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Role of Information Sources in Vaccination Uptake: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Household Survey in Sierra Leone, 2019

Kulkarni, S.; et al. (2022) C1

Global Health Science and Practice February 2022, https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00237 Key Findings: Exposure to vaccination information from faith leaders and health facilities was associated with increased likelihood of vaccination uptake. The significant association between exposure to a... more

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Zero maternal death from haemorrhage

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

This brochure contains the most relevant information on the Zero Maternal Deaths from Haemorrhage initiative, promoted by CLAP/PAHO.

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How to prevent CHOLERA

Hesperian (2016) C1

The Cholera Fact Sheet is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, French, and Haitian Kreyol. This heavily-illustrated, easy-to-read handout provides information for preventing, diagnosing and treating cholera with limited resources. It offers instructions for purifying drinking water and prepari... more

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Q&A: Older people and COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

Older people, and people of all ages with pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, or cancer) appear to develop serious illness more often than others. Here's how you can protect yourself.

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Assurer la sécurité sanitaire dans la Région africaine : Rapport trimestriel #3

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Conformément aux recommandations de divers comités de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), le Bureau régional de l’OMS pour l’Afrique a mis en place trois initiatives phares afin de permettre aux États Membres de la Région africaine de se préparer aux urgences de santé publique, ... more

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India: Leprosy Training Manual For Health Workers and Supervisors

National Leprosy Eradication Programme; National Health Mission; Ministry of Health & Social Welfare India (2014) C1

Course contents: What is Leprosy? Leprosy is a disease caused by a micro-organism called Mycobacterium leprae

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Norma técnica para la prevención y control de la tuberculosis El Salvador

Ministerio de Salud de El Salvador (2020) CC

La presente norma del ministerio de salud de El Salvador establece las disposiciones técnicas que regulan la promoción, prevención, detección, diagnóstico, tratamiento, control y la notifcación obligatoria de los casos de tuberculosis en todas sus formas. Esto incluyen el regulamento de digano... more

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Operating Department Practice - Clinical Pocket Reference - for nurses, students and other healthcare professionals

Clinical Pocket Reference (2020) CC

Operating Department Practice - Clinical Pocket Reference - for nurses, students and other healthcare professionals - third edition, supplemantary material Available from www.clinicalpocketreference.com ISBN: 978 1 908725 10 3

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Tuberculosis and COVID-19

BC Centre for Disease Control (2021) CC

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Using Nudges to Encourage Handwashing with Soap

Global Handwashing Partnership (2017) C1

For handwashing to be effective, it needs to be practiced consistently and thoroughly. Even when people have access to soap and water, and know how and why to wash their hands, many still do not properly wash their hands consistently at critical times. The handwashing behavior change challenge is no... more

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Policy brief: Access to assistive technology

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

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BCG Vaccine – Current use, safety & skin test

TBFACTS.ORG (2017) C1

Accessed December 2017

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A Concrete Example of the One Health Approach in the Brazilian Unified Health System

Souza, P.C.A.; et al. (2021) CC

Front. Public Health, 04 June 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.618234

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Traumatic Events. First Aid Guidelines for Assisting Adults

Mental Health First Aid (2012)

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Assessment of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Needs and Resources in the Context of Ebola

International Medical Corps (2014) C2

Lunsar, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone

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Emerging Practice – Fostering peace and respect by bringing women and girls with disabilities concerns into a Women’s Organization

Rural Women Peace Link (RWPL), Bungoma, Kenya (2018) CC

Rural Women Peace Link (RWPL) is a grassroots women-led organization working in rural areas in the west of Kenya to promote local women’s involvement in peace building, governance and development.

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Vaccines and immunization for monkeypox: Interim guidance, 16 November 2022

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The goal of the global outbreak response for monkeypox is to stop human-to-human transmission of monkeypox, with a priority focus on communities at high risk of exposure which may differ according to context, and to effectively use strong public health measures to prevent onward spread of the diseas... more

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Vaccination as a precaution for healthy aging. 12 questions and answers

Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Seniorenorganisationen e.V. (BAGSO) (2021) C2

Der BAGSO-Ratgeber informiert kompakt und verständlich zu Impfungen für Erwachsene ab 60 Jahren. Er gibt Antworten auf zwölf häufig gestellte Fragen, u.a. für wen welche Impfungen besonders wichtig sind, wo man sich beraten lassen kann und ob die Kosten von der Krankenkasse übernommen werden. ... more

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India: Note on Introduction of New Indicator - "Rate of New Cases detected with Grade II disabilities"

Directorate General of Health Services, National Leprosy Eradication Programme, New Delhi (2008) C1