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Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) CC

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Health systems resilience toolkit: a WHO global public health good to support building and strengthening of sustainable health systems resilience in countries with various contexts

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

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WHO guideline on contact tracing
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World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

This practical guideline establishes definitions for “contact”, “contact person”, “contact tracing” and other associated concepts. It allows for improvement of contact tracing strategies and provides recommendations attempting to answer some, though not all, questions that arose during t... more

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Manuel de l’OMS pour la mise en œuvre des plans d’action nationaux de lutte contre la résistance aux antimicrobiens : recommandations pour le secteur de la santé humaine

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

L'objectif de cette publication est de fournir une approche pratique et progressive pour la mise en œuvre des plans d'action nationaux sur la RAM dans le secteur de la santé humaine ; et de fournir un processus et une compilation des outils existants de l'OMS pour prioriser, chiffrer, mettre en œ... more

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Infection prevention and control and water sanitation and hygiene in health facilities during mpox disease outbreaks: rapid assessment tool, user guide

World Health Organization WHO (2025) CC

The rapid assessment tool (RAT) is meant to assess health facilities within mpox-affected areas that have at least one inpatient bed. Depending on time and resources available, certain facilities may be prioritized during an mpox outbreak. The RAT evaluates 16 infection prevention and control (IPC) ... more

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Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks- A comprehensive toolkit for all-hazards health emergency risk assessment

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The Strategic Tool for Assessing Risks (STAR) offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use toolkit and approach to enable national and subnational governments to rapidly conduct a strategic and evidence-based assessment of public health risks for planning and prioritization of health emergency preparedness a... more

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Africa CDC Event-based Surveillance Resources

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC

The Event-based Surveillance Framework is intended to be used by authorities and agencies responsible for surveillance and response. This framework serves as an outline to guide stakeholders interested in implementing event-based surveillance (EBS) using a multisectoral, One Health approach. To ... more

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Résistance aux antimicrobiens et plan-cadre de coopération des Nations Unies pour le développement durable : orientations pour les équipes de pays des Nations Unies

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

Organisation mondiale de la Santé, Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture & Organisation mondiale de la santé animale. (‎2021)‎. Résistance aux antimicrobiens et plan-cadre de coopération des Nations Unies pour le développement durable : orientations pour le... more

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WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 2: screening: systematic screening for tuberculosis disease

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

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Introducing and scaling up testing for human papillomavirus as part of a comprehensive programme for prevention and control of cervical cancer

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This guidance is intended to be used by programme managers following the decision to introduce human papillomavirus (HPV) virological testing as a screening assay in their national cervical cancer prevention and control programme. The guidance includes a step-by-step process to be followed after the... more

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WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable and changing climate; and to empower health care facilities to be environmentally sustainable, by optimizing the use of resources and minimizing ... more

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Ökonomische Bewertung in der globalen Gesundheit

Kohler, S.; N.Paul, T. Bärnighausen, P. Geldsetzer (2021) CC

In: Bonk M., Ulrichs T. (eds). Global Health: Das Konzept der Globalen Gesundheit. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2021, pp. 557–580

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Global competency and outcomes framework for universal health coverage

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

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Use of alternative interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of TB infection: WHO policy statement

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Following review of evidence and advice from the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Tuberculosis (TB) Diagnostics and Laboratory Strengthening, the World Health Organization (WHO) announces that current WHO recommendations for the use of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) are also valid for Beij... more

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Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC

Mpox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus closely related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Mpox was first discovered in 1958 when outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. The first human case was recorde...d in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox and since then the infection has been reported in a number of African countries. Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected animals through handling infected meat or through bites or scratches. Diagnosis is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of material from a lesion for the virus’s DNA. Two separate clades of the mpox virus are currently circulating in Africa: Clade I, which includes subclades Ia and Ib, and Clade II, comprising subclades IIa and IIb. Clade Ia and Clade Ib have been associated with ongoing human-to-human transmission and are presently responsible for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while Clade Ib is also contributing to outbreaks in Burundi and other countries. In 2022‒2023 mpox caused a global outbreak in over 110 countries, most of which had no previous history of the disease, primarily driven by human-to-human transmission of clade II through sexual contact. In just over a year, over 90,000 cases and 150 deaths were reported to the WHO. For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent. On 13 Aug 2024, Africa CDC declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.7 This declaration empowered the Africa CDC to lead and coordinate responses to the mpox outbreak across affected African countries. On August 14, 2024, the WHO declared the resurgence of mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) emphasizing the need for coordinated international response. As of August 2024, Mpox has expanded beyond its traditional endemic regions, with new cases reported in countries including Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Sweden has confirmed its first case of Clade 1 variant, which has been rapidly spreading in Africa, particularly in DRC. The emergence of this new variant raises concerns about its potential for higher lethality and transmission rates outside Africa. more

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State of the 2020 World's Nursing - Investing in education, jobs and leadership

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce.

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Malawi national action plan on antimicrobial resistance: review of progress in the human health sector

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

This policy brief aims to provide a review of the current progress on implementing the Malawi national action plan on AMR, identifies critical gaps, and highlights findings to accelerate further progress in the human health sector. The target audience includes all those concerned with implementing a... more

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Structure de surveillance basée sur les événements

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC

Le cadre de surveillance basé sur les événements est destiné à être utilisé par les autorités et les agences responsables de la surveillance et de l'intervention. Ce cadre sert de cadre pour guider les parties prenantes intéressées par la mise en œuvre de la surveillance basée sur le... more

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Global consultation of National Leprosy Programme managers, partners and affected persons on Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The World Health Organization organized a Consultation of National Leprosy Programme managers, partners and affected persons to discuss the draft Global Leprosy Strategy, 2021--2030. This virtual event took place from 26 to 30 October 2020. It was attended by more than 450 stakeholders. Contribution... more

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Strategic Framework for Enhancing Prevention and Control of mpox, 2024-2027

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

Mpox continues to affect people around the world. A new framework released today by WHO will guide health authorities, communities and other stakeholders in preventing and controlling mpox outbreaks, eliminating human-to-human transmission of the disease, and reducing spillover of the virus from ani... more

Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes recommended

WHO guideline on contact tracing recommended

WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities recommended

Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes
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WHO guideline on contact tracing
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WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities
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