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Fan V. Y., Kim S., Pineda D., et al. Center for Global Development (2024) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical gaps in the global response to health crises, particularly in the financing of pandemic prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and reconstruction. This chapter presents a comprehensive framework for pandemic financing that spans the entire pandemic cycle... 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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MSF Clinical Guidelines. Diagnosis and Treatment Manual
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Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) (2022) C2

This diagnostic and treatment manual is designed for use by medical professionals involved in curative care at the dispensary and hospital levels. We have tried to respond in the simplest and most practical way possible to the questions and problems faced by field medical staff, using the accumulate... more

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Immunization Essentials a practical Field Guide

USAID USAID (2004) CC

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of essential information related to immunization, including technical information about vaccines, a review of immunization program management best practices, guidance on the delivery of immunization services, monitoring and evaluation, disease surveillanc... more

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Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014. Key Findings Report

Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) USAID; UKAid; UNICEF; et al. (2015)

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Psychosocial interventions for the management of cannabis dependence [Updated 2015]

mhGAP; WHO (2015) C_WHO

SCOPING QUESTION: Which psychosocial interventions are effective in the management of cannabis dependence?

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Managing Eclampsia

WHO, International Cooperation of Midwifes WHO (2008)

Education material for teachers of midwifery Midwifery education modules - second edition

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ADHD - Parents Medication Guide

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and American Psychiatric Association; Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund (2013) C2

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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Guidelines for HIV Care and Treatment in Infants and Children

Indian Academy of Paediatrics; National AIDS Control Organisation (2006) C1

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Practice Guidelines for Treating Gambling-Related Problems

Korn, D.A. and H.J. Shaffer (2004) CC

An Evidence-Based Treatment Guide for Clinicians

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USAID/Senegal HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis programs interim assessment

Dione D., L. Toure, G. Maynard-Tucker United States Agency for International Development (2010) C2

The goal of this assessment is to determine how far USAID/Senegal’s HIV/AIDS and TB programs have achieved their specific objectives with regard to identifying potential leads for improvement that are likely to make it easier to reach the planned results. After responding to the issues developed i... more

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Blue Book. The Medical Guide for our Projects
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German Doctors German Doctors (2020) C2

9th edition; 4th English edition 2020

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Fact sheet on Cervical Cancer

Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) (2021) CC

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Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19 Pandemic: Information and interim guidelines for pharmacists and the pharmacy workforce

International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (2020) CC

The purpose of this document is to provide relevant information and guidelines on coronavirus outbreaks – and in particular the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the diseases it produces, COVID-19 – for pharmacists and the pharmacy workforce, both in a primary care context (i.e. community phar... more

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Tanzania: National Guidelines for Monitoring Medicines Safety

Tanzania Food & Drugs Authority (TFDA) (2010) C2

Made under Section 5 (c) of the Tanzania Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 2003 | Second Edition

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National Guidelines - Diagnosis, Case Management Prevention and Control of Leptospirosis

National Centre for Disease Control - Delhi (2015) C2

Diagnosis, Case Management Prevention and Control of Leptospirosis

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Campus to Clinic Manual. Mentoring Guide for Facilitators

ICAP Nurse Capacity Initiative ICAP; PEPFAR (2013) CC

Building the competence and confidence of nurse and midwife educators ICAP Nurse Capacity Initiative offers its Campus to Clinic Curriculum to empower nursing educators and mentors with a new area of expertise. It opens the door to teach in new ways with confidence. It can be adapted to different c... more