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Treatment of Drug-Resistant TB with New and Repurposed Medications: A Supplemental Field Guide for Nurses

The SWIFT Response Project (2015) C_WHO

For the first time in almost 50 years there are two new drugs for the treatment of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB): bedaquiline and delamanid. There has also been increased attention given to the safety and efficacy of “re-purposed” drugs that have been widely used to treat other infections but are al ... more

Transporting, Storing, and Handling Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests at Central and Peripheral Storage Facilities

USAID Deliver Project (2009) C2

In most malaria-endemic countries, temperatures frequently exceed the recommended storage temperatures for malaria RDTs. Correct storage of the RDTs may be difficult, especially during transport and in locations where air-conditioning is unavailable. This publication is intended to support health p ... more

What drives the Community Health services in Kenya Results of a recent mapping exercise of Community Health Units in three regions of Turkana North, Greater Machakos, and Kibera

HRH Advocacy Project World Vision International Kenya (2015) C2

Position Paper 1

Rapid clinical advice

Sentinel Project (2016) C2

The use of Delamanid and Bedaquiline for Children with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.

IASC operational guidelines on human rights and natural disaster

Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement (2008)

Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster

Sphere for Assessment

The Sphere Project (2015) CC

Sphere unpacked

Guidelines for Integrating Nutrition into Agriculture Enterprise Mixes in Uganda

Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Fanta project (2016) C1

Community health worker support to improve HIV treatment outcomes for older children and adolescents in Zimbabwe: a process evaluation of the ZENITH trial

C. D. Chikwari; V. Simms; Joanna Busza; et al. Implementation Science; BMC (2018) CC

Dziva Chikwari et al. Implementation Science (2018) 13:70 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0762-5

Costing the basic package of health services at clinics and health centres in Liberia

Rebuilding Basic Health Services Project (RBHS) USAID (2009) C1

The Camp Managment Toolkit
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Birkeland,N.M.; G.L. Forselv, V. Vogel, et al. NRCThe Camp Management Project (CMP) (2015) C1

Applicable to both IDP and refugee scenarios, the Toolkit incorporates a wide range of relevant information on managing displaced populations living in communal settings (collective centres, spontaneous sites, established camps, etc.). Large scale displacements caused by recent conflict and natural ... more

Political Will for the Health System Devolution in Kenya: Insights from three counties

Lipsky A., Mulaki A., Williamson T., et al. Health Policy Project, USAID (2015) C1

Will you lead? - A Guide to Grassroots Advocacy for Women Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS

A. Yager; T. Welsh; Y. Tabi; et al. HIV law project (2010) C2

Diarrhoea Treatment Guidelines
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The MOST Project USAID (2005) C_WHO

The WHO page addresses diarrhoeal diseases, one of the leading causes of death among children under five, which can be prevented through clean water, improved hygiene, and vaccinations. It emphasizes the importance of oral rehydration solutions (ORS) and zinc supplementation for treatment, as well a ... more

Humanitarian Standards Pocket Guide

The Sphere Project; World Vision Singapore (2006)

The Core Humanitarian Standard and the Sphere Core Standards Analysis and Comparison - Interim Guidance, March 2015

Sphere Project (2015) C1

This short guide highlights the fundamentally similar approach to quality and accountability underlying both sets of standards and describes in some detail the similarities and differences between them. It compares the respective structures of the standards and notes their different emphases. It als ... more

Moving toward UNAIDS 90-90-90 ART Targets in Tanzania

Bryant Lee, Rosemary Silaa, Catherine Barker, et al. Health Policy Project (2015) C1

Integrating Mental Health into HIV Services: Standard Operating Procedures & Training Manual

AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources Project, USAID (2014)

Integration of mental health (MH) and HIV programs has the potential to significantly improve health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLHIV). This training package, which is comprised of a training-of-trainers manual, an accompanying presentation, and a standard operating procedure, was develope ... more

Guidelines for Warehousing Health Commodities, 2nd ed.

USAID USAID Deliver Project (2014) C1

These guidelines were written for anyone trying to meet and solve the challenges of operating a warehouse today. They are an important reference tool for managers and staff, whether they are constructing a new warehouse, implementing a new warehouse system, or redesigning their current system.
G ... more

Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Lessons Learned from Quarantine – Sierra Leone and Liberia

Assessment Capacities Project (2015)

Summary of lessons learned Self-imposed quarantine has proved less problematic. The timely and reliable delivery of resources (e.g. food/water) and expertise (e.g. contact tracing/safe and dignified burials) is essential to ensure cooperation and deter quarantine violation. The commun ... more