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Standards for Prosthetics and Orthotics Service Provision. 2015-2017 work plan

Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP) and NVI World Health Organisation (WHO); USAID; ISPO (2015) C_WHO

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Improving medicines access and use for child health: a guide to developing interventions

Ross-Degnan, D., Vialle-Valentin, C., and Briggs, J. USAID, SIAPS (Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services) (2015) C1

Submitted to the US Agency for International Development by the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. This manual provides a framework to identify problems and design interventions to improve access to and use of medicines for children. It is a resource for ... more

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Liberia HIV and AIDS Response Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2015-2020

National AIDS Commission Liberia (2015) C1

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Vitamin Deficiency and Tuberculosis: Need for Urgent Clinical Trial for Managment of Tuberculosis

S. Chakraborty, K. Syal, R. Bhattacharyya, et al. (2014) CC

Review Article: Journal of Nutritional Health & Food Science Vitamin Deficiency and Tuberculosis: Need for Urgent Clinical Page 1- 6

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HIV/AIDS treatment and care in Belarus

J. D. Lundgren; D. Raben; I. Eramova; V. Ilyenkova World Health Organization (Europe); Centre for Heath & Infectious Disease Research (2014) C_WHO

Evaluation report January 2014

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HIV Knowledge and Risky Sexual Behavior among Men in Rwanda

Rugigana, Etienne, Francine Birungi, and Manassé Nzayirambaho Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF International (2014) C2

DHS Working Papers No. 105 - Rwanda has developed and implemented many strategies at the national level to reduce the incidence of HIV in the general population. One of the main objectives of such interventions is to improve the general level of knowledge of HIV, with the hypothesis that increasing... more

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Access to School and the Learning Environment Vol. II - Universal Design for Learning. Webinar 11: Companion Technical Booklet

Johnstone, C. (2014)

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From Research to Action: Advancing Prevention and Response to Violence against Children: Report on the Global Violence against Children Meeting

UNICF (2014)

Growing evidence indicates that large proportions of children around the world experience physical, sexual and emotional violence every year, with enormous implications for human rights, public health and economic and social development.1 Over the last five years, national governments and Together f... more

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SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach

SAMHSA’s Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative (2014) C2

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HIV/AIDS treatment and care in Estonia

D. Raben; S. F. Jakobsen; F. Nakagawa; et al. World Health Organization (Europe); WHO Collaborating Centre on HIV and Viral Hepatitis; Centre for Health & Infectious Disease Research (CHIP) (2014) C_WHO

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Treating Buruli Ulcer: A Review of Prospects for Existing Antibiotics and New Therapeutics

Access Campaign, Médecins sans Frontières (2013)

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Diagnostic criteria and classification of hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy

World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO

New criteria for classifying and diagnosing hyperglycaemia first detected during pregnancy have been accepted by a group of experts convened by WHO. These new criteria are an update of recommendations published by WHO in 1999

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Caregiver strain and symptoms of depression among principal caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder in Sri Lanka

Chaturaka Rodrigo, Tharanga Fernando, Senaka Rajapakse, et al. (2013) CC

Int J Ment Health Syst. 2013 Jan 9;7(1):2. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-7-2.

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"Out of the shadows" : a qualitative study of parents’ and professionals’ attitudes and beliefs about children with communication disability in Uganda and how best to help them

McGeown, J. Centre for International Health and Development (2012) CC

Dissertation submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for a Masters degree at the Centre for International Health and Development (CIHD) at University College London (UCL) Institute of Child Health (ICH) The user has given permission for the uploaded document to be reproduced and made publi... more

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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings

UNFPA, Save the Children USA (2009)

This Toolkit is intended to guide humanitarian programme managers and healthcare providers to ensure that sexual and reproductive health interventions put into place both during and after a crisis are responsive to the unique needs of adolescents.

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Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Epilepsy

Expert Committee on Pediatric Epilepsy, Indian Academy of Pediatrics Indian Pediatrics (2009) CC

Seizures constitute the most common neurological problem in children and the majority of epilepsy has its onset in childhood. Appropriate diagnosis and management of childhood epilepsy is essential to improve quality of life in these children. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, modified to... more

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Haemorrhagic Fevers in Africa: Narratives, Politics and Path ways of Disease an Response

Melissa Leach STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies (2008) C1

Ebola

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Improving the global diagnosis and management of asthma in children

Lenney, W.; Bush, A.; Fitzgerald, D.A. et al. BMJ Journals (2018) CC

Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children worldwide. It affects daytime activities, sleep and school attendance and causes anxiety to parents, families and other carers. The quality of asthma diagnosis and management globally still needs substantial improvement. From infancy to the tee... more

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Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure in Diabetes

Park, J.J. Diabetes & Metabolism Journal (2021) CC

The cardiovascular disease continuum begins with risk factors such as diabetes mellitus (DM), progresses to vasculopathy and myocardial dysfunction, and finally ends with cardiovascular death. Diabetes is associated with a 2- to 4-fold increased risk for heart failure (HF). Moreover, HF patients wit... more

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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physical activity occurs may promote physical activity a...t a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more