Driving the HIV response: Community Guide to the WHO 2013 Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection

These guidelines combined guidance on the use of ARV medication for HIV treatment and prevention across all age groups and populations.

These guidelines aim to assist community leaders and civil society organisations to:

  • Better understand the new WHO recommendations and guide country-level discussions on priorities (within civil society and between civil society and government)
  • Ensure the meaningful participation of communities most affected by HIV in national decision-making and planning
  • Advocate for any changes or further research necessary to adapt recommendations to suit their country context
  • Mobilize and prepare communities for the implementation of new recommendations

The guide includes three infographics.

Last modified: March 25, 2019

Language: Portuguese

Ebola Preparedness Implementation Kit

This Ebola Communication Preparedness Implementation Kit (I-Kit) provides national and local stakeholders, as well as program managers, with key considerations and a roadmap for instituting and implementing critical, relevant, practical and timely communication for responding to the threat of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak.

The I-Kit guides countries in social and behavior change communication (SBCC) and risk communication activity planning, including communication plan development for every stage of an Ebola response. For any country facing a major health crisis, national preparedness plans need to include and support communication efforts. Integration of communication into the preparedness agenda from the outset ensures that preparedness communication is harmonized, relevant, timely, financially supported and aligned among all of the preparedness technical teams. Robust national communication preparedness plans maximize the effectiveness of Ebola communication and equip communication trainers and experts with a common set of tools and modules.

This kit is available in English and Portuguese.

Last modified: March 25, 2019

Language: English, Portuguese

Cholera Outbreak: Assessing the Outbreak Response and Improving Preparedness

This document offers a framework for the assessment of a cholera outbreak response, which will help to:

  • Provide a comprehensive overview of the outbreak response
  • Pinpoint the main strengths and weaknesses of the response
  • Improve preparedness for and response for future outbreaks
  • Provide accurate recommendations based on WHO official guidelines

Last modified: March 25, 2019

Language: English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili

Global Health e-Learning Center

In 2005, USAID’s Bureau of Global Health developed the Global Health eLearning (GHeL) Center to provide its worldwide mission-based health staff with access to state of the art technical global health information.

The courses and certificate programs at the Center offer self-paced Internet-based courses that: 1. Provide useful and timely continuing education for the world’s premier global health professionals, 2. Present state-of-the-art technical content on key public health topics, and 3. Serve as a practical resource for increasing public health knowledge.

This is a flexible learning program for busy professionals. Each course is authored by a subject matter expert or a team of experts, is highly focused, and can be completed in about one to two hours. Learners can access a course in multiple visits and a pick up where they left off at any time. Although courses are designed to be taken online, a printer-friendly format allows you to download and print course materials for further study. Some titles are available in languages other than English. Learners can complete individual courses, or a series of related courses as part of a Certificate Program. The courses combine technical content with current USAID programming principles, best practices, and case studies. Concrete examples stimulate a learner’s thinking so that they can to solve problems and apply best practices to programming in the field setting. The Center offers the best of international development implementation science for the health sector.

Last modified: March 25, 2019

Language: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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