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Population and Individual Approaches to the Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Obesity

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2011) C_WHO

Obesity and diabetes are affecting the peoples of the Americas at high and increasing rates. National surveys demonstrate that obesity is increasing in prevalence among all age groups; 7% to 12% of children under 5 years old and one-fi fth of adolescents are obese, while rates of overweight and obe ... more

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE - Detection, Confirmation and Management of Meningitis Outbreak

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2011) C2

RBC/IHDPC/ EID Division | November2011 - The aim of the standard operating procedures is to guide health care providers and public health experts from various levels of the health system in the implementation of enhanced surveillance of meningococcal meningitis.

Strategic plan for consolidation and stabilization following the epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo August-October 2018

World Health Organization (WHO), Ministry of Health, DR Congo (2018) C_WHO

Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals: a strategic framework for integrated control and management of skin-related neglected tropical diseases

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Skin-related neglected tropical diseases, or “skin NTDs”, are historically neglected because active case detection, individual case management, significant resources and intensive effort are required to control, eliminate and eradicate them. Int ... more

Evaluation of Infection Prevention and Control Readiness at Frontline Health Care Facilities in High-Risk Districts Bordering Ebola Virus Disease–Affected Areas in the DRCongo-Uganda 2018

Biedron, C.; M.Lyman, M.J. Stucke, et al. CDC (2019) C_CDC

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) October 4, 2019 / 68(39);851–854

Global breast cancer initiative implementation framework: assessing, strengthening and scaling up of services for the early detection and management of breast cancer: executive summary

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. The Global Breast Cancer Initiative strives to reduce breast cancer mortality by 2.5 percent per year, which over a 20-year period can ... more

Notes for the record: Consultation on Monitored Emergency Use of Unregistered and Investigational Interventions (MEURI) for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

Update 27 Agusut 2018

Liberia: How reinforced community health structures and capitalizing on lessons learned from the Ebola virus epidemic of 2014–16 helped the country respond to the challenge of its second major disease

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Household Water Treatment Ceramic Filtration

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2008) C_CDC

Guide for Receiving and Storing Dried Blood Spots (DBS) for Molecular Testing at Reference Laboratories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2018) C1

This job aid provides information for laboratorians about how to receive, process, and store dried blood spot specimens collected for early infant diagnosis, viral load, or drug resistance testing.

Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIVAIDS, et. al (2013) C_CDC

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.

Statement of guidance and recommendations to African Union Member States on the epidemic modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C1

Many African countries were amongst the most rapid to respond to the emerging threat of COVID-19, implementing large-scale interventions at very early stages of their epidemic. As demonstrated in this document using very simple models, this rapid mobilization and timeliness of implementing control m ... more

Interim advice for public health authorities on summer events during the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, 2022

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) C1

14 June 2022. The aim of this document is to provide concise advice to public health authorities and guide their prevention, awareness-raising and behaviour change interventions before, during and after upcoming summer events.

How to make and use oral rehydration solution (ORS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2012) C_CDC

The CDC document "How to make oral rehydration solution (ORS)" provides clear, step-by-step instructions for preparing and using ORS to treat dehydration caused by diarrhea. It emphasizes the importance of using clean water, salt, and sugar in precise proportions to create the solution. The document ... more

Video on COVID-19: How to wash your hands?

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C1

Video on COVID-19: Stay at home! The importance of social distancing

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C1

Public Health Media Library

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2021) CC

Free credible health content for your websites, apps, & social media

Personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in healthcare settings for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C1

The aim of this document is to support public health preparedness planning with regard to personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in healthcare settings where patients suspected or confirmed to have been infected with the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV are being treated.

Emergency water supply planning guide for hospitals and health care facilities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Water Works Association (2012) C1

In order to maintain daily operations and patient care services, health care facilities need to develop an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP) to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a total or partial interruption of the facilities’ normal water supply. Water supply interruption can be caused ... more

Pocket Guide to Managing Contraceptive Supplies

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2000) C_CDC

The Pocket Guide to Managing Contraceptive Supplies addresses one of the most important components of any program that provides family planning services—the logistics system that manages the delivery, quality, and storage of contraceptive supplies. These supplies are essential; without them, f ... more