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Polio transition planning and polio post-certification: Report by the Director-General

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The Executive Board at its 150th session noted an earlier version of this report.1 The present report provides an update on the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Polio Transition (2018–2023)2 at the start of 2022, within the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

“Crafting the mosaic” A framework for resilient surveillance for respiratory viruses of epidemic and pandemic potentia

World Health Organisation WHO (2023) C_WHO

It is impossible to address the many complex needs of respiratory virus surveillance with a single surveillance system. Multiple systems, investigations and studies must each be fit-for-purpose to specific priority surveillance objectives, and only together can they provide essential information to ... more

Effective Media Communication during Public Health Emergencies. Handbook and Field Guide
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World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO

This handbook describes a seven-step process to assist public health officials and others to communicate effectively through the media during emergencies. At the core of this process is the belief that positive action must be taken to interactively facilitate effective media coverage of events and ... more

Disability in humanitarian context Views from affected people and field organisations

Handicap International (2015) C2

STUDY - 2015 | Advocacy

Fair Trade and Catholic Social Teaching

CRS Fair Trade (2014) C1

Snapshot report: The state of communication, community engagement and accountability across the Ukraine response (30 September 2022)

CDAC Network Reliefweb OCHA Services (2022) C2

Since the first edition of the CDAC snapshot of communication, community engagement and accountability (CCEA) across the Ukraine response was published in May 2022, a conscious effort has been made by international, national and local responders to ramp up CCEA action. Progress has been made in esta ... more

Primary health care and HIV: convergent actions - Policy considerations for decision-makers

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

The 2030 health-related Sustainable Development Goals call on countries to end AIDS as a public health threat and also to achieve universal health coverage. The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes primary health care (PHC) as the key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage, and the PH ... more

All under one roof. Disability-inclusive shelter and settlements in emergencies

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies; CBM: Handicap Internationl (2015)

Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care in low-resource settings

World Health Organization WHO (2013) CC

Effective implementation of WHO PEN, combined with other very cost effective population-wide interventions, will help even resource constrained settings to attain the global voluntary targets related to reduction of premature mortality and preventionof heart attacks and strokes.

Cultural awareness in times of Ebola

Schwienhorst, E.M.; K. Boegel Medical Peace Work (2015)

Strategic Response Plan for the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Provinces of North Kivu and Iture (February - July 2019)

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

Since the beginning of December a significant increase in the incidence of new cases has been observed particularly along the corridor towards the large urban center of Butembo (health zones of Butembo and Katwa) and beyond in the zone of Kayna health center located about 150 km from Goma. In additi ... more

War on drugs for peace in Afghanistan: Lessons from South America

South Asia Democratic Forum (2018) C2

SADF POLICY BRIEF 31 October 2018 Issue n° 8 ISSN: 2406-5625

Effective communication strategies and practices for dengue and other arboviral diseases: Systematic review

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

Health communication has proven to play a crucial role in addressing diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, for which there are no definitive or easily accessible vaccines. In this context, this discipline becomes a fundamental tool to promote the change behavior and promote preventive pract ... more

Zika Virus Infection - Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement
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Pan American Health Association (PAHO); World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

This document provides Technical content on ZIKV, its manifestations, complications, modes of transmission, and prevention measures to be used in answering frequently asked questions and conveying messages in information and communication materials, community talks, press conferences, etc.

Guidance Note to Inform District Level Planning on the Provision of Child Protection, Psychosocial Services with Gender considerations in the EVD Phase II Context

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone (2015)

European Drug Report - Trends and Developments

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2018) C1

Table of contents: - Preface - Introductory note and acknowledgements - Commentary - Chapter 1: Drug supply and the market - Chapter 2: Drug use prevalence and trends - Chapter 3: Drug-related harms and responses - Annex: National data tables Available in 24 languages on: http://www.emcdd ... more

Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: Blended Finance Roadmap for Global Health

Center for Innovation and Impact (CII), USAID (2019) C2

In an environment of stagnant donor funding and increasing private sector investment in low- and middle-income countries, actors in both the public and private sectors are increasingly interested in using blended finance approaches to catalyze new funding for global health and achieve health outcome ... more

‘Virus Carriers’ and HIV testing: navigating Ukraine’s HIV policies and programming for female sex workers

A. Tokar; J. Osborne; K. Slobodianiuk; et al. BMC Public Health (BioMed Central); Health Research Policy and Systems (2019) CC

Tokar et al. Health Research Policy and Systems (2019) 17:23 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-019-0415-4