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Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promise

Global Polio Eradication Initiative GPEI; World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The marathon to eradicate polio is on its final lap: the world is more than 99% of the way to success. After millennia of living with poliovirus and suffering the paralysis it causes, today nearly all the world’s people live in polio-free countries; two of the three strains of wild poliovirus (WPV ... more

Drug-Resistant tuberculosis

E.G. Brown Jr, D.S. Dooley, K. Smith Curry International Tuberculosis Center, State of California, California Health & Human Service Agency, Department of Public Health (2016) C1

A survival guide for clinicans. 3rd edition.

Diabetes prevention, screening and management

International Pharmaceutical Federation (2021) CC2

Diabetes is a significant public health issue that affects approximately one in 10 adults globally, with type 2 diabetes accounting for 90–95% of cases. This chronic condition causes considerable morbidity and mortality and is growing in impact, with cases projected to rise from 537 million in 202 ... more

Open Access Re-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From Malawi

Global Health: Science and Practice (2022) CC2

Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a critical strategy to care for preterm and low birth weight infants in resource-limited settings. Despite evidence of its effectiveness and low cost, coverage has remained low, largely due to sociocultural barriers. We aimed to better understand social norms and commun ... more

IASC Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP) Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Preparedness, Early Action and Readiness Sub-Group

IASC (2020) C2

The interim Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP) guidance is designed to be a short technical step-by-step guide aimed at non-Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) countries to support the development, or strengthening, of preparedness measures to ensure that country teams are operationally ready to imp ... more

National Guidelines for Home Based Care Services

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National AIDS Control Programme, Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania (2010) C1

Child and adolescent mental health policy

G. Harper IACAPAP (2012) C2

Miscellaneous Chapter J.6

Malaria epidemic preparedness and response national guidelines

KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND Ministry of Health (2009) C1

The African report on children with disabilities: promising starts and persisting

by Mark Nunn, Annalies Borrel, Allison deFranco et al. The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) (2014) CC

This pan-African report describes and analyses the cultural, social, physical and other societal barriers preventing children with disabilities in Africa from realising their full human potential. It also describes the opportunities, initiatives and good practices that exist, that indicate the progr ... more

Maximising the Nutritional Impact of Food Security and Livelihoods Interventions: A manual for field workers

Geraldine Le Cuziat, Geraldine; Mattinen, Hanna ACF International (2011) C1

This manual aims to provide practical guidance to field workers in order to maximise the nutritional impact of food security & livelihoods (FSL) interventions. This requires the systematic use of a ‘nutrition lens’ at each step of the project cycle and a close collaboration between sectors.

Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Myanmar (S/2017/1099)

UN Security Council (2017)

eLearning for undergraduate health professional education

Al-Shorbaji, Najeeb, Atun, Rifat, Car, Josip, Majeed, Azeem, Wheeler, Erica. World Health Organization, Imperial College London (2019) C1

A systematic review informing a radical transformation of health workforce development

Réadaptation à base communautaire Guide de RBC - Module Social

World Health Organization (WHO) (2011) C_WHO

Guide de réadaptation à base communautaire (RBC) En 2003, une Consultation internationale consacrée à l’examen de la réadaptation à base communautaire organisée à Helsinki a émis un certain nombre de recommandations essentielles. Par la suite, la RBC a été redéfinie, dans un document ... more

Profiles of Peripheral CD4+T Cells Count during Antiretroviral Treatment in Senegalese Adults Infected by HIV: Impact of Therapeutic Associations

Niang M. S., R. Derwiche, B. Mbengue Journal of Immunology, Infection & Inflammatory Diseases (2017) CC

Thirty-three years after its discovery, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), responsible for the AIDS pandemic, remains a major public health problem despite advanced researches providing better diagnostic and therapeutic tools. The virus targets especially CD4+ T cells, leading to deficiency of ... more

Type 2 diabetes in adults: management

National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICE) National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICE) (2022) CC2

This guideline covers care and management for adults (aged 18 and over) with type 2 diabetes. It focuses on patient education, dietary advice, managing cardiovascular risk, managing blood glucose levels, and identifying and managing long-term complications.

GUIDELINES ON DRUG REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS IN BOTSWANA, 4th edition

Ministry of Health, Gabarone, Botswana (2014)

Guide to developing disaster recovery frameworks

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery; World Bank; et al. (2015)

Aider les mères à survivre: Flip Chart

Jhpiego; UNFPA; International Confideration of Midwives; et al. (2013)

This guide supports the low-dose, high-frequency practice of scenerios needed to maintain competency in prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. The document is learner centered and is directly linked to service delivery standards. It is part of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After ... more

Strengthening the health systems response to COVID-19 - Technical guidance #5

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This guidance is targeted to primary health care policy-makers and only addresses issues relevant for primary health care providers. It has been prepared on the basis of a systematic review of the best available evidence and emergent country practices in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the WHO ... more