilancia y coordinación multisectorial para una adecuada y efectiva acción frente al riesgo sanitario que implica la introducción del CHIKV en nuestro país
La surveillance de l'épidémie de méningite dans la ceinture africaine repose sur la détection précoce des cas grâce à un système renforcé de surveillance des maladies (système IDSR) et sur des données de laboratoire
The document “Hospital Preparedness for Epidemics” published by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides guidance on how hospitals and healthcare facilities can prepare for and respond effectively to infectious disease outbreaks. It outlines key components of epidemic preparedness, including ... more
This document is intended to serve as a reference for national public health policy-makers. It outlines the scope of potential meningitis surveillance strategies that make it possible to obtain the data required for epidemic detection, monitoring of epidemiological and microbiological trends, evalua ... more

Guideline on Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Early Warning and Accessible Broadcasting

Dion, Betty; Qureshi, Aqeel Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES), Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, Asia Disaster Preparedness Center (2014) C1
- Build community resilience to coastal hazards by improving capacity of inclusive disaster management systems. - Reduce the mortality rate of persons with disabilities in situations of risk. - Raise awareness about inclusive policies, practices and disaster risk reduction strategies that address ... more
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The 2nd edition is publised in 2017.