Evidence from a systematic review on antenatal zinc supplementation was evaluated as part of the World Health Organization (WHO) antenatal care (ANC) guideline development process in 2016, and the following recommendation on zinc supplementation was made: “Zinc supplementation for pregnant women i...s only recommended in the context of rigorous research.” The Guideline Development Group (GDG) made this recommendation because it felt that the evidence on the intervention was incomplete and that more research was necessary.
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The new review paper, The Impacts of Climate Change on Health, identifies the extent to which increasing emissions, extreme weather and temperatures elevate health risks, from infectious disease to malnutrition, and assesses the associated health burden. It concludes that the health burden will exce...ed the level of demand that health systems are prepared for.
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A systematic review informing a radical transformation of health workforce development
Cochrane Systematic Review - Intervention Version published: 15 April 2020
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011621.pub4
Revision for Field Review
Online version of the manual: https://iawgfieldmanual.com/manual
Revision for Field Review
This rapid review report has identified the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) options used in emergency settings, with decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) and mobile wastewater treatment units performing most effectively and with minimal costs. Examples are taken from refugee camps a...nd internally displaced people (IDP) settlements due to the Iraq war, the Israeli-Palestine conflict, and the civil wars in Syria and Sudan. WWTP options used in Finland, Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Sudan and Turkey are discussed. Lessons learned from China and suggestions for the Rohingya crisis are also included.
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Policy brief or review of health crisis response 2015 in Indonesia
Access : 03.05.2017
Objective: To review research on associations of trauma type with PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys, a series of epidemiological surveys that obtained representative data on trauma-specific PTSD.
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Clinical Infectious Diseases® 2016;62(12):1586–94
Health Economics Review, 2016 6:7 -Published: 11 February 2016
Global Education Review, 3(3).4-27
Circumcision – consultative review of additional information, 12 August 2016
21 September 2016
A systematic literature review of education systems in low-and middle income countries commissioned by CBM
Up-to-date Literature review current through: Jan 2015. | This topic last updated: Jan 29, 2015.
Mid-term review of The National AIDS Programme 2011-15
October 2013
WHO GUIDELINES REVIEW COMMITTEE
A global Review of evidence and practice
WHO GUIDELINES REVIEW COMMITTEE
Purpose of review: We review recent evidence regarding risk factors for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treatment outcome studies from 2010 to 2012 including dissemination studies, early intervention studies and studies involving preschool children.