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The Global Crisis and Germany's Contribution to the Global Response

Aktionsbündnis gegen AIDS (2016) CC

Fifth Edition of the Civil Society Appraisal of the Political and Financial Contributions provided by the German Government in support of the UN Targets on Global Health and HIV Control

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The generic all-hazards risk assessment and planning tool for mass gathering events

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The Generic All-Hazards Risk Assessment and Planning Tool for Mass Gathering Events (“All-Hazards MG RA Tool”) aims to support Member States and mass gathering events organizers. The tool is based on the principles of the World Health Organization’s Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risk (STA... more

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WASH FIT Digital

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

WASH FIT Digital is a free, open-access digital tool, based on the WASH FIT guide developed by WHO and UNICEF. WASH FIT is designed to help health care facilities improve quality of care through improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Built on the mWater digital monitoring platform, WASH FIT... more

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Principles and practices of drinking-water chlorination: a guide to strengthening chlorination practices in small-to mediumsized water supplies

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) CC

This guide is intended for people involved in the management and operation of small- to mediumsized organized water supply systems. The content has been developed with particular consideration for operational-level personnel with responsibility for chlorination (for example, water treatment plant op... more

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Management of critical COVID-19 Advanced non-invasive respiratory support: high-flow nasal oxygen and non-invasive ventilation- Part 2: NIPPV High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO)
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

For patients on HFNO with persistent hypoxaemia or respiratory distress: • Check the equipment: inspect the exterior of the machine, the tubing (circuit), the prong for any sign of mechanical damage, confirm it fits and the filters are in place. Ensure the settings are appropriate and flow is max... more

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Online micro learning activities on non-pharmaceutical countermeasures in relation to COVID-19

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) C1

ECDC is now offering a series of micro learning activities related to COVID-19 (the disease causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak). The e-learning activities are available in the ECDC Virtual Academy (EVA). https://eva.ecdc.europa.eu/mod/scorm/view.php?id=9691 The short e-learning activitie... more

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Five-Year Strategic Plan for Young People's Health (2016-2020)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1

The National Strategic Plan is based on the following guiding principles:
1) Life-course approach: adolescence is a key decade in the course of life that inﬂuences the health outcomes later in life.
2) Comprehensive approach: It recognizes the cross cutting health and development needs o... more

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Practice Education in Nursing

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) (2016) CC

The purpose of this Guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations that promote and sustain the undergraduate nursing student’s application of knowledge to practice in a variety of clinical learning environments. The Guideline explores the relationships among and between students and nursi... more

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Lineamientos técnicos para el abordaje integral, multidisciplinario e interinstitucional a las personas con pie diabético

José, F.; C G. Alvarenga Cardoza, K.M. Díaz de Naves Ministerio de Salud El Salvador (2021) C1

Technical guidelines for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and inter-institutional approach to people with diabetic neuropathy

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Guidance on Home Quarantine & Isolation in Overcrowded Settings

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C1

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on how quarantine and isolation can be achieved if there is a suspected or confirmed case in an overcrowded setting. It will focus on informal settlements and collective shelters, but the guidance can be applied in non-refugee settings as well, suc... more

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HIV and cervical cancer infographic

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and two types of HPV (16 and 18) cause nearly 50% of high-grade cervical pre-cancers. HIV and cervical cancer are inextricably linked. Women living with HIV are six times more likely to develop cervical cancer, which is o... more

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Epidemiology and Challenges of Managing COPD in sub-Saharan Africa

Magitta, N.F.; Sciences, A. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences (2018) CC2

There is paucity of data on the burden and specific drivers operative in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the African setting and populations. Lack of awareness and inadequate knowledge on the aetio-pathogenesis of the disease together with inadequate capacity for ... more

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Tome 5 Caractéristiques des personnes vulnérables au Bénin; Analyses des Résultats

Ministère Chargé du Plan, de La Prospective et du développement ; Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Economique, République du Bénin (2003) C2

Il n’est de richesse que d’hommes dit-on. En vertu de ce principe, le Gouvernement de la République du Bénin, désireux de connaître et d’apprécier l’importance et la qualité de ses ressources humaines a décidé, par décret n° 99-459 du 22 septembre 1999, d’organiser sur toute l... more

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Guidelines for COVID-19 testing and quarantine of air travellers - Addendum to the Aviation Health Safety Protocol

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2020) CC

This joint ECDC-European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) document aims to support Member States in determining a coordinated approach to reduce the risks related to the movement of people by air within and between the EU/EEA countries and the UK in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting th... more

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Air quality standards

European Environment Agency EEA (2021) C2

The EU's air quality directives (2008/50/EC Directive on Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe and 2004/107/EC Directive on heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air) set pollutant concentrations thresholds that shall not be exceeded in a given period of time. In case... more

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WHO recommendations on the management of diarrhoea and pneumonia in HIV-infected infants and children

World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO

To improve survival and quality of life among the 2.5 million children living with HIV, a comprehensive package of prevention, care and treatment is required. This package should include management of infections such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria and ear infections, as well as common opportunisti... more

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United for Global Mental Health

(2019) CC

Working in partnership with international agencies and experts in the field, we exist to support and unite the global effort to promote mental health. We are all passionate about catalysing greater action on mental health and many of us have first-hand experience of living with a condition ourselves... more

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POLICY BRIEF - Unlocking Rwanda’s Potential to Reap the Demographic Dividend

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and UNFPA (2017) C2

The Demographic Dividend study on Rwanda assessed the socio-economic and human development potential of our country in the short, medium and long-term period using a comprehensive approach. It generated relevant policy and programme information to guide a well-informed polciy required to propel Rwan... more

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The achievement of a storytelling about Chagas disease: how to talk about silence; how to visualise the invisible

Mas, F. National Library of Medicine (2022) CC

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 117: e220083chgsa, 2022 Two adjectives raise an issue for communicators working on Chagas disease (CD): “invisible and silent”. Two adjectives that can be ascribed to other neglected tropical diseases (NTD), but which are part of the essence of CD. Br... more

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WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0)

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

The new WHODAS 2.0 supersedes WHODAS II and shows the following advantages: - A generic assessment instrument for health and disability - Used across all diseases, including mental, neurological and addictive disorders - Short, simple and easy to administer (5 to 20 minutes) - Applicable in both... more

Management of critical COVID-19 Advanced non-invasive respiratory support: high-flow nasal oxygen and non-invasive ventilation- Part 2: NIPPV High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) recommended

Management of critical COVID-19 Advanced non-invasive respiratory support: high-flow nasal oxygen and non-invasive ventilation- Part 2: NIPPV High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO)
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