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Averting risks to the food chain

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FAO (2019) C2

As the number of transboundary pest and animal and foodborne disease outbreaks rises, so does the number of people who are chronically hungry due to these and other factors. The correlation can be explained by the link between our health and that of the planet. We rely on land and sea for the produc... more

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Progress in the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Western Pacific Region: successes and challenges

A. Yajima; Ichimori, K. International Health (2020) C1

The Western Pacific Region is the largest and most diverse region in the world, made up of 37 countries and territories in the Pacific, Oceania and parts of Asia, with a population of more than 1.9 billion people stretching over an area from China and Mongolia in the north to New Zealand in the sout... more

OMS – Programme mondiale puor l´élimination de la Filaroise Lymphatique – Formation sur le suivi et l’évaluation épidémiologique du traitement médicamenteux de masse pour l’élimination de la filariose

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

Un suivi et une évaluation efficaces sont nécessaires pour atteindre l’objectif d’élimination de la filariose lymphatique (FL). Après le traitement médicamenteux de masse (TMM) conformément aux lignes directrices élaborées par l’OMS, des programmes doivent être mis en œuvre afin de d... more

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Modelling the climatic suitability of Chagas disease vectors on a global scale

Ebehard, F.; Cunze, S.; Kochmann, J., Klimpel, S. eLife Sciences Publications (2020) CC

eLife 2020;9:e52072. The Triatominae are vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of the neglected tropical Chagas disease. Their distribution stretches across Latin America, with some species occurring outside of the Americas. In particular, the cosmopolitan vector, Triatoma rubrofasci... more

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Integrated Family Planning and Immunization Service Delivery at Health Facility and Community Sites in Dowa and Ntchisi Districts of Malawi: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation

Cooper, C. M.; Wille, J.; Shire, S.; et al. (2020) CC2

The Government of Malawi’s Health Sector Strategic Plan II highlights the importance of service integration; however, in practice, this has not been fully realized. We conducted a mixed methods evaluation of efforts to systematically implement integrated family planning and immunization services i... more

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Africa’s Health Financing in a New Era

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (2025) CC

Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented financing crisis, driven by a sharp decline of 70% in Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2021 to 2025 and deep-rooted structural vulnerabilities. This collapse is placing immense pressure on Africa’s already fragile health systems as ODA ...is seen as the backbone of critical health programs: pandemic preparedness, maternal and child health services, disease control programs are all at risk, threatening Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Universal Health Coverage. Compounding this is Africa’s spiraling debt, with countries expected to service USD 81 billion by 2025—surpassing anticipated external financing inflows—further eroding fiscal space for health investments. Level of domestic resources is low. TThe Abuja Declaration of 2001, a pivotal commitment made by African Union (AU) member states, aimed to reverse this trend by pledging to allocate at least 15% of national budgets to the health sector. However, more than two decades later, only three countries—Rwanda, Botswana, and Cabo Verde—have consistently met or exceeded this target (WHO, 2023). In contrast, over 30 AU member states remain well below the 10% benchmark, with some allocating as little as 5–7% of their national budgets to health. In addition, only 16 (29%) of African countries currently have updated versions of National Health Development Plan (NHDP) supported by a National Health Financing Plan (NHFP). These two documents play a critical role in driving internal resource mobilisation. At the same time, public health emergencies are surging, rising 41%—from 152 in 2022 to 213 in 2024—exposing severe under-resourcing of health infrastructure and workforce. Recurring outbreaks (Mpox, Ebola, cholera, measles, Marburg…) alongside effects of climate change and humanitarian crises in Eastern DRC, the Sahel, and Sudan, are overwhelming systems stretched by chronic underfunding. The situation is worsened by Africa’s heavy dependency with over 90% of vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics being externally sourced—leaving countries vulnerable to global supply chain shocks. Health worker shortages persist, with only 2.3 professionals per 1,000 people (below the WHO’s recommended 4.45), and fewer than 30% of systems are digitized, undermining disease surveillance and early warning. Without decisive action, Africa CDC projects the continent could reverse two decades of health progress, face 2 to 4 million additional preventable deaths annually, and a heightened risk of a pandemic emerging from within. Furthermore, 39 million more Africans could be pushed into poverty by 2030 due to intertwined health and economic shocks. This is not just a sectoral crisis—it is an existential threat to Africa’s political, social, and economic resilience, and global stability. In response, African leaders, under Africa CDC’s stewardship, are advancing a comprehensive three-pillar strategy centered on domestic resource mobilization, innovative financing, and blended finance. more

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Monkeypox: case report form (‎CRF)‎, 21 July 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

WHO invites Member States, health facilities and other entities to participate in the global effort to collect anonymized clinical data relating to suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox and contribute data to the WHO Global Clinical Platform. WHO has developed a clinical characterization case ... more

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Monkeypox Case Report Form (CRF) and minimum dataset Case reporting form (CRF)

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

19 August 2022. A monkeypox case investigation form (CIF) has been designed as a tool for Member States and researchers to conduct in-depth epidemiological investigation of suspected, probable and confirmed cases of monkeypox. This form allows to collect data prospectively or retrospectively for bot... more

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Counting disability: emerging consensus on the Washington Group questionnaire

Nora E Groce, Daniel Mont (2017) CC

The Lancet Global health vol.5 e649–e650, July 2017

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Mantenimiento de la vigilancia de la gripe y seguimiento del SARS-CoV-2: adaptación del Sistema Mundial de Vigilancia y Respuesta a la Gripe (‎SMVRG)‎ y de los sistemas centinela durante la pandemia

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO

orientaciones provisionales, 8 de noviembre de 2020

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Consolidated strategic information guidelines for viral hepatitis planning and tracking progress towards elimination: guidelines

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

The document describes the use of strategic information at various stages of the response in the context of strengthening broader health information systems. Strategic information can be defined as data collected at all service delivery and administrative levels to inform policy and programme decisi... more

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Population-based age-stratified seroepidemiological investigation protocol for COVID-19 virus infection

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The following protocol has been designed to investigate the extent of infection, as determined by seropositivity in the general population, in any country in which COVID-19 virus infection has been reported. Each country may need to tailor some aspects of this protocol to align with public health, l... more

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Protocolo de investigación de los primeros casos y sus contactos directos (FFX) de la enfermedad por Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2020) C_WHO

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Estrutura de vigilância baseada em evento

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC

A Estrutura de Vigilância Baseada em Eventos deve ser usada por autoridades e agências responsáveis pela vigilância e resposta. Essa estrutura serve como um esboço para orientar as partes interessadas em implementar a vigilância baseada em eventos (EBS) usando uma abordagem multissetorial ... more

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Digital tools for COVID-19 contact tracing

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

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Vigilancia de salud pública en relación con la COVID-19
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Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2020) C_WHO

Orientaciones provisionales 16 de diciembre de 2020 En el presente documento se resumen las orientaciones actuales de la OMS para la vigilancia de salud pública en relación con la coronavirosis de 2019 (COVID-19) en el ser humano debida a la infección por el coronavirus del síndrome respiratori... more

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Tuberculosis profile: Estonia

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

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Профиль страны по туберкулезу: Эстония

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

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Dépistage de la Covid-19 chez les Femmes Enceintes et les Accouchées dans Six Maternités de Brazzaville

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) CC

La prévalence de la covid -19 chez la femme enceinte et les accouchées semble être faible. Elles étaient asymptomatiques et le pronostic maternel était satisfaisant. Néanmoins, le risque de for.pdf

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