This paper showed a large positive correlation coefficient between psychosocial health problems and dysfunctional abilities among rural community members
Summary of research into the consequences of the Ebola outbreak for children and communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone
An international field study by African and German Theologicans and health workers
The growing problem of child marriage among Syrian girls in Jordan
The scope includes the assessment of activities to improve the response to affected populations, stakeholders, partners and donors, building on lessons learnt so far in this outbreak.
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report December 19, 2014 / 63(50);1205-1206
A scale to measure (social) participation for use in rehabilitation, stigma reduction and social integration programmes
BANGLADESH COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS
The audit was undertaken in order to ascertain whether allocations and donations received directly by the Government of Sierra Leone, in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease were utilised with due regard to economy and efficiency and that internal controls were observed accordingly. The audit f...ound that more than US$ 10 million in spending was inadequately documented and US$ 6 million may have been diverted to non-existent or “ghost” workers. The Quote: “It makes one wonder how a serious humanitarian crisis was used as money-making machine,” said Ibrahim Tommy, coordinator for Sierra Leone’s Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law
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Social Mobilization in the Freetown Peninsula during the Ebola Epidemic 2014-2015
In the aftermath of the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, this paper looks at lessons drawn from previous comparable disasters and seeks to provide invaluable information and assistance to the operational agencies responding to the crisis.
Based on research by a team of Nepalese and international experts, this report carries an analysis of the five key elements in the sector - land, basic services, housing finance, building materials and construction technologies, and labour. It gives an assessment
of how these components are governe...d by policy, institutional and legal frameworks, and how they are linked with one another and other urban policies.
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