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Nepal: National Communication Strategy for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health 2011-2016

Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population (2011) C1

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Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2023) CC

The NICE guideline "Hypertension in Adults: Diagnosis and Management" outlines recommendations for diagnosing and managing hypertension in adults over 18, including those with type 2 diabetes. It emphasizes accurate blood pressure measurement, recommending ambulatory or home monitoring to confirm di... more

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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a...t a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

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Assessment of the National Quality Management Systems Used to Monitor and Improve Quality in Health Service Provision in Hospitals and Health Centres in Namibia

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) (2014) C1

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National Community Health Worker Strategy in Zambia

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2010) C1

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National Community Home Based Care Policy and Guidelines

Ghana AIDS Commission (2015) C1

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An exploratory survey measuring stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa: The People Living with HIV Stigma Index

M. M.L. dos Santos; P. Kruger; S. E. Mellors; et al. BioMed Central; PMC Public Health; PubMed.gov (2014) CC

dos Santos et al. BMC Public Health 2014, 14:80 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/80

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Hepatitis B (chronic): Diagnosis and management of chronic hepatitis B in children, young people and adults

Aftab Ala, Elizabeth Boxall, Steven Bradley et al. National Clinical Guideline Centre (2013)

Clinical guideline, Methods, Evidence and Recommendations In this guideline the following is covered: information needs of people with chronic hep titis B and their carers; where children, young people and adults with chronic hepatitis B a- should be assessed; assessment of liver disease, includi... more

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Sierra Leone Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) 2013

National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) Sierra Leone, Statistics Sierra Leone, University of Sierra Leone, et al. (2014) C1

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Community health workers, recipients’ experiences and constraints to care in South Africa – a pathway to trust

Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jane Goudge & Lenore Manderson AIDS Care Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDSHIV (2016) CC

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Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey 2020

Ministry of Health, Kenya; et al. ICF International (2021) C1

Final Report

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Assistive technology capacity assessment (ATA-C) Instruction Manual

World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2021) C_WHO

The assistive technology capacity assessment (ATA-C) is a system-level tool to evaluate a country’s capacity to finance, regulate, procure and provide assistive technology. It can be used for awareness raising, policy and programme design, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation. This manual provide... more

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The HIV and AIDS Uganda Country Progress Report 2014

Ministry of Health Uganda, NADIC, et al. (2015) C1

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Epilepsy in Latin America

Kestel, D., et al. Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2016) C_WHO

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Attracting Poor People to public health facilities to access free health care: a n assessment of the Integrated Social Health Protection Scheme

Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Population Council; Socieux (2017) CC

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Building on Community-based Health Insurance to Expand National Coverage: The Case of Ghana

Nathan J. Blanchet and Osei B. Acheampong USAID, Health Finance & Governance (2013) CC

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World report on child injury prevention

World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Peden, Margie et al. (2008) C_WHO

Every year, around 830 000 children die from unintentional or "accidental" injuries. The vast majority of these injuries occur in low-income and middle-income countries. However, dozens of prevention strategies and programmes exist. If they were integrated into other child survival programmes and im... more

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Nigeria: National Policy on Medical Oxygen in Health Facilities

Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Republic of Nigeria (2017) C2

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The People Living with HIV - Stigma Index Liberia November 2013

National AIDS Commission of Liberia; LIBNEP+; unicef et al. (2014)