A quick reference guide for health authorities and health-care workers
Revised 2015
Up-to-date Literature review current through: Jan 2015. | This topic last updated: Jan 29, 2015.
WORKSHOP ON INTERVENTIONS FOR EBOLA PREVENTION FOR PARISH PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS,
PPC CHAIRPERSONS AND LEADERS OF DIOCESAN ORGANIZATIONS at Diocesan Pastoral and Social Center August 19-20th and 22nd-23th 2014, Caritas Sierra Leone
Joint WHO/ILO Briefing Note for Workers and Employers updated 5 September 2014
Security Risk Management and Religion: Faith and secularism in humanitarian assistance examines the impact that religion has on security risk management for humanitarian agencies, and considers whether a better understanding of religion can improve the security of organisations and individuals in th...e field.
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This preliminary report summarizes the impact of the Ebola epidemic on the health workforce of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It investigates the determinants of infection and describes safe practices put in place to protect health workers during the epidemic. The report covers the period from 1 ...January 2014 to 31 March 2015 and is presents findings from the 815 confirmed and probable cases for whom individual case reports were available.
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In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) Member States adopted the revised International
Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). The Regulations provide a unique public health framework in the
form of obligations and recommendations that enable countries to better p...revent, prepare for and
respond to public health events and emergencies of potential international concern, including chemical events.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Suppl. Vol.63/3
Principles and Target Product Criteria. Roadmap January 12, 2015
BMC Medicine 2014, 12:196
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/12/196
This policy brief is targeted at national governments, donors and regional and international actors to support Ebola-affected countries to transition from emergency response to recovery.
A call for national and regional containment, recovery and prevention
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report December 19, 2014 / 63(50);1205-1206