Counterfeit Medicines in Legitimate Supply Chains

This infographic provides background information about the geographic extent of the problem of counterfeit medicines in legitimate supply chains.

Last modified: March 25, 2019

Language: English, French, Spanish

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    5 Myths about Fake Medicines

    This infographic responds to the following myths:

    • Only branded medicines can be counterfeit
    • Only lifesstyle pills are faked
    • Worst comes to worse, the pills just won’t work
    • There are good quality faked medicines
    • Fake medicines are easy to spot

    Source: Fight the Fakes

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

    Barrières des prestataires et déviants positifs/ Provider barriers and positive deviants

    L’analyse des obstacles qui empêchent les prestataires de soins de santé d’offrir un service de PF de qualité et des entrevues approfondies avec un groupe sélectionné de déviants positifs identifiés; le rapport n’est disponible qu’en français.


    Analysis of the barriers that prevent health care providers from offering quality FP service and in depth interviews with selected group of identified positive deviants; the report is only avalible in French.

    Source: Transform/PHARE

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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    The Bravest Boy I know

    This book features two eight-year olds living in Africa: a girl called Kayla and a boy called Kendi. Kendi is living with HIV, but seems as happy as any other child. The story focuses on their carefree life at school, at home and in the countryside. The book also discusses Kendi’s feelings about being unwell sometimes, and about his mum’s support when he takes medicine. Kendi is full of dreams and imagination, and has worked out how to deal with the challenges that come with living with HIV. And Kayla adores him, describing him as the “Bravest boy I know”. The book is available in versions adapted for:other languages and is also available as a YouTube video.

    A discussion guide is also available.

    This book won first prize in the Popular Medicine category of the British Medical Association (BMA) Book Awards in 2015.

    Source: UNAIDS

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

    Cholera Prevention Animated Video

    This video, which can be used on smart phones, describes several techniques that can be used to help prevent cholera, including methods of treating water, washing of hands, and seeking medical advice if/when one has the symptoms of cholera.

    The video is available for download in many languages and can be downloaded to a computer, cell phone, smart phone, or for broadcast.

    Source: SAWBO

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

    Continuous Distribution Toolkit

    This online toolkit combines current guidance and tools that can support planners and managers of continuous Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITN) distribution programs. A practical guide to planning and management, it also ensures that all currently available resources that support the planning, management, and implementation processes are easily accessible.

    This toolkit can support planners and managers of continuous ITN distribution programs. In most cases, they will be the same people who plan and manage ITN distribution strategies overall; this is important because continuous ITN distribution should not take place in a vacuum, but rather should be part of an overall strategy to increase and maintain universal access with ITNs for populations at risk of malaria. Other tools support planning and management of ITN campaign distributions; for example, the Alliance for Malaria Prevention, and the partners’ toolkit for mass campaign distribution can be found at http://allianceformalariaprevention.com/amp-tools/amp-toolkit/.

    This guide contains information and resources in many different formats, which will ensure that the needs of each toolkit user can be met in the most efficient way.

    The toolkit is comprised of the following sections:

    • Background provides information on the overview of the overall ITN strategy planning and to CD, international recommendations, and guidance; it also includes brief descriptions of the range of the available CD channels. Users first looking to ground their planning and thinking in the context of overall ITN policies and strategies will find this section particularly useful.
    • Choosing CD Channels is a step-by-step guide to selecting the most appropriate CD channels for a given setting—the selection of channels will be documented in the CD section of the national ITN strategy. Tools and templates are provided at relevant points.
    • CD Step-by-Step Implementation is a step-by-step guide to the process of planning and implementing a specific CD channel. Tools and templates to support planning and management are provided at relevant points.
    • Country Examples presents ITN strategies and implementation plans developed by country partners as well as country examples of how CD channels have been implemented.
    • Resources include all the documents, tools, and templates linked throughout this website, cataloged in one place for download.

    This post is also available in Français (French)

    Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

    Dengue and Severe Dengue Fact Sheet

    This web page contains key facts, information about the global burden of dengue, including transmission, characteristics, treatment, immunization and prevention and control.

    Source: World Health Organization

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

    End School-Related Gender-Based Violence

    This infographic briefly describes school-related gender-based violence by offering basic information about SRGBV. This includes describing what SRGBV is, how many are affected, what can be done, and who is working on the issue.

    Source: United Nations

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

    Exercice de Simulation-CIV

    This is an outline and a set of questions and answers for a simulation exercise involving households and Ebola virus patients in order to assess readiness.

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

    Handbook on Participatory Methods for Community-based Projects

    This handbook is intended to help integrate more participatory methods into programming for vulnerable populations, especially war-affected young adults and children.

    In Liberia, Sierra Leone and Northern Uganda, among other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and throughout the world, communities are poorly equipped to respond in positive ways to returning girl mothers and to other war-affected young mothers in the community who are vulnerable because they may be unmarried, poor, and/or lack family support.

    The overall goal is to improve the reintegration and well-being of young mothers by involving them as key actors in changing their situations and building broad community support for this process.

    Source: University of Wyoming

    Date of Publication: March 25, 2019