The Programme identifies the essential services to be provided by the health, social services, police and justice sectors as well as guidelines for the coordination of essential services and the governance of coordination processes and mechanisms. Service delivery guidelines for the core elements of... each essential service have been identified to ensure the delivery of high-quality services, particularly for low- and middle-income countries, for women and girls experiencing violence. Taken together, these elements comprise the “Essential services package”.
The package comprises seven modules. Available in different languages
more
of highly contagious viruses (of the Ebola or Marburg type) in the context of an epidemic outbreak in West Africa
NLM Launches Emergency Access Initiative, Granting Free Access to Books and Journals for Healthcare Professionals Fighting Ebola Outbreak. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) has been activated to support healthcare professionals working on the Ebola public healt...h emergency in West Africa.
more
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:42
http://www.idpjournal.com/content/3/1/42
Plos Current Outbreaks November 21, 2014
Free online Course. Go to the website http://ecampus.msf.org/moodlemsf/mod/page/view.php?id=22246
Information for health Workers in West Africa
This interactive map of Africa tracks reported cases of Ebola and the number of deaths. The map will be updated every few days as new data become available. Please check the website
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a major public-health challenge from non-communicable diseases. Although infectious diseases continue to afflict Africa, the proportion of the overall disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa attributable to cancer is rising, and the region is predicted to have a greater than 85...% increase in cancer burden by 2030. This Series of seven papers focuses on cancer control in Africa, outlining the current situation, detailing barriers to care, and presenting ideas to advance cancer care and control in the region.
more
Manuel de formation pour les agents de santé communautaire pour l'évaluation des signes de danger et l'administration d'un traitement préalable au transfert immédiat vers une structure de santé.
Ce manuel a été développé par le Programme Spécial de Recherche et de Formation concernant l...es Maladies Tropicales (TDR) pour aider à la formation des Agents de Santé Communautaire (ASC) sur l'utilisation de l'artésunate par voie rectale comme traitement de pré-transfert.
Ceci est fondé sur la stratégie de prise en charge intégrée des maladies de l'enfant (lMCI), et une publication antérieure "Caring for the sick child in the community» qui avait été produite par le Département Santé de la mère, du nouveau-né, de l'enfant et de l'adolescent de l'OMS.
more
The INEE Minimum Standards Handbook is the only global tool that articulates the minimum level of educational quality and access in emergencies through to recovery. The Minimum Standards express a commitment that all individuals—children, youth and adults—have a right to education.
There are... different languages available: Arabic, Azerbajan, Bahsa Indonesia, Bengali, Bosnian, Coratian, Serbian, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Krygyz, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Turkish, Vietnamese
more