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Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Kenya : Election Preparedness

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2017) C1

India: Operational Guidelines for Free Drugs Service Initiative

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (2015) C1

National Strategic Plan Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control 2006 – 2013 EC (2013/14 – 2020)

Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (2017) C1

This is an update of a seven-year TB and Leprosy national strategic plan (TBL-NSP), which extends from 2013 to 2020. The update focuses on the plan covering from 2017-20 and is based on the 2017 external mid-term programme review key findings and recommendations; the global and national End TB strat ... more

The ASSIST-linked brief intervention for hazardous and harmful substance use

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO

Manual for use in primary care. This manual explains the theoretical basis and evidence for the effectiveness of brief interventions and assists primary health care workers in conducting a simple brief intervention for clients whose substance use is putting them at risk.

Key Considerations: Emerging evidence on shielding vulnerable groups during COVID-19

Schmidt-Sane M. SSHAP (2020) CC

Shielding is a term used to describe the protection of individuals at high risk of severe COVID-19 illness by separating them from the general population.

Lessons from case studies of integrating mentalhealth into primary health care in South Africa and Uganda

Petersen, I.; et al. (2011) CC

Petersenet al.International Journal of Mental Health Systems2011,5:8http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/8

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis Issue No. 92 April 1-30 2020

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA (2020) C1

Western Pacific Regional action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (‎2014-2020)‎

World Health Organization WHO (2014) CC

The Western Pacific Regional Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (2014–2020) was developed in response to a resolution adopted at the sixty-second session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific. The regional plan is fully harmonized with ... more

Classification and minimum standards for Emergency Medical Teams

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

National emergency medical teams are the best option for providing immediate and appropriate surge response for emergencies directly affecting populations, while international teams may help relieve overwhelmed health systems. The efficiency and effectiveness of countries and local authorities in mo ... more

Making every school a health-promoting school. Global standards and indicators

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

No education system is effective unless it promotes the health and well-being of its students, staff and community. These strong links have never been more visible and compelling than in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Towards making every school a health-promoting school: Let’s start with a ... more

Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

OECD; The World Bank (2020) C1

Thefirst report on Latin America and the Carribean presents key indicators on health and health systems in 33 Latin America and the Caribbean countries. . Analysis is based on the latest comparable data across almost 100 indicators including equity, health status, determinants of health, health car ... more

Getting started with: Hotline in a Box

Hotline in a Box (2020) C2

Accessed on 21.05.2020 Considering a hotline? This set of tools will help you assess, set up and manage different types of channels to communicate with communities during humanitarian crises.

Limited Access Humanitarian Programming

Sandisan, P. Oxfam (2017) C1

Operational guidance for managing programme quality. These guidelines are about implementing the programme-quality standards of the Core Humanitarian Standard in limited access humanitarian response. They have been developed using approaches and tools tested by Oxfam, other INGOs and the UN in Afgh ... more

Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The state of the world's human rights
recommended

Amnesty International (2022) C1

mnesty International’s annual report on the state of the world’s human rights in 2021, published in March 2022, shows that promises to “build back better” after the Covid-19 pandemic were little more than lip service. Hopes of global cooperation withered in the face of vaccine hoarding and c ... more

International Health Regulations (2005)
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Third edition. The International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) provide an overarching legal framework that defines countries’ rights and obligations in handling public health events and emergencies that have the potential to cross borders.

Improving access to child health services at the community level in Zambia: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013

Aaron M Kipp, Margaret Maimbolwa, Marie A Brault et al. (2017) CC

Health Policy Plan (2017) 32 (5): 603-612; 10 pp. 318 kB

Interventions de santé numérique axées sur la jeunesse : cadre pour la planification, l’élaboration et la mise en oeuvre de solutions avec et pour les jeunes

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (2021) C_WHO

Cadre pour la planification, l'ebaoration et la mise en oeuvre de solutions avec et pour les jeunes e

Health in Myanmar

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health (2014) C1