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The RAPID RESPONSE TOOLBOX is a comprehensive online knowledge repository designed to support effective interventions. The RAPID RESPONSE TOOLBOX collates practical resources, guidelines and hands-on documents, providing them to aid workers for free, when they need it, where they need ist.

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Organización Panamericana de la Salud
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Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative
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Western Pacific Region
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Médecins Sans Frontières
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC
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Ministry of Health Ghana
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Regional Office for Africa
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TDR Program
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Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
2
Organisation de la Santé Mondiale, Bureau Regional de l'Afrique
2
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Paraguay
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UN Children's Fund UNICEF
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Robert-Koch-Institut
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World Alliance for Patient Safety
2
Nigeria Center for Disease Control
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PAHO
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Oxfam
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Government of Nigeria
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GiZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
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CDAC Network
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Corinne Danet, and Florence Fermon
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Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa
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Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda
2
NADMO Ghana
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MSF
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Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone
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Bugge,J.
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World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization
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World Health Organization Regional
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Parks, Will
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ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE LA SALUD, ORGANIZACIÓN PANAMERICANA DE LA SALUD
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Our World in Data
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS, DR Congo
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Network for the Control of Public Health Threats in the Mediterranean Region and South East Europe
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
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Nigeria Centre of Disease Control
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OCHA
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Qureshi, Aqeel
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Ogoina, D.
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OpenWHO
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
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Organisation Mondiale de la Sant&amp
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Secretaría de Salud de México
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R. Velayudhan
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Univ La Paz
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WHO/SEARO/Country Office for Bangladesh and DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
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WHO Western Pacific, Manila, and WHO South-East Asia, New Delhi
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WHO Regional Office for Europe
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Valdoleiros, S. R.
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US Dept. of Health and Human Services
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UpToDate
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United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
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World Bank, et al.
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Yinka-Ogunleye, A.
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World Vision, International Research Institute for Climate and Society
1
World Health Organization, UN Children's Fund
1
World Health Organization, Regional Office South-East Asia
1
World Health Organization, Regional Office Africa
1
World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
1
World Health Organization WHO, SEARO
1
World Food Programme
1
World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa
1
World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Western Pacific
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World Health Organization WHO, FAO
1
World Health Organization WHO, CDC
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World Health Organization (WHO), Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN).
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World Health Organisation Zimbabwe
1
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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UN Environment Programme
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Ralf Krumkamp, Sandra Mounier-Jack, Amena Ahmad, Ralf Reintjes, Richard Coker
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Saphra
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1
Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG), Brasil
1
Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG)
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Secretaria de estado de Saud de Minas Gerais, Brasil
1
Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO)
1
Scientific Animation without Borders SAWBO
1
Sachs, J., Karim, S., Aknin, L. et al.
1
Solidarités International
1
Rushbrook, R.
1
Robert Koch Institut RKI
1
Republica de Honduras
1
Reliefweb OCHA Services
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Regional Office Africa
1
Soapbox Collaborative
1
SPC
1
UN Development Programme, The Global Cluster for Early Recovery
1
The Lancet Commissions
1
UN Children's Fund
1
UK Health Security Agency
1
Towards a Safer World
1
TOURE Brahima, BELLIO Nicoletta, KOUASSI Laurent, KOUADIO M’Bra Kouakou Dieu-Donné, DJIBRINE Issa
1
Thomson Reuters Foundation
1
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR
1
The Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
1
Starbuck, E.S.
1
The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Healt
1
The John Hopkins University
1
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
1
TDR
1
Steve Aldrich, et al.
1
State of New Jresey, Department of Health
1
Start Fund
1
Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone,
1
Ministeria de Saude, Brasil
1
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Nirman Bhawan New Delhi
1
DG Joint Research Centre
1
ECDC
1
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1
Dramowski, A.
1
Direction de Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé Publique, RD du Congo
1
Dion, Betty
1
Dilys Morgan, Hilary Kirkbride and Bengü Said
1
Devi, S.
1
eHealth Africa
1
Department of Global Health & Development in the Faculty of Public Health and Policy at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1
Dave Woods and S. Mehtar
1
Dalhat, M. et al.
1
COTS Program
1
Computational Epidemiology Group, Boston Children's Hospital
1
Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC)
1
Collective Service for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE)
1
EFSA
1
Elizabeth Lamond, and Jesee Kinyanjui
1
Clayton O. Onyango, Regina Njeru, Sidi Kazungu et al.
1
European Commission: European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
1
Food and Agriculture Organization
1
Federal Ministry of Health and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
1
Federal Ministry of Health - Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
1
Federal Ministry of Health - Nigeria Centre for Disease Contro
1
Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y Media Luna Roja
1
F.Simona,E.Javellea ,A.Cabie, et al.
1
European Union
1
European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO)
1
EMERGE
1
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
1
European Centre for Disases Prevention and Control ECDC
1
European Center for Disease Control ECDC
1
EU
1
Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute Public Health Emergency Management Centre
1
Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
1
Engender Health
1
Cobb, L.
1
Christopher J.L. Murray1 & Julio Frenk
1
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
1
Armed Forces Pest Management Board, USA
1
Banque Mondiale
1
Baert, B.
1
B. Wisner, and J. Adams
1
Australian National Clinical Evidence Taskforce
1
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC)
1
Aruna, O.
1
Armenian Red Cross Disaster Management Programme
1
ANVISA Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária
1
Bettercare
1
André Yébakima
1
Amrita Gill-Bailey, Kathryn Bertram, Uttara Bharath et al.
1
AED
1
ACAPS (Assessment Capacities Project)
1
AbiG Außergewöhnliche biologische Gefahren
1
A. Zumla
1
A. Miarinjara and S.Boye
1
BBK
1
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
1
Christina Brandes-Barbier, Véronique Millot, Tomas Allen et al
1
CDC
1
Chaud, P.
1
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - CRED
1
Centre de collaboration nationale sur les politiques publiques et la santé
1
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1
Centers for Disease Prevention and Control CDC
1
Centers for Disease Prevention and Control
1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1
Catholic Health Association of India CHAI
1
Bill Gates
1
Calle Prieto, F. de la
1
C. B Reusken, R. Mögling, Pieter W Smit, et al.
1
Bureau Régional pour l'Afrique
1
Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung BzgA
1
British Medical Journal
1
BMJ
1
Billion Lives
1
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
1
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
1
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India
1
Johns Hopkins University and US Agency for International Development (USAID)
1
Malaria Consortium
1
Lloyd, Linda
1
Letz, H.
1
Leibtag, S.
1
Khalil, A.
1
Katrin Leitmeyer
1
John Hopkins University
1
Marcel R. Dubouloz
1
Joe Schofield, Sarah Hess, Bandana Malhotra et al.
1
Jilian A Sacks, Elizabeth Zehe, Cindil Redick et al.
1
Izibewule, J.H. et al.
1
ISDR
1
Iroezindu, M.
1
International Vaccines Task Force (IVTF)
1
International SOS
1
Manju Vatsa, Duangvadee Sungkhobol, Sudarshan Kumari, et al.
1
Mario R Dal Poz, Neeru Gupta, Estelle Quain and Agnes LB Soucat
1
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Water and Sanitation Mission Assistant
1
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social
1
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
1
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare India
1
Ministério da saúde secretaria de Vigilância em saúde departamento de Vigilância das doenças transmissíveis, Brasil
1
MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE
1
Ministère de la Santé Publique, République Démocratique du Congo
1
Ministère de la santé et de l'action sociale
1
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Paraguay: Organización Panamericana de la Salud, et al.
1
Ministerio de Salud Publica, Santo Domingo
1
Marvin L. Birnbaum
1
Ministerio de Salud - Peru
1
Ministeria de Saude, Brasil
1
2012
1
MINISTERE DE LA SANTE PUBLIQUE Niger
1
MINISTERE DE LA SANTE ET DE L’HYGIENE PUBLIQUE REPUBLIQUE DU MALI
1
Medscape
1
Mauder, S.
1
International Society for Infectious Diseases
1
Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC
1
Germanwatch
1
Global Task Force on Cholera Control
1
Governments of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
1
GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION
1
Government of Nigeria
1
Government of Madagascar
1
Government of India, UNDP India, UN Volunteers
1
GOARN, FAO, et al.
1
GOARN
1
Global Task Force on Cholera
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Graham,M.B.
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Global Preparedness Monitoring Board
1
Global Health Learning Center
1
Global Health Cluster
1
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
1
Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES), Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, Asia Disaster Preparedness Center
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GFDRR
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Germany’s National Public Health Institute (RKI), et al.
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Groupe spécial mondial de lutte contre le Choléra
1
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
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Institut Pasteur de Madgascar
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IFRC, et al.
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IFRc
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I. Friesecke, W. Biederbick,G. Boecken, et al.
1
Hine, P.
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Hélène Fagherazzi-Pagel
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GRUPO ESPECIAL MUNDIAL DE LUCHA CO NTRA EL CÓLERA
1
Hesperian Foundation
1
Hesperian
1
Healthmap
1
Health Education - King Fahad Hospital - Al Baha
1
Health Communication Capacity Collaborative
1
Haider, N.
1
H. Adler, Gould, S.
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Zghondi, R.
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Vaccine-preventable Diseases
22
Public Health
21
Online Courses & Platforms
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Other
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Humanitarian Crisis
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Yersinia pestis (Plague)
18
Yellow Fever
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General Guidelines
15
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
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COVID-19
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Humanitarian Aid
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WASH
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Diarrhoeal Disease/Cholera
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Policies
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Virology
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Hemorrhagic Fever
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Dengue
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Statistics
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Key Resources
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Needs Assessment
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Clinical Training
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Studies & Reports
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Health Systems
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Humanitarian Aid
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Vector Control
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General Guidelines
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Public Health
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NTDs & Others
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Pediatrics
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Emergency Health Kits
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Surgery & Anaesthesia
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Clinical Guidelines
3
Mobile Training Tools & Apps
3
Zika
3
COVID-19
3
Paediatrics
3
Waste Management
3
Community Health
3
Protection & Security
3
Communicable Diseases
3
Laboratory Quality Assurance
3
Respiratory Infections
2
Diarrhoea
2
Laboratory Waste
2
Capacity Building
2
Sanitation
2
Project Cycle Management
2
Communicable Diseases
2
Non-communicable Diseases
1
Online Courses Platforms
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Countries
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Quality Control & Assurance
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Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
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Women & Child Health
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Videos
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Maternal & Child Health
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Medical Devices & Equipment
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IEC Material
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NCD
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Hygiene Promotion
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Public Health
109
Surveillance
84
IPC
68
Ebola Prevention & Control
55
Key Resources
54
Training
53
Preparedness & Prevention
43
Capacity Building
43
MOPX - Monkeypox
41
MPOX - Monkeypox
34
Influenza Prevention & Control
34
Cholera Prevention & Control
33
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
32
Hand Hygiene
29
Communication & Training
26
Hand Hygiene
24
Plague Prevention & Control
23
Zika Prevention & Control
22
Dengue Prevention & Control
22
Standard Precautions
21
Outbreak Prevention & Control
21
Roadmaps, Action Plans & Policies
19
Yellow Fever Prevention & Control
18
Laboratory Guidance
18
Yellow Fever Situation Report
17
Plague Situation Reports
17
Situation Reports, others
17
Cholera
16
Early Warning
16
Infection Control
16
Other Resources
15
Treatment Guidelines
13
Chikungunya Prevention & Control
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WASH
13
Training Material
13
Training Material
12
Online Courses & Resources
12
Early Warning
12
MPOX -Monkeybox Prevention & Control
12
Prevention & Preparedness
12
Infection Prevention & Hygiene
11
Communication & Training
11
Preparedness & Prevention
11
Poster
10
Social Mobilisation
10
Meningitis Prevention & Control
10
Influenza
10
Hand Hygiene
10
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
10
Infection Control General
10
Public Health
9
Context, Facts & Travel Advice
8
Dengue
8
Chikungunya
8
Ebola
7
Zika
7
Surveillance & Contact tracing
7
Yellow Fever
7
Diagnostics & Laboratory Guidance
7
WASH
7
GO pre-deployment training
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Plague
7
Hygiene
6
Genomic sequencing
6
Treatment Guidelines
6
Resource Platforms
6
Assessment & Response
6
Public Health
6
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
6
Infection Control
6
Cholera
6
Cholera Situation Reports
6
For Health Worker
5
Ebola Treatment Center
5
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
5
Meningitis & Encephalitis
5
Communication & Training
5
Online Courses
5
Vector Control
5
Waste Managment
5
European Resource
5
Clinical Guidelines
5
Diarrhoea
5
Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)
4
Video & Audio
4
Hospital Readiness/Essential Health Services
4
RCCE Guides & Manuals
4
Country specific documents
4
Laboratory & Sampling
4
Communication
4
Laboratory & Diagnostics
4
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
4
Waste Management
4
Poster & Infographics
4
e-Learning
4
Disaster Preparedness & Prevention
4
Clinical Guidelines
4
Marburg Virus Situation Reports
4
Infographics for Health Worker
4
Situation Reports & Updates
3
Clinical Aspects & Diagnostics
3
Context & Facts
3
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
3
Presentation
3
Disease Prevention & Control
3
Mythbusters/Misinformation
3
Public Health
3
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
3
Resource Platforms others
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Rapid Response
3
Global Impact: Socio-economic, health services, TB & HIV
3
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3
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3
Children
3
Child Protection
2
Assessment & Response
2
Guidelines & Manuals
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Emergency health kits
2
Communication Tools
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Context & Facts, Travel Advice
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Risk Communication
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WASH
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IEC
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Surveillance
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Workplace
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Ebola
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General documents One Health
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Biosafety
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Covid-19 TOOLBOX
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Covid-19 & the One Health Approach
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Global Health Ethics
1
Health Systems
1
Maps
1
Research
1
Technical Information
1
Cyclones Idai & Kenneth
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Online Courses
1
Cholera
1
Key Resources
1
Maps
1
Key Resources
1
Pregnant women
1
Local Action
1
Case Definitions
1
Internet Resources
1
Paediatrics
1
South Sudan
1
Syria
1
Training
1
Educational Settings
1
Public Health
1
For General Public & Community
1
Online Resources
1
Handbooks & Manuals
1
PPE Personel Protective Equipment
1
Coronavirus-App
1
COVID-19 Information
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Training, others
1
Surgery
1
Psychosocial Support
1
Faith-based Organizations
1
Communication Material
1
COVID-19 Simulation Exercise Training
1
Blood Supply
1
Scientific & Research Studies
1
Country-specific Platforms
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Climate Change General
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Public Health
1
Infographics
1
Key Resources
1
IEC
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One Health
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Malnutrition
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Zika
1
Situation Reports & Updates
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Bioterrorism
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1
Online Courses
1
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Online courses
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Dengue & Chikungunya
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Health Care In Conflict Settings
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The Influenza Transmission Zones are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patterns. Below is a map showing the borders of the Influenza Transmission Zones as well as the list of countries, areas or territories by zone.
The Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework is a systematic tool with which to obtain a situation analysis of hand hygiene promotion and practices within an individual health-care facility.
All health-care workers require clear and comprehensive training and education on the importance of hand hygiene, the "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" approach and the correct procedures for handrubbing and handwashing. The following tools and resources are meant to support bridging the knowledge gap... more
Evaluation of hand hygiene practices and related perception and knowledge at a health-care facility is one vital element of the strategy to improve hand hygiene. Continuous monitoring is very helpful in measuring the changes induced by implementation and to ensure that the interventions have been ef... more

Auto-Visual AFP Detection and Reporting (AVADAR)

eHealth Africa Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2019) CC
AVADAR is a mobile sms-based software application designed to improve the quality and sensitivity of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance by health workers and key informants within hospital facilities and local communities. The idea is simple: Health workers visit remote villages to check if... more
El presente documento contiene directrices provisionales sobre la utilización de mascarillas en comunidades que han notificado la aparición de brotes causados por el nuevo coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Está dirigido a profesionales, coordinadores sanitarios, trabajadores sanitarios y... more
Based on scientific evidence, expert consensus and country experiences, the WHO core components for infection prevention and control (IPC) are the foundation for establishing or strengthening effective programmes at the national and facility level. These new guidelines on core components of infecti... more
In a retrospective review of hospital records of 40 human monkeypox cases from Nigeria, the majority developed fever and self-limiting vesiculopustular skin eruptions. Five deaths were reported. Compared to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–negative cases, HIV type 1–coinfected cases had more ... more
In September, 2017, human monkeypox re-emerged in Nigeria, 39 years after the last reported case. We aimed to describe the clinical and epidemiological features of the 2017–18 human monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria.
23 July, 2022.The second meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox was held last week. Following the meeting, the Director-General of WHO has determined that the outbreak of monkeypox constitutes a Public Health Emergency of... more
It is impossible to address the many complex needs of respiratory virus surveillance with a single surveillance system. Multiple systems, investigations and studies must each be fit-for-purpose to specific priority surveillance objectives, and only together can they provide essential information to ... more
Hand hygiene is vital for safe health care delivery, yet practices at the point of care remain suboptimal worldwide. A comprehensive research agenda is therefore necessary to improve our understanding of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour and to strengthen appropriate interventions. This age... more
Prevention recommendations at home. PREVENT dengue, chikungunya and Zika by eliminating mosquito breeding sites and protecting yourself from mosquito bites.
The Pandemic Influenza Pandemic (PIP) Framework's Partnership Contribution (PC) High-Level Implementation Plan III (HLIP III) outlines the strategy for strengthening global pandemic influenza preparedness from 2024 to 2030. HLIP III takes into consideration the lessons learned from the response to t... more
Since the last situation report on the multi-country outbreak of cholera was published on 1 June 2023 (covering data reported until 15 of May), no new country reported a cholera outbreak. In total, 24 countries have reported cases since the beginning of 2023. The WHO African Region remains the most ... more
Many of the countries that faced cholera outbreaks in 2022 were badly affected by extreme weather events. As the climate emergency worsens, human displacement will intensify, along with droughts and flooding – all conditions that give rise to cholera outbreaks. Unless we invest in systems that b... more
The greatest risk to persons engaging in international medical emergency response is poor preparation. The In Control handbook hopes to provide a remedy. At the time of writing, we are living through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a health emergency that disregards physical borders, brin... more
La fiebre amarilla es una enfermedad endémica en varios países de América Latina. Con vistas a brindar apoyo a los responsables de la toma de decisiones para priorizar las acciones preventivas frente a esta afección, la Organización Panamericana de la Salud presenta estos perfiles nacionales co... more
This country profile presents a summary and analysis of Argentina's status with yellow fever. It is part of a series of profiles on this topic, each focusing on a different country in the Region of the Americas. Argentina's geographical location presents a wide territorial extension throughout diffe... more
La fièvre jaune est endémique dans plusieurs pays d'Amérique latine. Afin d'aider les décideurs à hiérarchiser les actions de prévention contre cette maladie, l'Organisation panaméricaine de la santé présente ces profils de pays avec une sélection concise et complète de données provenan... more