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Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change and Adaptation Practices for Maize Production in Eastern Ethiopia

Teshome H.; Tesfaye K.; et al. (2021) CC

Climate change and variability is affecting maize (Zea mays L.) production in eastern Ethiopia but how farmers perceive the challenge and respond to it is not well documented. A study was conducted to analyze smallholder maize farmers’ perception of climate change/variability and identify their ad ... more

Inactivated poliovirus vaccine following oral poliovirus vaccine cessation

World Health Organization (2006)

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Standards in Health Care Facilities, 11 May 2020

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

This technical note contains indicators and minimum standards necessary for emergency response in the following topics: quantity of water, access to water, quality of water, sanitation, hygiene, solid waste, cleaning and disinfection, as well as dosages for the preparation of solutions disinfectants ... more

Development of a checklist for implementing rural pathways to train and support health workers in low and middle income countries

O’Sullivan BG., Chater AB, Bingham A., et al. (2020) CC

This document presents an evidence-informed Checklist for implementing rural pathways to train and support the rural health workforce in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Rural areas are the most underserviced around the world.

Coverage at a crossroads: New directions for vitamin A supplementation programmes

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2018)

In where under-five mortality is high and vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem, two high-dose supplements of vitamin A per year, spaced four to six months apart, can strengthen children’s immune systems and improve their chances of survival.
During much of early childhood – from ... more

Best practices for including persons with disabilities in all aspects of developmennt efforts
recommended

United Nations (2011) C2

Childhood cancer ‘Signs and Symptoms’ campaign
recommended

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) (2020) C1

Compilation of campaign materials Accessed on 29 September 2020

South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan January 2020 — December 2021

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) CC

Addendum: 2020 mid-year COVID-19 resvision, summary of the reprioritisation & additional requirements in response to COVID-19 In June and July 2020, a mid-year revision of the 2020 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) was undertaken as an inter-agency consultative process to discuss ... more

National Emergency Action Plan for Polio Eradication Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2016/2017

Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan (2016) C1

The Impact of Climate Change on Health: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in the Era of COVID-19

Machalaba; C.; Bouley, T. A.; Nunziata, K. R.; et al. (2021) C1

The climate crisis has many consequences – among them widespread health impacts that will lead to immense societal, ecological, and economic harm. Over the past two decades multiple large-scale reviews on climate change and health have made clear the need for a multi-sectoral approach to target t ... more

Policy brief: Disaster risk reduction and climate change

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (2021) C2

This policy brief explores the challenges faced in disaster risk governance in relation to the climate emergency.

Rehabilitation considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak

Pan American Health Organization PAHO, World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Severe cases of COVID-19 are associated with rehabilitation needs related to the consequences of ventilatory support, and prolonged immobilization and bed rest. These may include: − Impaired lung function; − Physical deconditioning and muscle weakness; − Delirium and other cognitive impairment ... more

National Training Package on Paediatric HIV and AIDS Care and Treatment. Participants Handbook: Module 1: Overview of HIV in Children

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania (2015) C1

Philippines: Family Planning Competency-Based Training - Basic Course Handbook for Service Providers (Level 1/2)

Department of Health (DOH) Philippines (2010) C1

Ethiopia Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO

Heatwaves: A Guide for Health-based Actions

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2021) C_WHO

This publication presents a comprehensive methodology to support the Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in preparing for and responding to heat-health risks in the Region of the Americas. It builds on World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization globa ... more

Congenital Chagas disease: Updated recommendations for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of newborns and siblings, girls, women of childbearing age, and pregnant women

Carlier, Y.; Altcheh, J.; Angheben, A. (2019) CC

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 13(10): e0007694. In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Chagas disease (CD; Trypanosoma cruzi infection) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) [1] and included it into the global plan to combat NTDs [2]. The Target 3.3 of the United Nations Sustainable Developmen ... more

The effect of primary health care on tuberculosis in a nationwide cohort of 7·3 million Brazilian people: a quasi-experimental study

Jesus, G.S.; J.M. Pescarini, A.F.Silva, et al. (2022) CC

The Lancet Global Health January 24, 2022

Who wants to work in a rural health post? The role of intrinsic motivation, rural background and faith-based institutions in Ethiopia and Rwanda

Serneels, P., Montalvo, J.G., Pettersson, G., et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO

This paper examines the extent to which health workers differ in their willingness to work in rural areas and the reasons for these differences, based on the data collected in Rwanda analysed individually and in combination with data from Ethiopia.