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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child health and the provision of Care in Paediatric Emergency Departments

Conlon C., T. McDonnell, M. Barrett, et al. BMC (2021) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent public health guidance to reduce the spread of the diseasehave wide-reaching implications for children’s health and wellbeing. Furthermore, paediatric emergency departments(EDs) have rapidly adapted provision of care ... more

SADC Minimum Standards for Child and Adolescent HIV, TB and Malaria Continuum Of Care and Support (2013-2017)

SADC (2012) C2

SADC Communicable Disease Project Component 5: Scaling-up Child and Adolescent HIV, TB and Malaria Continuum of Care and Support DRAFT POST REGIONAL CONSENSUS AND VALIDATION MEETING Oct 2012

Training Manual on Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Stress Management in Health Care Facilities

Norwegian Red Cross (2016) C1

In many contexts, the safe delivery of health care services is challenged by the lack of respect for health care personnel who face insults, threats and violence. Consequences include the disruption ... more

Men who have Sex with Men - An Introductory Guide for Health Care Workers in Africa

B. Brown; Z. Duby; A. Scheibe; et al. Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (2011) C2

Revised Version 2011

Helping young children who have experienced trauma: policies and strategies for early care and education

Jessica Dym Bartlett, Sheila Smith, Elizabeth Bringewatt Child Trends (2017) C1

In this report, we describe early childhood trauma and its effects, offer promising strategies for ECE programs and systems to help young children who have experienced trauma, and present recommendations for state policymakers and other stakeholders looking to support trauma-informed ECE for this vu ... more

Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: revised, updated and expanded for Integrated Care - Section 2: Strengthening and Sustaining the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: A Course for Decision-Makers

WHO, UNICEF (2009) C_WHO

The Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global effort launched by WHO and UNICEF to implement practices that protect, promote and support breastfeeding. It was launched in 1991 in response to the Innocenti Declaration. The global BFHI materials have been revised, updated and expanded for i ... more

Standard Operating Procedures - Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and NCDs: Training Course for Health Care Workers

National Department of Health South Africa National Department of Health South Africa (2021) C1

- A Skills Building Program for Clinicians and Non-Clinicians. Adherence guidelines- slide deck- training course for health providers

WPA guidance on steps, obstacles and mistakes to avoid in the implementation of community mental health care

Thornicroft G, Alem A, Antunes Dos Santos R, et al. (2010) CC

World Psychiatry. 2010 Jun;9(2):67-77. The main recommendations are presented in relation to: the need for coordinated policies, plans and programmes, the requirement to scale up services for whole populations, the importance of promoting community awareness about mental illness to increase levels ... more

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 Guide ... more

Improving the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents: guidance on scheduled child and adolescent well-care visits

UN Children's Fund UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO (2024) CC

To survive and thrive, children and adolescents need good health, adequate nutrition, security, safety and a supportive clean environment, opportunities for early learning and education, responsive relationships and connectedness, and opportunities for personal autonomy and self-realization. To prom ... more

Guidelines on the Use of Tele-Counselling for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mombasa, Kenya

Mombasa City Council; USAID (2020) CC

Linking Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) - Practical tools, approaches and case studies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC), Save the Children, et al. (2021) C_WHO

Technical Note Recently, the approach to hazardous events has undergone a considerable shift, away from reactive activities focused on managing and responding to events and towards a more proactive process of emergency and disaster risk management (DRM). The ultimate goal of this shift in focus is ... more

Recommended package of interventions for HIV, viral hepatis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for people who inject drugs: policy brief

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

HIV, viral hepatitis and STI epidemics, particularly among people who inject drugs and other key populations, continue to be fuelled by laws and policies criminalizing sex work; drug use or possession; diverse forms of gender expression and sexuality; stigma and discrimination; gender discrimination ... more

WHO QualityRights Tool Kit Assessing and improving quality and human rights in mental health and social care facilities

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2012) C_WHO

The aim of the WHO QualityRights tool kit is to support countries in assessing and improving the quality and human rights of their mental health and social care facilities. The tool kit is based on an extensive international review by people with ... more

Serving the needs of Key Populations: Case examples of innovation and good practice in HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care

A. Armstrong; C. Irvine; C. Figueroa; A. Verster; R. Baggaley et al. World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Key Populations

Clinical, Virologic, Immunologic Outcomes and Emerging HIV Drug Resistance Patterns in Children and Adolescents in Public ART Care in Zimbabwe

A. T. Makadzange; M. Higgins-Biddle; B. Chimukangara; et al. PLOS One (2015) CC

PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0144057 December 14, 2015

Public Health Aspects of Mental Health Among Migrants and Refugees: A Review of the Evidence on Mental Health Care for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in the WHO European Region

Priebe, S.; D. Giacco, and Rawda El-Nagib. World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office Europe (2016) C_WHO

Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, No. 47 The increasing number of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants poses a challenge for mental health services in Europe. This review found that these groups are exposed to risk factors for mental disorders before, during and after migration. ... more

Time to Act. Pragmatic and concrete actions for prevention of non-medical use of controlled substances, treatment of drug use disorders, social protection and health care for people affected

United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC (2019) CC

UNGASS 2016 OUTCOME IMPLEMENTATION

Walking in our shoes: Perspectives of pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV on access to and retention in care in Malawi, Uganda and Zambia

Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW) et al. (2017) C1

The study sought to understand the factors that facilitate women to adhere to treatment and return to health facilities for routine care from their own perspective. The researchers focused on Malawi, Uganda and Zambia, early adopters of the global g ... more

Guideline for HIV Care/ART Clinical Mentoring in Ethiopia
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Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia (2018) C1