Updated version June 2015
The main objective of this mission was to assess the level of preparedness of Guinea-Bissau in respect of the WHO consolidated checklist. The checklist helps countries to assess and test their level of readiness it is being used to identify concrete action to be taken and where countries will requir...e support from partners. It lists 10 key components and tasks for both countries and the international community that should be completed within 30, 60 and 90 days from the date of issue of the list, with minimal requirements for equipment, material and human resources.
The components include: overall coordination; rapid response teams; public awareness and community engagement; infection prevention and control; epidemiological and laboratory surveillance; contact tracing; points of entry; laboratory; social mobilization and risk communication; budget.
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Investigación original / Original research
Rev Panam Salud Publica 35(1), 2014
Learning from the Use of Data, Information, and Digital Technologies in the West Africa Ebola Outbreak Response
Women and girls are paying the price of the war in Yemen – Humanitarian actors must increase the priority given to women and girls’ needs, with specific attention to GBV prevention and response, and reproductive health services
White Paper from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Refugee Trauma Task Force
Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian
This document aims to assist policy‑makers, health care providers and researchers to understand key concepts in health ethics and to identify basic ethical questions surrounding health and health care. It illustrates the challenges of applying ethical principles to global public health and outline...s practical strategies for dealing with those challenges.
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DHS Analytical Studies No. 55.
Tobacco control legislation: an introductory guide
SADF POLICY BRIEF
31 October 2018 Issue n° 8
ISSN: 2406-5625
Conflict, climate crisis and COVID-19 pose great threats to the health of women and children.
scientific brief, 2 March 2022
Global asymmetries influence policies for recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly 30 years after the Earth Summit and the global adoption of an international development agenda, in practical terms the environmental pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has not been taken ...into consideration in recovery policies in the region. This has created major problems in terms of the medium- and long-term direction of regional economies.
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