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Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment
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Global MediXchange for Combating COVID-19 (GMCC) (2020) C1

Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment, expecting to share their invaluable practical advice and references with medical staff around the world. This handbook compared and analyzed the experience of other experts in China, and provides good reference to key departments such as hospital infect... more

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Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns,in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
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World Health Organization WHO, IFRC; UNICEF (2020) C_WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging health systems across the world. Rapidly increasing demand for care of people with COVID-19 is compounded by fear, misinformation and limitations on the movement of people and supplies that disrupt the delivery of frontline health care for all people... This g... more

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The Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020

UNICEF WHO (2020) C_WHO

As this report shows, reports of child abuse and of children witnessing violence between their parents and caregivers have increased. Ending violence against children is increasingly within our reach. D

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Housing at the forefront of the response to COVID-19: Discussion paper on policy options for Myanmar

UN-HABITAT (2020) C1

Urban poor communities including the homeless, residents of informal settlements, residents at risk of being evicted, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), undocumented persons, low-income renters, as well as homeowners are perhaps at greatest risk from both COVID-19 and the response interventions to... more

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The Impact of Professional Spiritual Care

The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education et al (2020) C2

Our spiritual health profoundly impacts our physical health, well-being, and quality of life. Just as medical professionals care for our bodies and minds, spiritual care practitioners care for our spirits. The increasing need for spiritual care makes these practitioners even more crucial. However, m... more

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2020 Global AIDS Update ⁠— Seizing the moment ⁠— Tackling entrenched inequalities to end epidemics. Executive summary

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

The UNAIDS 2020 global report is a call to action. It highlights the scale of the HIV epidemic and how it runs along the fault lines of inequalities.

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2020 Global AIDS Update ⁠— Seizing the moment ⁠— Tackling entrenched inequalities to end epidemics

UNAIDS (2020) CC

UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic shows that 2020 targets will not be met because of deeply unequal success; COVID-19 risks blowing HIV progress way off course. Missed targets have resulted in 3.5 million more HIV infections and 820 000 more AIDS-related deaths since 2015 than if the world w... more

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Evidence for eliminating HIV-related stigma and discrimination — Guidance for countries to implement effective programmes to eliminate HIV-related stigma and discrimination in six settings

UNAIDS (2020) CC

This report reviews the latest evidence on what works to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination through key programmes to reduce stigma and discrimination and increase access to justice in the six settings of focus for the Global Partnership. It includes guidance for national governments and k... more

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We’ve got the power — Women, adolescent girls and the HIV response

UNAIDS (2020) CC

This publication marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It is dedicated to the women leaders and allied community mobilizers who have devoted their lives to advancing the human rights and dignity of all people affected by the HIV epidemic, and to opposing soci... more

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Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Policy brief, 24 July 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities, with figures being as h... more

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Situational Brief: Palestinian Refugees in the occupied Palestine Territories during Covid-19

Kaloti R., R. Kafri, H. Meghari (2020) CC

As of 12June 2020, there are 667confirmed COVID-19 casesin the OPT (565 of which are recovered cases), and 48% of which (320 cases) are in East Jerusalem and its suburbs. Additionally, there have been 5 reported COVID-19 deaths (1 in the West Bank, 1 in Gaza and 3 in East Jerusalem)

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Situational Brief: Impact of Covid-19 on forcibly displaced persons inside Syria

Marzouk M., Rayes D., Y. Douedari et al. Lancet Migration (2020) CC

Over nine years of protracted and violent conflict in Syria has decimated its health system,killed an estimated 586,000 people and forcibly displaced more than half the 22 million pre-war population from their homes. As of June 2020, a total of 6.2 million Syrians (of whom 40% are children) are inte... more

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Mental health, men and culture: how do sociocultural constructions of masculinities relate to men’s mental health help-seeking behaviour in the WHO European Region?

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

Men are less likely than women to seek help for mental health issues and are much more likely to commit suicide. This scoping review examined recent evidence published in English and Russian on the role of socially constructed masculinity norms in men’s help-seeking behaviour for mental health iss... more

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A comprehensive guide on mental health & psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2020) CC

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The Role of Empathy in Health and Social Care Professionals - Review

Moudatsou, M.; A. Stavropoulou, A. Philalidis, et al. Healthcare Journal (2020) CC

Healthcare 2020, 8(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8010026 The current article is an integrative and analytical literature review on the concept and meaning of empathy in health and social care professionals. Empathy, i.e., the ability to understand the perso... more

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Emotions and feelings in critical and emergency caring situations: a qualitative study

Jiménez-Herrera M.F., Llauradó-Serra M., Acebedo-Urdiales S. et al. (2020) CC

Moral emotions are a key element of our human morals. Emotions play an important role in the caring process. Decision-making and assessment in emergency situations are complex and they frequently result in different emotions and feelings among health-care professionals.

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Self-Care Manual for Front-Line Workers

Republic of Lebanon, Ministry of Health (2020) CC

In line with the National Mental Health Strategy for Lebanon (2015-2020), this guide answers the objective of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support task force: “Development and provision of staff care interventions for persons working in the MHPSS and Protection sectors”. It aims at prevent... more

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Potential impact of midwives in preventing and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths: a Lives Saved Tool modelling study

Nove A., Friberg I., de Bernis L., et al. (2020) CC

This report provides the context, underlying evidence, content and process related to the development of the draft global strategic directions for nursing and midwifery 2021–2025.

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MAMI Care Pathway Package

MAMI, Irish Aid, Eleanor Crook Foundation (2020) CC

MAMI refers to the management of small and nutritionally at risk infants under six months of age (infants u6m) and their mothers.

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Guideline for Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting for Healthcare Professionals

SAHPRA (2020) CC

Communication to Healthcare Professionals Mar-2020 This guideline is intended to assist healthcare professionals in the participation of very important process of continuous surveillance of safety and efficacy of the health products which are used in their clinical practice. Continuous evaluation o... more

Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment recommended

Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns,in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic recommended

Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment
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Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns,in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
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