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For Proper Disposal Hospital Waste

Jorge Emmanuel and Ruth Stringer Health Care Without Harm (2007)

A Global Inventory of Alternative Medical Waste Treatment Technologies

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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a...t a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

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Guidance on the use of mpox vaccines. Revised edition

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2024) CC

Smallpox eradication was certified in 1980. Mpox has been endemic in Central and West African countries since it was first detected in 1958 . It is a zoonosis; cases are often found close to tropical rainforests where various animals carry the orthopoxvirus that causes the disease. In endemic countr... more

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Lebanon: National Action PLan On Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

Republic of Lebanon - Ministry of Public Health (2019) C_WHO

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a global public health concern and Lebanon is of no exception to this issue. The spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is considered an alarming public health threat, with a potential extent similar to global warming and other social and environmental t... more

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Lista de medicamentos essenciais para tratamento de pacientes admitidos nas unidades de terapia intensiva com suspeita ou diagnóstico confirmado da COVID-19 (LMEUTI-COVID-19)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), OPS (2022) C_WHO

Tercera versión, 1 de febrero del 2022. Estas orientaciones tienen por objetivo contribuir a que los sistemas de salud prioricen los medicamentos esenciales que deben estar disponibles y ser asequibles para manejar los pacientes en las unidades de cuidado intensivos durante las emergencias de salud... more

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Strategies for Managing Acute Shortages of PPE during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Disease , African CDC (2021) CC

24 Nov. 2021; This guidance provides considerations and a series of options that can be used to inform country strategies to minimise risk associated with shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Re-use and reprocessing of single use PPE must be a last-resort temporary measure that is impl... more

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Use of COVID-19 evidence in humanitarian settings: the need for dynamic guidance adapted to changing humanitarian crisis contexts

Odlum, A.; R. James; A. Mahieu; et al. Conflict and Health (2021) CC

For humanitarian organisations to respond effectively to complex crises, they require access to up-to-date evidence-based guidance. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of updating global guidance to context-specific and evolving needs in humanitarian settings. Our study aimed to under... more

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FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination Program

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

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Guidelines for Care of Critically Ill Adult Patients with COVID-19 in the Americas. Summary, version 3

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

This publication provides recommendations for the management of critically ill adult patients with COVID-19 being treated in intensive care units (ICUs) in the Americas. These clinical practice guidelines provide evidence-informed recommendations for identifying markers and mortality risk factors in... more

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SARS-CoV-2 bei Migrant*innen und geflüchteten Menschen

Kompetenznetz Public Health COVID-19 (2021) CC

Der Policy Brief des Kompetenznetz Public Health COVID-19 befasst sich mit der empirischen Evidenz zu SARS-Cov-2 bei Migrant*innen und geflüchteten Menschen und leitet hieraus Handlungsempfehlungen ab. Eine Kernbotschaft des Papiers ist, dass das Risiko von SARS-CoV-2 Neuinfektionen unter Migrant*i... more

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African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes – Final Report

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (2021) CC

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Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey

Caroline Hickman, Elizabeth Marks, Panu Pihkala et al. The Lancet Planetary Health (2021) CC

Climate change has important implications for the health and futures of children and young people, yet they have little power to limit its harm, making them vulnerable to climate anxiety. This is the first large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in children and young people globally and its rel... more

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PAHO’s Response to Maintaining an Effective Technical Cooperation Agenda in Venezuela and Neighboring Member States, November 2016 to July 2020

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been facing a sociopolitical and economic situation that has negatively impacted social and health indicators. There have been intensified population movements both within the country and to other countries, particularly to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,... more

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COVID-19! Comment puis-je me protéger et protéger les autres ?

Smithsonian Science Education Center (2020) C1

Ce programme vous aidera, vous et votre communauté, à comprendre la science du virus qui cause le COVID-19 et d'autres virus similaires. Il vous aidera à comprendre comment ce virus vous affecte ou pourrait vous affecter à l'avenir. Elle vous aidera à comprendre les mesures que vous pouvez pren... more

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Manutenção do fornecimento de sangue seguro e adequado durante a pandemia da doença causada pelo novo coronavírus (COVID-19)

Pan American Health Organization PAHO, World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Este documento apresenta uma orientação provisória sobre a gestão do fornecimento de sangue em resposta à pandemia da doença causada pelo novo coronavírus (COVID-19). É dirigido a serviços de hemoterapia, autoridades nacionais de saúde, e outros responsáveis pelo fornecimento de sangue e ... more

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Reorganização e Expansão Progressiva dos Serviços de Saúde para Resposta à Pandemia de COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization PAHO, World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Este documento traz recomendações para a implementação de planos operacionais em redes de serviços de saúde, tanto na atenção primária (incluindo assistência domiciliar) quanto em hospitais, para reorganizar a entrega dos serviços e ganhar eficiência na gestão e expansão da oferta de l... more

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Standard treatment guidelines pediatrics and pediatric surgery

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India (2020) C1

Accessed Febr. 6 ,2020

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Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases in Zambia: The Case for Investment

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2020) CC

The Government of the Republic of Zambia has placed priority on ensuring that Zambians are healthy and productive as a catalyst to the attainment of socioeconomic development . The Vision 2030 aims to transform Zambia into a prosperous middle-income country as articulated also in the 7th National De... more

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Evolution towards the elimination of congenital syphilis in Latin America and the Caribbean: a multicountry analysis

M. F. Silveira; R. G. Ponce de Leon; F. Becerra; et al. PAHO (Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization); Iris (Institutional Repository); Rev Panam Salud Publica (2019) CC

Original Research Rev Panam Salud Publica 43, 2019 | www.paho.org/journal | https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2019.31

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Directrices unificadas sobre prevención, diagnóstico, tratamiento y atención de la infección por el VIH para grupos de población clave (Julio 2017)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2019) C_WHO

Strategies for Managing Acute Shortages of PPE during the COVID-19 Pandemic recommended

Strategies for Managing Acute Shortages of PPE during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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