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Disability Data Collection in Community-based Rehabilitation

Sunil Deepak, Franesca Ortali, Geraldine Mason Halls, Tulgamaa Damdinsuren, Enhbuyant Lhagvajav, Steven Msowoya, Malek Qutteina, Jayanth Kumar Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC
Today there are Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) programmes in a large number of countries. In many countries, the CBR approach is a part of the national rehabilitation services. However, there is a lack of reliable data about persons with disabilities who benefit from CBR and the kind of benefi ... more
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Living conditions among People with Disabilities in Swaziland: A national representative study

Arne H Eide & Bhekie Jele SINTEF Technology and Society (2011) C1
This is a report from a National, representative household survey carried out in Swaziland in 2009 – 2010. A large amount of effort has been put into this two‐year exercise until finally we can present the results of the combined efforts. First of all, this is a credit to the Federation of Disab ... more
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Broken links Psychosocial support for people separated from family members: a field guide
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2014) C1
The 40-page field guide outlines possible causes of separation, discusses the psychosocial impacts of being separated, such as how we experience loss, and provides guidelines on how to support those who have been separated from family members – including delivering difficult news to loved ones, ba ... more
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Training of Trainers and Supervisors (ToTS) training programme

World Health Organization WHO (2013) CC
What can you expect? As a future facilitator your role will be to learn about the structure of mhGAP-IG, how to teach the materials and utilize opportunities to prastice facilitation and supervision skills. As a supervisor your role will be to serve as a point of reference for non-specialized heal ... more
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Tanzania: The National Action Plan on AMR 2017-2022

The United Republic of Tanzania - Ministry of Health Community Development Gender Elderly and Children World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This National Action Plan addresses actions needed to be taken in order to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the country. It is obligatory to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance and promote behavioral change through public communication programmes that targets human, animal and plant ... more
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Communication toolkit to promote prudent antibiotic use aimed at general public

European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ECDC (2018) C2
verall strategy and objective of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day The overall objective of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day is to support national activities aimed at raising awareness concerning the proper use of antibiotics so as to maintain the efficacy of antibiotics and avoid the eme ... more
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Human Development Report 2020. The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene

UN Development Programme UNDP (2020) CC
Overview. The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest crisis facing the world, but unless humans release their grip on nature, it won’t be the last, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which includes a new experimental index on human progress that takes into acco ... more
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Covid-19 vaccines: safety surveillance manual

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
22 December 2020 The COVID-19 vaccine safety guidance manual has been developed upon recommendation and guidance of GACVS members, as well as by experts incorporating current and available information critical to all stakeholders when COVID-19 vaccines will be introduced. For ease of use, the man ... more
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Count me in! Inclusive WASH in Ethiopia

OpenWASH The Open University UKWaterAid (2018) C1
This Module, Count me in! Inclusive WASH in Ethiopia, was prepared by Ethiopian authors with support from The Open University UK. It was first published in June 2018. The contributors of original material are:Girma Aboma, Manager, GAA Economic Devel ... more
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WHO good manufacturing practices for pharmaceutical products: main principles

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
Licensed pharmaceutical products (marketing authorization) should be manufactured only by licensed manufacturers (holders of a manufacturing authorization) whose activities are regularly inspected by competent national authorities. This guide to GMP shall be used as a standard to justify GMP status, ... more
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Operational guide for engaging communities in contact tracing
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
28 May 2021 Contact tracing is a key component of a public health response to infectious disease outbreaks. The purpose of this guidance is to reinforce the place of community engagement and participation in the contact tracing process. The guidance and related products articulate best practice pri ... more
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Introduction to Professional Nursing and Ethics

Amsale Cherie, Ato Hussen Mekonen, Tsehay Shimelse (2005) CC
Nurses at present are facing various personal, interpersonal, professional, institutional and socio cultural challenges in their professional performance. Dealing with these issues may not be always clear. The lack of one correct approach in addressing different conte ... more
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Surgical approaches to the urogenital manifestations of lymphatic filariasis

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
During the 17 years since Surgical approaches to the urogenital manifestations of lymphatic filariasis was first published, there has been heightened awareness of the physical, economic and emotional burden of the genitourinary manifestations of filariasis. With the impetus to provide better guidanc ... more
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Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report of the 2021 global survey

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
To assess national-level responses to NCDs, WHO has implemented NCD country capacity surveys periodically since 2001. This report is the latest in that series. Since the first survey round, the NCD Country Capacity Survey (NCD CCS) has been conducted a further seven times, most recently in 2021. In ... more
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Guidelines for drinking-water quality: Small water supplies

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
Small drinking-water supplies commonly experience operational, managerial, technical and resourcing challenges that impact their ability to deliver safe and reliable services. The needs and opportunities associated with these supplies therefore warrant explicit consideration in policies and regulati ... more
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Community-Based Mental Health: A Training Guide for Community Providers

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2023) CC
Mental health problems are common and cause great suffering to individuals and communities around the world. They have a significant impact not only on the physical and mental health of those affected but also on their families and the communities they live in. At the same time, all communities have ... more
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Pediatric oncology nursing practice in Latin America and the Caribbean

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2024) C_WHO
One of the main aims of the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer and the CureAll Americas framework is to strengthen centers of excellence and promote the training of the health workforce, especially pediatric oncology nurses, specialized in nursing care for children and adolescents with cance ... more
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Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2023) CC
The NICE guideline "Hypertension in Adults: Diagnosis and Management" outlines recommendations for diagnosing and managing hypertension in adults over 18, including those with type 2 diabetes. It emphasizes accurate blood pressure measurement, recommending ambulatory or home monitoring to confirm di ... more
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Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC
Mpox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus closely related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Mpox was first discovered in 1958 when outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. The first human case was recorde ... more
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Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health | Sustainable Development Goals - Resource Centre

Whitmee S., Haines A. et al. (2015) C2
By almost any measure, human health is better now than at any time in history. Life expectancy has soared from 47 years in 1950–1955, to 69 years in 2005–2010, and death rates in children younger than 5 years of age have decreased substantially, from 214 per thousand live births in 1950–1955, ... more
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Vatican COVID-19 Commission

The Pope Francis; Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) (2021) C1
On 20 March 2020, Pope Francis asked the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) to create a Commission, in collaboration with other Dicasteries of the Roman Curia and other organizations, to express the Church’s solicitude and care for the whole human family facing the COVID-19 ... more
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WHO Guide to conducting programme reviews for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
Sound periodic programme reviews provide opportunities for countries to objectively assess progress and take corrective action to sustain or get back on track towards achieving their medium and long-term programme goals. It reflects people’s diverse needs, enables efficient use of health system re ... more
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Managing Incomplete Abortion

WHO, International Cooperation of Midwifes WHO (2008)
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Module: Depression

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
Overview Learning objectives • Promote respect and dignity for people with depression. • Recognize common symptoms of depression. • Know the assessment principles of depression. • Know the management principles of depression. • Perform an assessment for depression. • Use effective ... more
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Availability, prices and affordability of essential medicines in Haiti

Harinder Singh Chahal, Nazaire St. Fort, Lisa Bero Journal of Global Health (2013) CC
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Nutrition Cluster Handbook
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Josephine Ippe, Diane Holland, Leah Richardson, et al. The Global Nutrition Cluster, UNICEF (2013) C1
The purpose of the handbook is to provide those involved in nutrition coordination with relevant tools, guidance, information and resources to support their roles in facilitating predictable, coordinated and effective preparation for, and responses to, nutrition needs in humanitarian emergencies. Ra ... more
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WHO Information Note on Revised Cholera Kit
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
This document serves as an introductory presentation of the revised cholera kits 2015.
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Measles Outbreak in the Pacific - Situation Report No 4, December 3, 2019

World Health Organization, UN Children's Fund (2019)
To date, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa have reported measles cases. The outbreaks in Samoa and Tonga are caused by the D8 strain (genotype) of measles virus. Measles vaccine coverage varies in Pacific island countries and areas, ranging from 31% in Samoa to 99% in the Cook Islands, Nauru and ... more
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Infant Feeding In Emergencies Module 1

WHO, UNICEF, LINKAGES, IBFAN, ENN (2001)
For emergency relief staff
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Bridging the Gap: IEC 4 LGBTI

Mary Leakey et al. COC Netherlands and Columbia University – ICAP (South Africa) (2015) CC
A Handbook to Support Strengthening of Organisational Capacity in Developing Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Materials for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) People in Southern Africa Accessed 7 July 2015
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COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. You can download a summary of the main report and background documents! The report demonstrates that the current system—at both national and international levels— was not adequate to protect people from COVID-19. The time it t ... more
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Ebola Outbreak West Africa: FAO Regional Response Programme (October 2014 – December 2015)

Food and Agriculture Organization (2015) C1
Updated version June 2015
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Take responsibility for your health. Comic strip vol.1

Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (2015) C1
Tackling antimicrobial resistance- a story of a community playing its part. This first volume of comic strips is titled "tackling antimicrobial resistance: a story of a community playing its part". It basically contains messages tailored for individuals at the grassroot.
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Standing up for patients' health. Comic strip vol.2

Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (2015) C1
This volume is specifically meant for health professionals. It is titled "tackling microbial resistance: a story of health professionals playing their part".
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Philippines: A Training Manual for Health Workers on Healthy Lifestyle - Promoting Healthy Diet and Nutrition (Module 3/6)

WHO and DOH Philippines (2009) C_WHO
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Menstrual Hygiene Matters

House, S.; T. Mahon and S. Cavill Water Aid (2012) C2
A resource for improving menstraul hygiene around the world. Comprehensive guidance with examples of good practice, information for colleagues and pupils in class and tips on how to break the taboo
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Implementation manual to prevent and control the spread of carbapenem-resistant organisms at the national and health care facility level
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This manual presents a compelling case for action on carbapenem-resistant organisms (CROs) and describes the linkages between the prevention and control of CROs and the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). It describes how the eight recommendations contained within the World Health ... more
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COVID-19 Global Risk Communication and Community Engagement Strategy

UN Children's Fund UNICEF; GOARN; IFRC; WHO et al. (2021) C_UNICEF
December 2020 — May 2021
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Palliative Care Toolkits and Training Manual
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Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (2014) CC
This toolkit has been written to empower health workers in resource-poor settings to integrate palliative care into the work they are doing by grafting the missing elements of care onto what is already in place. The WHPCA, Hospice UK and Palliative Care Works have led this updating of the Palliative ... more
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mhGAP Training of Health-care Providers (ToHP) training manual. For field testing.
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World Health Organization WHO WHO (2017) C_WHO
Overview Learning objectives • Understand the mental health treatment gap in low-, middle- and high-income countries. • Understand the principles and aims of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme. • Acquire an introduction to mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG). • Learn about mhGAP ToH ... more
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Transitional Settlement - Displaced Populations

Tom Corsellis and Antonella Vitale University of Cambridge shelterproject; Oxfam (2005)
For the estimated 20 million refugees and 25 million internally displaced people worldwide, well-planned settlements can help to maximise their protection and security, and support them to minimise the spread of disease, manage natural resources sustainably, and maintain good relations with their ho ... more
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Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Gambia country visit 17–22 November 2014

World Health Organization (2014)
The document summarizes the infrastructure and activities for Ebola virus disease (EVD) preparedness that are already in place in the Gambia and identifies opportunities for improvement to strengthen the nation’s readiness in the event of an EVD incident.
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FAO Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak National Response Programme - Sierra Leone, October 2014-September 2015

Food and Agriculture Organization (2014)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 10 Participant

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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WASH for Schoolchildren in Emergencies: A Guidebook for Teachers

Murat Sahin, Emily Bamford, Lisa Bender et al. UNICEF (2011)
This guidebook for people in school settings is intended to offer strategies for use and adaptation with children and families to re-establish routines of hygiene with basic access to water and sanitation services through an approach that visibly shows that the school is WASHfriendly, inclusive - so ... more
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Landscape for HIV rapid diagnostic tests for HIV self-testing - 4th edition

World Health Organization (WHO); UNITAID World Health Organization (WHO); UNITAID (2018) C2
July 2018 This fourth edition of the Unitaid/WHO market and technology landscape: HIV rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing report summarizes the current HIV testing gap; the challenges facing efforts to scale up; and the potential role HIV self-testing (HIVST) could play to achieve the United ... more
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Laboratory Biorisk Management: Strategic Framework for Action 2012–2016

World Health Organization WHO (2012)
This document presents a strategic framework, aimed towards the development of sustainable global, regional and national plans relating to laboratory biorisk management.
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Uganda: Addendum to the National Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines
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Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda (2013) C1
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Improving Tuberculosis Case Detection

Stop TB Partnership to reach; Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (2017) C2
A compendium of TB REACH case studies, lessons learned and a monitoring and evaluation framework. Accessed November 2017.
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Why urban health matters

World Health Organization WHO; 1000 Cities 1000 Lives (2010) C_WHO
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Tuberculosis Regional Eastern European and Central Asian Project (TB-REP). Mid-term update

World Health Organization Europe (2017) C_WHO
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Communication Strategies for addressing radiation emergencies and other public health crisis

Centers for Disease C ontrol and Prevention (CDC ) (2009) C_CDC
The roundtable provided a forum that allowed communicators across a number of Federal agencies to share information, strategies, and challenges in developing and providing communication messages and materials to the public in preparation for, and in response to, a radiation ... more
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Turkey Syrian Refugee Resilience Plan 2020-2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2021) C1
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Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Guidance for human rights monitors Professional training series No. 17 New

United Nations Human Rights UNHR (2010)
The adoption and the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol challenge such attitudes and mark a profound shift in existing approaches towards disability.
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Tobacco-free generations - Protecting children from tobacco in the WHO European Region

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2017) C_WHO
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Summary of Key Approach he's on improving HIV testing and services children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV (OVC)

K. Greenaway; F. Stuer USAID; PEPFAR; 4 Children; Catholic Relief Services (2017) C2
Expanded IMPACT Program in Zimbabwe Lea Toto and APHIAplus Nuru ya Bonde programs in Kenya Yekokeb Berhan Program for Highly Vulnerable Children in Ethiopia
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Implementing Comprehensive HIV and STI Programmes with Men Who Have Sex with Men

J. Bear; G. Ayala; J. Butler; et al. United Nations Population Fund; World Health Organization; USAID; UNAIDS; et al. (2015) C2
Practical Guidance for collaborative interventions
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Market and technology landscape HIV rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing - 4th Edition

O. Ajose; C. Pérez Casas; H. Ingold; et al. Unitaid (Innovation in Global Health); World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C2
July 2018
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement: Positive Practices from Europe during COVID

UNHCR (2020) CC
This paper is an initial compilation of the promising practices on risk communication and community engagement that have developed in Europe during the COVID pandemic, in complementarity to the UNHCR’s Practical Recommendations and Good Practice to Address Protection Concerns in the Context of the ... more
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The Common Good, Rights, and Catholic Social Thought: Prolegomena to Any Future Account of Common Goods

Nicholas, J.J. (2015) C1
The Journal of Catholic Social Thought and Secular Ethics Volume 1, Issue 1, Article 4 Res
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Guidelines on mental health promotive and preventive interventions for adolescents

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The Guidelines on promotive and preventive mental health interventions for adolescents - Helping Adolescents thrive (HAT), provide evidence-informed recommendations on psychosocial interventions to promote mental health, prevent mental disorders, and reduce self-harm and other risk behaviours among ... more
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Driving migrant inclusion through social innovation: Lessons for cities in a pandemic

Patuzzi; l. Migration Policy Institute (2020) C1
The rapid arrival of millions of asylum seekers and migrants in Europe in 2015–16 forced cities both large and small to rethink their approach to immigrant inclusion.
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Migration health: 2019 activities overview - Leave no migrant behind

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1
Every year, nearly 250 million people move across borders temporarily or permanently for a job opportunity, studying, to flee a crisis back home, or for other reasons. Another 750 million move for similar reasons within the borders of their countries. With the understanding that human mobility affec ... more
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Delivering trauma and rehabilitation interventions to women and children in conflict settings: a systematic review

Jain, R.P., et al. (2020) CC
BMJ Global Health2020;5:e001980. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-00198
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Health in all Policies - A guide for State and Local Governments

Linda Rudolf, Julian Caplan et al Public Health Institute (2021) CC
Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments was created by the Public Health Institute, the California Department of Public Health, and the American Public Health Association in response to growing interest in using collaborative approaches to improve population health by embedd ... more
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Shelter and Sustainability

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2021) CC
A technical and environmental comparative overview of common shelter typologies found in settlements across UNHCR operations
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Comprehensive Action Plan for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries AUG 2021 - DEC 2024

International Organization for Migration IOM (2021) CC
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 158.9 million to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of millions of Afghans and to support recovery and resilience within the country and the region. IOM’s Comprehensive Action Plan for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Cou ... more
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care

National Consensus Project for Quality of Palliative Care (2018) CC
4th edition
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Scientific Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality. A report of the Science-Policy Interface

Orr, B.J., A.L. Cowie UNCCD (2017) CC
The Scientific Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) provides a scientific foundation for understanding, implementing and monitoring LDN. It has been designed to create a bridge between the vision and the practical implementation of LDN, by defining LDN in operational terms. The ... more
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Investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO and African Union AU (2022) C1
The Investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa, developed jointly by FAO and the African Union Commission (AUC) through a multi-stakeholder and participatory process, highlight the importance of youth as change agents and key stakeholders contributing to sustainable agrifood syste ... more
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Climate-smar agriculture case studies

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2021) CC
Projects from around the world
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Solid waste management

USAID (2012) CC
Adresssing climate change impacts on infrastructure: preparing for change. Fact sheet
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Principles to guide halth system recovery and transformation in Ukraine

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2022) C2
Consultancy Report May 2022
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Refugee and migrant health toolkit: one-stop resource for countries to advance the health and migration agenda

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This document provides an overview of WHO's Refugee and migrant health toolkit, a web-based one-stop comprehensive platform of tools and resources to support the global, regional, and country efforts in implementing health and migration-related activities.
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Ensuring health security in the African region: Emergency preparedness and response flagships progress report #4

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship initiatives to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect and respond to public health emergencies. They are the r ... more
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Effective Media Communication during Public Health Emergencies. Field Guide
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World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO
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Health Cluster Guide

World Health Organization, IASC (2020) CC
A practical handbook. This Health Cluster Guide (2nd edition, 2020) provides practical advice on how WHO, Health Cluster Coordinators and partners can work together during a humanitarian crisis to achieve the aims of reducing avoidable mortality, morbidity and disability, and restoring the delivery ... more
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Water Safety Planning for Small Community Water Supplies

World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO
Step-by-step risk management guidance for drinking-water supplies in small communities.
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Serious Childhood Problemes in Countries Limited Resources

WHO (2004)
Background book on Management of the Child with a Serious Infection or Severe Malnutrition
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Guidelines on Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis for HIV-exposed and HIV-infected infants and children: Practical approaches to implementation and scale up

World Health Organization; UNICEF (2009) C_WHO
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Emergency Response Framework

World Health Organization (2013) C_WHO
The 2nd edition is publised in 2017.
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Psychosocial Support Component Delegate Manual

Nana Wiedemann, Birgitte Sloth Yigen, Sara Johansson, et al. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support (2012) C2
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Heat Waves, Floods And The Health Impacts Of Climate Change

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO
Training Workshop
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Training Manual for SODIS Promotion

SODIS Solar Water Disinfection SODIS Solar Water Disinfection (2006)
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Ageing & Disablility In Humanitarian Response

Waqas Ashfaq Qureshi Ageing and Disability Task Force (ADTF) (2011) C2
A Resource Book of Inclusive Practices
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Management of the Child with a Serious Infection or Severe Malnutrition

WHO, UNICEF WHO (2000)
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Evaluation of Humanitarian Action (EHA). Course Reference Manual

Margie Buchanan-Smith and John Cosgrave Channel Research; ALNAP (2010)
This manual is for the beginner/intermediate and advanced EHA courses run by Channel Research on behalf of ALNAP. It is supported by a course specific set of case studies and exercises and by a bibliography of evaluation references
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Guidelines for the Integrated Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition

ACF International (2011)
In-and Out-Patient Treatment
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Community based psychosocial services in humanitarian assistance. A facilitator's guide

Agni, Kathy; et al. LutherahjalpenChurch of Sweden; Norwegian Church Aid and Presbyterian Disasters Assistance (2005) C2
This expansive facilitator's guide deals with psychosocial interventions concerning multiple causes of trauma such as HIV and AIDS and post-conflict situations. The guide offers technical advice to the implementor which is usefully augmented by diagrams, ideas for games and other useful intervention ... more
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Guide for Implementation of Helping Babies Breathe

Helping babies breathe American Academy of Paediatrics (2011)
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Combined course on growth assessment and IYCF counselling. Director's Guide

World Health Organization (2012) C1
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Combined course on growth assessment and IYCF counselling. Trainer's Guide

World Health Organization (2012) C1
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Combined course on growth assessment and IYCF counselling. Participant's Manual

World Health Organization (2012) C_WHO
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Programming strategies for Postpartum Family Planning

World Health Organization; USAID; MCHIP (2013)
This publication is designed to be used by programme planners and managers as a resource when designing interventions to integrate postpartum family planning into national and subnational strategies. Postpartum family planning should not be considered a ‘vertical’ programme, but rather as an int ... more
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Manual of Diagnostic Ultrasound in Infectious Tropical Diseases

Harald T. Lutz Hassen A. Gharbi Springer (2006)
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Listen and Learn: Participatory Assessment with Children and Adolescents

UNHCR (2012)
Participatory Assessment with Children and Adolescents. An UNHCR Tool for Operations
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Large Ferro-Cement Water Tank

UNHCR (2006)
Design Parameters and Construction Details
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Guidance on Ethics of Tuberculosis Prevention, Care and Control

World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO
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ORAL REHYDRATION SALTS Production of the new ORS

World Health Organization; UNICEF WHO (2006) C_WHO
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Ten-Year Personal Experience of Using Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Mesh for Inguinal Hernia Repair

Ravindranath R Tongaonkar, David L Sanders and Andrew N Kingsnorth (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2329-9088.1000136 Trop Med Surg 2013, 1:136