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The Burden of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Due to HIV/AIDS in Cameroon

D. S. Nsagha; A.-C. ZK Bissek; S. M. Nsagha; et al. The Open AIDS Journal; PubMed (2012) CC

The Open AIDS Journal, 2012, 6, 245-258

Alcohol and Public Health in the Americas

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2007) C_WHO

Making the Case for Alcohol as a Public Health Threat in the Region. The purpose of this document is to explain the need for making alcohol a top public health priority in the region and the need for national and regional action. Current evidence-based research shows that alcohol consumption and dri ... more

Primary Health Care As An Enabler For “Ending The Epidemics” Of High-Impact Communicable Diseases

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showed that global commitment and collective action could significantly reduce the disease burdens of three deadly communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The MDGs helped focus efforts on these three deadly diseases and leveraged ... more

Syria: Complex Emergency Emergency Plan of Action Operation Update

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2020) C1

This operation update provides a summary of key results achieved against the IFRC Syria Complex Emergency Plan of Action covering 13-month period, from 1 June 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Refugees and migrants in times of COVID-19: mapping trends of public health and migration policies and practices

World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC

Assessing Health Vulnerabilities and Adaptation to Climate Change

Berry, P.; P. M. Enright, J. Shumake-Guillemot et al. (2018) CC

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(12), 2626; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122626 Climate change is increasing risks to human health and to the health systems that seek to protect the safety and well-being of populations. Health authorities require information about current associatio ... more

Strengthening mental health responses to COVID-19 in the Americas: A health policy analysis and recommendations

A. Tausch; Oliveira e Souza, R.; Martinez Viciana, C.; et al. Pan American Health Organization (2021) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on the mental health of populations in the Americas. Studies show high rates of depression and anxiety, among other psychological symptoms, particularly among women, young people, those with pre-existing mental health conditions, health workers, and p ... more

Toolkit for developing a multisectoral action plan for noncommunicable diseases: module 1: conducting a comprehensive assessment

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

One of the first steps in developing a multisectoral action plan (MSAP) is to use a situation analysis to provide a comprehensive assessment of the health needs, prevailing risks and the context of the area to which the plan will apply. This will help countries, regions, provinces or cities intendi ... more

Standard Operating Procedures On The Decontamination Of EBOLA CARE CENTRES (ECCs)
recommended

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone (2015) C1

Decontaminating the Ebola Facilities in Sierra Leone

Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) protocol

World Health OrganizationEurope (2016) C_WHO

The WHO Regional Office for Europe has established the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative in more than half the countries in the Region for routine monitoring of the policy response to the emerging obesity epidemic. The aim of the Initiative is to measure trends in overweight and obesity in c ... more

Best practice portal: standards and guidelines
recommended

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2019) CC

The Best practice portal is a resource for professionals, policymakers and researchers in the drugs field. We provide information on the available evidence on drug-related prevention, treatment and harm reduction, focusing on the European context. The evidence is compiled following an explicit metho ... more

Technical Update on HIV incidence assays for surveillance and monitoring purposes

UNAIDS; World Health Organization (2015) C2

UNAIDS/WHO 2015 | Reference

Pollution and health: a progress update
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Fuller, R.; et al. (2022) CC

The Lancet Planetary Health Published:May 17, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00090-0 Every year pollution causes 9 million deaths—1 in every 6 deaths worldwide, according to a Lancet Commission on pollution and health. While the number of deaths caused by household air pollution a ... more

Impact on Essential Health Services

The Independent Panel (2021) CC

Background paper 8 The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response May 2021

Summary of WHO infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease: a call for evidence based practice

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

This article summarises the process involved in developing the updated guideline and includes an infographic to highlight key IPC recommendations from the guideline, following the patient care pathway from the community to a healthcare facility to discharge.

Guide for Implementation of Helping Babies Breathe

Helping babies breathe American Academy of Paediatrics (2011)