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Practitioner Review: Posttraumatic stress disorder and its treatment in children and adolescents

Patrick Smith, T. Dalgleish and R. Meiser‐Stedman (2019) CC

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry60:5 (2019), pp 500–515

Young people in HIV care in Ukraine: a national survey on characteristics and service provision (version 1; peer review: 2 approved)

G. Kyselyova; V. Martsynovska; A. Volokha; H. Bailey et al. F1000Research (2019) C2

F1000Research 2019, 8:323 Last updated: 17 MAY 2019

2018 Global reference list of 100 core health indicators (‎plus health-related SDGs)‎

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

The Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators is a standard set of core indicators prioritized by the global community to provide concise information on the health situation and trends, including responses at national and global levels. This second (2018) edition builds on the previous ... more

Health workforce thresholds for supporting attainment of universal health coverage in the African Region

Health Workforce Team of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHOAFRO) WHO Regional Office for Africa (2021) C_WHO

Responding to aid volatility: government spending on district health care in Zambia 2006–2017

Jacksona, A.; Forsberg, B.; Chansa, C.; Sundewall, J. (2020) CC

A corruption event in 2009 led to changes in how donors supported the Zambian health system. Donor funding was withdrawn from the district basket mechanism, originally designed to pool donor and government financing for primary care. The withdrawal of these funds from the pooled financing mechanism ... more

Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and response to acute cardiac events in three municipalities in Brazil

Bartlett, E. S.; Flor, L.S.; Souto Medeiros, D. et al. Open Heart (2020) CC

Objective: To conduct a landscape assessment of public knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and acute myocardial infarction symptoms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) awareness and training in three underserved communities in Brazil. Metho ... more

Global Assessment of Schistosomiasis Control Over the Past Century Shows Targeting the Snail Intermediate Host Works Best

Sokolow SH, CL Wood, IJ Jones, (2016) CC

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(7): e0004794. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004794

Tratamientos no farmacológicos para el trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad

Maite Ferrin; E. Sonuga-Barke; D. Daley; et al. IACAPAP (2016) C2

Trastornos externalizantes Capítulo D.1.1 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traductores: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Carlos Gómez

Lao People’s Democratic Republic-WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2024–2028

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

This country cooperation strategy (CCS) outlines how the World Health Organization (WHO) will work with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic over the next five years (2024–2028), supporting the implementation of the five-year health sector development plans and the Health Sector Reform Strategy ... 2021–2030 to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic experienced substantial economic growth in the 30 years prior to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, contributing to reduced poverty and significant progress toward the SDGs. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought this development to a halt. It was anticipated that the COVID-19 recovery and the tremendous population growth in recent years would provide opportunities for a shift toward more sustainable and inclusive development in the years ahead. In 2023, however, the contrary was the case. Rural residents, including many ethnic minorities, continued to face marginalization because of limited access to education, health care and economic opportunities. Despite the challenges of COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks, the country has made significant improvements in health. Nonetheless, progress has been uneven and not everyone has benefited from these achievements. In the mountainous region, many people lack access to quality health care because of the unequal distribution of well-trained health-care workers. Preventable deaths due to poor-quality health care for children and newborns, infants and mothers remain a concern, as do communicable diseases such as sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis. The increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases and the health impact of worsening climate change further heighten the need for strengthened and resilient health systems, which are at risk due to an underfunded health sector and weak economy. This CCS aims to address remaining and future challenges as well as health needs while creating an impact that is sustainable. It identifies three strategic priorities and nine deliverables (Table 1) to support the attainment of the national vision of Health for all by all, as articulated in the 9th Health Sector Development Plan 2021–2025. It contributes to the country’s goals to achieve universal health coverage, graduate from least developed country status by 2026 and attain SDGs by 2030. more

HIV Prevention in Ethiopia National Road Map 2018 - 2020

Federal HIVAIDS Prevention and Control Office, Ethtiopia (2018) C1

This National Prevention Road Map addresses the above-mentioned challenges and aims to guide, focus and reinvigorate the HIV prevention response during the period 2018-2020. It also renews the commitment of political leadership,

Why So Young? The Social Context of Early Childbearing and Contraception among Young Women in Khulna, Bangladesh

MacQuarrie, K.L.; Qamrun Nahar; R. Khan and M. Sultana DHS; ISC; NIPORT Bangladesh (2016) C1

Intimate Partner Violence and Interruption to Contraceptive Use

Kerry L.D. MacQuarrie, Lindsay Mallick &; Sunita Kishor Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF International (2016)

DHS Analytical Studies No. 57

Effectiveness of community health worker training programmes for cardiovascular disease management in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Abdel-All, M; Putica, B.; Praveen, D. et al. BMJ Open (2017) CC

Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being tasked to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors in underserved populations in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, little is known about the required training necessary for them to ... more

Projecting the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in a warmer and more populated world: a multi-model, multi-scenario intercomparison modelling study

Colón-González, F.J.; M. Odhiambo Sewe, A.M Tompkins et al. The Lancet (2021) CC

Mosquito-borne diseases are expanding their range, and re-emerging in areas where they had subsided for decades. The extent to which climate change influences the transmission suitability and population at risk of mosquito-borne diseases across different altitudes and population densities has not be ... more

Shorter Treatment for Nonsevere Tuberculosis in African and Indian Children
recommended

Turkova, A.; G.H. Wills, E. Wobudeya, et al. (2022) C2

N Engl J Med 2022; 386:911-922, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2104535 Four months of antituberculosis treatment was noninferior to 6 months of treatment in children with drug-susceptible, nonsevere, smear-negative tuberculosis (SHINE Study)

Influence of Burnout on Patient Safety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Garcia C., Abreu L., Ramos J. , et al. (2019) CC

Medicina 2019, 55, 553; doi:10.3390/medicina55090553 Results: Twenty-one studies were analyzed, most of them demonstrating an association between the existence of burnout and the worsening of patient safety. High levels of burnout is more common among physicians and nurses, and it is associated wit ... more

Effective Media Communication during Public Health Emergencies. Field Guide
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO

Disability and Related Factors among Road Traffic Accident Victims in Benin: Study from Five Public and Faith-Based Hospitals in Urban and Suburban Areas

Yolaine Glèlè-Ahanhanzo, Alphonse Kpozèhouen, Noël Moussiliou Paraïso, Patrick Makoutodé, Chabi O. Alphonse Biaou, Eric Remacle, Edgard-Marius Ouendo, Alain Levêque Scientific Research Publishing (2018) C2

Open Journal of Epidemiology, 2018, 8, 226-241 Abstract Introduction: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major public health issue in developing countries, where roads tend to be built haphazardly and accidents take a heavy toll on victims—including leaving them disabled. This study seeks ... more

The use of delamanid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children and adolescents

World Health Organization WHO, Stop TB (2016) C_WHO

Interim policy guidance.