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Measuring Disability in Surveys and Programs: A Summary (Cameroon)

International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (2015) C2
Funded by CBM: www.cbm.org
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Building the Evidence Base in Disability Research Summary

International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (2014) C2
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The Impact of Explosive Weapons in Ukraine – Focus on hard-to-reach areas

Handicap International (2024) CC
When explosive weapons are used in populated areas, they have direct and indirect impacts on the provision of services, community cohesion, humanitarian access, regular support for basic needs, physical safety, mental health and psychological well ... more
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Lymphatic Filariasis and Podoconiosis morbidity management and disability prevention guidelines
recommended

Ministry of Health Ethiopia (2016) CC
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Increasing inclusion of persons with disabilities

Dr Jean-François Trani and Dr Betsy VanLeit Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, UCL (2010) C1
Reflections from disability research using the ICF in Afghanistan and Cambodia | Working Paper Series: No. 11
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Advancement of the UN CRPD through the 2030 Agenda Towards Implementation in Latin America

International Disability Alliance UNICEF; UN Partnership to Promote Rights of People with Disabilites (2016)
Conference Report Sao Paulo, Brazil 22-24 October 2015
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National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan (NDMS&IP) 2018-2023

Department of Disability and elderly affairs Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare (2019) CC
The NDMS&IP focuses on mainstreaming disability to promote equitable access to services in the six thematic areas of health, education, livelihoods, empowerment, and social inclusion and cross-cutti ... more
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Q&A on Disability Equity Act (Lesotho)

Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) (2018) C2
Accessed online January 2018
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Disability and Development

House of Commons International Development Committee DFID (2013) C1
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 ... more
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Publication of selected legal provisions in domestic and international laws on physical accessibility

Uganda National Action on Physical Disability (UNAPD) (2010)
Accessibility is by law; not just a favour. The booklet contains what the laws say about physical accessibility and their interpretation
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Humanitarian aid and disability

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) (2015) C2
VADEMECUM | This Vademecum is intended to provide a benchmark for aid workers—whether working in the field or at a strategic level—in particular concerning the formulation and implementation of programmes ... more
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National Policy on Disability

Ministry of Labour, Youth Development and Sports, Tanzania (2004) C1
Since independence (1961) the Government through the Department of Social welfare has been providing services to people with disabilities without a comprehensive policy. The adoption of the National ... more
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Global Status Report on Disability and Development. Prototyp 2015

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2015) CC
This report situates disability and inclusion within the broader context of sustainable development, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper provides backgroun ... more
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Defining Disability - A Guideline for Medical Doctors and Primary Health Care Workforce

Prof. AHM E. Hussain; Dr. N. Mohammad; Dr. Md. R. Karim; et al. Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh DGHS Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ; NCDC; drra; et al. (2019) C2
January 2019 Non Communicable Disease Control Programme Directorate General of Health Services Health Services Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
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TOWARDS A DISABILITY INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Sæbønes, A., Bieler, R. B., Baboo, N., et al Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2015) C2
Background paper for the Oslo Summit on Education for Development
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Policy Paper The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Financing for Development

International Disability Alliance (IDA) & International Disability Development Consortium (IDDC) (2014) C1
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Strenghtening the disability movement in Ghana project

Sackey, E. Ghana Federation of the Disabled (2009) CC
PILOT SURVEY REPORT: BIRIM, HO, MANYA
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HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge among Persons with Physical Disability in Cameroon: A Qualitative Study

Tarkang EE, Gbogbo S, Lutala PM Journal of AIDS and HIV Infections (2015) C1
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Lesotho: The National Disability and Rehabilitation Policy

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW), Kingdom of Lesotho (2011) C1
Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities into Society
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Guatemala National Disability Study (Endis 2016) Main Report

International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2017) C2
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The Status of the Wheelchair in Uganda

Mary Florence Mukisa Uganda National Action on Physical Disability (UNAPD); Uganda Ministry of Health; et al. (2010) C1
A Report of A survey study conducted to determine the demand, availability, quality of production, usage, and affordability of wheelchairs in Ugand ... more
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Measuring disability in surveys and programmes : a summary

International Centre for Evidence in Disability; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, et al. (2014) C1
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The disability situation in Ghana

Ghana Federation of the Disabled (2015) C1
Accessed Sept. 2, 2015
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Consideration of Country Reports Paraguay. DisabCouncil's Independent Review

Comittee on the rights of persons with disablities (CRPD) Disability Council International (2012) C1
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Disaster, Disability & Difference book

NFD-N (National federation of the disabled- Nepal) UNDP (2016) C1
A STUDY OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN POST-EARTHQUAKE NEPAL.
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Uptake of health and rehabilitation referrals for children in Malawi

International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; University of Malawi (2017) C1
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DISABILITY AND HIV & AIDS IN LESOTHO

Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) (2008) C2
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Facts on Disability and Child Labour

International Labour Organization (ILO) & Kingdom of the Netherlands (2011) C2
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Knowledge of Primary School Teachers in Identifying Children with Learning Disabilities

Shari Moothedath, Mysore Narasimha Vranda Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2015) CC
This study explores the knowledge of primary school teachers in identifying children with learning disabilities.
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Community-Based Rehabilitation Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region: Successes and Challenges in the Implementation of the CBR Matrix

Adela Cayetano, R.D.; and J. Elkins Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC
Conclusion: CBR has improved the quality of life, access to medical services, functional independence, autonomy, community inclusion, and empowerment of people with disabilities in LMICs in the Asia ... more
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Uptake of health and rehabilitation referrals for children in Malawi. Summary Report

International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; University of Malawi (2017) C2
Findings from field research in Malawi and current literature.
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Integrated National Disability Strategy: White Paper

Office on the Status of Disabled Persons, South Africa (1997) C2
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: ACCESSIBILITY

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
Module 4
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The Effects of Severe Burns on Levels of Activity

Hooman Ghrobani, Mahnoush Momeni, Ali Zavareh, Mahshid Aghajanzadeh, Maryam Roham, Hamid Karimi, Hossein Rahbar Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2017) CC
With the recent advances in medicine, the survival rate of clients with severe burns has improved. This has resulted in greater demand for rehabilitation services. One of the major goals for rehabi ... more
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Zambia Population-based HIV Impact Assessement ZAMPHIA 2016

Ministry of Health, Zambia; Zambia National Public Health Institute; University of Zambia, et al. (2019) CC
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: CULTURE, BELIEFS, AND DISABILITY

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
Module 13
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The Economic Costs of Exclusion and Gains of Inclusion of People with Disabilities

Lena Morgon Banks and Sarah Polack International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2015) C2
Evidence from Low and Middle Income Countries
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: UN DESA Toolkit on CRPD – TRAINERS’ TIPS

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: NATIONAL PLANS ON DISABILITY

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
Module 6
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: INCLUSIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
Module 10
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Cost-effectiveness of a Community-based Rehabilitation Programme in Nepal

Kelsey Vaughan & Aradhana Thapa Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2015) CC
This study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programme known as Inspire2Care (I2C), implemented in Nepal by Karuna Foundation Nepal. In the absence of ... more
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Good practice guide: embedding inclusion of older people and people with disabilities in humanitarian policy and practice

Supriya Akerkar and Rhea Bhardwaj ADCAP Age an& Disability Capactiy (2018) C1
Lessons learnt from the ADCAP programme | This guide shares good practices and challenges that have emerged through the experience of the Age and Disability Capacity Programme (ADCAP) implementing ... more
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Disability and Poverty in Rural Guatemala: Conceptual, Cultural and Social Intersections

Grech, S. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2016) C2
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) and International Disability Alliance (IDA) (2016) CC
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Contextual factors around the sexual abuse of people with disabilities in East Africa

Mary-Ann Waddell & Rob Aley Advantage Africa, FIRAH, Resource Center Applied Research and Disability (2015) C2
Knowledge based upon a descriptive literature review of applied research
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The 2030 Agenda: THE INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

International Disability Alliance (IDA) & International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) (2015) C2
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
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The 2030 Agenda: THE INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE

International Disability Alliance (IDA) & International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) (2015) C2
This guide presents information about the 2030 Agenda, how it connects to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and explores potential entry points for persons with disabilities to influence and participate in their implement ... more
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The 2030 Agenda: THE INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - INTRODUCTORY TOOLKIT

International Disability Alliance (IDA) & International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) (2015) C2
This guide presents information about the 2030 Agenda, how it connects to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) and explores ways for persons with disabilities to be influential and participate in how the ... more
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POLICY PAPER: The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

International Disability Alliance (IDA) & International Disability Development Consortium (IDDC) (2015) C2
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Including Children with Disabilities in Primary School: The Case of Mashonaland, Zimbabwe

Marcella Deluca, Carlo Tramontano, Maria Kett Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre (2014) C2
Working Paper Series: No. 26
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
Module 3
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: BUILDING MULTISTAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISABILITY INCLUSION

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
Module 5
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Guidelines for cognitive and pilot testing of questions for use in surveys

Statistics Division Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific Region Washington Group on Disability Statistics (2010) CC
ESCAP Project on improving disability measurement and statistics in the Asia Pacfic Region
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Advocacy Campaign for the Rights of People with Disabilities: A Participatory Action Research within a Community-based Rehabilitation Project in Maharashtra, India

Jaiswal, A. & Gupta, S. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC
This paper aimed to demonstrate how participatory action research (PAR) within a Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) project facilitated community participation to advocate for the rights of people with visual impairment. An advocacy campaign, led ... more
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The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Thematic report on Disability

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2017) C1
Census Report Volume 4-K
The results of the 2014 Census collected only relates to four of the six types of ... more
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
Module 8
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Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LIFE

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1
Module 11
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United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Disability Data and Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation: The Way Forward - a Disability - Inclusive Agenda Towards 2015 and Beyond

Secretariat to the Conventi on on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Division for Social Policy and Development United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2014) CC
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Towards a Core Set of Clinical Skills for Health-Related Community Based Rehabilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries

Jessica O'Dowd, Malcolm MacLachlan, Chapel Khasnabis, Priscille Geiser Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2015) CC
This research aims to identify a core set of clinical skills for working in a Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) setting, and to discuss whether they are appropriate for task shifting to a new or an alternative cadre ... more
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Problem and pro-social behavior among Nigerian children with intellectual disability: the implication for developing policy for school based mental health programs

Bakare, M.O., Ubochi, V.N., Ebigbo, P.O. and Orovwigho, A.O. Italian Journal of Pediatrics (2010) CC
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All under one roof. Disability-inclusive shelter and settlements in emergencies

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies; CBM: Handicap Internationl (2015)
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Assistive Technologies in a Workplace Environment: Barriers for the Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Maria Jakovljevic & Sheryl Buckley Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2011) CC
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Stigma, Learning and Inheritance: An Ecocultural Study of Adaptation and Resource use among Families of Children with Down Syndrome in Thailand

Donald S Persons Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2017) CC
This study explored family adjustment and access to rehabilitative services for children with Down syndrome, between 0-5 years of age, in the ecoculture of Petchaburi Province, Thailand.
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Sustainability Criteria for CBR Programmes – Two Case studies of Provincial Programmes in Vietnam

Mijnarends DM, Pham D, Swaans K, et al. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2011) CC
This paper aims to explore the conditions needed for sustainable community based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes for persons with disabilities in Vietnam, and to identify the conditions and opportunities missing at present for the implementation of ... more
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Childhood Disability and Malnutrition in Turkana Kenya

International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; et al. CBM (2014)
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Inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action: 39 examples of field practices, and learnings from 20 countries

CBM; Handicap International (HI), and International Disability Alliance (IDA) (2019) C1
39 examples of field practices, and learnings from 20 countries, for all phases of humanitarian response. The report shows that deliberate and proactive action is required to ensure that persons wit ... more
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Reforming Zambia's Mental Health Law. The case of Mwewa and others V the Attorney General and another

Southern Africa Litigation Centre, Disability Rights Watch, Mental Health Users Network et al. (2017) C1
every person is supposed to be provided with healthcare services without discrimination. That is to say, persons with disabilities must enjoy the same health range, quality and standard of services and treatment as provided to others
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The Key Informant Child Disability Project in Bangladesh and Pakistan: Main Report 2013

International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine CSF, CBM (2013)
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Childhood Disability and Malnutrition in Turkana Kenya A Summary Report for Stakeholders and Policy

Kenyan Red Cross Society; CBM East Africa Regional Office; International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2014) C2
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First Myanmar National Disability Survey 2010

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Social Welfare, Department of Social Welfare (2010) C1
No publication year indicated
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Review of the Concluding Observations made by the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Save the Children Sweden (2008) C1
Non-discrimination disability and ethnic rights
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SEMI ANNUAL REPORT: JANUARY- JUNE, 2016

National Union of Disability Organizations of Rwanda (NUDOR) (2016) C2
Semi-Annual report of the National Union of Disabilities of Rwanda.
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Morbidity management and disability prevention in lymphatic filariasis

World Health Organization (WHO) (2013) C_WHO
The content of these guidelines goes beyond the technicalities of medical needs with additional insights into community empowerment, possible access to welfare and economic opportunities and similar ... more
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DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION STATUS

World Health Organization (2004)
Review of disability issues and rehabilitation services in 29 african countries.
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Mainstreaming disability in the new development paradigm

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NORAD (2012) C1
Evaluation of Norwegian support to promote the rights of persons with disabilities, Uganda country study – Summary
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Including disability in HIV policy and programming : good practices drawn from country-based evidence

Mac-Seing, M. (2014) C1
The purpose of this document is to share good practices and processes concerning the inclusion of disability issues in HIV policy and programming, ... more
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Disability Inclusion: Tip sheet for GHRP update

Global Nutrition Cluster (2020) C2
In April 2020, the UN launched a coordinated global humanitarian response plan (GHRP) to fight COVID-19 in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries and address the needs of the most vulnerabl ... more
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Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease: Guidelines For Assessment And Management Or Cardiocascular Risk
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2007) C_WHO
This publication provides guidance on reducing disability and premature deaths from coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and peripheral vascular disease in people at high risk, who have not yet experienced a cardiovascular event.
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Disability And Climate Change

David Lewis and Kath Ballard Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2011)
Climate change is having the largest impact on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Within this group, 20% are people with disabilities, who are nearly always doubly disadvantaged.
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Childhood Disability and Poverty

Daniel Mont Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre (2014) C2
As the Convention of the Rights of Children recognizes, children are human beings with a distinct set of rights, and not the passive objects ... more
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Physical Disability and Rehabilitation (Physical Therapy, Orthopaedic Workshops, Orthopaedic and Reconstructive Surgery) Policy Paper

Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2007)
This document addresses the issue of the medical and rehabilitative care of persons with physical disabilities. It is understood that this policy is to be integrated with the policy documents ... more
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Disability and Related Factors among Road Traffic Accident Victims in Benin: Study from Five Public and Faith-Based Hospitals in Urban and Suburban Areas

Yolaine Glèlè-Ahanhanzo, Alphonse Kpozèhouen, Noël Moussiliou Paraïso, Patrick Makoutodé, Chabi O. Alphonse Biaou, Eric Remacle, Edgard-Marius Ouendo, Alain Levêque Scientific Research Publishing (2018) C2
Open Journal of Epidemiology, 2018, 8, 226-241 Abstract Introduction: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major public health issue in developing countries, where roads tend to be built haphazardly and accidents take a heavy toll on victims— ... more
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Five actions for disability-inclusive disaster risk management

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) (2018)
A recent survey of the literature and experience identified five broad actions that development institutions and governments, as well as their partners and stakeholders, can take to improve disability ... more
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Disability Inclusion Policy Brief: Gap analysis on disability-inclusive humanitarian action in the Pacific

Pacific Disability Forum & CBM New Zealand (2017)
As part of an ongoing effort to promote disability-inclusive humanitarian action in Pacific countries, this policy brief identifies priority actions for disaster readiness, response and recovery. It ... more
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The State Of The World’S Children 2013: Executive Summary - Children with Disabilities

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2013)
The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities examines the barriers – from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, from invisibility in official statistics to vicious discrimination – that deprive children with dis ... more
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Data on children & disability

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2015)
UNICEF's global work on statistics and monitoring the situation of children & women
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Disability: recommendations for eye programmes

Colin Cook, Babar Qureshi, Harpreet Kapoor, Dominic Misquith, and David Lewis Community Eye Health Journal (2013) CC
Recommendations on the inclusion of people with disabilities in eye care made by CBM's Medical Eye Care Advisory Group as a result of a meeting in Hydrabad, India, in 2012.
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Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Guidelines for assessment and management of cardiovascular risk

World Health Organization WHO (2007) C_WHO
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of disability and premature death throughout the world, and contributes substantially to the escalating costs of ... more
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The sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

United Nations ECLAC (2022) C1
Latin America and the Caribbean is characterized by a matrix of social inequality whose axes —such as socioeconomic stratum, gender, stage in the life cycle, ethnicity and race, territory, disability ... more
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Disability Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sida (2015) C2
This brief gives an overview of disability rights in the Sub-Saharan region, with focus on Sida partner countries; DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan and South S ... more
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The Data Collection Tools Developed by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics and their Recommended Use

Washington Group on Disability Statistics (2017) CC
This first in a series of Washington Group Implementation Documents covers the tools developed by the Washington Group to collect internationally comparable disability data on censuses and surveys ... more
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The state of the world's children 2013: CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Nutrition

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2017)
UNICEF’s 2013 flagship report, The State of the World’s Children, focuses on Children with Disabilities. The report covers a range of thematic areas and attempts to contribute to the global disc ... more
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National Multisectoral Action Plan (NMAP) for Prevention and Control of Common NCDs (2017-22)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India; WHO (2017) C_WHO
India is experiencing rapid demographic and epidemiological transitions with NCDs causing significant disability, morbidity and mortality both in urban and rural populations and across all socioeconomic strata. According to the ICMR State Level Dise ... more
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WFP: Inclusive Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness and Response Practice Guide (March 2024)

World Food Programme WFP (2024) CC
The World Food Programme (WFP) has taken important steps to progress disability inclusion across its programming and operations. In late 2022, WFP commissioned the Nossal Institute, University of Me ... more
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Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An African perspective

Allwood, B.; Calligaro, G. South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) (2015) CC2
The article discusses the significant impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a global health issue, with cigarette smoking as the main risk factor. However, in developing countrie ... more
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Disability Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan 2014–17

International Labour Organization (ILO) (2015) C2
A twin-track approach of mainstreaming and disability-specific actions | Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch
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#CostingEquity. The case for disability-responsive education financing

Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM); International Disablity and Development Consotrium (IDDC), UN; et al. (2017)
The report surveyed 9 leading bilateral and multilateral education donors in respect of their approach to disability-inclusive education.
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Checklist to ensure the meaningful engagement of young persons with disabilities in humanitarian action

UN Youth Office; United Nations Population Fund (2023) CC
After the earthquake in Türkiye-Syria in February 2023 an emergency response was provided to the affected population. Young persons with disabilities were one of the social groups most affected by the crisis. These were either young persons who acq ... more
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Information Note: Disability and Inclusion in MHPSS - IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (January 2024)

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2024) C1
This document contains guidance for strengthening the disability inclusiveness of MHPSS responses and programmes in emergency settings. It is intended to supplement the IASC Guidelines on Mental Hea ... more
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Measuring violence against women with disability: Data availability, methodological issues, and recommendations for good practice

UN Women (2024) CC
Developed as part of the UN Women–WHO Global Joint Programme on Violence Against Women Data, this briefing note focuses on the measurement of violence against women with ... more