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Using recency assays for HIV surveillance: 2022 technical guidance

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Recency assays use one or more biomarkers to identify whether HIV infection in a person is recent (usually within a year or less) or longstanding. Recency assays have been used to estimate incidence in representative cross-sectional surveys and in epidemiological studies to better understand the pat ... more

A four-step process for building sustainable access to diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease

Batista, C.; Forsyth, C.; Herazo, F.; Pan American Journal of Public Health (2019) CC

Over 6 million people worldwide are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas disease (CD). T. cruzi is transmitted by triatomine insects, congenitally, through uncontrolled blood donations and organ transplants, and via consumption of food or drink contaminated by triatomi ... more

Are donors targeting the greatest health needs? Evidence from mining sites in the D.R.Congo

S. Lordemus AidData at William & Mary (2019) CC

I examine the effectiveness of donors in targeting the highest burden of malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo when health information structure is fragmented. I exploit local variations in the burden of malaria induced by mining activities as well as financial and epidemiological data from he ... more

Young People’s Guide to Climate Change and Children’s Health

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

“We must not forget that no matter where we are or how old we are, we can all work for life and take action.” Francisco Vera, 15, UNICEF Child Advocate The Young Climate Activists toolkit was created by advocates of all ages who, like you, are deeply concerned about our planet's future. Havin ... more

Standard treatment Guidelines & Essential Medicine List. National essential medicines list for Odisha

HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA (2014) C1

Accessed at 25.03.2014

Guidelines on the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) in Kwa-Zulu Natal

Province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Department Health (2014) C1

The current guidelines on Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM), addresses the issue of improved management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), particularly in children under 5 years of age. In the absence of standard protocols, mortality in children admitted to hospital with SAM can ra ... more

Brief sexuality-related communication: Recommendations for a public health approach

Tamara Adrián-Hernandez,Elham Atalla, George Ayala et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2015)

This guideline provides health policy-makers and decision-makers in health professional training institutions with advice on the rationale for health-care providers’ use of counselling skills to address sexual health concerns in a primary health care setting

Minimum standards for the Protection of Children, Adolescents and Women in Refugee Accommodation Centres

Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth ; UNICEF; et al. (2017)

HIV drug resistance surveillance in countries scaling up pre-exposure prophylaxis

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

WHO recommends that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) be offered as an additional prevention choice for HIV-negative individuals at substantial risk of HIV infection as part of combination prevention approaches. HIV drug resistance has been rarely reported among PrEP users who tested HIV positive i ... more

Improving Prison Conditions by Strengthening the Monitoring of HIV, HCV, TB and Harm Reduction (Ireland)

C. MacNamara, L. Varley, P. M. McNamara Irish Penal Refurm Trust (2016) C2

Mapping Report - Ireland.

An Expanded DOTS Framework for Effective Tuberculosis Control

World Health Organization (2002) C_WHO

Stop TB Communicable Diseases

World Disasters Report 2020: Come Heat or High Water - Tackling the Humanitarian Impacts of the Climate Crisis Together. Excecutive Summay

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2020) C1

The failure to protect the people most vulnerable to climate change is especially alarming given the steady increase in the number of climate and weather-related disasters. According to the World Disasters Report, the average number of climate and weather-related disasters per decade has increased n ... more

An Open World: Promoting Diversity, Empowering Children

Liliane Foundation (2014) C2

Bringing together physical and mental health

Chris Naylor; Preety Das; Shilpa Ross et al. The Kings Fund (2016) C1

A new frontier for integrated care. Until now, most efforts to promote integrated care have focused on bridging the gaps between health and social care or between primary and secondary care. But the NHS five year forward view has highlighted a third dimension – bringing together physical and ment ... more

Cost and Outcomes of ART Scale-up in Zambia: Modelled estimates for test and treat & community based service delivery models. Policy brief

USAID, et al. (2016) C1

ملخص عن غسل اليدين لإعدادات الموارد المنخفضة - مستند حي

The Sanitation Learning Hub (2020) CC

3rd editionThe compendium provides guidance on low-cost handwashing facilities that can be widely used in low and middle-income countries. We hope that this can be shared extensively as governments and agencies tackle the crisis in low and middle-income countries where handwashing facilities are urg ... more

Analysing and using routine data to monitor the effects of COVID-19 on essential health services: practical guide for national and subnational decision-makers

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

14 January 2021 This practical guide can be used to help countries monitor and analyse the impact of COVID-19 on essential health services to inform planning and decision-making. It provides practical recommendations on how to use key performance indicators to analyse changes in access to and deliv ... more

Extensive review of tuberculosis prevention, control and care in Georgia 6–14 November 2014

World Health Organization Europe (2015) C_WHO