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The World Health Organization and Anaesthesia [PDF]

Anaesthesia, 2007
SummaryThe World Health Organization has been involved in a wide range of global healthcare initiatives for many years. Recently an initiative ‘Safe Surgery Saves Lives’ has been launched to improve the safety of surgery throughout the world. Safe anaesthesia is a key component to achieving this aim.
Iain H. Wilson, Alan Merry, MN Cherian
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Stopping circulatory vaccine-derived poliovirus in Kaduna state by scaling up special interventions in local government areas along rivers of interest- kamacha basin experience, 2013–2015

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background The Kamacha river is one of the five polio environmental surveillance sites in Kaduna State where 13 circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPDs) were isolated between 2014 and 2015. Kamacha river accounted for 5 of all reported cVDPVs in
Audu I. Musa, Faisal Shuaib, Fiona Braka, Pascal Mkanda, Richard Banda, Charles Korir, Sisay G. Tegegne, Suleiman Abdullahi, Gregory C. Umeh, Terna I. Nomhwange, Hadiza Aliyu Iyal, Sambo Ishaku, Usman Adamu, Eunice Damisa, Murtala Bagana, Victor Gugong, Hadiza Balarabe, Peter Nsubuga, Rui G. Vaz   +18 more
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Innovative approach to monitor performance of integrated disease surveillance and response after the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone: lessons from the field

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Supervision of healthcare workers improves performance if done in a supportive and objective manner. Regular supervision is a support function of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy and allows systematic monitoring of ...
Charles Njuguna, Mohamed Vandi, James Sylvester Squire, Joseph Sam Kanu, Wilson Gachari, Evans Liyosi, Jane Githuku, Alexander Chimbaru, Ian Njeru, Victor Caulker, Malimbo Mugagga, Stephen Sesay, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Ambrose Talisuna, Zabulon Yoti, Ibrahima Socé Fall   +15 more
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Challenges and Opportunities for the Implementation of Virological Testing in resource-limited settings [PDF]

, 2012
Though the advantages of routine virological monitoring for patients on anti-retroviral therapy have been established, cost and complexity limit its full implementation.
Bartlett, Department of Health and Human Services, Emmanuel Fajardo, Hamers, Hamers, Helen Bygrave, Jani, Kerschberger, Laurent, Murtagh, Médecins Sans Frontières, Médecins Sans Frontières, Nathan Ford, Orrell, Orrell, Orrell, Oyomopito, Teri Roberts, UNAIDS, Médecins Sans Frontières, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, UNAIDS   +22 more
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Surveillance of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world: an updated analysis, 2007-2010

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: To present a global update of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and explore trends in 1994-2010. METHODS: Data on drug resistance among new and previously treated TB patients, as reported by countries to the World Health Organization, were ...
Matteo Zignol, Wayne van Gemert, Dennis Falzon, Charalambos Sismanidis, Philippe Glaziou, Katherine Floyd, Mario Raviglione   +6 more
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‘What gets measured gets managed’: revisiting the indicators for maternal and newborn health programmes

Reproductive Health, 2018
Background The health of women and children are critical for global development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescent’s Health 2016–2030 aim to reduce maternal and newborn deaths ...
A. C. Moran, A. B. Moller, D. Chou, A. Morgan, S. El Arifeen, C. Hanson, L. Say, T. Diaz, I. Askew, A. Costello   +9 more
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Efficacy of mental health crisis houses compared with acute mental health wards: a literature review [PDF]

, 2019
Background Crisis houses are an alternative to acute psychiatric hospital admission. Aim To review evidence of the efficacy of mental health crisis houses as an alternative to acute hospital admissions.
Department of Health, World Health Organization   +1 more
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Comparison of Medicine Availability Measurements at Health Facilities: Evidence from Service Provision Assessment Surveys in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries. [PDF]

, 2013
With growing emphasis on health systems strengthening in global health, various health facility assessment methods have been used increasingly to measure medicine and commodity availability.
A Cameron, A Demirchyan, AK Rowe, J Robertson, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Paul Ametepi, The Glbal Fund: Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, Yoonjoung Choi   +11 more
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Collaboration with World Health Organization

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2019
No abstract available.
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Disclosure of HIV status to children in resource-limited settings: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction Informing children of their own HIV status is an important aspect of long-term disease management, yet there is little evidence of how and when this type of disclosure takes place in resource-limited settings and its impact. Methods
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric AIDS, Boon‐Yasidhi V, Chazal E, Close K, Feinstein L, Moodley K, Punpanich W, South to South, UNAIDS, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +13 more
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