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Handbook for the Management of Public Health Events in Air Transport

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Updated with information on Ebola virus disease and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus A wide variety of health events ranging in severity may occur related to air transport, requiring different responses or, perhaps, no response at all. ... more

Kenya Asthma Management Guideline

Ministry of Health (2021) CC

Bonchial asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease in the world. In Kenya, it has been estimated that about 7.5% of the Kenyan population, nearly 4 million people, are currently living with asthma. Many cases tend to be underdiagnosed an ... more

Prioritization of treatments for lower extremity peripheral artery disease in low- and middle-income countries

Fowkes, G.F.; Forster, R.B.; Levin, C.E. et al. International Angiology (2017) CC3

INTRODUCTION: Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is increasing in prevalence in low- and middle-income countries creating a large health care burden. Clinical management may require sub ... more

Quality of the Indian clinical practice guidelines for the management of cardiovascular conditions

Dhurjati, R.; Sagar, V.; Kanukula, R. et al. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open (2022) CC

To assess the quality of Indian clinical practice guidelines (CPG)s for the management of cardiovascular conditions, MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar and websites of relevant medical associations and government organisations were searched, from incep ... more

Pocket Guideline for Dengue Case Management

Prob. Dr. A. K. Azad; Prof. S. Tahmina; Prof. Q. T. Islam; et al. inistry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services (2019) C2

July 2019 National Malaria Elimination & Aedes Transmitted Disease Control Program Disease Control Division Derectorate General of Health Services

Chronic Care for Neglected Infectious Diseases: Leprosy/ Hansen’s Disease, Lymphatic Filariasis, Trachoma, and Chagas Disease
recommended

Pan American Health Organization PAHO PAHO, WHO (2021) C_WHO

This manual provides a framework for morbidity management and disability prevention of patients affected by NIDs and gives specific guidance for the proper care of patients suffering from chronic conditions caused by lymphatic filariasis, leprosy, t ... more

Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness, Part 1 Blended Learning Module for the Health Extension Programme

HEAT, UNICEF, Open University, AMREF, WHO Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2011) C1

These Blended Learning Modules cover the full range of health promotion, disease prevention, basic management and essential treatment protocols to improve and protect the health of rural communities ... more

National Guidelines for Clinical Management of Dengue Syndrome - 4rd Edition

Prof. Dr. A. K. Azad; Prof. Dr. S. Tahamina; Prof. Q. T. Islam; et al. Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh DGHS Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ; World Health Organization (Bangladesh) (2018) C2

4th Edition 2018 National Malaria Elimination & Aedes Transmitted Disease Control Program Disease Control Unit Directorate General of Health Services

National Guidelines for Management of Glaucoma

Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Health (2020) CC

Glaucoma, a disease that gradually affects the optic nerve, is the second leading cause of vision loss globally, and it continues to pose a challenge to the eye health professionals.

Investing in drug-resistant tuberculosis household contact management and preventive treatment

Hussain.H.; Malik, A. A. The Lancet (2022) CC

Preventing tuberculosis infection from progressing to tuberculosis disease is a crucial component of the goal to eliminate tuberculosis. When deciding on the use of tuberculosis preventive therapy among household contacts, policy makers regularly as ... more

National Guidline on Management of Leptospirosis

Epidemiology Unit Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Sri Lanka (2016) CC

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic illness with a global disease burden impacting both developed and developing nations. It is caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. The pathogenic L.interrogans has more than 250 serovars arranged in ... more

Guidelines on Clinical Management of Chikungunya Fever

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2007) C_WHO

The socioeconomic factors and public health inadequacies that facilitated the rapid spread of this infection continue to exist. As it is a new and emerging disease it has not received sufficient coverage yet in the medical curricula of Member States ... more

Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Stroke

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare India Government of India (2019) CC

troke, a major Non-Communicable Disease (NCD), is responsible for 3.5% of disabilityadjusted life year (DALY) in India.Apart from risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases and positive family history, other lifestyle related factors s ... more

Clinical management of diphtheria: guideline

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

WHO has published the first-ever guidance on the clinical management of diphtheria. The only previously available guidance was an operational protocol. The new guidance followed the rigorous process for developing guidance at WHO. It addresses th ... more

Prevention and management of CVD in LMICs: why do ethnicity, culture, and context matter?

Anand, S.; Bradshaw, C.; Prabhakaran, D. BMC Medicine (2020) CC

Background Low- and middle-income countries now experience the highest prevalence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease. Main text While improving the availability and delivery of proven, effective therapies will no doubt mitigate this ... more

Clinical management and infection prevention and control for monkeypox
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Interim rapid response guidance, 10 June 2022. It includes considerations for certain populations such as patients with mild disease with considerations for community care, patients with moderate to severe ... more

Asthma management and control in children, adolescents, and adults in 25 countries: a Global Asthma Network Phase I cross-sectional study

García-Marcos, L.; Chiang, C. Y.; Asher, I.; et al. The Lancet Global Health Volume 11, Issue 2e218-e228February 2023 (2023) CC2

Asthma is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally. This study aimed to assess asthma medicine use, management plan availability, and disease control in childhood, adolescence, and ... more

Clinical Management of Yellow Fever in the Region of the Americas. Experiences and Recommendations for Health Services

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2023) C_WHO

The waves of yellow fever transmission in the Region of the Americas in 2016–2018 involved the largest number of human and epizootic cases to be reported in several decades. Yellow fever is a serious viral hemorrhagic disease that poses a challeng ... more

National Guidelines on TB/HIV Management and Program Collaboration and Implementation Manual, 2nd ed.

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate General of Health Services (2016) C1

National Tuberculosis Control Program; Mycobacterial Disease Control National AIDS/STD Program

Follow-up care delivery in community-based hypertension and type 2 diabetes management: a multi-centre, survey study among rural primary care physicians in China

Wang, y.; Hu, X.; Wang, H.H.X.; et al. BMC Primary Care (2021) CC2

Follow-up care is crucial but challenging for disease management particularly in rural areas with limited healthcare resources and clinical capacity, yet few studies have been conducted from the per ... more