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Monitoring asthma in children

Pijnenburg, M.W.; Baraldi, E.; Brand, P.L. et al. European Respiratory Journal (2015) CC

The goal of asthma treatment is to obtain clinical control and reduce future risks to the patient. To reach this goal in children with asthma, ongoing monitoring is essential. While all components of asthma, such as symptoms, lung function, bronchia ... more

Provision and continuation of antiretroviral therapy during acute conflict: the experience of MSF in Central African Republic and Yemen

Ferreyra C., D. O’Brien, B. Alonso Conflict and Health (2018) C2

Unstable settings present challenges for the effective provision of antiretroviral treatment (ART). In this paper, we summarize the experience and results of providing ART and implementing contingency plans during acute instability in the Central Af ... more

Psychosocial Care for Pediatric Cancer. Module 01: Psychosocial assessment

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Advances in the treatment of pediatric cancer have made it possible to expand initiatives beyond cure and cover aspects such as early detection, continuity of treatment and reduction in toxicity. Al ... more

Interim Guidance for COVID-19 prevention and control in schools
recommended

Bender L. Unicef, WHO, IASC (Inter-Agency Standing Commitee) (2020) C_UNICEF

The protection of children and educational facilities is particularly important. Precautions are necessary to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 in school settings; however, care must also be taken to avoid stigmatizing students and staff who ... more

Antiepileptic drug therapy in individuals with intellectual disability & epilepsy

World Health Organization (2012) C_WHO

Q12: Should the treatment be similar in individuals with intellectual disability and epilepsy compared to people with epilepsy only?

Statement on the use of Dexamethasone for severely ill COVID-19 Patients

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is aware of the media releases of the preliminary results of a large randomized clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom, which included dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, as one of the drugs used for the ... more

South Sudan Health Cluster Bulletin 12, December 2018

World Health Organization, Health Cluster (2019) C_WHO

Emergency WASH in Health Facilities in Conflict Affected Locations 756 health workers trained on disease surveillance and outbreak response. Around 142 health workers trained on integrated health (WASH and Nutrition) response. 405 health ... more

TB, HIV, mothers and children: time for action

Theo Smart Aidsmap (2012)

HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice No. 188

No Protection, No Respect

Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (2016) CC

Health Workers and Health Facilities under Attack 2015, and Early 2016

HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: Drug-resistant TB

Lesley Odendal (2013) CC

HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice No.202

Basic occupational safety and health for respiratory diseases

The Union (2021) C1

A desk guide for health facilities . It outlines a comprehensive approach to respiratory health, which health facilities can adapt and implement in resource-limited settings

Clinic-based survey of acquired HIV drug residence

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

WHO’s antiretroviral treatment (ART) clinic-based acquired drug resistance survey method yields robust estimates of HIV viral suppression and acquired HIV drug resistance in adults, children and adolescents taking both dolutegravir and non-doluteg ... more

HIV Molecular diagnostics Toolkit to improve access to viral load testing and infant diagnosis

WHO World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

Toolkit HIV Treatment and Care

Guidelines for the Integrated Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition

ACF International (2011)

In-and Out-Patient Treatment

Key considerations for the implementation of Community Care Centres

World Health Organization (2014)

Community Care Centres (CCCs) are small facilities (10 beds maximum), located within the community and run by community health workers. CCCs provide isolation facilities for Ebola patients in order ... more

Sexually Transmitted Infections - Management Guidelines 2018

National Department of Health (NDOH), South Africa (2018) CC2

Adapted from: Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicine List PHC. The syndromic approach to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) diagnosis and management is to treat the signs or symptoms (syndrome) of a group of diseases rather than ... more

Gaps in service Utilization and service provision: an analysis of DHS and SPA Malaria data from Malawi, Senegal, and Tanzania

C. Taylor, A. Linn, W. Wang, and H. Moussa (2018) C2

Barriers to the prompt and effective diagnosis and treatment of malaria exist at both the community and health facility level. Household surveys measure malaria case management at the population level with standard indicators that assess ... more