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Recomendaciones provisionales sobre el uso de la vacuna CanSinoBIO Ad5-nCoV-S [‎recombinante]‎ (‎Convidecia™)‎ contra la COVID-19: orientaciones provisionales, primera publicación: 19 de mayo de 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC
Organización Mundial de la Salud. (‎2022)‎. Recomendaciones provisionales sobre el uso de la vacuna CanSinoBIO Ad5-nCoV-S [‎recombinante]‎ (‎Convidecia™)‎ contra la COVID-19: orientaciones provisionales, primera publicación: 19 de mayo de 2022.
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Rabies vaccines: WHO position paper (Vaccins antirabiques: note d’information de l’OMS)

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO
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Common Skin Diseases In Africa: An Illustrated Guide
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Colette van Hees and Ben Naafs (2004) C1
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Fast-Track Development of Ebola Vaccines

Wellcome Trust; CIDRAP (2015)
Principles and Target Product Criteria. Roadmap January 12, 2015
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Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Comprehensive Review

CA J, Kumar P V, Kandi V, (2024) CC
Cureus 16(2): e53933. DOI 10.7759/cureus.53933
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WHO recommendations on child health: Guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Updated May 2017
This document is meant to respond to the questions:
■ What health interventions should the child receive and when should s/he receive it?
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Situation Analysis Antibiotic Use and Resistance in India

Public Health Foundation India (2011) C2
The infectious disease burden in India is among the highest in the world. A large amount of antibiot-ics are consumed in fighting infections, some of them saving lives, but every use adding to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Antibiotic use is increasing steadily (table 1), particularly ... more
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Dengue vaccine: WHO position paper May 2024

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
Weekly epidemiological recordRelevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire 3 MAY 2024, 99th YEAR / 3 MAI 2024, 99e ANNÉE No 18, 2024, 99, 203–224 The WHO position papers are concerned primarily with the use of vaccines in large-scale vaccination programmes. The position papers are intended for use by ... more
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Standard treatment guidelines medicine ( Non Respiratory Infectious Medical Conditions) India

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Situation in Health Care Facilities in Tanzania Mainland and Way Forward

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National Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria, South Africa 2019

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Contact tracing: Public health management of persons, including healthcare workers, having had contact with COVID-19 cases in the European Union -third update

European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ECDC (2020) C_CDC
This document aims to help EU/EEA public health authorities in the tracing and management of persons, including healthcare workers, who had contact with COVID-19 cases. It outlines the key steps of contact tracing, including contact identification, listing and follow-up, in the context of the COVID- ... more
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance: Consolidated Guidance

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Prevention, early diagnosis, and effective treatment are essential for the control and elimination of Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a public health problem. Currently, in Latin America and the Caribbean, treatment for gonorrhea infection is largely empiric and based on clinical diagnosis. In the Americas ... more
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International Standards For Tuberculosis Care

Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance (TBCTA), USAID (2014) C2
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National Guidelines for HIV and AIDS Treatment and Care in Adolescents and Adults

Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria , World Health Organisation (WHO) (2010) C_WHO
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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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Mental Health in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic

National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru India; Dept. of Psychiatry (2020) CC
Guidance for General Medical and Specialised Mental Health Care Settings
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South-East Asia Regional Action Plan on Programmatic Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2020) C_WHO
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Guide to introducing human rabies vaccine into national immunization programmes: Handbook

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Rabies is fatal, vaccine-preventable disease responsible for an estimated 59,000 human deaths each year. Most cases are transmitted by dogs, and most deaths occur in underserved populations in Africa and Asia. Approximately 40% of deaths occur in children.