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National Strategic Plan Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control 2006 – 2013 EC (2013/14 – 2020)

Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (2017) C1

This is an update of a seven-year TB and Leprosy national strategic plan (TBL-NSP), which extends from 2013 to 2020. The update focuses on the plan covering from 2017-20 and is based on the 2017 external mid-term programme review key findings and recommendations; the global and national End TB strat ... more

Healthy environments for healthier populations: why do they matter and what can we do?

World Health Organisation WHO (2019) C_WHO

Known avoidable environmental risks to health cause at least 12.6 million deaths every year, and account for about one quarter of the global burden of disease (2016 data) (1). Air pollution alone causes about 7 million deaths a year, placing it among the top global risks to health (2). Global envir ... more

A public health perspective on zero- and low-alcohol beverages

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

There is an expanding market of no- and low-alcohol beverages (NoLos). However, their effects on global ethanol consumption and public health are still questioned. Policies and regulations about NoLos’ availability, acceptability and affordability are lacking and evidence about their benefits is l ... more

Challenges in the diagnosis of asthma in children, what are the solutions? A scoping review of 3 countries in sub Saharan Africa

Magwenzi, P.; Rusakaniko, S.; Sibanda, E.N. et al. Respiratory Research (2022) CC

The article is a scoping review that explores the challenges in diagnosing asthma in children in three sub-Saharan African countries: Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. It identifies key barriers, such as a lack of community awareness, inadequate healthcare access, limited diagnostic tools like spir ... more

Rwanda: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Ministry of Education, Rwanda (2011) C2

The Early Childhood Development Policy and its Strategic Plan seek to provide a framework to ensure such a holistic and integrated approach to the development of young children. International research has demonstrated the high economic returns on ECD investment and its positive impact on health and ... more

Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Test for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection, United States

G. H. Mazurek, J. Jereb, P. LoBue et. al Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005) C_CDC

MMWR. Recommendations and Reports: December 16, 2005 / 54(RR15);49-55

Sustainability Criteria for CBR Programmes – Two Case studies of Provincial Programmes in Vietnam

Mijnarends DM, Pham D, Swaans K, et al. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2011) CC

This paper aims to explore the conditions needed for sustainable community based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes for persons with disabilities in Vietnam, and to identify the conditions and opportunities missing at present for the implementation of such programmes.

How to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals within planetary boundaries by 2050

O’Neill, D.W.; A.L: Fanning; W.F.Lamb; et al. (2018) C1

Health in Myanmar

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health (2014) C1

A household-based community health worker programme for non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, HIV and maternal health: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial in Neno Distr

Wroe, E.B.; Nhlema, B.; Dunbar, E.L. et al. BMJ Global Health (2021) CC

Background: Community health worker (CHW) programmes are a valuable component of primary care in resource-poor settings. The evidence supporting their effectiveness generally shows improvements in disease-specific outcomes relative to the absence of a CHW programme. In this study, we evaluated expan ... more

Working With the Community for Improved Health

K. Gryboski, N.V. Yinger; R.H. Dios, et al (2006) C1

Health Bulletin No.3

The Road to Resilience

Debbie DeVoe Catholic Relief Services (2013) C2

Case Studies on Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa

Mental Health Toolkit
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Evangelia Kampouri, Shyma Jundi, Nida Sheriff et al. Chayn (2015) C2

While working with survivors and victims of domestic abuse, we have learned that many people who have experienced abuse or trauma in their lives also experience mental health issues as a direct effect of what they have been through. This is why Chayn has created a Mental Health Toolkit available fo ... more

Nutrition Policy and Programs in Ghana

A.B. Ghartey The World Bank, et al. (2010) C1

The limitation of a single sector approach. HNP Discussion Paper

At any price?

BUKO Pharma-Kampagne (2011) C1

Examination of the business behavior of Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer and Baxter in India

Liberia: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare 2014 Annual Report

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Liberia (2015) C1

A health promotion approach for reducing youth exposure to alcogenic environments: Snapshot series on alcohol policies and practice

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The environment in which young people live, learn and play significantly affects their decisions about whether to consume alcohol. Environmental factors are the main risk factors driving alcohol consumption and related harm among young people. Environments that normalize alcohol consumption – term ... more

G3. Uso de otras sustancias

Wai-him Cheung, Anna Kit-sum Lam & Se-fong Hung IACAPAP (2015) CC

A Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World

Pope Paul VI St. Bartholomew Bulletion (2012) C2

The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ. As a community composed of men, united in Christ, they are led by the Holy Spirit toward the Kingdom of their Father. They have welcome ... more