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Treatment Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Common Syndromes

Indian Council of Medical Research - Department of Health Research (2017) C1

The publication of the of the Antimicrobial Treatment Guidelines represents the culmination of the efforts of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program of ICMR to publish treatment guidelines for common syndromes in India. These guidelines are targeted for the health care settings. It aims to rationali ... more

Standard treatment guidelines
recommended

Ministry of Health, Ghana (2010) C1

Joint External Evaluation Tool- International Health Regulations (2005)

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Third edition. The main changes within the third edition of the JEE tool include the split of the technical area National legislation, policy, and financing into two technical areas (Legal instruments and Financing); the drop of the technical area previously titled Reporting and the move of indicat ... more

Health Care Waste Management Guideline
recommended

Government of Nepal,Ministry of Health and Population, Department of Health Services (2014) C1

Standard treatment protocol for basic health services

Ministry of Health Nepal (2022) CC

Government of Nepal has an obligation to ensure availability of affordable and high quality basic health care services to its population

Standard treatment guidelines Otorhinolarygology (ENT)

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India (2020) C1

Accessed Febr.6, 2020

Nigeria: National Policy And Strategic Plan of Action On Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2013) C1

Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa : Primary Healthcare Level 2020 edition

the Essential Drugs Programme, the PHCAdult Hospital Level Expert review Committee, the National Essential Medicines List Committee National Department of Health South Africa (2020) CC

The PHC STGs and EML should be used by healthcare workers providing care at clinics, community health centres, and gateway clinics at hospitals. Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committees (PTCs) are responsible for ensuring the availability of medicines listed in the PHC EML at those facilities, as ... more

Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment: version with International Classification of Health Intervention (‎ICHI)‎ codes

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

In this version of the compendium, each guidance is coded using the International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI). The compendium provides a systematic compilation of published guidance from WHO and other UN organizations on health and environment. Guidance on policies and actions a ... more

Multiple sclerosis in India: An overview

B. S. Singhal; H. Advani PMC; Ann Indian Acad Neurol (2015) C2

Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Sep; 18(Suppl 1): S2–S5. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.164812 PMCID: PMC4604693 PMID: 26538844

WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable and changing climate; and to empower health care facilities to be environmentally sustainable, by optimizing the use of resources and minimizing ... more

AIDSinfo Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms

AIDSinfo; National Library of Medicine (NIH); Department of Health & Human Services USA AIDSinfo; National Library of Medicine (NIH); Department of Health & Human Services USA (2018) C2

2018 9th Edition Offering information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research

Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-Care Settings

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO

In this guideline, natural ventilation is considered  among one the effective measures to control infections in health care. This guideline provides  a design and operation guide for hospital planners, engineers, architects and infection control  personnel. The recommendations in this guidelin ... more

Tuberculosis. Practical guide for clinicians, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical auxiliaries

Médecins sans Frontières MSF (2022) C2

This Tuberculosis guide has been developed jointly by Médecins Sans Frontières and Partners In Health. It aims at providing useful information to the clinicians and health staff for the comprehensive management of tuberculosis. Forms of susceptible and resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis in child ... more

WHO guidelines on the use of chest imaging in COVID-19
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Updated 2022. This guide addresses the care pathway from presentation of the patient to a health facility to patient discharge. It considers different levels of disease severity, from asymptomatic individuals to critically ill patients. Accounting for variations in the benefits and harms of chest im ... more

Guidelines for Maternity Care in South Africa

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2015)

4th edition. A manual for clinics, community health centers and district hospitals

Philippines: A Training Manual for Health Workers on Healthy Lifestyle - Overview of Major Noncommunicable Diseases (Module 1/6)

World Health Organization (WHO) and DOH Philippines (2009) C_WHO

Child friendly healthcare - A manual for health workers

Nicholson, S., Clarke, A. (2014)

Accessed April 2014

Utilisation de l’imagerie thoracique en cas de COVID-19
recommended

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2020) C_WHO

Guide de recommandations rapides 11 juin 2020 Depuis son identification en Chine en décembre 2019, le nouveau coronavirus responsable de la COVID‐19 s’est rapidement propagé pour causer une pandémie. Cette maladie se manifeste par des symptômes respiratoires non spécifiques de gravité var ... more