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Moving towards universal health coverage for mental disorders in Ethiopia

C. Hanlon, A. Alem, C. Lund, et al. (2019) CC

People with mental disorders in low-income countries are at risk of being left behind during efforts to expand universal health coverage. Aim is to propose context-relevant strategies for moving towards universal health coverage for people with mental disorders in Ethiopia.

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Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC

Mpox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus closely related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Mpox was first discovered in 1958 when outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. The first human case was recorde...d in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox and since then the infection has been reported in a number of African countries. Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected animals through handling infected meat or through bites or scratches. Diagnosis is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of material from a lesion for the virus’s DNA. Two separate clades of the mpox virus are currently circulating in Africa: Clade I, which includes subclades Ia and Ib, and Clade II, comprising subclades IIa and IIb. Clade Ia and Clade Ib have been associated with ongoing human-to-human transmission and are presently responsible for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while Clade Ib is also contributing to outbreaks in Burundi and other countries. In 2022‒2023 mpox caused a global outbreak in over 110 countries, most of which had no previous history of the disease, primarily driven by human-to-human transmission of clade II through sexual contact. In just over a year, over 90,000 cases and 150 deaths were reported to the WHO. For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent. On 13 Aug 2024, Africa CDC declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.7 This declaration empowered the Africa CDC to lead and coordinate responses to the mpox outbreak across affected African countries. On August 14, 2024, the WHO declared the resurgence of mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) emphasizing the need for coordinated international response. As of August 2024, Mpox has expanded beyond its traditional endemic regions, with new cases reported in countries including Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Sweden has confirmed its first case of Clade 1 variant, which has been rapidly spreading in Africa, particularly in DRC. The emergence of this new variant raises concerns about its potential for higher lethality and transmission rates outside Africa. more

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Guidelines for HIV Care and Treatment in Infants and Children

Indian Academy of Paediatrics; National AIDS Control Organisation (2006) C1

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CH 4: Antidepressants among adolescents with moderate-severe depressive disorder for whom psychosocial interventions have proven ineffective

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

(2015) Scoping question: Are antidepressants (specifically, tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) effective and safe in adolescents with moderate-severe depressive disorder for whom psychosocial interventions have proven ineffective?

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Pediatric Asthma: A Global Epidemic

Serebrisky, D.; Wiznia, A. Annals of Global Health (2019) CC

The global prevalence, morbidity and mortality related to childhood asthma among children has increased significantly over the last 40 years. Although asthma is recognized as the most common chronic disease in children, issues of underdiagnosis and undertreatment persist. There are substantial globa... more

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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 2 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)

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Guidance for implementing non pharmacological public health measures in populations in situations of vulnerability in the context of COVID-19

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

The purpose of this guide is to offer recommendations for improving the implementation of non‑pharmacological public health measures during the COVID-19 response and compliance with these measures by population groups in situations of vulnerability. This requires determining the main barriers to i... more

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WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2008-2011

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2009) C_WHO

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Collaboration entre le secteur WASH et le secteur de la santé
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2019) C_WHO

GUIDE PRATIQUE À L’INTENTION DES PROGRAMMES DE LUTTE CONTRE LES MALADIES TROPICALES NÉGLIGÉES This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to NTD programme managers and partners on how to engage and work collaboratively with the WASH community to improve delivery of water, sanitation and hygien... more

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CH 3: Psychosocial interventions, treatment of emotional disorders.

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

[Updated 2015] Scoping question: What is the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions, including caregiver skills training, for emotional disorders in children and adolescents?

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Orientaciones para la aplicación de medidas de salud pública no farmacológicas en grupos de población en situación de vulnerabilidad en el contexto de la COVID-19

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

El propósito de este documento es presentar orientaciones para mejorar la aplicación de medidas de salud pública no farmacológicas durante la respuesta a la COVID-19, así como la adherencia a dichas medidas por parte de los grupos de población en situación de vulnerabilidad. Para ello, es nec... more

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Sierra Leone Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Eating

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone, Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unieted Nations, German Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (2016) C1

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Global monitoring report on financial protection in health 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

The 2021 Global monitoring report on financial protection in health shows that before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was off-track to reduce financial hardship due to health expenditures because trends in catastrophic health spending were going in the wrong direction and the number of people incur... more

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Modelo de Atención para VIH-SIDA/ITS de la Población Clave Afectada (Paraguay)

Valdez Cazeneuve, R.; Z. Suarez; T. Samudio; et al. PRONASIDA (2010) C1

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The Greenmark Standard for Green Buildings

Otieno, N. Green Africa Foundation; Ministry of Health Kenya, et al. (2019) CC

The Government recognizes the critical role of the built environment in addressing climate change and environmental degradation. To this end, it has identified and empowered the Kenya Building Research Centre to champion and coordinate the government’s green building agenda in relation to climate ... more

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III Reunión regional - Éxitos y desafíos en el control de la TB en pueblos indígenas

Oficina Regional de la Organización Mundial de la Salud; Agencia Espanola de Cooperatión International para el Desarrollo (2010) C2

Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá 2 y 3 de marzo, 2010

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Monitoreo de la Situación Nutricionalen Niños menores de 5 años Abril-Julio 2018

Caritas Venezuela (2018) C1

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Manual técnico de referencia para la higiene de la manos

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO

Las infecciones relacionadas con la atención sanitaria (IRAS) suponen una tremenda carga de enfermedad y tienen un importante impacto económico en los pacientes y los sistemas sanitarios de todo el mundo. Pero una buena higiene de las manos, la sencilla tarea de limpiarse las manos en el m... more

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Impacto de la COVID-19 en los recursos humanos para la salud y respuesta de política: el caso del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador y el Perú

Organización Mundial de la Salud & Organización Panamericana de la Salud (2021) C_WHO

síntesis de hallazgos en cinco países de América Latina

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Chagas : atención del paciente infectado con trypanosoma cruzi

Ministerio de Salud Argentina (2018) C2

Objetivo general: Delinear las recomendaciones para la atención médica de niños, adolescentes y adultos infectados por el T. cruzi, en cualquiera de sus fases y formas clínicas. Se espera de esta forma optimizar el uso de recursos y mejorar la calidad de atención de los pacientes, con el fin de... more

Collaboration entre le secteur WASH et le secteur de la santé recommended

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