Good practice examples from India
Learning from earthquake relief and recovery operations
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:42
http://www.idpjournal.com/content/3/1/42
Das Dokument soll dem Erkennen, Bewerten und Bewältigen des Auftretens von Ebolafieber in Deutschland dienen und richtet sich dabei primär an den öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst sowie medizinisches Fachpersonal in der klinischen, ambulanten und rettungsdienstlichen Versorgung in Deutschland. Es is...t als ein sich ständig fortentwickelndes Dokument gedacht.
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Plos Current Outbreaks November 21, 2014
This Technical Brief reviews current practice and evidence on nutrition-specific preventive approaches to MAM, providing practical guidance for implementers and programme managers, and highlighting gaps in evidence and guidance.
J. European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 4 August 2014
The preparedness strengthening team deployed to Ghana focused on specific objectives in order to assist the country in becoming as operationally prepared as possible to detect, investigate and report potential EVD cases effectively and safely and to mount an effective response to prevent a larger o...utbreak. To accomplish this goal, the team conducted “scoping” activities, stakeholder meetings, site visits and a “table-top” simulation exercise to determine what systems were in place and what aspects of preparedness could be strengthened.
It is organized in 10 components of the WHO consolidated checklist for EVD preparedness: 1) planning and coordination; 2) epidemiological and laboratory surveillance; 3) rapid response teams; 4) contact tracing; 5) points of entry; 6) laboratory; 7) case management; 8) infection prevention and control; 9) social mobilization and risk communication; 10) budget.
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This document provides a summary of the recommendations for hand hygiene best practices to be performed by health workers providing care and/or support to patients with filovirus infection (Ebola and Marburg viruses).
What are the political, economic, social and security implications of the Ebola crisis, with a particular focus on Sierra Leone?
This publication gives a broad vision of what a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control means. In particular, it outlines the complementary strategies for comprehensive cervical cancer prevention and control, and highlights the neners. This new guide updates the 2006 edition... and includes the recent promising deve
ed for collaboration across programmes, organizations and partl-
opments in technologies and strategies that can address the gaps between the needs for and availability of services for cervical cancer prevention and control.
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