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Ebola Virus Disease: Travel and transport risk assessment: Recommendations for public health authorities and transport sector

World Health Organization (2014)

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Sexual and Reproductive Health During Protracted Crises and Recovery

WHO, UNFPA, and Escuela Andaluza de Salud Publica Consejeria de Salud (2011)

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Global spending on health: Emerging from the pandemic

World Health Organization (WHO) (2024) CC

The Global Health Expenditure Report delves into the intricate landscape of global economies and health systems. This year, it focuses on health spending in 2022, the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It shows how countries around the world responded to the health and economic shocks of the pande... more

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Africa’s Health Financing in a New Era

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (2025) CC

Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented financing crisis, driven by a sharp decline of 70% in Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2021 to 2025 and deep-rooted structural vulnerabilities. This collapse is placing immense pressure on Africa’s already fragile health systems as ODA ...is seen as the backbone of critical health programs: pandemic preparedness, maternal and child health services, disease control programs are all at risk, threatening Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Universal Health Coverage. Compounding this is Africa’s spiraling debt, with countries expected to service USD 81 billion by 2025—surpassing anticipated external financing inflows—further eroding fiscal space for health investments. Level of domestic resources is low. TThe Abuja Declaration of 2001, a pivotal commitment made by African Union (AU) member states, aimed to reverse this trend by pledging to allocate at least 15% of national budgets to the health sector. However, more than two decades later, only three countries—Rwanda, Botswana, and Cabo Verde—have consistently met or exceeded this target (WHO, 2023). In contrast, over 30 AU member states remain well below the 10% benchmark, with some allocating as little as 5–7% of their national budgets to health. In addition, only 16 (29%) of African countries currently have updated versions of National Health Development Plan (NHDP) supported by a National Health Financing Plan (NHFP). These two documents play a critical role in driving internal resource mobilisation. At the same time, public health emergencies are surging, rising 41%—from 152 in 2022 to 213 in 2024—exposing severe under-resourcing of health infrastructure and workforce. Recurring outbreaks (Mpox, Ebola, cholera, measles, Marburg…) alongside effects of climate change and humanitarian crises in Eastern DRC, the Sahel, and Sudan, are overwhelming systems stretched by chronic underfunding. The situation is worsened by Africa’s heavy dependency with over 90% of vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics being externally sourced—leaving countries vulnerable to global supply chain shocks. Health worker shortages persist, with only 2.3 professionals per 1,000 people (below the WHO’s recommended 4.45), and fewer than 30% of systems are digitized, undermining disease surveillance and early warning. Without decisive action, Africa CDC projects the continent could reverse two decades of health progress, face 2 to 4 million additional preventable deaths annually, and a heightened risk of a pandemic emerging from within. Furthermore, 39 million more Africans could be pushed into poverty by 2030 due to intertwined health and economic shocks. This is not just a sectoral crisis—it is an existential threat to Africa’s political, social, and economic resilience, and global stability. In response, African leaders, under Africa CDC’s stewardship, are advancing a comprehensive three-pillar strategy centered on domestic resource mobilization, innovative financing, and blended finance. more

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Financing the Pandemic Cycle: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery and Reconstruction

Fan V. Y., Kim S., Pineda D., et al. Center for Global Development (2024) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical gaps in the global response to health crises, particularly in the financing of pandemic prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and reconstruction. This chapter presents a comprehensive framework for pandemic financing that spans the entire pandemic cycle... more

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A healthy return: Investment case for a sustainably financed WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) CC

There has never been a more critical moment to invest in WHO, and strengthen the unique role it plays in global health. Now is the time to sustainably finance WHO and invest in a healthy return for all.

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Plan of Action for Malaria Elimination 2021-2025

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2022) C_WHO

The Plan of Action for Malaria Elimination 2021-2025 has been developed in consultation with countries and regional partners as a framework of reference to guide the efforts of countries and the contributions of donors and partners towards elimination of the disease in the Americas. The Plan subscri... more

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WHO guidelines for malaria - arabic version

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

The WHO guidelines for malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform. The WHO guidelines for malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-frie... more

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WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO

First Global Patient Safety Challenge Clean Care is Safer Care The WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care provide health-care workers (HCWs), hospital administrators and health authorities with a thorough review of evidence on hand hygiene in health care and specific recommendations to impro... more

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Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility

Al Delaimy W., Ramanathan V., Sanchez Sorondo M. et al. (2020) CC

This open access book not only describes the challenges of climate disruption, but also presents solutions. The challenges described include air pollution, climate change, extreme weather, and related health impacts that range from heat stress, vector-borne diseases, food and water insecurity and ch... more

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Lignes directrices unifiées sur les services de dépistage du VIH, 2019

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) (2020) C_WHO

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Coordination and registration of Providers of foreign medical teams in the humanitarian response to sudden-onset disasters: A Health Cluster Concept Paper

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2012)

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Privind aprobarea Programului national de control al tuberculozei pentru anii 2016-2020

Guvernul Republicii Moldova (2016) C1

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Healthy Living Toolkit

US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (2015) CC

The Healthy Living Toolkit is developed to educate refugees, immigrants, resettlement agencies, clinics, community based organizations, and other service providers on refugee health issues. The toolkit presents material in a culturally appropriate manner and is intended to help health care-related p... more

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Cartographie des systèmes d' appriovisionnement et de distribution des médicaments et autres produits de santé au Burkina Faso

Direction général de la pharmacie, du médicament et des laboratoires (2010) C2

L'objectif de la cartographie est d'obtenir une vision claire et précise des systèmes et politiques d'approvisionnement, de distribution et de financement des produits pharmaceutiques existants au Burkina Faso et de déterminer leur pertinence, leur cohérence et leurs forces et faiblesses en term... more

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Enfermedad de chagas-memorias

Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, Colombia (2012) C2

La enfermedad de Chagas (ECha), resultado de la infección por el Trypanosoma cruzi, afecta varias poblaciones de las zonas rurales de Suramérica y América Central. En los últimos años la enfermedad ha cobrado importancia epidemiológica no sólo porque se ha incrementado la detección de caso... more

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Uso racional del equipo de protección personal frente a la COVID-19 y aspectos que considerar en situaciones de escasez graves
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Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO

orientaciones provisionales, 23 de diciembre de 2020 En este documento se resumen las recomendaciones de la OMS para utilizar de forma racional los equipos de protección personal (EPP) tanto en los centros sanitarioscomo en los domicilios, así como durante la manipulación... more

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Plan Stratégique du Secteur de la Santé pour la Réforme

Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population, Haiti (2008) CC

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Guía práctica del manejo de coinfección TB/VIH 2018

Ministerio de salud, Bolivia (2018) C2

Las personas infectadas por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) tienen 29 veces más probabilidades de enfermar de tuberculosis (TB) que las personas sin VIH que viven en el mismo país. La TB es una de las principales causas de muerte entre las personas infectadas por el VIH: provoca ... more

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Addendum au Plan de réponse humanitaire 2020 Burundi

OCHA, Cycle de programmation humanitaire (2020) CC

CYCLE DE PROGRAMMATION HUMANITAIRE 2020-2022 Ce document est consolidé par OCHA pour le compte de l’Équipe humanitaire pays et des partenaires humanitaires. Il présente les priorités et les paramètres de la réponse stratégique de l’Équipe humanitaire pays, basés sur une compréhension ... more

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