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Loss of life expectancy from air pollution compared to other risk factors: a worldwide perspective

Lelieveld, J.; Pozzer, A.; Pöschl, U. et al. Cardiovascular Research (2020) CC

Long-term exposure of humans to air pollution enhances the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. A novel Global Exposure Mortality Model (GEMM) has been derived from many cohort studies, providing much-improved coverage of the exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5). We applied the GE... more

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Guía de actuación con los profesionales sanitarios en el caso de exposiciones de riesgo a COVID-19 en el ámbito sanitario

Centro de Coordinación de Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias Ministerio de sanidad - España (2020) C1

En general se proponen las siguientes recomendaciones: - Los trabajadores sanitarios deberán extremar al máximo las medidas de higiene de manos con agua y jabón.- Se deben colocar una mascarilla quirúrgica durante el contacto con pacientes que presentan clínica respir... more

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Yemen being pushed ever closer to famine: 1,000 days of war and a crippling blockade is starving its people. Arabic Version

Oxfam (2017) C1

Some 90 per cent of Yemen’s food has to be imported and since a Saudi-led coalition imposed a blockade of the country’s key northern ports more than a month ago, only over a third of the food its people need is coming in. More than 7 million people are now at acute risk of famine

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Monitoring attendance during school closure and re-enrolment and attendance after school re-opening: A Guidance Note

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

This Guidance Note aims to provide an overview of entry points and means for monitoring the attendance and re-enrolment of students in the context of COVID-19 related school closures and re-openings. It is intended for UNICEF education staff, and education policy makers, planners and practitioners.

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Normas para el tratamiento de la Sífilis en embarazadas, su pareja incluyendo a los niños/as con Sífilis congénita en los Servicios de Salud

Pronasida, et al. (2009) C1

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The Men Are Away: Pregnancy Risk and Family Planning Needs among Women with a Migrant Husband in Barisal, Bangladesh

Khan, Rasheda, Kerry L. D. MacQuarrie, Quamrun Nahar, and Marzia Sultana National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), and ICF International (2016) C1

DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 98

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Assessing the Impact of Workforce Nutrition Programmes on Nutrition, Health and Business Outcomes: A Review of the Global Evidence and Future Research Agenda

Dhillon, C.N.; Ortenzi, F. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023) CC

One in three people globally suffers from at least one form of malnutrition, leading to poor health outcomes and low productivity in the workplace. The workplace offers an important, relatively unexploited opportunity to address malnutrition in all its forms. This narrative literature review aims to... more

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Early versus late BCG vaccination in HIV-1- exposed infants in Uganda: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

V. Nankabirwa , J. K. Tumwine, O. Namugga, et al. Trials; BooMed Central (2017) CC

Trials (2017) 18:152, DOI 10.1186/s13063-017-1881-z

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Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level survey data

Peiris, D.; Ghosh, A.; Manne-Goehler, J. et al. PLoS Medicine (2021) CC

Global cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden is high and rising, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Focussing on 45 LMICs, we aimed to determine (1) the adult population’s median 10-year predicted CVD risk, including its variation within countries by socio-demographic char... more

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Plan stratégique national de réponse aux infections sexuellement transmissibles et au Sida à Madagascar 2013-2017

Comité National de Lutte contre le Sida, Présidence de la Transition, République de Madagascar (2013) C1

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Severe acute respiratory infections treatment centre: practical manual to set up and manage a SARI treatment centre (Russian Version)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Центр лечения тяжелых острых респираторных инфекцийПрактическое руководство по организации центра лечения ТОРИ ицентра проведения скрининга на ТОРИ на базе мед�... more

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Burkina Faso: Plan de réponse - avril-décembre 2020 Atténuer l’impact de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19) sur la sécurité alimentaire

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2020) C1

Depuis début janvier 2018, le Burkina Faso est confronté à une insécurité grandissante qui a engendré des mouvements massifs de population. Outre la crise sécuritaire qui touche le pays, les premiers cas de personnes infectées par la pandémie de la covid-19 ont été confirmés le 9 mars 20... more

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Gouvernance et gestion des systèmes de santé dans le cadre de la riposte à la COVID-19 — sur la base des informations disponibles au 12 Janvier 2020

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Bureau régional de l'OMS pour l'Afrique (2021) C_WHO

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Current epidemiological evidence for predisposition to high or low intensity human helminth infection: a systematic review

Wright J.E., Werkman M., Dunn J.C. et al Parasites and Vectors (2018) C2

Background: The human helminth infections include ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm infections, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis (LF) and onchocerciasis. It is estimated that almost 2 billion people worldwide are infected with helminths. Whilst the WHO treatment guidelines for helminth infecti...ons are mostly aimed at controlling morbidity, there has been a recent shift with some countries moving towards goals of disease elimination through mass drug administration, especially for LF and onchocerciasis. However, as prevalence is driven lower, treating entire populations may no longer be the most efficient or cost-effective strategy. Instead, it may be beneficial to identify individuals or demographic groups who are persistently infected, often termed as being “predisposed” to infection, and target treatment at them. Methods: The authors searched Embase, MEDLINE, Global Health, and Web of Science for all English language, humanbased papers investigating predisposition to helminth infections published up to October 31st, 2017. The varying definitions used to describe predisposition, and the statistical tests used to determine its presence, are summarised. Evidence for predisposition is presented, stratified by helminth species, and risk factors for predisposition to infection are identified and discussed. Results: In total, 43 papers were identified, summarising results from 34 different studies in 23 countries. Consistent evidence of predisposition to infection with certain species of human helminth was identified. Children were regularly found to experience greater predisposition to Ascaris lumbricoides, Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium than adults. Females were found to be more predisposed to A. lumbricoides infection than were males. Household clustering of infection was identified for A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and S. japonicum. Ascaris lumbricoides and T. trichiura also showed evidence of familial predisposition. Whilst strong evidence for predisposition to hookworm infection was identified, findings with regards to which groups were affected were considerably more varied than for other helminth species. Conclusion: This review has found consistent evidence of predisposition to heavy (and light) infection for certain human helminth species. However, further research is needed to identify reasons for the reported differences between demographic groups. Molecular epidemiological methods associated with whole genome sequencing to determine ‘who infects whom’ may shed more light on the factors generating predisposition. more

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COVID-19 and its ramifications for cancer patients in low-resource settings: Ghana as a case study

Kugbey, N., N. Ohene-Oti and V. Vanderpuye (2020) CC

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HIV-related stigma and discrimination and human rights in Papua New Guinea: a report on the application of the HIV stigma index in the Western Highlands and Chimbu provinces

Rule, John; Liriope, Don National Association of People With HIV Australia (2016) C1

This report covers research conducted on HIV stigma and discrimination using the Stigma Index in the Papua New Guinea provinces of Western Highlands and Chimbu*. When Igat Hope began the project the aim was to conduct interviews in all regions of PNG. However, due to funding constraints and organis... more

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Laboratory Waste Management Guidelines. Proper management of health care risk waste derived from a laboratory environment

Ministry of Health. The Goverment of the Kingdom of Swaziland (2013) C1

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Listen With Your Heart: What We Can Do To Take Care of a Loved One With Cancer (Amharic Version)

American Cancer Society; Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia; John Hopkins Center for Communication Programs; et al. (2016)

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Orientations techniques sur les activités des laboratoires relatives aux tests de dépistage de la maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) dans la Région africaine de l’OMS
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO

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Severe acute respiratory infections treatment centre: practical manual to set up and manage a SARI treatment centre

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Severe acute respiratory infections treatment centre: practical manual to set up and manage a SARI treatment centre and a SARI screening facility in health care facilities

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Orientations techniques sur les activités des laboratoires relatives aux tests de dépistage de la maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) dans la Région africaine de l’OMS
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