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Laboratory quality management system: Handbook

World Health Organization et al. WHO (2011) C_WHO

"Achieving, maintaining and improving accuracy, timeliness and reliability are major challenges for health laboratories. Countries worldwide committed themselves to build national capacities for the detection of, and response to, public health events of international concern when they decided to eng ... more

Engaging Private Security Providers - A Guideline for Non-Governmental Organisations - Update 2015

Max Glaser, European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2015) C2

Corrections and updates to EISF Briefing Paper Engaging Private Security Providers. Engaging Private Security Providers: A Guideline for Non-Governmental Organisations was first published in December 2011. While this is not an exhaustive update, this document intends to reflect the most important de ... more

Caregiver Part 1: Key Resources
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Henninger, B.; and S. Mauder The MEDBOX Team (2022) CC

May 17,2022 MEDBOX Issue Brief no.21

Screening donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections: recommendations

World Health Organization (WHO) (2009) C_WHO

The provision of safe and efficacious blood and blood components for transfusion or manufacturing use involves a number of processes, from the selection of blood donors and the collection, processing and testing of blood donations to the testing of patient samples, the issue of compatible blood and ... more

Guidelines on the provision of Manual Wheelchairs in less resourced settings

World Health Organization; USAID; ISPO (2008) C_WHO

Prehospital trauma care systems

Sasser S,Varghese M, Kellermann A, Lormand JD. World Health Organization (2005) C_WHO

This manual provides guidance for policymakers on the issue of prehospital trauma care systems. The main areas covered include the organisation of the prehospital trauma care system, capacity development, data collection, transportation and communication, as well as ethical and legal considerations ... more

Roadmap for introduction and roll‐out of Merck rVSV‐ZEBOV Ebola Virus Disease vaccine in African countries

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Revised working paper following AVAREF meeting February 2019. WHO has published a roadmap aiming to coordinate partners’ actions and contributions to the licensing and roll-out of Merck’s Ebola vaccine (VSV-ZEBOV) in African countries. The vaccine was developed during the West Africa Ebola epi ... more

Basics of radiation protection for everyday use: How to achieve ALARA: Working tips and guidelines

Munro, Leonie WHO (2004) C_WHO

Bangladesh Emergency Response Preparedness Plan

Humanitarian Reponse Team (2014) C1

Strengthening countries’ capacities to adopt and adapt evidence-based guidelines: a handbook for guideline contextualization

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Trustworthy, evidence-based health guidelines form the basis of national policies affecting both patients and health-care workers. Emphasizing the link between robust evidence and people’s trust in their health systems, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe said at the launch ev ... more

Steps Framework for Adult Critical Care Nurses.

Critical Care Networks - National Nurse Leads (2015) C1

tep 1 Competencies have been designed to provide staff with the core skills required to care for a critically ill patient safely, whilst under supervision. It is expected that Step 1 competencies will be completed prior to commencing an academic critical care programme. Steps 2 & 3 Competencies hav ... more

Relief, Recovery and Resilient Reconstruction: Supporting Ukraine's Immediate and Medium-Term Economic Needs

World Bank Group Staff (2022) C1

As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the people of Ukraine, especially the most vulnerable, are paying an enormous price. Lives and livelihoods are being lost, with more than ten million people forced from their homes— and their country—in search of safety. The war has unleashed catast ... more

Draft WHO list of Personal Protective Equipment for Infection and Prevention Control with Focus on Ebola - CLEANING, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND, SAFE AND DIGNIFIED BURIALS

World Health Organization (2014)

Guiding principles for feeding non-breastfed children 6-24 months of age

World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO

Breast Cancer Control Policy, South Africa

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2017) C1

Ebola Virus Disease: Personal Protective Equipment, UNICEF Specifications (March 2015)

UNICEF (2015)

UNICEF provides a detailed update and list of Ebola virus disease personal protective equipment technical specifications for use in high- and low-risk settings. It includes barriers for full body protection, as well as the head, nose, mouth, eyes, hands and feet. In selecting the right PPE specifica ... more

General Clinic Infection Control QA/QI Checklist

Family Health International FHI (2007)

ANTHROPOMETRY: CHILDREN UNDER 5

FANTA (Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance) (2011)

This pocket reference presents clear information on the anthropometry (body measurements) used to assess the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age. Common definitions, cutoffs, and classifications are detailed in an easy-to-use format. Also available in french and spanish: http:// ... more

Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations an Inter-agency Field Manual

WHO; UNFPA; UNHCR (1999) C1

Checklist for assessing quality of healthcare - Hospitals

Kenya Ministry of Health (2021) C1

Kenya Quality Model for Health - Hospitals