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    Managing meningitis epidemics in Africa A quick reference guide for health authorities and health-care workers

    World Health Organization.
    Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial form of meningitis, a serious infection of the meninges (brain membrane). It can cause severe brain damage and is fatal in 50% of cases if untreated. It provides a concise overview of the World Health Organization (WHO) strategy to detect and respond to meningitis ...
    Meningitis, Meningococcal/epidemiology, Meningitis, Meningococcal/prevention & control, Epidemics, Meningitis, Meningococcal/therapy, Africa/epidemiology, Communicable Disease Control/methods, Health Personnel/education, Inservice Training, Vaccination
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    Reducing excess mortality from common illnesses during an influenza pandemic WHO guidelines for emergency health interventions in community settings

    World Health Organization.
    Communicable diseases are currently the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide, disproportionately affecting resource-poor settings. Pandemic influenza would add to already unacceptable levels of morbidity and mortality from diarrhoea, malaria, pneumonia, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, i...
    Influenza, Human/mortality, Influenza, Human/prevention & control, Pandemics, Communicable Disease Control/methods
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