The study analyses the intersection of gender with disability issues by combining economic and social analysis across four states in India by using both quantitative and qualitative methods including gender analysis of disability budgets.
The context of the Ebola epidemic presented extreme challenges for Oxfam, as it did for many organisations. At the onset of the epidemic, there was a general lack of understanding of the disease and how to respond to it effectively and safely. A pervasive and persistent climate of fear, coupled with... changing predictions about the likely evolution of the epidemic, influenced analysis and response at all levels. There was strong pressure to treat the epidemic as a medical emergency requiring a medical response – organised through topdown processes – rather than standard humanitarian coordination
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Safe excreta disposal is a top priority in an emergency, but one that takes time and extensive resources to implement. This Technical Briefing Note examines the use of poo bags for safe excreta containment and disposal in urban emergency settings. The Brief also explores ways of building more comple...te excreta management systems to ensure not only safe disposal, but also to ensure the dignity and safety of users.
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Early detection, assessment and response to acute public health events:
Results from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
Bulletin of the World Health Organization Volume 93, Number 9, September 2015, 589-664
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
Reach the Unreached - FIND, TREAT, CURE TB, SAVE LIVES
Challenges in achieving the MDG for maternal mortality. In-depth analysis of the EDHS 2000-2011