The objective of this paper was to develop and publish a guideline for doctors managing acute viral bronchiolitis because this condition is extremely common in South Africa. Acute viral bronchiolitis is responsible for significant morbidity in the population, and subsequently a great deal of patient and parental distress, and the disease is costly, since many children are unnecessarily subjected to investigations and treatment strategies that are of no proven benefit. The main aims of the guideline are to promote an improved standard of treatment based on understanding of the disease and its management, and to encourage cost-effective and appropriate management. A detailed literature review was conducted and summarised into this document by a selected working group of paediatricians from around the country. Recommendations include the appropriate diagnostic and management strategies for acute viral bronchiolitis.
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SURE is a collaborative project that builds on and supports the Evidence-Informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) in Africa and the Region of East Africa Community Health (REACH) Policy Initiative. These educational video and audio documentaries let people describe in their own words how the SURE project, a collaboration of EVIPNet Africa and REACH, is working to improve health systems in Africa by making better use of research evidence to inform decisions. The audience can hear this and see the context in which people are working. The documentaries can be downloaded and used in meetings or broadcasts to introduce concepts, raise awareness and generate discussion about evidence-informed health policymaking. They are targeted at a broad audience, including policymakers, researchers, stakeholders and the general public.
This guide is designed to be a 'support tool' to assist institutions in developing and enhancing their HIV and AIDS workplace programmes. It has been aligned to the Framework for HIV and AIDS Workplace Programmes, which was developed for South Africa's higher education sector. The framework has six key performance areas that make up a comprehensive workplace programme and the guide sets out key standards for each of the performance areas. The areas are: strategic leadership, decision-making and co-ordination; research and analysis; workplace HIV and AIDS policy; workplace HIV and AIDS prevention programmes; workplace HIV and AIDS treatment and care strategies; and monitoring and evaluation.
The goal of this handbook is to highlight some of the best practices around the world in HIV and AIDS services, programmes and policies for people with disabilities. It describes how systematic efforts were made to identify case studies from various countries. However, the numbers of case studies obtained were smaller than expected. This could be an indication that there is little documentation of practice in HIV and AIDS and disability. It could also be that organisations primarily working with disabilities have given minimal attention to HIV and AIDS, and similarly little attention is paid to disability by mainstream HIV and AIDS organisations. This handbook is primarily aimed at organisations involved in or intending to be involved in programming and advocacy to influence or to develop policy and programmes in HIV and AIDS service delivery for persons with disabilities. This handbook is divided into four chapters, each addressing a particular broad topic in reference to best practices for disability and HIV and AIDS. The categories of disabilities covered in the handbook are the deaf, the visually impaired, and the physically and intellectually challenged.
Since it was first published in 2002, Facts for Life has sold over 15 million copies in 215 languages. It aims to help save the lives of millions of children by putting lifesaving knowledge about children‘s health into the hands of those who need it most: parents, caregivers, health workers, government officials, journalists and teachers. This new edition has updated information on safe motherhood, early childhood development, nutrition, HIV and AIDS and other major causes of childhood illnesses and death. It aims to use the best current understanding of science, policy and practice. It presents in simple language, practical, effective, low-cost ways of protecting children‘s lives and promoting their development.
Where There Are No Pharmacists is about managing medicines. It explains how to order them, store them, prepare them, dispense them and use them safely and effectively. This book provides advice on all these aspects for people working with medicines as well as information to help communities benefit from the use of medicines. It provides guidance for anyone who is doing the work of a pharmacist; anyone who sells, dispenses, prepares, manages, or explains to others how to use medicines. It is especially intended for use in developing countries.
This website contains all the documentations relevant to the South African Department of Health’s national mass immunisation campaign of 2010. Documents cover immunisations against polio, measles and influenza, vitamin A supplementation and preventing worm infestation, together with evaluation guidelines. The website also provides emergency procedures to follow in case of anaphylaxis, information on the cold chain for vaccines, vaccine stock control and data, and worker-oriented information on the role of team leaders and supportive supervision. It also details the government’s social mobilisation campaign to promote immunisation and awareness of the procedure.
The Programme for Access to Health Research (HINARI) provides free or very low cost online access to the major journals in biomedical and related social sciences to local, not-for-profit institutions in developing countries. More than 150 publishers are offering more than 6,200 journals in HINARI and others will soon be joining the programme. HINARI was developed in the framework of the Health InterNetwork, introduced by the United Nations' Secretary General Kofi Annan at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000. Local, not-for-profit institutions in two groups of countries may register for access to the journals through HINARI. The country lists are based on GNI per capita (World Bank figures). Institutions in countries with GNI per capita below US$1,250 are eligible for free access. Institutions in countries with GNI per capita between $1,250-$3,500 pay a fee of $1,000 per year / institution. Eligible categories of institutions are: national universities, research institutes, professional schools (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, dentistry), teaching hospitals, government offices and national medical libraries. All staff members and students are entitled to access to the journals.
This set of advocacy tools was developed by the AIDS and Human Rights Research Unit, a joint programme of the Centre for Human Rights and the Centre for the Study of AIDS at the University of Pretoria, and the United Nations Development Programme. According to the developers, violations of human rights exacerbate the spread of the pandemic and the impact of HIV on individuals, communities, and countries is worsened by the inadequate realisation of human rights. The tools are a series of documents created to respond to an identified need for advocacy and information material on human rights-based responses to HIV. They are based on the premise that ensuring the implementation and respect of human rights norms and standards will contribute to reduce vulnerability to HIV transmission, challenge stigma and discrimination, and ensure access to HIV-related treatment, care and support services. They are designed to assist parliamentarians, government officials, members of the judiciary, lawyers, civil society organisations, people living with HIV, and all interested institutions and individuals in the implementation and advocacy of human rights norms in the context of the HIV pandemic. They are designed to enhance efforts at national, regional, and global levels.
This website aims to improve services for people with mental disorders worldwide. In so doing, two principles are fundamental: first, the action should be informed by the best available scientific evidence; and, second, it should be in accordance with principles of human rights. The Movement is a global network of individuals and institutions who support this mission. The Movement's goal is to support demands for the scaling up of treatments for mental disorders, for the human rights of those affected to be protected, and for more research in low- and middle-income countries.