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Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Chagas Disease: An Increasing Challenge in Non-Endemic Areas

Suárez, C., Nolder, D., García-Mingo, A. Research and reports in tropical medicine (2022) CC

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine 2022:13 25–40. Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is endemic in Central, South America, Mexico and the South of the United States. It is an important cause of early mortality and morbidity, and it is associated with po ... more

Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013-2020 WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2013) C_WHO

The Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013-2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO) outlines a comprehensive strategy to address the global rise in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, ... more

Guidance for Mainstreaming Accountability to Affected Population and Core People-Related Issues in the Humanitarian Programme Cycle Through the Cluster System

UN Children's Fund, Nutrition Cluster (2016) C1

This guidance aims to support national clusters to implement their commitments on AAP and core people-related issues both before the beginning of a response (preparedness) and thereafter, throughout the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC)

Inclusive humanitarian action: a study into humanitarian partnership agreement (HPA) agency practice in the Nepal earthquake response

Searle, L. CBM; Humanitarian Advisory Group; Care, et al. (2016) C2

Philippines: A Training Manual for Health Workers on Healthy Lifestyle - Promoting Tobacco and Alcohol Free Environment (Module 5/6)

WHO and DOH Philippines (2009) C_WHO

Priority Assistive Products List

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Improving access to assistive technology for everyone, everywhere. The first WHO Priority Assistive Products List was launched in May 2016. The List includes hearing aids, wheelchairs, communication aids, spectacles, artificial limbs, pill organizers, memory aids and other essential items for many ... more

UNFPA Global Technical Brief - Implications of COVID-19 for Older Persons: Responding to the Pandemic

reliefweb; UNFPA (2020) C2

This technical brief was developed by the UNFPA Global Ageing Network to complement the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs' (UN DESA) Issue Brief: Older Persons and COVID-19, which emphasized the humanitarian imperative of addressing older persons' specific needs within preparedness and re ... more

Cordaid, Social Entrepreneurship and Catholic Social Thought

Grotenhuis, R. Cordaid (2015) C1

Strategic Advice

Africa CDC Non Communicable Diseases, Injuries Prevention and Control and Mental Health Promotion Strategy
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) CC

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) & injuries and mental health conditions constitute a serious impediment to achieving the vision of Agenda 2063 to build an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa driven by its own citizens. Each year, these conditions cause millions of premature deaths and disab ... more

Generation Hope (Executive Summary)

Save the Children Save the Children (2022) CC

2.4 billion reasons to end the global climate and inequality crisis. An estimated 774 million children across the world – or one third of the world’s child population - are living with the dual impacts of poverty and high climate .The country with the highest percentage of children impacted by t ... more

Control measures for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (‎STEC)‎ associated with meat and dairy products: meeting report

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

Although Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have been isolated from a variety of food production animals, they are most commonly associated with ruminants from which we derive meat and milk. Because of the widespread and diverse nature of ruminant-derived food production, coupled with the ... more

Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Other Infectious Diseases

African Union (AU) African Union (AU) (2001) CC

The Abuja declaration identifies that the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and related infectious diseases must come with additional financial resources. Therefore, African governments agreed on setting the target of allocating at least 15 per cent of each country’s annual budget ... more

Developmental Disabilities

Institute of Medicine (US); Committee on Nervous System Disorders in Developing Countries; National Academy of Sciences (2001) C2

Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Nervous System Disorders in Developing Countries. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2001.

Health systems context(s) for integrating mental health into primary health care in six Emerald countries: a situation analysis

Mugisha J.; Abdulmalik, J.; Hanlon C; et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems; BioMed Central (2017) C1

Mugisha et al. Int J Ment Health Syst (2017) 11:7 DOI 10.1186/s13033-016-0114-2

Global Atlas On Cardiovascular Disease Prevention And Control

World Health Organization, World Heart Federation, World Stroke Organization (2011) C_WHO

Workplace violence and gender discrimination in Rwanda’s health workforce: Increasing safety and gender equality

Newman, C.J., de Vries, D.H., Kanakuze, J., et al. Human Resources for Health (2011) CC

This article reexamines a set of study findings that directly relate to the influence of gender on workplace violence, synthesizes these findings with other research from Rwanda, and examines the subsequent impact of the study on Rwanda’s policy environment.

Preventing injuries and violence: an overview

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

This brief advocacy document highlights the burden, risks and prevention of injuries and violence, which took the lives of 4.4 million people in 2019 and constitute 8% of all deaths. Among the injury-related causes of death include road traffic crashes, drowning, falls, burns, poisoning and violence ... more

Ex-Post Evaluation of Technical Cooperation Project: Chagas Disease Control Project/Chagas Disease Control Project (Phase 2) - Republic of Honduras

Japan international cooperation agency JICA (2014) C2

This project aimed to reduce the risk of vector-borne infection with Chagas disease by controlling triatomine bugs, the vectors transmitting the parasite of Chagas disease, and establishing an epidemiological surveillance system with community participation.

ECOSOC Meeting “Addressing noncommunicable diseases and mental health: major challenges to sustainable development in the 21st century”

World Health Organization (2009) C_WHO

Discussion Paper "Mental health, poverty and development", July 2009

Sustainable transport for health

World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) CC

Sustainable transport systems can protect and promote health, by reducing risks from vehicular air pollution, physical inactivity and traffic injuries, and by providing climate and environmental benefits for urban areas.