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WHO toolkit for the care and support of people affected by complications associated with Zika virus

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

The WHO Toolkit for the care and support of people affected by complications associated with Zika virus has been developed to serve as a model guide, with the goal of enhancing country preparedness for Zika virus outbreaks. The toolkit is intended to provide a systems approach involving public heal... more

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Self-assessment tool: Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality & Accountability, V1.1 - 11 March 2016

CHS Alliance (2016) C1

The CHS is a voluntary and measurable standard, which means its application can be objectively assessed. The CHS Verification Scheme allows organisations to measure the extent to which they have successfully applied the CHS requirements, and allows them, to demonstrate that they have done so. The Sc... more

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Ebola and beyond: Equality, sustainability, security - interlaced challenges in a global development era

Leach, M. (2014)

This paper, originally presented as a Sussex Development Lecture, asks how the Ebola crisis might offer a lens to reflect on interlaced challenges around curbing inequalities, accelerating sustainability, and building inclusive, secure societies, and why these matter so much. And it discusses why ad... more

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Ethiopia: Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment Strategic Plan: The One Health Approach 2021-2025

Ethiopian Food, Medicine and Healthcare Administration and Control Authority (2021) C2

To understand the national situation, Ethiopia did a situation assessment, launched its first strategy in 2011, and took action to contain AMR, as detailed in the blue boxes found throughout this strategy. This updated version of the strategy was in response to the revised health and medicines polic... more

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COVID-19: Guidelines for case-finding, diagnosis, management and public health response in South Africa
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Bham A., J. Bhiman, F. Bongweni et al. Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis and Outbreak Response (2020) C2

The information contained in this document, be it guidelines, recommendations, diagnostic algorithms or treatment regimens, are offered in this document in the public interest. To the best of the knowledge of the guideline writing team, the information contained in these guidelines is correct. Imple... more

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Providing palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic Experiences from Spain

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

During theC OVID-19 crisis, the hospital observed a reduction of about 50% in inpatient visits for palliative care. Some patients postponed appointments given the risk of potential infection. Instead of in-person visits, weekly phone calls and remote follow-up were given priority.Palliative care is ... more

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F&Q: WHO COVID-19 essential supplies forecasting tool (COVID-19-ESFT)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (COVID-19-ESFT) is meant to help countries forecast essential supplies for their COVID-19 response including personal protective equipment (e.g., masks and gloves), biomedical equipment for case management (e.g., ventilators and oxygen concentrato... more

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Deadly Consequences. Obstruction of Aid in Yemen During Covid-19. Summary. Arabic Version

Human Rights Watch HRW (2020) C1

With about 24 million of Yemen’s 30 million people in need of some form of assistance, the United Nations calls Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Cholera and other disease outbreaks are common, malnutrition is widespread, water is scarce, and the healthcare system is crumbling, with o... more

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Ethiopian Hospital service transformation Guidelines: Chapter 10 Pharmacy Service: Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia -Ministry of Health (2017) C1

The Ethiopian Hospital Services Transformation Guidelines (EHSTG) build on and expand the Ethiopian Hospital Reform Implementation Guidelines (EHRIG) and are consistent with the Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP). The EHSTG, which is consistent with the national focu... more

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WHO public health checklist for controlling the spread of COVID-19 at ground crossings

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) CC

This checklist helps to identify the necessary measures to be implemented to mitigate infection transmission among travellers and ground-crossing staff in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It features key questions and considerations for gauging the capacity of responding to COVID-19 transmissio... more

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State of the evidence 2021 - Modifications aiming to optimize acute malnutrition management in children under five

Action Against Hunger (2020) CC

This summary assesses the current state of evidence on each approach in tabular form, providing: the definition and objectives; evidence of effectiveness; operational considerations (e.g., training, staffing, and logistics); cost considerations and evidence on cost-effectiveness; operational success... more

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Live life: an implementation guide for suicide prevention in countries
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

More than 700 000 people lose their life to suicide every year. The world is not on track to reach the 2030 suicide reduction targets. WHO advocates for countries to take action to prevent suicide, ideally through a comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy. Governments and communities can ... more

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Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries: a WHO practical toolkit. Online Course

Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The toolkit provides guidance on where to get started, including the structures and resources that should be put in place at the national and health-care facility level, through a stepwise approach in low-resource settings. As the ultimate goal of an AMS programme is sustainable behaviour change in ... more

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Female genital mutilation (FGM) prevention and care: A resource kit for the health sector

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

This resource kit is a collection of tools and guidance for countries to develop and implement health sector programmes on FGM according to their needs – so that every girl or woman at risk of FGM, or who has already undergone this harmful practice, gets the care and services she needs.

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Revised COVID-19 Testing Strategy
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) CC

Second edition. June 2022. This revised guidance recommends that access to COVID-19 testing is decentralized as far as possible and made available at health facilities, and through the use of self tests to enable access to care and the mitigation of transmission. Testing should be prioritized for hi... more

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UNFPA Regional Response to Ukraine Emergency. Situation Report #16. 17 February 2023

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2023) C1

NFPA continues to work with partners to respond to the Ukraine emergency. Highlights from the month of January include: - The #TrainOfHope launched between Kyiv and Chisinau is a lifeline, providing refugees, including many women with children, both a route to safety and a way back home. - When t... more

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Ratschläge für Eltern, wie sie Jugendlichen nach traumatischen Ereignissen helfen können

Bundespsychotherapeutenkammer (BPtK) (2023) C2

Ratschläge nach Altersgruppen - Kleinkinder, Vorschulkinder, Schulkinder, Jugendliche - rund um die zentralen Frage: Wie helfe ich meinem traumatisierten Kind? Die Erinnerungen an ein fürchterliches Ereignis brennen manchmal wie eine körperliche Wunde. Diese Erinnerungen sind dann anders als di... 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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Supporting women, parents and families for a positive postnatal experience: key information for advocates

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Postnatal care is essential for all women, their babies, and families during the first few weeks after birth. Yet, coverage and quality of postnatal care remains suboptimal. We invite those who advocate for improved health and health service experiences for women, newborns, parents, and families to... more

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Summary of childhood asthma guidelines, 2021: A consensus document

Manjra, A.I.; van Niekerk, A.; White, D.A. et al. South African Medical Journal (2021) CC

Asthma is the most common chronic illness of childhood. The prevalence is rising and the mortality and morbidity from asthma are unacceptably high in South Africa. This article emphasizes the importance to make a correct diagnosis based, most importantly, on the clinical history and supported by inv... more

COVID-19: Guidelines for case-finding, diagnosis, management and public health response in South Africa recommended

Live life: an implementation guide for suicide prevention in countries recommended

Revised COVID-19 Testing Strategy recommended

COVID-19: Guidelines for case-finding, diagnosis, management and public health response in South Africa
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Live life: an implementation guide for suicide prevention in countries
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Revised COVID-19 Testing Strategy
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