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Life skills as a behaviour change strategy in the prevention of HIV and AIDS: Perceptions of students in an open and distance learning institution

B. J. Mohapia; E. M. Pitsoane SAHARA J.: Journal of Social Aspects of HIVAIDS; PMC (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health) (2017) C2

Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS VOL. 14 NO. 1 2017 SAHARA J. 2017; 14(1): 77–84. Published online 2017 Sep 21. doi: 10.1080/17290376.2017.1374878 PMCID: PMC5639614 PMID: 28934916

Guideline: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in adolescents and young adults (expanded version)

L. Fairlie; L. Jankelowitz; H. Ronald; et al. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society; Right to Care (Training Health Seriously) (2017) C2

Recommendations, resources and references A publication of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Syria Crisis: A Journalist's Handbook [EN/AR]

UN Population Fund (2015)

UNFPA launches Journalist’s Handbook: Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Syria Crisis Amman, 9 March 2015 – Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali, UNFPA launched a handbook on Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in the Syria Crisis to help journalists better understand ... more

Standard treatment guidelines Otorhinolarygology (ENT)

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India (2020) C1

Accessed Febr.6, 2020

Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections - Summary

Woodhead M., F. Blasi, S. Ewig, et al. (2011) C2

The guidelines are to be used to guide the management of adults with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). As will be seen in the following text, this diagnosis, and the other clinical syndromes within this grouping, can be difficult to make accurately. In the absence of agreed definitions of th ... more

"Toward Quality Car for Patients" - National Core Standards for Health Establishments in South Africa

National Department of Health Health Department Republic of South Africa (2011) CC

The Department of Health is committed to providing the best quality care to patients and users of health services, in order to meet their expectations and needs, and to improve service delivery. The main purpose of the National Core Standards is to: • Develop a common definition of quality of ... more

Neonatal Care Clinical Guidelines

UNICEF, World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) CC

This first edition of our national neonatal care clinical guidelines is an initiative that aims to ensure that all the neonates in the Kingdom of Eswatini are offered standard, best quality of care and the best possible start in life. The guidelines have been formulated from various global sources a ... more

Health in the green economy : transport sector

World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO

WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change, 2007). Large, immediate health benefits from some climate change strate ... more

A Tripartite Zoonosis Guide (TZG)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO; World Health Organization (WHO), et al. (2019) C_WHO

Taking a multisectoral, One Health approach is necessary to address complex health threats at the human-animal-environment interface, such as rabies, zoonotic influenza, anthrax, and Rift Valley fever. Such zoonotic diseases continue to have major impacts on health, livelihoods, and economies, and c ... more

The neglected zoonoses—the case for integrated control and advocacy

Welburn S. C., Beange I. et al (2015) C2

Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 21, Issue 5, May 2015, Pages 433-443; The neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs) have been all but eradicated in wealthier countries, but remain major causes of ill-health and mortality across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This neglect is, in part, a conse ... more

Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America

Gutiéerrez, J. (2014) CC

Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally kn ... more

Kenya: Multi-Sectorial Cholera Elimination Plan

Global Task Force On Cholera Control (GTFCC) (2022) CC

Cholera remains an issue of major public health importance in Kenya. Kenya has in recent years experienced outbreaks affecting different parts of the country

Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery
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Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) (2024) CC

The INEE Minimum Standards Handbook is the only global tool that articulates the minimum level of educational quality and access in emergencies through to recovery. The Minimum Standards express a commitment that all individuals—children, youth and adults—have a right to education. There are ... more

What can low-income countries do to provide relief for the poor and the vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Özler B. (2020) C3

As countries like the United States pass temporary legislation to cushion the massive blow that is on the horizon that is about to hit many of their citizens – poor and not poor – it is important to think about the tools available to governments of low-income countries, what kind of preparations ... more

Guidance on tuberculosis control in vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations

Andreas Sandgren, Marieke J. van der Werf, Netta Beer et al. (2016) CC

This guidance provides an overview of interventions to improve early diagnosis of TB and treatment completion in these populations, as well as factors to consider when developing programmes for health communication, awareness and education, and programme monitoring and evaluation

The Status of the Wheelchair in Uganda

Mary Florence Mukisa Uganda National Action on Physical Disability (UNAPD); Uganda Ministry of Health; et al. (2010) C1

A Report of A survey study conducted to determine the demand, availability, quality of production, usage, and affordability of wheelchairs in Uganda. Accessed Febr. 12,2015

Situation analysis of programs to meet the HIV prevention, care, and treatment needs of persons with disabilities in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia

TUN, Waimar, et al. USAID; PEPFAR; et al. (2013) C1

Levels & Trends in Child Mortality, Report 2020

World Health Organisation, unicef, World Bank Group (2020) C_WHO

At the time of writing, the novel coronavirus pandemic had reached every region of the world, with millions of infections globally and untold disruptions to nearly every aspect of daily life.

Integrating Early Childhood Development (ECD) activities into Nutrition Programmes in Emergencies. Why, What and How

UNICEF, WHO (2012) C_WHO

This document is written for local and international staff running nutrition programmes in emergencies, and for local, regional and national authorities and donors involved in such programmes. The note explains why nutrition programmes need to include early childhood development (ECD) activities t ... more

Guideline for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of Communicable Infections

Department of Health, Republic of South Africa (2019) CC