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30 Critical Concepts for Fighting COVID-19 in the Age of Digital Interdependence
(2020-09-11)As millions of people around the world are quarantined or in physical isolation, with border closings and restrictions in travel, Information Technologies (IT) have become the main means of interaction and communication. ... -
Abordagem de Direitos Humanos, essencial na resposta à COVID-19, 21 de abril de 2020
(2020-05-19)Introdução: Os comentários recentes do diretor-geral da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) sobre a COVID-19 enfatizaram que “todos os países devem estabelecer um delicado equilíbrio entre proteção da saúde, mitigação das ... -
Access to Essential Medicines for Noncommunicable Diseases during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2020-07-13)Appropriate and adequate management of people with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) includes access to essential NCD medicines. Disrupted access to chronic medication for hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, mental health ... -
Administrative Controls to Guarantee Implementation of Infection Prevention and Control Measures in the Context of COVID-19, 18 June 2020
(2020-06-18)This document focuses on administrative controls to aid in implementing infection prevention and control (IPC) measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Administrative controls in IPC are part of a series of measures that ... -
Advances in SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review
(2020-09-28)OBJECTIVE: In December 2019, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection broke out in Wuhan, China. However, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of this emerging virus. In this manuscript, ... -
Adverse effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with viral respiratory infections: rapid systematic review
(2020-11-19)Objectives: To assess the effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with viral respiratory infections on acute severe adverse outcomes, healthcare utilisation, quality of life and long-term ... -
Advice on Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment for Spinal Diseases during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
(2020-03-30)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak started in December 2019 that caused difficulties for clinical work. Practical work experience in our spinal outpatient and emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic is ... -
Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, 19 March 2020
(2020-03-19)Background: This document provides rapid advice on the use of medical masks in communities, at home, and in health care facilities in areas that have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. It is intended for public health and ... -
Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19. Interim guidance, 5 June 2020
(2020-06-05)This document provides advice on the use of masks in communities, during home care, and in health care settings in areas that have reported cases of COVID-19. It is intended for individuals in the community, public health ... -
Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19. Interim guidance, 6 April 2020
(2020-04-06)Background: This document provides advice on the use of masks in communities, during home care, and in health care settings in areas that have reported cases of COVID-19. It is intended for individuals in the community, ... -
Aerobic exercises recommendations and specifications for patients with COVID-19: a systematic review
(2020)OBJECTIVE: This review was conducted to systematically analyze the effects of aerobic exercise on immunological biomarkers to provide safe aerobic exercise recommendations and specifications for patients with COVID-19. ... -
Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, 8 September 2020
(2020-09-15)Alcohol is often used for socialization and by some to cope with difficult emotions. As the rates of anxiety, fear, depression, boredom, and uncertainty became more commonly reported during the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol ... -
Algoritmo para o tratamento de pacientes com suspeita de infecção por COVID-19 na atenção primária e em áreas remotas da Região das Américas, julho de 2020
(2020-08-18)O objetivo deste documento é apresentar um algoritmo para o tratamento de pacientes com suspeita de COVID-19 na atenção primária e em áreas remotas, a fim de realizar a identificação precoce dos casos de acordo com a ... -
Antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays administered to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID‐19 infection to improve patient outcomes and to protect healthcare workers treating them
(2020)Background: COVID‐19 infection poses a serious risk to patients and – due to its contagious nature – to those healthcare workers (HCWs) treating them. If the mouth and nose of patients with infection are irrigated with ... -
Antiviral mouthwashes: possible benefit for COVID-19 with evidence-based approach
(2020)Background: The outbreak, and pandemic of COVID-19 causing widespread concerns in all health systems of countries. Virus-carrying aerosols can penetrate the healthy human body and lungs, resulting in rapid transmission. ... -
Approaches to promote handwashing and sanitation behaviour change in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a mixed method systematic review
(2017-05-19)This Campbell Systematic Review examines the effectiveness of different approaches for promoting handwashing and sanitation behaviour change, and factors affecting implementation, in low and middle‐income countries. The ... -
Aprimoramento da vigilância de mortalidade por COVID-19 na América Latina e no Caribe por meio da vigilância de mortalidade por todas as causas. Documento de orientação, maio de 2020
(2020-06-19)Objetivo e público-alvo: O objetivo deste documento é fornecer orientações aos países da América Latina e Caribe (ALC) sobre como aprimorar a vigilância de mortalidade por COVID-191. O documento discorre sobre métodos de ... -
The association between severe or dead COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020)COVID-19 is an acute inflammatory infectious disease. It is now generally accepted that the occurrence of autoimmune diseases is related to autoinflammatory8. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zachary SW and ... -
Association of active oncologic treatment and risk of death in cancer patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of patient data
(2020-11-02)Background: Cancer patients suffer from worse coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outcomes. Whether active oncologic treatment is an additional risk factor in this population remains unclear. Therefore, here we have conducted ...