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Key Considerations for Children and their Caregivers During Covid-19

Govt. Canada; Save the Children; UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

The below guidance has been designed to ensure the care of children affected by COVID-19 due to either the child or caregiver requiring medical care in the home, community or health facility, it serves to

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Humanitarian Action for Children: Rwanda

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

Rwanda first confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in March 2020. Although the number of cases has been low, health system resources are being redirected to respond and an increasing number of children are affected by the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, including disruptions... more

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Delirium, Dementia, and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care

Registered Nurses Association (RNAO) (2016) CC

Best practice guidelines are systematically developed statements designed to assist nurses working in partnership with persons and their families to make decisions about health care and services (Field & Lohr, 1990). This nursing Best Practice Guideline (BPG) is intended to replace the RNAO BPGs Scr... more

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Guide Material for Medical Store Management Training
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Community Development Medicinal Unit (2012) C_WHO

Drugs and medical supplies are dispensed at the cutting edge level of the interface between the public health system and the people. Availability or lack of it brings either credit or discredit to the public health system. The primary reason for holding stocks of medicines and medical supplies in a ... more

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Rwanda: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Ministry of Education, Rwanda (2011) C2

The Early Childhood Development Policy and its Strategic Plan seek to provide a framework to ensure such a holistic and integrated approach to the development of young children. International research has demonstrated the high economic returns on ECD investment and its positive impact on health and ... more

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Handbook for Emergencies

UNHCR (2007) C2

Section One summarizes UNHCR’s mandate of international protecdtion and the aim and principles of emergency response; Section Two deals with emergency management; Section Three covers the vital sectors and problem areas in refugee emergencies, including health, food, sanitation and water, a... more

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Uganda: THE NATIONAL DRUG POLICY AND AUTHORITY ACT

(1993) C2

CHAPTER 206 | An Act to establish a national drug policy and a national drug authority to ensure the availability, at all times, of essential, efficacious and cost-effective drugs to the entire population of Uganda, as a means of providing satisfactory health care and safeguarding the appropriate us... more

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EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) PROGRAMME IN OKAMATAPATI COMMUNITY, OTJOZONDJUPA REGION

Shumba, T.W. University of Namibia (2011) C2

A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

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Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC

Mpox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus closely related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Mpox was first discovered in 1958 when outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. The first human case was recorde...d in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox and since then the infection has been reported in a number of African countries. Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected animals through handling infected meat or through bites or scratches. Diagnosis is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of material from a lesion for the virus’s DNA. Two separate clades of the mpox virus are currently circulating in Africa: Clade I, which includes subclades Ia and Ib, and Clade II, comprising subclades IIa and IIb. Clade Ia and Clade Ib have been associated with ongoing human-to-human transmission and are presently responsible for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while Clade Ib is also contributing to outbreaks in Burundi and other countries. In 2022‒2023 mpox caused a global outbreak in over 110 countries, most of which had no previous history of the disease, primarily driven by human-to-human transmission of clade II through sexual contact. In just over a year, over 90,000 cases and 150 deaths were reported to the WHO. For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent. On 13 Aug 2024, Africa CDC declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.7 This declaration empowered the Africa CDC to lead and coordinate responses to the mpox outbreak across affected African countries. On August 14, 2024, the WHO declared the resurgence of mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) emphasizing the need for coordinated international response. As of August 2024, Mpox has expanded beyond its traditional endemic regions, with new cases reported in countries including Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Sweden has confirmed its first case of Clade 1 variant, which has been rapidly spreading in Africa, particularly in DRC. The emergence of this new variant raises concerns about its potential for higher lethality and transmission rates outside Africa. more

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Infection Prevention: A reference booklet forhealth care providers

EngenderHealth (2011) C2

Infectious diseases are constantly in transition. New diseases develop, known dis-eases become widespread or reemerge, and occasionally a disease is eradicated.Infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and cholera are significant causes ofillness and death in many parts of the world. Health car... more

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COVID-19 in the Americas: Listening to the most vulnerable - Community perceptions from migrants, refugees, host communities and indigenous populations

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2022) CC

This research report offers community perceptions of COVID-19 from migrants, refugees, host communities and indigenous populations in nine countries in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. It reveals the myriad impacts ... more

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Ending inequalities and getting on track to end AIDS by 2030
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UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

23 February 2022 A summary of the commitments and targets within the United Nations General Assembly’s 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS.The United Nations General Assembly’s 2021 Political Declaration on AIDS features bold global commitments and targets for 2025 that are ambitious but... more

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COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19

NICE (2021) CC

This guideline covers identifying, assessing and managing the long-term effects of COVID-19, often described as ‘long COVID’. It makes recommendations about care in all healthcare settings for adults, children and young people who have new or ongoing symptoms 4 weeks or more after the start of a... more

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Impact of COVID‑19 pandemic on maternal and child health services in Uttar Pradesh, India

Singh, A. K.; P. K. Jain; N. P. Singh; et al. (2021) CC

In the wake of the Covid‑19 Pandemic, parts of the public health system at increased risk of reduced efficiency include healthcare services for women and children. This in turn could reverse all the progress achieved over the years in reducing maternal and child mortality. In th... more

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The distinctive role of the Catholic Church in development and humanitarian response: 7 ways the Church makes a difference

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development CAFOD (2021) CC

7 Febr. 2021 As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in countries – decimating people’s livelihoods, and leaving health systems struggling to provide healthcare and vaccines for the entire population - governments and donors should look to the Church as a partner. The essential Church networks, tr... more

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Patient- and provider-related factors in the success of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Colombia

Puerto Castro GM, Montes Zuluaga FN, Alcalde-Rabanal JE, Pérez F, et al. PAHO (2021) C_WHO

Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021;45:e74. Some characteristics of patients and healthcare providers influence treatment success in MDR-TB cases. Physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge about MDR-TB must be improved, and follow-up of MDR-TB patients who are living with HIV and of those affiliated with the... more

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UNICEF DRC COVID-19 Situation Report #16 - 23 September 21 October 2020

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

More than 8 million children have access to distance learning thanks to partnerships with 322 radio stations and 23 TV channels 1.2 million community masks distributed 25 million people reached with key messages on how to prevent COVID-19 through mass media channels (300 radio stations and... more

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Deadly Consequences. Obstruction of Aid in Yemen During Covid-19

Human Rights Watch HRW (2020) C1

With about 24 million of Yemen’s 30 million people in need of some form of assistance, the United Nations calls Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Cholera and other disease outbreaks are common, malnutrition is widespread, water is scarce, and the healthcare system is crumbling, with o... more

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COVID-19: Immediate Socio-Economic Response Plan - United Nations in India

UNSDG (2020) CC

In India, in response to the above and guided by our counterparts in the government of India, the UN agencies have developed the Novel Coronavirus Disease Joint Health Response Plan by UN Agencies and Partners, led by WHO-India, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ... more

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Guidance on Environmental decontamination in the context of COVID-19

Africa CDC (2020) C1

his guidance details basic decontamination principles and procedures that should be followed to decontaminate the physical environment in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Surface contamination and transmission risk all differ by the type of setting and the volume of p... more

Guide Material for Medical Store Management Training recommended

Ending inequalities and getting on track to end AIDS by 2030 recommended

Guide Material for Medical Store Management Training
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Ending inequalities and getting on track to end AIDS by 2030
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