The Thinking Health manual outlines an evidence-based approach describing how community health workers can reduce prenatal depression through evidence-based cognitive-behavioural techniques recomme...nded by the mhGAP programme.
This manual is the first volume of WHO’s new series on low-intensity psychological interventions.
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Lancet Glob Health 2015; 3: e396–409. Open Access
What are the common health problems of refugees and migrants arriving in the European Region?
This is one of seven Medical Peace Work cases.
This brief guidance note seeks to provide advice on protecting and supporting the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe. It describes key principles and appropriate interventions to guide all tho...se who are designing and organizing emergency services and/or providing direct assistance to the affected people
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Quality Standards for community health services Level 1
This toolkit has been developed by the ZAZI campaign for use by peer educators, community outreach workers, faith-based organisations, and traditional health practitioners to help facilitate participatory discussions on sexual and reproductive ... class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">health with women aged between 20 and 49 years of age. The toolkit is divided in 10 content sections
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Gender-based violence, including rape is a problem throughout the world, occurring in every society, country and region. Refugees and internally displaced people are particularly at risk of this violation during every phase of an emergency situation. The systematic use of sexual violence as a method... of warfare is well documented and constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law.
The Arabic Version can be downloaded here: http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/guidelines-health-staff-caring-gender-based-violence-survivors-including
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The most frequent health problems of newly arrived refugees and migrants include accidental injuries, hypothermia, burns, gastrointestinal illnesses, cardiovascular events, pregnancy- and delivery-related complications, diabetes and hypertension. Fe...male refugees and migrants frequently face specific challenges, particularly in maternal, newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and violence. The exposure of refugees and migrants to the risks associated with population movements – psychosocial disorders, reproductive health problems, higher newborn mortality, drug abuse, nutrition disorders, alcoholism and exposure to violence – increase their vulnerability to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
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Services, Identified needs and recommendations following the April and May 2015 Earthquakes in Nepal
J Nepal Health Res Counc 2013 May;11(24):198-204