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Ebola virus disease exit screening at airports, ports and land crossings

World Health Organization (2014)

This document provides information to assist countries in developing exit screening plans and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). This includes the method, tools, and sequence of screening; determining resource needs; communication messages; and the legal considerations of screening

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National Health in All Policies Strategic Framework 2017-2021

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2018) CC

The attainment of Zambia’s goal of being a prosperous and middle-income country by 2030 as stipulated in its Vision 2030 is dependent on among others, a healthy and productive population. Therefore, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has prioritized health as a key socio-economic inves... more

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Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map

Van Katwyk, S. R.; Grimshaw, J. M.; et al (2019) C2

BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed national AMR action plans, but most have not yet implemented policy interventions to reduce antimicrobial overuse. A systematic evidenc...e map can support governments in making evidence-informed decisions about implementing programs to reduce AMR, by identifying, describing, and assessing the full range of evaluated government policy options to reduce antimicrobial use in humans. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 28, 2019, (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed). We identified studies that (1) clearly described a government policy intervention aimed at reducing human antimicrobial use, and (2) applied a quantitative design to measure the impact. We found 69 unique evaluations of government policy interventions carried out across 4 of the 6 WHO regions. These evaluations included randomized controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomized controlled trials (n = 3), controlled before-and-after designs (n = 7), interrupted time series designs (n = 25), uncontrolled before-and-after designs (n = 18), descriptive designs (n = 10), and cohort designs (n = 2). From these we identified 17 unique policy options for governments to reduce the human use of antimicrobials. Many studies evaluated public awareness campaigns (n = 17) and antimicrobial guidelines (n = 13); however, others offered different policy options such as professional regulation, restricted reimbursement, pay for performance, and prescription requirements. Identifying these policies can inform the development of future policies and evaluations in different contexts and health systems. Limitations of our study include the possible omission of unpublished initiatives, and that policies not evaluated with respect to antimicrobial use have not been captured in this review. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this is the first study to provide policy makers with synthesized evidence on specific government policy interventions addressing AMR. In the future, governments should ensure that AMR policy interventions are evaluated using rigorous study designs and that study results are published. more

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Prevention and Control of Cholera Uganda
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Ministry of Health Uganda, Control of Diarrheal Diseases (2017) C1

Operational Guidelines for the national and district health workers & planners. These new approaches include use of selective chemotherapy, Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs), Zinc for treatment of cholera in children and complementary use of OCV

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Monitoring mental health systems and services in the WHO European Region: Mental Health Atlas, 2017

World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Europe (2018) C_WHO

A stated objective of WHO’s European Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020 is to ensure better information and knowledge for service planning, development, monitoring and evaluation, including requesting Member States to report on the indicators in the Plan. Progress towards achieving the int... more

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Evaluation du secteur privé de la santé au Sénégal a travers quelques examples d'offres de produits et de préstations de services

Bettina B., J. Barnes, A. Carmona United States Agency for International Development (2016) C2

Cette évaluation est axée en premier lieu sur la planification familiale et en second lieu sur la santé maternelle, néonatale et de l’enfant (SMNE), le VIH/sida, le paludisme et la nutrition. L’évaluation avait les objectifs suivants : 1. Produire un aperçu des parties prenantes du secte... more

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Guía de aplicación de la estrategia multimodal de la OMS para la mejora de la higiene de las manos

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO

Las infecciones relacionadas con la atención sanitaria (IRAS) plantean una seria carga de enfermedad y tienen un efecto económico considerable en los pacientes y en los sistemas sanitarios de todo el mundo. Sin embargo, la higiene de las manos, la simple t... more

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Harmonized health facility assessment (‎HHFA)‎: comprehensive guide

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The HHFA Comprehensive guide serves as the main reference document for planning and implementing a country HHFA. This guide will promote understanding of: What the HHFA is and the information it can and cannot provide. The HHFA modules, questionnaires and CSPro electronic data collection tool. Th... more

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Extreme heat: Preparing for the heatwaves of the future

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC; OCHA; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (2022) C1

Climate change is already having severe impacts across our planet, bringing new and previously unimaginable challenges to the people least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. This report, the first we’ve released jointly in the history of our organizations, provides a sobering review of h... more

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COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction and deployment Costing tool (‎‎‎‎CVIC tool)

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Version 2.3 , 21 April 2022. The CVIC tool supports credible COVID-19 vaccination costing to facilitate a dialogue with stakeholders, while maintaining sensitivity to protect essential health services. The CVIC tool provides a structured and comprehensive estimation of incremental operational and... more

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Toolkit for implementation of the WHO intrapartum care and immediate postnatal care recommendations in health-care facilities

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

This toolkit was developed to provide detailed information and resources to support implementation of the WHO intrapartum and immediate postnatal care recommendations at the health-care facility level. The careful design of this toolkit is based on a rigorous evidence-based approach that includes im... more

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Drinking Water and Public Health

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health (2014) C1

Content:
National Drinking Water Quality Standards (NDWQS)
Water Safety Plan
Water Quality Surveillance
Objective:
To promote public health, safety and welfare by ensuring quality standards of drinking water

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Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (Fifteenth Report: December 2017)

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (2017) C1

The report reviews progress with the task of planning and implementing measures necessary to secure a completely polio-free world. It also examines actions aimed at ensuring successful transfer of polio assets, innovations developed and lessons learned to countries’ public health programmes and ot... more

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A national survey of public awareness of antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria

Chukwu, E., Oladele, D., Awoderu, O. et al. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (2020) CC

Background: One of the objectives of the Global Action Plan by the World Health Organization (WHO) to contain antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is to improve global awareness through effective communication and education. Comprehensive information on the level of awareness of AMR among Nigerian public... more

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Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors - Version 2.0

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2011) C_CDC

This guide is intended to assist state, local, and tribal public health professionals in the initiation of response activities during the first 24 hours of an emergency or disaster. It should be used in conjunction with existin... more

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 in food crises - April–December 2020

OCHA; Reliefweb; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2020) C2

FAO’s component of the Global COVID-19 Humanitarian Response Plan 18.5.2020

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Antimicrobial resistance in South East Asia: time to ask the right questions

Kakkar M., Chatterjee P. et. al. (2018) C2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a major public health concern, around which the international leadership has come together to form strategic partnerships and action plans. The main driving force behind the emergence of AMR is selection pressure created due to consumption of antibiotics... more

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Reorganização e Expansão Progressiva dos Serviços de Saúde para Resposta à Pandemia de COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization PAHO, World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Este documento traz recomendações para a implementação de planos operacionais em redes de serviços de saúde, tanto na atenção primária (incluindo assistência domiciliar) quanto em hospitais, para reorganizar a entrega dos serviços e ganhar eficiência na gestão e expansão da oferta de l... more

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2022 Ethiopia WASH Cluster Assessment Framework

UN Children's Fund UNICEF; WASH Cluster (2022) CC

This document is produced with the intent of strengthening the assessment mechanisms for the Ethiopian WASH cluster and to ensure data is available to identify needs (who, where, what, how many) and to inform response planning accordingly. It will present the existing data environment in the country... more

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Informe sobre la situación mundial de la prevención de la violencia contra los niños 2020 - Resumen de Orientación

UNICEF WHO (2020) C_WHO

El informe se encamina a documentar si los gobiernos: • tienen planes de acción, políticas y leyes nacionales en consonancia con aquellos cuya eficacia se ha comprobado en el contexto de INSPIRE; • están contando los incidentes violentos mortales y no mortales con exactitud; • han establ... more

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Prevention and Control of Cholera Uganda
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