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Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children Age 6-23 Months in Myanmar: Further Analysis of the 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey

Mya, Kyaw Swa, Aung Tin Kyaw, and Thandar Tun The DHS Program (2018) C1

DHS Working Paper No. 136
A total of 1,222 children age 6-23 months were included in this analysis. Twenty percent of children were stunted and 43% were moderately anemic. Regarding IYCF practices, only 16% of children received a minimum acceptable diet, 25% received diverse food groups, 58% were... more

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Birth defects surveillance: quick reference handbook of selected congenital anomalies and infections

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This Quick Reference Handbook of Selected Congenital Anomalies and Infections is a companion tool to Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers, and is intended for use by front-line health care professionals who are diagnosing and collecting data on congenital defects and infection... more

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Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The road map sets global targets and milestones to prevent, control, eliminate or eradicate 20 diseases and disease groups as well as cross-cutting targets aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. Three foundational pillars will support global efforts to achieve the targets: accelerate progra... more

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Prevalence of Common Diseases in Indigenous People in Colombia

Bauer, H.; Mendoza, G.; Kreienbrock, L. et al. National Library of Medicine (2022) CC

The Indigenous tribe called the Wiwa lives retracted in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Little is known about their health status and whether the health care system in place covers their needs.

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Acute Chagas Disease: New Global Challenges for an Old Neglected Disease

Andrade, D.; Gollob, K.; Dutra, W. PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases (2015) CC

Abstract: Chagas disease is caused by infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and although over 100 years have passed since the discovery of Chagas disease, it still presents an increasing problem for global public health. A plethora of information concerning the chronic phase of human Chaga... more

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Geographical, landscape and host associations of Trypanosoma cruzi DTUs and lineages

Izeta-Alberdi, A.; Ibarra-Cerdena, C.; Moo-llanes, D.; Ramsey,J. BMC Part of Springer Nature (2016) CC

Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease (CD), considered one of the most important parasitic infections in Latin America. Between 25 and 90 million humans are at infection risk via at least one of multiple infection mechanisms. Under natural conditions, the principal transmissio... more

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iagnostic Gaps and Recommendations for Human African Trypanosomiasis: Assessment of User Needs, Use Cases, and the Diagnostic Landscape

PATH (2016) C2

In support of the London Declaration goals, PATH aims to catalyze engagement of the diagnostics industry and product development efforts. As part of this work, PATH conducted a diagnostic landscape analysis to identify gaps and evaluated current and nascent HAT diagnostics that may provide solutions... more

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Describing nearly two decades of Chagas disease in Germany and the lessons learned: a retrospective study on screening, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi infection from 2000 – 2

Guggenbühl Noller, J.M., Froeschl, G., Eisermann, P. et al. BMC Infectious Diseases (2020) CC

The highly complex and largely neglected Chagas disease (CD) has become a global health problem due to population movements between Latin America and non-endemic countries, as well as non-vectorial transmission routes. Data on CD testing and treatment from routine patient care in Germany of almost t... more

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Recent Trends in Leishmania Research: A Therapeutic Perspective

Jawed, J. & Majumdar, S. Journal of Infectiology and Epidemiology (2018) CC

Leishmaniasis is a spectrum of disease caused by the infection of protozoan parasite Leishmania mainly affecting the antigen presenting cell of the host. The disease is although considered as neglected tropical disease still it is not completely eradicated. Majority of the issues related to the ther... more

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National Guidelines on Nutrition Care, Support, and Treatment (NCST) for Adolescent and Adults. Second edition 2017

Ministry of Health Malawi (2017) CC

National Guidelines on Nutrition, Care, Support, and Treatment (NCST) for Adolescents and Adults These guidelines are intended to: • Establish a consistent set of nutrition interventions and recommendations aimed at managing and preventing undernutrition and overnutrition in adolescents and ad... more

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Longlist of knowledge gaps in Planetary health

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023) C2

The longlist of knowledge gaps is based on existing research agendas published in 2015 or later and expert input from reviewers of the first draft of the longlist. It only includes knowledge gaps focussing on a better understanding of the relationship between global environmental change and human h... more

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Forests and Trees for Human Health: Pathways, Impacts, Challenges and Response Options

Cecil Konijnendijk, Dikshya Devkota, Stephanie Mansourian & Christoph Wildburger (eds.) International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) (2023) C2

Forests, trees and green spaces, hereinafter ‘forests and trees’ for short, provide multiple goods and services that contribute to human health. These include medicines, nutritious foods and other non-wood forest products (NWFPs). Globally, at least 3.5 billion people use NWFPs, including medici... more

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Surgical approaches to the urogenital manifestations of lymphatic filariasis

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

During the 17 years since Surgical approaches to the urogenital manifestations of lymphatic filariasis was first published, there has been heightened awareness of the physical, economic and emotional burden of the genitourinary manifestations of filariasis. With the impetus to provide better guidanc... more

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Global elimination of dog-mediated human rabies. Report

World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

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... more

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Climate Change and Chagas Disease in the americas: A qualitative systematic review

Graves B.N. (2019) C2

Chagas disease is currently endemic and also predicted to be at increased transmission risk under future climate change scenarios. Similarly, an expansion of areas in the United States at increased risk for Chagas disease transmission is also expected over the next several decades under climate chan... more

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“Crafting the mosaic” A framework for resilient surveillance for respiratory viruses of epidemic and pandemic potentia

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

It is impossible to address the many complex needs of respiratory virus surveillance with a single surveillance system. Multiple systems, investigations and studies must each be fit-for-purpose to specific priority surveillance objectives, and only together can they provide essential information to ... more

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Operational guide: use of referral laboratories for the analysis of foodborne hazards in the Pacific

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The Operational guide: use of referral laboratories for the analysis of foodborne hazards in the Pacific aims to strengthen the food analysis capacity of Pacific Island countries and areas by identifying national and reference laboratories capable of testing for priority foodborne hazards. The Pacif... more

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Vector-borne diseases: a handbook for pharmacists - Disease prevention, control, management and treatment

Gromek K., Hung M., Montero N. et al International Pharmaceutical Federation FIP (2020) C2

The Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas (PFA) has previously published guidelines and organised campaigns for community pharmacists on the prevention, detection and control of arbovirus infections in 2018 with a grant from the FIP Foundation for Pharmacy Education and Research. Building on that exp... more

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Five keys for safer traditional food markets: risk mitigation in traditional food markets in the Asia-Pacific Region

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Traditional food markets play important economic, cultural, and social role and are sources of livelihood for millions of people in urban and rural areas. The manual Five keys for safer traditional food markets: risk mitigation in traditional food markets in the Asia-Pacific Region aims to support a... more

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Sanitation_and_Hygiene_Research_Symposium_Malawi_July2015_

Emma Mbalame University of Malawi (2015) CC

Presentation on WASH in Malawi