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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Health technologies are essential for a functioning health system. The response to the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has exacerbated the need for rapid evidence based assessments of innovative health technologies to ensure safe and appropriate use. Thus, the objectives of the 2021 compendium are to: 1.Select innovative technologies that can have an immediate or future impact on the COVID-19 preparedness and response, have the potential to improve health outcomes and quality of life, and/or offer a solution to an unmet medical/health technology need by evaluating their appropriateness, quality, and safety. 2. Shed light on advantages and challenges associated with the adoption of innovative health technologies in low-resource settings. 3. Acknowledge some success stories and, at the same time, raise awareness of the pressing need for appropriate and affordable solutions and encourage more innovative efforts in the field. 4. Encourage greater interaction among Ministries of Health, procurement offices, donors, technology developers, manufacturers, clinicians, academics and the general public to ensure greater investment in appropriate health technology and a move toward universal access to essential health technologies. 5. Support informed procurement decisions by NGOs, governments, and other stakeholders

Tags: Assessment, mhealth, digital health, health technology, e-health, covid-19, Innovation, Medical Device, Procurement, Appropriate technology,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream

Current Technical Information for Global Health Professionals

Global Health Learning Center (2021) CC

The Global Health eLearning Center offers courses aimed at increasing knowledge in a variety of global health technical areas. A complete listing of courses is below. Individual courses are also part of certificate programs, listed to the left, as well as on the Certificate Program page. Courses that have been translated and can be found on the Translation page. And to find courses that have USAID CLP credits, select the checkbox below to filter on that or go to the CLP Courses page

Tags: caregivers, global health, Online Courses,

Source: https://www.globalhealthlearning.org/

Moyens d’existence agricoles et sécurité alimentaire dans le cadre de la covid-19

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2021) CC

Rapport de suivi mai 2021

Tags: food insecurity, DR Congo, sécurité alimentaire,

Source: https://fscluster.org/sites/default/file

World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

The WHO Guidelines for malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform. The WHO Guidelines for malaria supersedes 2 previous WHO publications: the Guidelines for the treatment of malaria, third edition and the Guidelines for malaria vector control. Recommendations on malaria will continue to be reviewed and, where appropriate, updated based on the latest available evidence. Any updated recommendations will always display the date of the most recent revision in the MAGICapp platform. With each update, a new PDF version of the consolidated guidelines will also be available for download on the WHO website. The second version of the Guidelines includes updates to the vector control guidance in the malaria prevention section and replaces the version published on 16 February 202

Tags: malaria treatment, Guidelines,

Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-s

Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Strategic Plan (2021–2024)

World Food Program WFP (2021) CC

Food and nutrition security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is subject to the relentless impact of conflict, epidemics and climate events that have persisted in the country for decades, further compounded by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Lack of infrastructure and investment in agriculture, health and human capital development combine to impede progress towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 17. While there are several legal instruments and policies that promote food and nutrition security, poor coordination, weak national capacity and exponential population growth present serious obstacles to the achievement of zero hunger. Political instability and siloed sectoral responses to humanitarian and development needs have also affected results to date

Tags: Food Security, food crises, DR Congo, COVID-19, Nutrition,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

A Guide For Patients, Family Members And Community Caregivers - Caregiver Booklet

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Accessed 21 July 2021:The Caregiver Booklet is designed to help patients,family members, and community caregivers in the home-based care of serious long term illness. Home care is best for many people with long term illnesses,including those who are close to the end of life. All patients being cared for at home should be first assessed and treated by a health worker, who will help caregivers provide high quality home care and ensure that medicines are taken correctly. This booklet explains how to: 1. Deal with specific symptoms. 2. Provide care for terminal and bedridden patients at home. 3. Decide when to seek help from a health facility

Tags: caregivers, community, community care, community health workers, patient care, family, home care, healthcare, ARV, antiretrovirals, TB, palliative care,

Source: https://www.who.int/hiv/pub/imai/en/imai

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021: Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diet for all

FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO (2021) CC

Brief Reports in different languages available

Tags: food, food insecurity, Food Security, nutrition,

Source: https://data.unicef.org/resources/sofi-2

Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC

Biosafety involves the implementation of containment principles, technologies and practices to prevent unintentional exposure to biological agents. Biosecurity involves the protection, control and accountability of biological materials and information related to these materials and dualuse research, to prevent their unauthorized access, loss, theft, misuse, diversion or intentional release

Tags: biosafety, outbreak prevention, prevention and control, Epidemic Preparedness, preparedness and response plan, biosecurity,

Source: https://africacdc.org/download/biosafety

Bearing the brunt: The impact of COVID-19 on older people in low- and middle-income countries – insights from 2020

HelpAge (2021) C1

The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-19 response has disrupted services for non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, communicable diseases such as malaria, and much-needed services for mental health. Combined with a loss of income, many older people are unable to get the medicines they need. A Summary is available in Russian and Arabi

Tags: Older People, access to health care, violence, Impact, COVID-19,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Принимая на себя основную тяжесть

HelpAge (2021) C1

Воздействие COVID-19 на пожилых людей в странах с низким и средним уровнем доходов – выводы за 2020 годРезюме

Tags: Older People, access to health care, violence, Impact, COVID-19,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

	WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings, 2021: COVID-19 and other health priorities World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(1342) Download (1142) Add to my MEDBOX Health technologies are essential for a functioning health system. The response to the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has exacerbated the need for rapid evidence based assessments of innovative health technologies to ensure safe and appropriate use. Thus, the objectives of the 2021 compendium are to: 1.Select innovative technologies that can have an immediate or future impact on the COVID-19 preparedness and response, have the potential to improve health outcomes and quality of life, and/or offer a solution to an unmet medical/health technology need by evaluating their appropriateness, quality, and safety. 2. Shed light on advantages and challenges associated with the adoption of innovative health technologies in low-resource settings. 3. Acknowledge some success stories and, at the same time, raise awareness of the pressing need for appropriate and affordable solutions and encourage more innovative efforts in the field. 4. Encourage greater interaction among Ministries of Health, procurement offices, donors, technology developers, manufacturers, clinicians, academics and the general public to ensure greater investment in appropriate health technology and a move toward universal access to essential health technologies. 5. Support informed procurement decisions by NGOs, governments, and other stakeholders Tags: Assessment, mhealth, digital health, health technology, e-health, covid-19, Innovation, Medical Device, Procurement, Appropriate technology, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Current Technical Information for Global Health Professionals Global Health Learning Center (2021) CC Open external link (43) Add to my MEDBOX The Global Health eLearning Center offers courses aimed at increasing knowledge in a variety of global health technical areas. A complete listing of courses is below. Individual courses are also part of certificate programs, listed to the left, as well as on the Certificate Program page. Courses that have been translated and can be found on the Translation page. And to find courses that have USAID CLP credits, select the checkbox below to filter on that or go to the CLP Courses page Tags: caregivers, global health, Online Courses, Source: https://www.globalhealthlearning.org/
	Moyens d’existence agricoles et sécurité alimentaire dans le cadre de la covid-19 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2021) CC View PDF(8) Download (7) Add to my MEDBOX Rapport de suivi mai 2021 Tags: food insecurity, DR Congo, sécurité alimentaire, Source: https://fscluster.org/sites/default/file
	WHO Guidelines for malaria World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO View PDF(1545) Download (1770) Add to my MEDBOX The WHO Guidelines for malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform. The WHO Guidelines for malaria supersedes 2 previous WHO publications: the Guidelines for the treatment of malaria, third edition and the Guidelines for malaria vector control. Recommendations on malaria will continue to be reviewed and, where appropriate, updated based on the latest available evidence. Any updated recommendations will always display the date of the most recent revision in the MAGICapp platform. With each update, a new PDF version of the consolidated guidelines will also be available for download on the WHO website. The second version of the Guidelines includes updates to the vector control guidance in the malaria prevention section and replaces the version published on 16 February 202 Tags: malaria treatment, Guidelines, Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-s
	Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Strategic Plan (2021–2024) World Food Program WFP (2021) CC View PDF(5) Download (6) Add to my MEDBOX Food and nutrition security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is subject to the relentless impact of conflict, epidemics and climate events that have persisted in the country for decades, further compounded by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Lack of infrastructure and investment in agriculture, health and human capital development combine to impede progress towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 17. While there are several legal instruments and policies that promote food and nutrition security, poor coordination, weak national capacity and exponential population growth present serious obstacles to the achievement of zero hunger. Political instability and siloed sectoral responses to humanitarian and development needs have also affected results to date Tags: Food Security, food crises, DR Congo, COVID-19, Nutrition, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	A Guide For Patients, Family Members And Community Caregivers - Caregiver Booklet World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(6) Download (9) Add to my MEDBOX Accessed 21 July 2021:The Caregiver Booklet is designed to help patients,family members, and community caregivers in the home-based care of serious long term illness. Home care is best for many people with long term illnesses,including those who are close to the end of life. All patients being cared for at home should be first assessed and treated by a health worker, who will help caregivers provide high quality home care and ensure that medicines are taken correctly. This booklet explains how to: 1. Deal with specific symptoms. 2. Provide care for terminal and bedridden patients at home. 3. Decide when to seek help from a health facility Tags: caregivers, community, community care, community health workers, patient care, family, home care, healthcare, ARV, antiretrovirals, TB, palliative care, Source: https://www.who.int/hiv/pub/imai/en/imai
	The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021: Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diet for all FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO (2021) CC View PDF(174) Download (133) Add to my MEDBOX Brief Reports in different languages available Tags: food, food insecurity, Food Security, nutrition, Source: https://data.unicef.org/resources/sofi-2
	Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC View PDF(11) Download (7) Add to my MEDBOX Biosafety involves the implementation of containment principles, technologies and practices to prevent unintentional exposure to biological agents. Biosecurity involves the protection, control and accountability of biological materials and information related to these materials and dualuse research, to prevent their unauthorized access, loss, theft, misuse, diversion or intentional release Tags: biosafety, outbreak prevention, prevention and control, Epidemic Preparedness, preparedness and response plan, biosecurity, Source: https://africacdc.org/download/biosafety
	Bearing the brunt: The impact of COVID-19 on older people in low- and middle-income countries – insights from 2020 HelpAge (2021) C1 View PDF(9) Download (9) Add to my MEDBOX The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-19 response has disrupted services for non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, communicable diseases such as malaria, and much-needed services for mental health. Combined with a loss of income, many older people are unable to get the medicines they need. A Summary is available in Russian and Arabi Tags: Older People, access to health care, violence, Impact, COVID-19, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Принимая на себя основную тяжесть HelpAge (2021) C1 View PDF(12) Download (9) Add to my MEDBOX Воздействие COVID-19 на пожилых людей в странах с низким и средним уровнем доходов – выводы за 2020 годРезюме Tags: Older People, access to health care, violence, Impact, COVID-19, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings, 2021: COVID-19 and other health priorities (2021)

WHO Guidelines for malaria (2021)

COVID-19 Diagnostics (2021)

Operational Framework for Primary Health Care (2020)

Rapid hospital readiness checklist: Interim Guidance (2020)

WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings, 2021: COVID-19 and other health priorities (2021)

Current Technical Information for Global Health Professionals (2021)

Moyens d’existence agricoles et sécurité alimentaire dans le cadre de la covid-19 (2021)

WHO Guidelines for malaria (2021)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Strategic Plan (2021–2024) (2021)

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WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings, 2021: COVID-19 and other health priorities (2021)

WHO Guidelines for malaria (2021)

COVID-19 Diagnostics (2021)

Operational Framework for Primary Health Care (2020)

Rapid hospital readiness checklist: Interim Guidance (2020)

WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings, 2021: COVID-19 and other health priorities (2021)

Current Technical Information for Global Health Professionals (2021)

Moyens d’existence agricoles et sécurité alimentaire dans le cadre de la covid-19 (2021)

WHO Guidelines for malaria (2021)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Strategic Plan (2021–2024) (2021)