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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Foundations of Development

Brocklehurst C. (2011) CC

The disease burden caused by poor water, sanitation and hygiene is significant. For instance, soil transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, ringworm) infest approximately two billion people. Shistosomiasis infects and debilitates 200 million people. Trachoma, a disease related to poor sanitation... more

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Water safety plan: rural water supply systems including climate considerations [template]
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(2016) C1

This water safety plan (WSP) template was developed to support the integration of climate risks into the WSP approach in rural areas of the United Rep. of Tanzania. Examples are presented on how to complete the template, and the information should be considered and customized to the local context.... more

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Multidimensional Child Deprivation Trend Analysis in Ethiopia

Plavgo, Ilze, Martha Kibur, Mahider Bitew, Tesfayi Gebreselassie, Yumi Matsuda, and Roger Pearson ICF International (2013) C1

Further Analysis of the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 83

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An Analysis of the Trends, Differentials and Key Proximate Determinants of Infant and Under-Five Mortality in Ethiopia

Negera, Assefa, Gebeyehu Abelti, Terefe Bogale, Tesfayi Gebreselassie, and Roger Pearson (2013) C1

Further Analysis of the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 79

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Coverage at a crossroads: New directions for vitamin A supplementation programmes

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2018)

In where under-five mortality is high and vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem, two high-dose supplements of vitamin A per year, spaced four to six months apart, can strengthen children’s immune systems and improve their chances of sur... more

Discrimination and Barriers Facing Women and Girls with Disabilities in Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch (2020) C2

Afghanistan has one of the largest populations per capita of persons with disabilities in the world. At least one in five Afghan households includes an adult or child with a serious physical, sensory, intellectual, or psychosocial disability. More than 40 years of war have left more than one million... more

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Six concrete measures to support women and girls in all their diversity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

The report underscores that sexual and reproductive health and rights are often the first to be sacrificed during epidemics and that the gains of the past decade must be protected. The report also makes it clear that scarce resources must be focused... more

The Good Enough Guide
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Emergency Capacity Building Project Oxfam (2007) C1

A set of basic guidelines on how to be accountable to local people and measure program impact in emergency situations. The "good enough" approach emphasizes simple and practical solutions and encourages the user to choose tools that are safe, quick,... more

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Trends and Determinants of Unmet Need for Family Planning and Programme Options, Ethiopia.

Ayele, Wondimu, Habtamu Tesfaye, Roman Gebreyes, and Tesfayi Gebreselassie ICF International (2013) C2

Further Analysis of the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 81

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Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners
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Save the Children Denmark (2017) C1

The training manual consists of: (i) Tools for communication, reassurance and comfort for staff working directly with distressed children; (ii) Advice and guidance for staff working with parents and primary care-givers; (iii) Suggestions for ways ... more

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Public perceptions of intellectual disability in a shantytown community in Lima, Peru

M.S. O’Shea, J. M.Girón, L. Cabrera, et al. (2012) CC

Int Health. 2012 December 1; 4(4): 253–259. doi:10.1016/j.inhe.2012.07.001

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The increasing burden of diabetes and variations among the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Diabetes Collaborators (2018) CC

Lancet Glob Health 2018, Published Online September 12, 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30387-5

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Multi-sectoral National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2027 (Zambia)
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Government of the Republic of Zambia (2018) CC

Zambia has recognised the Public Health threat of antimicrobial resistance and its impact on morbidity and mortality, as well as the subsequent economic consequences. The country has recorded microorganisms which have developed resistance to antimic... more

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WHO mhGAP Guideline update
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WHO WHO (2015) C_WHO

Update of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Guideline for Mental, Neurological and Substance use Disorders May 2015

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Cross-Cultural Variance of Schizophrenia in Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Banerjee, A. (2012) C2

The Georgetown Undergraduate Journal of Health Services (2), 2012.

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Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Roberton, T.; et al. (2020) CC

The Lancet Global Health Published:May 12, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30229-1

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Strategic Plan (2021–2024)

World Food Program WFP (2021) CC

Food and nutrition security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is subject to the relentless impact of conflict, epidemics and climate events that have persisted in the country for decades, further compounded by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Lack of infrastructure and investment in agriculture, ... more

General Pathways Education Workshop

One Island Community (2020) CC

This is a web-based workshop that has been designed to allow you to easily navigate through the slides. Whenever you see words underlined, you can click that area to got to another section or find more information on a topic. You can go through as much as or little of the workshop as you like at a... more

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U.S. Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan 2021-2026 - World

US Agency for International Development (2021) C2

English Manual and Guideline on World about Food and Nutrition, Health and Epidemic; published on 30 Nov 2021 by USAID

Water safety plan: rural water supply systems including climate considerations [template] recommended

The Good Enough Guide recommended

Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners recommended

Multi-sectoral National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2027 (Zambia) recommended

WHO mhGAP Guideline update recommended

Water safety plan: rural water supply systems including climate considerations [template]
recommended

The Good Enough Guide
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Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners
recommended

Multi-sectoral National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2027 (Zambia)
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WHO mhGAP Guideline update
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