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Global Progress Report on Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 2018

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2018) C_WHO

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Uterotonics for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

WHO Recommendations 2018 Update The primary audience for these recommendations includes health professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health care guidelines and protocols (particularly those related to PPH prevention and treatment) and those involved in the provision of... more

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The Gambia - Effective and humane mental health treatment and care for all

Mental Health Improvements for Nations Development (MIND); Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

Republic of The Gambia; Accessed on 31.01.2019

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WHO Report on Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

2016-2018 Early implementation, This report presents 2015 data on the consumption of systemic antibiotics from 65 countries and areas, contributing to our understanding of how antibiotics are used in these countries. In addition, the report documents early efforts of the World Health Organization (... more

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Best practices in child and adolescent tuberculosis care
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

Outstanding child and adolescent TB priorities include the need to: find the missing children with active TB and link them to TB care; prevent TB in children who are in contact with infectious TB cases (through implementation of active contact investigation and provision of preventive treatment); an... more

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WHO recommendations: non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

This new guideline on non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections incorporates the views, fears and beliefs of both women and health professionals about caesarean sections. It also considers the complex dynamics and limitations of health systems and organizations and relation... more

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“They Stay until They Die” A Lifetime of Isolation and Neglect in Institutions for People with Disabilities in Brazil

Human Rights Watch (2018) C1

This report found that many people with disabilities enter institutions as children and remain there for their entire lives. Most of these institutions visited by Human Rights Watch researchers did not provide for more than people’s basic needs, such as food and hygiene, with scarce contact with t... more

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Eradication of yaws – procedures for verification and certification of interruption of transmission

K. Asiedu World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

This document sets out the criteria and procedures to be followed by countries in verifying the interruption of yaws transmission. It is intended for use by international verification teams, national yaws eradication programmes and WHO technical staff involved in the eradication of yaws.

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Trends in Maternal Health in Rwanda: Further Analysis of the 2014-15 Demographic and Health Survey

Assaf, Shireen, Sarah Staveteig, and Francine Birungi Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF (2018) C2

DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 108 - This report examines levels, trends, and inequalities in maternal health in Rwanda from 2010 to 2014-15 among women age 15-49 with a recent birth. The analysis uses Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for 15 key indicators of maternal health: 6 for antenat... more

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Mental health in the Americas: an overview of the treatment gap

Kohn R, Ali A, Puac-Polanco V, Figueroa C, López-Soto V, Morgan K, et al. Rev Panam Salud Publica (2018) CC

To understand the mental health treatment gap in the Region of the Americas by examining the prevalence of mental health disorders, use of mental health services, and the global burden of disease.

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Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS): Molecular methods

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Molecular methods for antimicrobial resistance (AMR)diagnostics to enhance the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System

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White Paper for Global Palliative Care Advocacy: Recommendations from a PAL-LIFE Expert Advisory Group of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Vatican City

C. Centeno, Sitte, T. de Lima L. et.al. Journal of Palliative Medicine (2018) C1

Journal of Palliative Medicine Volume 21, Number 10, 2018 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0248ad

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WHO recommendations: Induction of labour at or beyond term

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

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Spatial distribution and determinants of asymptomatic malaria risk among children under 5 years in 24 districts in Burkina Faso

Ouédraogo M., Samadoulougou S., Rouamba T. et. al. Malaria Journal (2018) C2

Malaria Journal (2018) 17:460 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2606-9 In malaria endemic countries, asymptomatic cases constitute an important reservoir of infections sustaining transmission. Estimating the burden of the asymptomatic population and identifying areas with elevated risk is import... more

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Protocol to investigate non-seasonal influenza and other emerging acute respiratory diseases

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

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Expanding the Single-Visit Approach for Cervical Cancer Prevention: Successes and Lessons From Burkina Faso

Ouedraogo Y., Furlane G., Fruhauf T. et al. Global Health: Science and Practice (2018) CC

Background: Cervical cancer accounts for 23% of cancer incidence and 22% of cancer mortality among women in Burkina Faso. These proportions are more than 2 and 5 times higher than those of developed countries, respectively. Before 2010, cervical cancer prevention (CECAP) services in Burkina Faso wer...e limited to temporary screening campaigns. Program Description: Between September 2010 and August 2014, program implementers collaborated with the Ministry of Health and professional associations to implement a CECAP program focused on coupling visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for screening with same-day cryotherapy treatment for eligible women in 14 facilities. Women with larger lesions or lesions suspect for cancer were referred for loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). The program trained providers, raised awareness through demand generation activities, and strengthened monitoring capacity. Methods: Data on program activities, service provision, and programmatic lessons were analyzed. Three data collection tools, an individual client form, a client registry, and a monthly summary sheet, were used to track 3 key CECAP service indicators: number of women screened using VIA, proportion of women who screened VIA positive, and proportion of women screening VIA positive who received same-day cryotherapy. Results: Over 4 years, the program screened 13,999 women for cervical cancer using VIA; 8.9% screened positive; and 65.9% received cryotherapy in a single visit. The proportion receiving cryotherapy on the same day started at a high of 82% to 93% when services were provided free of charge, but dropped to 51% when a user fee of $10 was applied to cover the cost of supplies. After reducing the fee to $4 in November 2012, the proportion increased again to 78%. Implementation challenges included difficulties tracking referred patients, stock-outs of key supplies, difficulties with machine maintenance, and prohibitive user fees. Providers were trained to independently monitor services, identify gaps, and take corrective actions. Conclusions: Following dissemination of the results that demonstrated the acceptability and feasibility of the CECAP program, the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health included CECAP services in its minimum service delivery package in 2016. Essential components for such programs include provider training on VIA, cryotherapy, and LEEP; provider and patient demand generation; local equipment maintenance; consistent supply stocks; referral system for LEEP; non-prohibitive fees; and a monitoring data collection system. more

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Global Report on traditional and complementary medicine 2019

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

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Healthy environments for healthier populations: why do they matter and what can we do?

World Health Organisation WHO (2019) C_WHO

Known avoidable environmental risks to health cause at least 12.6 million deaths every year, and account for about one quarter of the global burden of disease (2016 data) (1). Air pollution alone causes about 7 million deaths a year, placing it among the top global risks to health (2). Global envir... more

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Climate change and health in small island developing states: a WHO special initiative

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

This report has been prepared in response to informal requests by SIDS Member States and territories for WHO assistance in confronting the stark and dire situation which climate change has created in their countries and the impact it is having on their peoples

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Tuberculosis and comorbidities in urban areas in Argentina. A gender and age perspective ,

Echazarreta, A.; Zerbini E. De Sandro j., et al. 2018 (2018) CC

180 Biomédica 2018;38:180-8

Uterotonics for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage recommended

Best practices in child and adolescent tuberculosis care recommended

Uterotonics for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage
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Best practices in child and adolescent tuberculosis care
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