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Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (Fifteenth Report: December 2017)

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (2017) C1

The report reviews progress with the task of planning and implementing measures necessary to secure a completely polio-free world. It also examines actions aimed at ensuring successful transfer of polio assets, innovations developed and lessons learned to countries’ public health programmes and ot... more

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Therapeutics and COVID-19 (Living Guideline, 10 November 2023)

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

WHO has updated its guidelines for COVID-19 therapeutics, with revised recommendations for patients with non-severe COVID-19. This is the 13th update to these guidelines. Updated risk rates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19 The guidance includes updated risk rates for... hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19. The current COVID-19 virus variants tend to cause less severe disease while immunity levels are higher due to vaccination, leading to lower risks of severe illness and death for most patients. This update includes new baseline risk estimates for hospital admission in patients with non-severe COVID-19. The new ‘moderate risk’ category now includes people previously considered to be high risk including older people and/or those with chronic conditions, disabilities, and comorbidities of chronic disease. The updated risk estimates will assist healthcare professionals to identify individuals at high, moderate or low risk of hospital admission, and to tailor treatment according to WHO guidelines: **High: **People who are immunosuppressed remain at higher risk if they contract COVID-19, with an estimated hospitalization rate of 6%. **Moderate: **People over 65 years old, those with conditions like obesity, diabetes and/or chronic conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney or liver disease, cancer, people with disabilities and those with comorbidities of chronic disease are at moderate risk, with an estimated hospitalization rate of 3%. Low: Those who are not in the high or moderate risk categories are at low risk of hospitalization (0.5%). Most people are low risk. Review of COVID-19 treatments for people with non-severe COVID-19 WHO continues to strongly recommend nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (also known by its brand name ‘Paxlovid’) for people at high-risk and moderate risk of hospitalization. The recommendations state that nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is considered the best choice for most eligible patients, given its therapeutic benefits, ease of administration and fewer concerns about potential harms. Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir was first recommended by WHO in April 2022. If nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is not available to patients at high-risk of hospitalization, WHO suggests the use of molnupiravir or remdesivir instead. WHO suggests against the use of molnupiravir and remdesivir for patients at moderate risk, judging the potential harms to outweigh the limited benefits in patients at moderate risk of hospital admission. For people at low risk of hospitalization, WHO does not recommend any antiviral therapy. Symptoms like fever and pain can continue to be managed with analgesics like paracetamol. WHO also recommends against use of a new antiviral (VV116) for patients, except in clinical trials. The update also includes a strong recommendation against the use of ivermectin for patients with non-severe COVID-19. WHO continues to advise that in patients with severe or critical COVID-19, ivermectin should only be used in clinical trials. more

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Oxygen therapy for children: a manual for health workers
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World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

This manual focuses on the availability and clinical use of oxygen therapy in children in health facilities by providing the practical aspects for health workers, biomedical engineers, and administrators. It addresses the need for appropriate detection of hypoxaemia, use of pulse oximetry, clinical ... more

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Covid-19 in Brazil in 2020: impact on deaths from cancer and cardiovascular diseases

Cordeiro Jardim, B.; et al. (2022) CC

Rev Saude Publica. 2022; 56: 22. Published online 2022 Apr 11. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004040

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The role of an essential health benefit in the delivery of integrated health services: Learning from practic e in East and Southern Africa

Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET) (2018) C1

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Operational Guidelines for Care & Support Centres India

National AIDSControl (NACO), Government of India; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2013) C1

Care and Support Centre (CSC) is a national initiative to provide expanded and holistic care and support services for PLHIV. The guideline focuses on the objectives, criteria for selection, required infrastructure, human resources, MIS tools, and financial guidelines for CSCs. This guideline will b... more

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WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable and changing climate; and to empower health care facilities to be environmentally sustainable, by optimizing the use of resources and minimizing ... more

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Nepal: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Study 2008/2009

Pradhan A., Suvedi B.K., Barnett S., et al. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population (2010) C1

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The Middle East Program for Youth in Crisis at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Brett D. Nelson, Maya Fehling, Margaret E. Tierna, Zina Maan Jarrah Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (2015)

Examining the needs of at‐risk youth in the Middle East and North Africa: A multi‐method landscape analysis and systematic literature review

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Sierra Leone - Pharmaceutical Sector Country Profile (Questionnaire 2011)

World Health Organization (WHO); The Global Fund (2011) C_WHO

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Operating in Insecurity Shifting patterns of violence against humanitarian aid providers and their staff (1996-2010)

Christina Wille and Larissa Fast Insecurity Insight (2013) C1

Insecurity Insight Report 13-1.

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Review of the national tuberculosis programme in Belarus

P. de Colombani World Health Organization Europe (2016) C_WHO

8–18 December 2015

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Private health sector assessment: selected health products and services in Sénégal

Brunner B., J. Barnes, A. Carmona et. al. United States Agency for International Development (2016) C2

USAID Senegal and Health in Africa (HIA) initiative of the World Bank Group engaged the Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) project to conduct an assessment of the private health sector in Senegal. The assessment’s primary focus is family planning, and its secondary fo... more

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Se former en techniques de communication pour un changement de comportement
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Ministère de la santé et de l'action sociale, Sénégal (2018) C2

Le guide du relais communautaires.

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Healthcare waste

USAID (2019) C1

Sector Environmental Guidelines, Full technical Update

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A framework for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC) (2020) C_WHO

The health impact of radiological and nuclear emergencies can last for decades. Lessons learned from past radiological and nuclear accidents have demonstrated that the mental health and psychosocial consequences can outweigh the direct physical health impacts of radiation exposure. International rad... more

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The World Climate and Security Report 2021

Brock, S.; Barrett, O.L.; Birkman, L.; et al. International Military Council on Climate and Security (2021) CC

The World Climate and Security Report (WCSR) 2021 from the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security is a global assessment of the security dimensions of a changing climate and effective means to address them. It is intended to inform timely climate and security po... more