WHO clinical and policy guidelines
New research published today shows that older, disabled and injured Syrian refugees are paying a double toll as a result of the conflict. The report, released by Handicap International and HelpAge I...nternational, provides new data showing how much these vulnerable refugees are struggling to meet their specific needs
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Disabled people in developing countries are the poorest of the poor: if we are serious about tackling extreme poverty, our development work has to target them. The post-2015 development framework offers hope that disabled people will finally get the prominence they deserve on the global development ...agenda. But this will only be possible with sustained political pressure, and the UK’s position will only be credible if it leads by example in its own development work. Disabled people experience some of the most extreme poverty in the world, but there are also realistic opportunities for donors to turn the situation around.
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PLoS ONE 7(12): e52986. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052986. Opern Access please download from the website
BMC Medicine 2014, 12:196
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/12/196
Further analysis of the 1996, 2001, and 2006 Demographic and Health Surveys Data
International Journal of Mental Health Systems2011,5:17http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/17
Accessed 15th of October 2015
Report Shows Egregious Attacks on Health Care by Syrian Government Have Devastated Aleppo’s Medical System
For the control of vectors and pests of public health importance. Sixth edition
This is a resource pack for a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) surveys about Zika virus and its suspected complications such as microcephaly and...span> Guillain-Barré syndrome.
This resource and associated advice was requested by governments and response partners as a way to rapidly obtain valuable and insightful information in order to tailor interventions to better address people's needs at community level, thereby contributing to the overall public health response to Zika virus and its potential complications. It can be used in communities with Zika virus transmission or those at risk.
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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 ...-to-highlight medbox">and reproductive health with women aged between 20 and 49 years of age. The toolkit is divided in 10 content sections
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