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Measuring violence against women with disability
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World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

This briefing note, which focuses on the measurement of violence against women with disability, is one in a series of methodological cbriefing notes for strengthening the measurement and data collection of violence against particular groups of women... more

Violence against women 60 years and older

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

This briefing note, which focuses on the measurement of violence against women 60 years and older, is one in a series of methodological briefing notes for strengthening the measurement and data coll... more

Violence against women 60 years and older: Data availability, methodological issues, and recommendations for good practice

UN Women (2024) CC

This briefing note summarizes work undertaken by UN Women and WHO to inform the development of a module on violence against women 60 years and older that can be included in dedicated surveys on violence against women. It provides an overview of the ... more

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Household Water Treatment and Storage

Oxfam (2008) C1

This technical brief presents the current options for safe storage and point of use water treatment. It is intended to help field staff working in a variety of locations to decide upon the most appropriate course of action for providing safe water f... more

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Patents and licences on antiretrovirals: A snapshot

UNITAID; WHO (2014)

The report provides a brief introduction to patents and licences and their effect on the market for antiretroviral (ARV) medicines. It gives an overview of the patent landscape with respect to a select number of ARV medicines in developing countries... more

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Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM): Current Knowledge and Practice

Reginald A. Annan, Patrick Webb, Rebecca Brown CMAM Forum (2014)

This Technical Brief focuses on current principles and approaches to Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) management, highlighting key constraints, gaps in knowledge and areas still lacking consensus. It is intended to inform ongoing debates among prac... more

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Preventing Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) Through Nutrition-Specific Interventions

Michelle Jimenez; Maryanne Stone-Jimenez CMAM Forum (2014)

This Technical Brief reviews current practice and evidence on nutrition-specific preventive approaches to MAM, providing practical guidance for implementers and programme managers, and highlighting gaps in evidence and guidance.

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Ebola and Lessons for Development

Huff, A.R. IDS (2015)

IDS Practice Paper in Brief 16

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Local Engagement in Ebola Outbreaks and Beyond in Sierra Leone

Oosterhoff, P. and Wilkinson, A (2015)

Practice paper in Brief 24 Containment strategies for Ebola rupture fundamental features of social, political and religious life. Control efforts that involve local people and appreciate their perspectives, social structures and institutions are th... more

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From response to recovery: Supporting children and communities in Ebola-affected countries

Plan International (2015)

This policy brief is targeted at national governments, donors and regional and international actors to support Ebola-affected countries to transition from emergency response to recovery.

The Pathology of Inequality: Gender and Ebola in West Africa

Diggins, J.; Mills, E. (2015)

IDS Practice Paper in Brief 23

Return of the Rebel: Legacies of War and Reconstruction in West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic

Lind, J. and Ndebe, J. IDS (2015)

Practice Paper in Brief 19

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Abduction Management

Pete Buth, European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2010) C2

Abduction of aid workers has risen sharply in particular contexts in the past decade. Abduction is a “unique form of critical incident”, characterised by its ongoing, “live” nature, often extended duration, the pressure of decision-making and uncertainty. This EISF ...ing Paper explores the dimensions of effective, proactive abduction and kidnapping response mechanisms. It complements the EISF Briefing Paper Crisis Management of Critical Incidents, released April 2010, that looks at crisis response plans as a whole. more

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Crisis Management of Critical Incidents

Pete Buth, European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2010) C2

This EISF Briefing Paper seeks to outline the requirements of crisis management structures, providing a general guideline of crisis management planning, Crisis Management Teams (CMTs) and post-crisis follow-up. It is followed by the May 2010 EISF <...ing Paper, Abduction Management, that will focus on the management of abductions and kidnappings, a particular form of crisis requiring an especially tailoured response. The two papers seek to act as tools by which agencies can review and strengthen their crisis management mechanisms, so ensuring effective responses to critical incidents. more

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Updated WHO Recommendation on Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage

USAID, MCSP; World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

This summary brief highlights key messages from the updated World Health Organization’s recommendation on tranexamic acid (TXA) for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), including policy and program implications for translating the TXA re... more