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Air quality index Central and West Africa Fact Sheet 2022

Greenstone, M.; C. Hasenkopf and K. Lee University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (2022) C1

In Central and West Africa, regions together comprising 27 countries and 605 million people, the average person is exposed to particulate pollution levels that are more than 4 times the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guideline of 5 μg/m³1. If these particulate pollution levels persist, averag ... more

Imaging ultrasound before 24 weeks of pregnancy: 2022 update to the WHO antenatal care recommendations for a positive pregnancy experience

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

This technical brief describes the re-affirmed WHO recommendation on ultrasound examination in the context of routine antenatal care and outlines policy and programme implications for translating this recommendation into action at the country level.

Targeting the Mycobacterium ulcerans cytochrome bc1:aa3 for the treatment of Buruli ulcer

Scherr, N.; R. Bieri, S.S. Thomas, (2018) CC

Nat Commun 9, 5370 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07804-8. Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, a neglected tropical skin disease that is most commonly found in children from West and Central Africa. Despite the severity of the infection, therapeutic options are ... more

Heatwaves | Essential lessons for humanitarian responders

ALNAP (2023) CC

2023 is seeing intense heatwaves. According to a July 2023 briefing by the World Meteorological Association temperatures will frequently reach above 35–40°C in many places across the Mediterranean region, with temperatures in the Middle East and southeastern Türkiye reaching up to 45°C and, in ... more

Global Trends and Prospects

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2023) CC

According to most recent data, the world economy grew by 3.1 per cent in 2022. To many, the rebound suggested that a soft landing was possible in 2023, and that the key problems of the year 2022 – rising prices, supply-chain disruptions and recession risks – have been addressed. As a result, t ... more

Module: Disorders due to substance abuse mhGAP
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World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Accessed: 21.03.2019 mhGAP Training Manual for the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings – version 2.0 (for field testing)

Guidelines to reduce stigma Guide 3: A roadmap to stigma reduction: an empowerment intervention

ILEP International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (2011)

Training of Trainer Manual for Package Essential Non-communicable Disease Intervention (PEN)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1

Together we can Prevent and Control the World's Most Common Diseases
Objectives of the training manual
(1) To improve knowledge of NCD trends, burdens, as well as systems for management and monitoring of NCD services for Township Medical Officers (TMOs), Township Public Health Officers (TP ... more

The future of WHO Covid-19 response operations in Africa in 2022
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2022) C_WHO

The African Region has been experiencing unprecedented health challenges due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which have compounded the already difficult task the Region was facing in moving towards universal health coverage (UHC) attainment.

Guidance for orphans and vulnerable children programming

PEPFAR (2012) C2

The U.S. President‘s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Child-friendly spaces and services for refugee and migrant children in Germany. A Case Study

Unicef (2018) C_UNICEF

With child-friendly places and offers, spaces and relationship opportunities are created in which children can simply be children again. In the international context, the establishment of Child Friendly Spaces in war and crisis regions is firmly established. In high-income countries, however, there ... more

IOM Continental Strategy for Africa 2020–2024

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1

Intra-African migration remains a dominant trend in contemporary African migration. The Strategy frames the Organization’s new orientation with Africa at policy and strategic levels. It is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) ... more

Sector Development Strategy for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Zimbabwe 2017-2022

UN Industrial Development Organization (2019) CC

Anaesthesia And Perioperative Care

Mark Newton Stella A. Eguma Olamide O. Dairo (2010) C2

Chapter 10 of Pediatric Surgery: This chapter provides an overview of some of the challenges when providing anaesthesia care for children in Africa. The chapter reviews the cardiac, respiratory, and renal differences of children in comparison to adults. Additionally, it addresses preoperative asses ... more

DR-TB drugs under the microscope: Sources and prices for drug-resistant tuberculosis medicines
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Médecins sans Frontières (2022) C_WHO

Issue Brief 8th edition.

The BRAC Manoshi Approach to Initiating a Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Project in Urban Slums with Social Mapping, Census Taking, and Community Engagement

Tapash Roy et al. (2015) C1

Accessed August 2015

Ethical considerations in HIV prevention trials

World Health Organization WHO; UNAIDS (2021) C_WHO

UNAIDS and the World Health Organization have published this updated guidance on ethical considerations in HIV prevention trials. The new guidance is the result of a year-long process that saw more than 80 experts and members of the public give inputs and is published 21 years after the first editio ... more

Let our Actions Count. South Africa's National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs 2017-2022.
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South African National AIDS Council, et al. (2017) C1

India: Guidelines for Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign

Directorate General of Health Services, National Leprosy Eradication Programme, New Delhi (2016) C1

Indigenous peoples

M. Smelyanskaya, C. Daniels, et al. Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2017) C1

Key populations brief.