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Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Pocket Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Risk
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World Health Organization WHO (2007) C_WHO

These pocket guidelines provide evidence-based guidance on how to reduce the incidence of first and recurrent clinical events due to coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) and peripheral vascular disease in two categories of people

Towards a just transition of Food Systems Challenges and policy levers for France

Aubert P.; Gardin B.; Alliot C. (2021) CC

French and European food systems need to be trans- formed in order to address health, environmental and social challenges.

Security Risk Management and Religion: Faith and secularism in humanitarian assistance

Hodgson, L. et al. ; European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2014) C2

Security Risk Management and Religion: Faith and secularism in humanitarian assistance examines the impact that religion has on security risk management for humanitarian agencies, and considers whether a better understanding of religion can improve the security of organisations and individuals in th ... more

Promoting human rights in mental health WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This document has been developed to provide training and guidance on how to integrate a human rights approach in mental health and related areas, based on international human rights instruments, in particular the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Monthly Bulletin - COVID-19 vaccination in the African Region: Issue No. 03

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2022) C_WHO

April 2022

Heatwaves: A Guide for Health-based Actions

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2021) C_WHO

This publication presents a comprehensive methodology to support the Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in preparing for and responding to heat-health risks in the Region of the Americas. It builds on World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization globa ... more

Educação e HIV Evolução e perspectivas

Ma. B. Alves de Souza; P. Ozório; et al. Edições UNESCO (Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura) (2016) C2

Educação em movimento

UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines

UNAIDS (2024) CC

Language influences the way we think, how we perceive reality, and how we behave. With respect to HIV, language can embody stigma and discrimination, which impacts access to testing, acquisition of HIV, and engagement with treatment. Language plays a role in supporting respect and empowerment of ind ... more

Cholera Outbreak Response Field Manual (October 2019)

WASH Cluster; World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC

The response to a cholera outbreak must focus on limiting mortality and reducing the spread of the disease. It should be comprehensive and multisectoral, including epidemiology, case management, water, sanitation and hygiene, logistics, community engagement and risk communication. All efforts must b ... more

Health Sector Gender Policy

Ministry of Health, Ghana (2009) C1

Spatiotemporal distribution of antimicrobial resistant organisms in different water environments in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh

Asaduzzaman, M. et al. (2022) CC

The authors conduct an integrated survey of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms (AMR) in drinking water, wastewater and surface water in three settings in Bangladesh: rural households, rural poultry farms, and urban food markets. Results show that untreated water discharged from rural households, poul ... more

Regional Guidelines for the Management of Severe Falciparum Malaria in Small Hospitals

Polrat Wilairatana, Srivicha Krudsood, Ma. Sandra B. Tempongko et al. WHO South-East Asia New Delhi (2006) C1

These are two parallel guidelines, one for small hospitals and another one for large hospitals. In view of heavy burden of malaria and prevalence of drug resistant falciparum malaria in the South-East Asia Region, the guidelines were developed for use by medical personnel who treat severe malaria pa ... more

Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing Disseminated Histoplasmosis among People Living with HIV
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. This disease is highly endemic in some regions of North America, Central America, and South America and is also reported in certain countries of Asia and Africa. It often affects people with impaired immunity, including people ... more

Serving the needs of Key Populations: Case examples of innovation and good practice in HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care

A. Armstrong; C. Irvine; C. Figueroa; A. Verster; R. Baggaley et al. World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Key Populations

Ecuador's social policy response to Covid-19: expanding protection under high informality

Palacio, M.G. SSOAR (2021) CC

Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series / No.14 This report examines Ecuador’s social policy response to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects and protect vulnerable populations. It chronologically traces containment, closure policies, social policies and programmes put in place following t ... more

Standard Operating Procedures - Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and NCDs: Training Course for Health Care Workers - Faciliation Guide
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National Department of Health, South Africa (2021) C1

The target audience for this training course is non-clinicians such as Home Based Carers, Community Caregivers, Youth Care Workers, Peer educators, Community Health Workers etc. primarily those who will be providing adherence counselling to clients with HIV, TB, Hypertension and Diabetes. This group ... more

Guidance for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in temporary reception centres in the context of the large numbers of people fleeing Ukraine
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) C1

This document offers public health guidance for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in reception centres, and other temporary accommodation facilities, in the context of the mass influx of Ukrainian people into the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and the Republic of Moldova. ... more

Guidelines for Dialysis of COVID – 19 patients

Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (2020) C2

COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel corona virus (SARS CoV-2), is currently a pandemic, which produces high morbidity in the elderly and in patients with associated comorbidities. Chronic kidney disease stage-5 (CKD-5) patients on dialysis [maintenance hemodialysis (MHD)or continuous ambulatory pe ... more

Colombia's Health Emergency Appeal 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Colombia is characterized by a fragile and prolonged humanitarian context marked by recurrent multi-hazards affecting its territories and combined with severe structural and systemic challenges within the health system. Recent shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, growing violence within the Col ... more

Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected adults and adolescents 2014, Thailand

Weerawat Manosuthi, Sumet Ongwandee, Sorakij Bhakeecheep et al. (2015)

AIDS Research and Therapy 2015, 12:12 (24 April 2015)