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Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas
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Pan American Health Organization; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2011) C_WHO

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HIV, Hepatitis C, TB, Harm Reduction, and Persons Deprived of Liberty: What Standards Does International Human Rights Law Establish?

G. Sander, R. Lines Health and Human Rights Journal (2016) C2

Health and Human Rights Journal December 2016 / Volume 18 / Number 2 / Papers, 171-182

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Nepal: Monitoring the situation of children and women, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission, Secretariat Central Bureau of Statistics, UNICEF (2014)

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Paradise Lost: The Neurobiological and Clinical Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect

Charles B. Nemeroff Neuron Review (2016) CC

This Review summarizes many of the persistent biological alterations associated with childhood maltreatment including changes in neuroendocrine and neurotransmitter systems and pro-inflammatory cytokines in addition to specific alterations in brain areas associated with mood regulation. Finally, I d... more

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A Practical Guide for TB and HIV Service Integration at Primary Health Care Facilities

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2012) C1

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The Prevention and Management of Obstetric Fistula: A Curriculum for Nurses and Midwives

East, Central, and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) and EngenderHealthFistula Care (2012) CC

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Improving the quality of care for mothers and newborns in health facilities. POCQI: Point of Care Quality Improvement. Coaching Manual

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2017) C_WHO

Four simple steps to practice quality improvement at health facility level

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Antibiotic use and resistance in South Africa

Dr T Apalata, Dr C Bamford, Mr D Benjamin et al. South African Medical Journey SAMJ (2011) C2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important public health concern shared by developed and developing countries. In developing countries the burden of infectious diseases is greater and exacerbated by limited access to, and availability and affordability of, antimicrobials required to treat infect... more

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Situation Analysis: Antibiotic use and resistance in South Africa

The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy CDDEP (2011) C2

South Africa has faced many challenges over the past two decades, accomplishing profound positive changes in the social structure and government of the nation. This has not yet fully translated into better health for the population, however, particularly the poorest segment. In fact, the p... more

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Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services (Arab Version)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Policy brief, 24 July 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities, with figures being as h... more

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Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in a changing landscape of COVID-19 epidemiology and vaccination

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Interim Guidance October 2022. This addendum addresses some of the methodological aspects of VE evaluations that have been learned during the past year, as well as those that have become relevant in the current epidemiological setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. For some of the COVID-19 vaccine method... more

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Nursing Skills and Procedures - Pocket Guide

Anne Griffin, Patricia A. Potter Elsevir (2015) CC

Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills and Procedures, eighth edition, is a practical, portable reference for students and practitioners in the clinical setting. Grouped alphabetically, 85 commonly performed skills are presented in a clear, step-by-step format that includes: ■ Purpose for pe... more

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Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, organizational and system outcomes

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) (2013) CC

For the purpose of this document, Interprofessional is defined as: Multiple health disciplines with diverse knowledge and skills who share an integrated set of goals and who utilize interdependent collaboration that involves communication, sharing of knowledge and coordination of services to provide... more

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South African MATERNAL, PERINATAL, and NEONATAL Health Policy

National Department of Health (NDoH) South Africa NDoH South Africa (2021) CC

As a lower-middle-income country (LMIC), South Africa (SA) bears the burden of maternal and neonatal mortality similar to other sub- Saharan African countries. According to the Saving Mothers Report 2017/19, there has been a progressive and sustained reduction in institutional maternal mortality... more

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Climate change and mental health: risks, impacts and priority actions

Katie Hayes, G. Blashki, J. Wiseman et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems (2018) CC

This article provides an overview of the current and projected climate change risks and impacts to mental health and provides recommendations for priority actions to address the mental health consequences of climate change.

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Geographical, landscape and host associations of Trypanosoma cruzi DTUs and lineages

Izeta-Alberdi, A.; Ibarra-Cerdena, C.; Moo-llanes, D.; Ramsey,J. BMC Part of Springer Nature (2016) CC

Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease (CD), considered one of the most important parasitic infections in Latin America. Between 25 and 90 million humans are at infection risk via at least one of multiple infection mechanisms. Under natural conditions, the principal transmissio... more

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices about human African trypanosomiasis and their implications in designing intervention strategies for Yei county, South Sudan

Bukachi, SA.; Mumbo, AA.; Alak, ACD.; Sebit, W.; Rumunu, J. et al. PLOS Neclected Tropical Diseases (2018) CC

A clear understanding of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of a particular community is necessary in order to improve control of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT).New screening and diagnostic tools and strategies were introduced into South Sudan, as part of integrated delivery of primar... more

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Communication in neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action

Nieto-Sanchez C., Hatley DM, Gijalva MJ., Peeters Grietens K, Bates BR (2022) C2

Although the practice of communication is often called upon when intervening asn involgvingcommunties affected by NTD's, the disciplinary framewokr of healt communication research has been largely absent from NTD strategies. To illustrate how practices conceptualized and developed within the communi... more

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The BACPR Standards and Core Components for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation 2017

British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (2017) CC

This is an update (third edition) of the BACPR Standards & Core Components and represents current evidence-based best practice and a pragmatic overview of the structure and function of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Programmes (CPRPs) in the UK. The previously described seven standards... more

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Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme

Cooper, P. J.; Figueiredo, C. A.; Rodriguez, A.; et al. (2023) CC2

Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease (CRD) worldwide and is estimated to affect 262 million causing significant mortality and morbidity, and has emerged as an important public health problem in many Latin American (LA) countries over the last 30 or so years. LA is a highly diverse r... more

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