03/06/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Published: 3/6/2019. This report from the Rural Health Information Hub discusses how rural healthcare facilities can prepare for natural and man-made disasters, the need for flexibility, and the importance of learning from others' experiences. It includes examples of rural communities and providers responding to a tornado in Iowa, an earthquake in Alaska, and an armed hostage standoff in South Dakota. (Text)
03/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. Published: 3/4/2019. This 60-page report reframes the discussion of the most severe biological threats and provides policy advocates with an additional tool to help them catalyze expansive international support for work on pandemic prevention and response. It outlines current awareness gaps—present inside and outside the scientific community—and identifies opportunities for communication to close them. It provides a set of considerations and suggestions for individuals and institutions interested in championing the issue of global catastrophic biological risks more effectively. (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 3/2019. This 11-page fact sheet of frequently asked questions from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) outlines current guidance that exists regarding the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances during a disaster; details the challenges that patients, healthcare providers, and emergency managers experience related to the provision of controlled substances during disasters; and highlights areas of opportunity for developing solutions and targeted planning. (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/2019. This 166-page guide, co-published with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), updates and expands the 2008 Guide to cover prevention, preparedness, detection, and response to zoonotic threats at the animal-human-environment interface in all countries and regions, and to include examples of best practices and options based on the experiences of countries. Although focused on zoonotic diseases, this guide is flexible enough to cover other health threats at the human-animal-environment interface (e.g., antimicrobial resistance and food safety). (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/2019. This 100-page evaluation was based on a joint external assessment held on November 19-23, 2018, of the International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacities of the Republic of Lithuania using the World Health Organization (WHO) IHR Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool. The country engagement and thoroughness of the JEE preparations, and the personal strong commitment of the Minister of Health, allowed an effective JEE process in the Republic of Lithuania. The report includes four overarching recommendations. (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/2019. This 90-page evaluation was based on a joint external assessment held on October 8-12, 2018, of the International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacities of the Republic of Serbia using the World Health Organization (WHO) IHR Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool. Despite the robust existent legislation in the country, there are a number of technical areas in which the relevant minister or Parliament has not formally approved national plans or enacted legislation (e.g., the National Health Emergency and Preparedness plan) underpinning technical areas (e.g., Preparedness and Response). The report includes seven overarching recommendations. (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa. Published: 3/2019. This 14-page action plan, published with the World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, was developed during the Third Global Conference on Health and Climate Change, which was organized in March 2018 as a regionally dispersed conference with a focus on small island developing states (SIDS). It aims to help SIDS health authorities better understand and address the effects of climate change on health, including those mediated via climate change impacts on the main determinants of health (e.g., food, air, water and sanitation, vectors); and improve the climate resilience and environmental sustainability of health services. (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/2019. Cited as the most comprehensive and far-reaching plan that the World Health Organization has ever developed for influenza, this 31-page strategy is aimed at protecting people in all countries from the threat of influenza, preventing seasonal influenza, controlling the spread of influenza from animals to humans, and preparing for the next influenza pandemic. It details how to build stronger country capacities for disease surveillance and response, prevention and control, and preparedness. Its Strategic Objective 4 is to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response for influenza to make the world safer. (PDF)
02/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 2/2019. The purpose of this 118-page document is to guide States Parties, partners, donors, and international and national organizations on suggested actions needed to improve International Health Regulations (IHR) capacities for health security. It can help countries delineate the relevant steps they can take to reach capacity levels as defined in each benchmark. The benchmarks for IHR/IHR (2005) capacities are broad in nature to improve IHR capacities for health security and integrate multi-sectoral concerns at subnational (local and regional/provincial) and national levels. (PDF)
02/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 2/2019. This 64-page technical note addresses three generic laboratory settings with different capacity for molecular antimicrobial resistance (AMR) testing: those with no prior experience in molecular AMR surveillance; newly established national reference laboratories (NRLs) with some experience in molecular methods; and fully established NRLs with experience in molecular AMR surveillance. Molecular diagnostic methods are graded according to their complexity of use, setup cost, and cost per tested specimen. (PDF)
01/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 2019. This 68-page evaluation was based on a joint external assessment held on August 13-17, 2018, of the International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacities of the Federated States of Micronesia using the World Health Organization (WHO) IHR Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool. It discusses how Pacific island countries and areas face unique health system challenges in implementing the IHR (2005), such as small population size, geographic isolation, and limited human and financial resources. The report includes five overarching recommendations. (PDF)
11/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 11/2018. This four-page resource was developed to support pediatricians in recovering after an emergency or a disaster. It provides tips in categories that include Disaster Preparedness, When a Disaster is Pending, and First 48 Hours After a Disaster. It also provides guidance lists to review for Communications, Staffing, Space, Vaccines, Family and Community Recovery, and Self-Care. (PDF)
03/01/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/2018. This 12-page case study describes activities undertaken in Bangladesh from 2013-2018 to implement the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID)-funded project on “Building adaptation to climate change in health in least developed countries (LDCs) through resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH),” the aim of which was to assist countries to respond to the health risks as a consequence of climate variability and change, through improved and more resilient health and WASH adaptation. (PDF)
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