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Zero by 30: the global strategic plan to end human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

An estimated 59 000 people die from rabies each year. That’s one person every nine minutes of every day, 40% of whom are children living in Asia and Africa. As dog bites cause almost all human cases, we can prevent rabies deaths by increasing awareness, vaccinating dogs to prevent the disease at i... more

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Data for Action for Tuberculosis Key, Vulnerable and Underserved Populations

Stop TB Partnership (2017) C1

Working Document, September 2017

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The Impact of Tuberculosis among Immigrants: Epidemiology and Strategies of Control in High-Income Countries—Current Data and Literature Review

C. Contini, M. Maritari, M. die Nuzzo, et al. INTECH (2017) CC

World's largest Science, Technology & Medicine Open Access book publisher Chapter 7 from the book People's Movements in the 21st Century - Risks, Challenges and Benefits

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Out with it - HIV and Other Sexual Health Considerations for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men

G. Ayala; R. Baggaley; B. Konstantinov; et al. MPact: Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights; World Health Organization; UNDP; UNFPA; (2018) C_WHO

Technical Brief

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Guidance Note on Health Disaster Risk Management with Indigenous Peoples

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2019) C_WHO

For centuries, indigenous peoples around the world have used their traditional knowledge to prepare for, cope with and survive disasters. Their methods and practices originated within their communities and have been maintained and passed down over generations. Until recently, policy makers have larg... more

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Breastfeeding: A Mother’s Gift, for Every Child

UNICEF (2018)

Breastfeeding

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Disparity between burden and budget for mental health

Saxena, S. (2019) CC

Published OnlineNovember 13, 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ S2468-2667(18)30238-X

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EMTCT Plus - Framework for Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Chagas

F. Pérez; M. B. Mello; L. Sereno; et al. Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization (Americas) (2017) C_WHO

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International technical guidance on sexuality education. An evidence-informed approach.

UNESCO (2018) CC

This revised and fully updated edition of the International technical guidance on sexuality education benefits from a new review of the current evidence, and reaffirms the position of sexuality education within a framework of human rights and gender equality. It promotes structured learning about... more

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Working with Individuals, Families and Communities to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health. Module 2

World Health Organization WHO; PAHO Pan American Health Organization, Enfant du Monde (2017) C_WHO

A Toolkit for Implementation. Module 2: Facilitator’s guide to the orientation workshop on the IFC framework;

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Guidance Note on International Protection Considerations for Venezuelans – Update I

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2019) C1

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Findings from othe Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), The Lancet (2019) CC

This booklet provides an overview of all findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study. Published in The Lancet in November 2018, GBD 2017 provides for the first time an independent estimation of population, for each of 195 countries and territories and the globe, using a standardized, repli... more

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From plan to impact - Progress towards targets of the Global action plan on dementia

Alzheimer's Disease International (2018) C2

Progress towards targets of the Global action plan on dementia

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Ending Aids - Progress towards the 90-90-90 targets - Global Aids Update 2017

UNAIDS UNAIDS (2017) C2

Global AIDS Update 2017 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

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2017 Guidelines for Arterial Hypertension Management in Primary Health Care in Portuguese Language Countries

Moraes de Oliveira, G et al (2017) CC

This article unites the latest guidelines on the management of arterial hypertension in primary health care in Portuguese speaking countries including Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé e Príncipe, Cape Verde, among others.

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Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in the Americas

M. Alonso González; M. B. Mello.; A. Benzaken; et al. Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization (Americas); Unicef; et al. (2017) C_WHO

Update 2016

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Targeting of social Protection in 11 Ethiopian villages

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2018) C1

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The church and moral decision-making

Vorster, J.M. North-West University, SA (2017) CC

This article deals with the burning issue of moral decision-making by major church assemblies, such as regional and general synods. Moral decisions by church assemblies have created many conflicts in churches in the past and at times did an injustice to the prophetic testimony of church... more

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Gambling harm: a global problem requiring global solutions

Reith, G.; H. Wardle and I. Gilmore (2019) CC

Lancet. 2019; 394: 1212-1214

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Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map

Van Katwyk, S. R.; Grimshaw, J. M.; et al (2019) C2

BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed national AMR action plans, but most have not yet implemented policy interventions to reduce antimicrobial overuse. A systematic evidenc...e map can support governments in making evidence-informed decisions about implementing programs to reduce AMR, by identifying, describing, and assessing the full range of evaluated government policy options to reduce antimicrobial use in humans. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 28, 2019, (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed). We identified studies that (1) clearly described a government policy intervention aimed at reducing human antimicrobial use, and (2) applied a quantitative design to measure the impact. We found 69 unique evaluations of government policy interventions carried out across 4 of the 6 WHO regions. These evaluations included randomized controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomized controlled trials (n = 3), controlled before-and-after designs (n = 7), interrupted time series designs (n = 25), uncontrolled before-and-after designs (n = 18), descriptive designs (n = 10), and cohort designs (n = 2). From these we identified 17 unique policy options for governments to reduce the human use of antimicrobials. Many studies evaluated public awareness campaigns (n = 17) and antimicrobial guidelines (n = 13); however, others offered different policy options such as professional regulation, restricted reimbursement, pay for performance, and prescription requirements. Identifying these policies can inform the development of future policies and evaluations in different contexts and health systems. Limitations of our study include the possible omission of unpublished initiatives, and that policies not evaluated with respect to antimicrobial use have not been captured in this review. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this is the first study to provide policy makers with synthesized evidence on specific government policy interventions addressing AMR. In the future, governments should ensure that AMR policy interventions are evaluated using rigorous study designs and that study results are published. more