This is one of seven Medical Peace Work courses.
On the road to ending TB
Highlights from the 30 highest TB burden countries
front cover © Hannah Maule-Ffinch/Save the Children
An Examination of 13 Projects in PEPFAR-Supported Countries
A Field-Based Assessment of Formal and Informal Procedures and Practices
Ending Cholera—A Global Roadmap to 2030 operationalises the new global strategy for cholera control at the country level and provides a concrete path toward a world in which cholera is no longer a threat to public health
The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiolgists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period 7-13 August 2016 and includes updates on Zika virus, yellow fever in Angola, polio, MERS CoV and West Nile virus.
Global Situation Assessment of El Niño-related Health Risks
These country reports provide information on the legal situation for displaced populations, namely asylum seekers, refugees, and returnees, where relevant, regarding access to mobile services, in each country covered
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:42
http://www.idpjournal.com/content/3/1/42
This document provides a summary of the recommendations for hand hygiene best practices to be performed by health workers providing care and/or support to patients with filovirus infection (Ebola and Marburg viruses).
UNICEF trucks water to the camps where people displaced by the conflict have temporarily settled. UNICEF also installed latrines, showers and water storage tanks in the camps and distributed family hygiene kits to protect children against waterborne diseases.
The achievable imperative for global progress
Review of disability issues and rehabilitation services in 29 african countries.
A compendium of TB REACH case studies, lessons learned and a monitoring and evaluation framework.
Accessed November 2017.
Lancet Glob Health 2020; 8: e341–51
Francophone Africa still carries a high burden of communicable and neonatal diseases, probably due to the weakness of health-care systems and services, as evidenced by the almost complete attribution of DALYs to YLLs. To cope with this burden of disease, franco...phone Africa should define its priorities and invest more resources in health-system strengthening and in the quality and quantity of health-care services, especially in rural and remote areas. The region could also be prioritised in terms of technical and financial assistance focused on achieving these goals, as much as on demographic investments including education and family planning
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of illness and death among people living with HIV. TB can be cured.
Actions, Gaps and the Way Forward
The present information document supplements the WHO audited financial statements for 2018. It contains information on WHO's voluntary contributions by fund and by contributor in the year 2018.
Overview on the assessed contributions for all World Health Organization Member States As at 31 December 2021.