Anopheles stephensi is an invasive mosquito species which has been found spreading across Africa. While this species presents a new challenge for malaria control on the continent, its surveillance and management have been ongoing in Asia for many years. This document aims to summarize key lessons fr...om 3 countries – India, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sri Lanka – that have been working to control An. stephensi. It is hoped that their experiences and insights will be valuable for countries encountering An. stephensi for the first time.
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                                                                Preferred product characteristics and clinical development considerations
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Two malaria vaccines are currently WHO prequalified and recommended1 for use to prevent
P. falciparum malaria in young children, the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine, currently manufactured by
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and the R21/Matrix-M vaccine, manufactured by Serum Institute of India
Pvt (SII)
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The framework recommends expanded coverage of malaria diagnostic and treatment services, intensified vector control to drive down transmission, strengthened malaria surveillance, and increased transborder collaboration, especially in terms of efforts to control the sale and use of artemisinin monoth...erapies. Since it is unlikely that national malaria control programs will be able to implement all the activities described in this framework simultaneously, a list of suggested priority activities has been included in the Annex.
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                                                                This training module on malaria case management has been developed to support the staff involved in malaria control and elimination programmes in the effective organization of malaria diagnosis and case management services
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This toolkit is a comprehensive set of practical tools and resources designed to support country-level risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) practitioners, decision-makers, and partners to plan and implement readiness and response activities for yellow fever outbreaks. The toolkit conta...ins: information about yellow fever; RCCE considerations for how to approach key issues during yellow fever outbreaks; tools for understanding the context in which yellow fever outbreaks occur; methods for collecting data to inform strategy development and bring evidence into planning and implementation of activities; guidance to support vector control and immunization campaigns; and links to existing RCCE tools and training. It is one of a suite of toolkits on RCCE readiness and response to a range of disease and response areas.
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                                                                Despite being a preventable and curable infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB) has continued to elude global controll efforts. In 2023, 8.2 milion people with TB were diagnosed and notified to the WHO, the hightest number ever reported since WHO began tracking.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Addressing TB comorbidities and risk factors is central to the World Health Organization (WHO) End TB Strategy. These guidelines consolidate the latest WHO recommendations on TB and key comorbidities. The guidelines are a living document and will include dedicated sections for each key TB comorbidit...y or health-related risk factor. The first edition focused on HIV-associated TB, updating the WHO policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities. This second edition expands on the previous edition and consolidates new and existing recommendations on interventions to address undernutrition in people with TB, to provide food assistance to households of people with TB in food-insecure settings, and to screen for TB among those who are undernourished or food insecure.
HIV and undernutrition are leading health-related drivers of TB globally, both negatively impacting on TB treatment outcomes. TB remains the top cause of death among people with HIV, and nearly half of people with TB are undernourished, which in turn increases their risk of early mortality.
These guidelines are intended for use by ministries of health, particularly TB programmes and departments addressing related health conditions and risk factors, by implementing partners, technical and funding agencies, civil society, affected communities, clinicians, and by public health practitioners.
The guidelines are complemented by an operational handbook, that provides practical advice on how to implement the recommendations at the scale needed to achieve national and global impact.
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                                                                Rabies remains an under-reported neglected zoonosis with a case-fatality rate of almost 100% in humans and animals. Dog-mediated human rabies causes tens of thousands of human deaths annually despite being 100% preventable. More than 95% of human cases are caused by the bite of a rabies-infected dog.... Dog-mediated human rabies disproportionately affects rural communities, particularly children, and economically disadvantaged areas of Africa and Asia, where awareness of the disease and access to appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can be limited or nonexistent.
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                                                                Ce programme vous aidera, vous et votre communauté, à comprendre la science du virus qui cause le COVID-19 et d'autres virus similaires. Il vous aidera à comprendre comment ce virus vous affecte ou pourrait vous affecter à l'avenir. Elle vous aidera à comprendre les mesures que vous pouvez pren...dre pour assurer votre sécurité et celle de votre communauté.
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                                                                Versão 2. Última atualização 10 Março 2016
O protocolo contém orientações sobre definição de casos suspeitos, como identificação de alterações do Sistema Nervoso Central (SNC) durante a gestação, critérios para confirmação ou descarte de casos, sistema de notificação e investig...ação laboratorial. Além disso, há orientações sobre como deve ser feita a investigação epidemiológica dos casos suspeitos e sobre o monitoramento e análise de dados.
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                                                                Helping Adolescents Thrive (HAT) is a joint WHO-UNICEF initiative to strengthen programming and policy responses for adolescents, to promote positive mental health, prevent mental health conditions,
and prevent self-harm and other risk behaviours. The vision of HAT is a world in which all adolescen...ts, their caregivers, civil society and communities unite with governments to protect and promote adolescent mental health. This means taking action routinely to implement and monitor evidence-informed and human rights-based strategies for improving mental health, and to prevent and reduce mental health and substance use conditions in adolescents in order to improve lifelong well-being
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                                                                Brief instructions for the diagnostic of specimens coming from suspected plague cases and exposed contacts, including recommendations for diagnostic confirmation
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Le document fournit des directives complètes pour la gestion des épidémies de choléra, y compris la prévention, le diagnostic et le traitement. Il met l'accent sur les mesures de réponse rapide, l'importance de la thérapie de réhydratation (orale et intraveineuse), ainsi que sur les interven...tions de santé publique telles que l'assainissement de l'eau, la promotion de l'hygiène et la surveillance épidémiologique pour contrôler la propagation du choléra dans les communautés affectées. Ce matériel est conçu comme une ressource pour les professionnels de santé et les autorités de santé publique.
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                                                                Le document fournit des lignes directrices sur la gestion des diarrhées aiguës, mettant en avant des solutions de réhydratation orale (SRO) améliorées avec une osmolarité réduite et la supplémentation en zinc. Il souligne leur efficacité pour réduire la durée et la gravité des épisodes ...diarrhéiques et prévenir de futurs cas. Destiné aux familles, aux communautés et aux professionnels de santé, il vise à intégrer ces pratiques dans les soins de routine à domicile et dans les centres de santé.
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                                                                This practical document is available to support programmes and partners to design and implement risk communication strategies to achieve high uptake of malaria vaccination.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Medicine 2024;103:29(e39010. This review underscores the urgency of adapting to the changing landscape of malaria transmission driven by climate change. It emphasizes the significance of proactively addressing climate-related challenges to enhance malaria control and protect the health and well-bein...g of vulnerable populations.
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