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A global brief on vector-borne diseases

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO

With this World Health Day, WHO is drawing attention to a group of diseases that are spread by insects and other vectors, the heavy health and economic burdens they impose, and what needs to be done to reduce these burdens. Many of these diseases have been historically confined to distinct geographi ... more

Monsoon Emergency Preparedness Response - Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Refugee Crisis (22 - 27 June 2018)

Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) (2018) C1

Update - 27 June 2018
During the reporting week, the monsoon rains brought 252 mm of rainfall compared to 95 mm during the previous week. The downpour caused 65% of the week’s weather-related incidents (i.e. landslides, wind-storms and floods). Three rain gauges were installed in Chakmarkul ( ... more

IMCI Pocket Book Of Obstetric, Neonatal And Paediatric Emergencies Including Major Trauma

World Health Organization (2011)

SMART Hospitals Toolkit

Pan American Health Organization PAHO; World Health Organization WHO (2013) CC

A practical guide for hospital administrators, health disaster coordinators, health facility designers, engineers and maintenance staff to achieve Smart Health Facilities by conserving resources, cutting costs, increasing efficiency in operations and reducing carbon emissions

Diagnostic atlas of intrathoracic tuberculosis in children

Robert Gie International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) (2003)

A Guide for low income countries

Namibia Health Facility Census 2009

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Namibia; ICF Macro, USA (2010) C_WHO

Breast Cancer Control Policy, South Africa

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2017) C1

Community-Based Surveillance: guiding principles

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2017) C1

Establishing a community-based disease surveillance system is key step to improving the early detection and assessment of outbreaks

National Guideline for Health Care Provider On Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19 pandemic in Healthcare Setting

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh, Directorate General of Health Services (2020) C2

Version: 2.0 Date: 19.3.2020

Home-Based Care - Reference Guide for COVID-19

IFRC; FHI 360; Food for the Hungry et al. reliefweb (2020) CC

This guide focuses on three main areas: how to support a person whose condition warrants home care because of non-severe symptoms and home care is recommended by local jurisdictions; how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the home; and how to provide emotional support to family members. While this ... more

The State of the World’s Antibiotics Report 2021

Siriam, A.; et al. The Center For Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy CDDEP (2021) CC

A Global Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Drivers. Since the first State of the World’s Antibiotics report in 2015, antimicrobial resistance has leveled off in some high-income countries but continues to rise in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to antibiotic ... more

National Guideline For Neonatal Care and Establishment Of Neonatal Care Unit

Ministry Of Health Community, Development,Gender, Elderly And Children, the United Republic Of Tanzania (2019) CC

The National Guideline for Neonatal Care and Establishment of Neonatal Care Unit aims to provide health workers with all basics and necessary knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care at the most vulnerable period in a newborn’s life. This guideline will be available to all health facilitie ... more

Beating the virus

Bergonzi, L. Beyond Words (2020) CC

A short wordless story, that will help people to understand what to do if you have Coronavirus and how to keep yourself and those who you care about safe. The story also shows how to safely help others who may be self-isolating. Supplementary text at the end of the story gives information on where p ... more

Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health | Sustainable Development Goals - Resource Centre

Whitmee S., Haines A. et al. (2015) C2

By almost any measure, human health is better now than at any time in history. Life expectancy has soared from 47 years in 1950–1955, to 69 years in 2005–2010, and death rates in children younger than 5 years of age have decreased substantially, from 214 per thousand live births in 1950–1955, ... more

Tuberculosis care cascade for the indigenous population in Colombia: an operational research study

Polanco-Pasaje, J.E.; Rodríguez-Márquez I. , Tello-Hoyos K. Y., et al. (2021) CC

Rev Panam Salud Publica 45, 2021 |

Guidance for orphans and vulnerable children programming

PEPFAR (2012) C2

The U.S. President‘s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Integration of HIV/AIDS activities with food and nutrition support in refugee settings: specific programme strategies

UNHCR (2004)

Conflict in South Sudan: A Human Rights Report

United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) (2014)

LACRO Zika Virus Humanitarian Situation Report, 16 March 2016

UNICEF (2016) C1

Ebola Response Roadmap
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World Health Organization (2014)

The World Health Organization is issuing a "roadmap" to guide and coordinate the international response to the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa. The aim is to stop ongoing Ebola transmission worldwide within 6–9 months, while rapidly managing the consequences of any further interna ... more