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Standard treatment guidelines haemodialysis

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India; Indian Society of Nephrology (2020) C1
Accessed Febr. 6, 2020
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Training Manual - Psychological First Aid for Field Workers in Fiji

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Caritas, Fiji Red Cross Society et al. (2021) CC
This Fiji contextualized manual was initially drafted for CANDO partners as a result of the work done by the humanitarian arms of the various Christian denominations. However as the work progressed it became evidently clear that the training was needed for all responders, and not only Christian resp ... more
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International Disaster Response Laws (IDRL) in Sierra Leone

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva; Sierra Leone Red Cross Society (2012) C1
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A Second Revolution: Thirty years of child rights, and the unfinished agenda

Terre des hommes, Save the Children, Plan International, SOS Children's Villages International, World Vision, ChildFund Alliance (2019) C2
The report showed commitments made three decades ago to protect the rights of children remain unfulfilled for millions. Violence still affects countless children. Discrimination based on age, gender, disability, sexual orientation and religion harms children worldwide. Key factors include a lack ... more
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Portable digital radiography system: technical specifications

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The portable diagnostic imaging technology covered by this document will serve not only the pressing demands for tuberculosis screening and triage but also other diseases. Therefore, the requirements, accessories, hardware and software packages listed in the following specifications are described in ... more
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Ethiopia Country Refugee Response Plan - The integrated response plan for refugees from Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia 2020

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C1
Refugee protection in the country is provided within the framework of these international and national refugee laws as well as the core international human rights treaties that have been ratified by the country. Continued insecurity within neighbour ... more
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Rapid Assessment Guide for Psychosocial Support and Violence Prevention in Emergencies and Recovery
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IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross Red Cresent Societies (2015) C3
This guide provides standards and directions on how to carry out rapid needs assessment for Psychosocial Support (PSS) and Violence Prevention (VP) initiatives including child protection and sexual and gender-based violence. In particular, this rapi ... more
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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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Beyond borders. How to make the global compacts on migration and refugees work for uprooted children

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2017) CC
The report presents successful case studies from around the world, including the implementation of minimum protection standards for refugee children in Germany, cross border child protection systems ... more
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Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021 (Burmese Version)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1
The National Health Plan (NHP) aims to strengthen the country’s health system and pave the way towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC),choosing a path that is explicitly pro-poor. The main goal of NHP 2017-2021 is to extend access to a Basic Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to the entir ... more
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Mapping Children on the Move
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African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Children ACERWC GIZ; Save the Children; EU (2018) CC
In reviewing State Parties report on the implementation of the Charter, the Committee has identified children on the move as an emerging child protection issue in African, and therefore commissioned a study in view of making recommendations to tackl ... more
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COVID-19 and The Rights of Persons with Disabilities

United Nations (2020) C2
While the COVID-19 pandemic threatens all members of society, persons with disabilities are disproportionately impacted due to attitudinal, environmental and institutional barriers that are reproduced in the COVID-19 response.
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Implementing the Global Compact on Refugees for children: Examples of child-focused work

Save the Children, Terre des Hommes (2020) CC
Children in refugee situations face many potential dangers, such as violence, abuse, exploitation, discrimination, separation from their families, trafficking and military recruitment. The impact of these experiences can be devastating and long-lasting. Children have different needs from adults and ... more
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Перечень приоритетных устройств медицинского назначения для осуществления мер реагирования на COVID-19 и соответствующие технические характеристики
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
23 February 2021 This document describes the medical devices required for the clinical management of COVID-19, selected and prioritized according to the latest available evidence and interim guidelines. This includes: oxygen therapy, pulse oximeter ... more
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End-of-life care policy: An integrated care plan for the dying

Sheila Nainan Myatra, Naveen Salins, Shivakumar Iyer, et al. (2014) C1
A Joint Position Statement of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) and the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine September 2014 Vol 18 Issue 9
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National Programme for Prevention and Control of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
A Manual for Medical Officer Developed under the Government of India – WHO Collaborative Programme 2008-2009 Accessed: 11.03.2019
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Out of the Shadows. Making Mental Health a Global Development Policy
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Seth Mnookin World Bank Group, and World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Mental disorders impose an enormous burden on society, accounting for almost one in three years lived with disability globally. •In addition to their health impact, mental disorders cause a significant economic burden due to lost economic output a ... more
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Technical specifications for Pressure Swing Adsorption(PSA) Oxygen Plants
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Oxygen is an essential medicine required at all levels of the health care system; only high quality, medical-grade oxygen should be given to patients. Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen generating plants are a source of ... more
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Key Considerations: Emerging evidence on shielding vulnerable groups during COVID-19

Schmidt-Sane M. SSHAP (2020) CC
Shielding is a term used to describe the protection of individuals at high risk of severe COVID-19 illness by separating them from the general population.
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Kenya Pharmaceutical Country Profile

World Health Organisation WHO (2010) C_WHO
This Pharmaceutical Country Profile for Kenya (2010) has been developed by the Ministry of Medical Services with support of the World Health Organization. The Profile contains information on existing socio-economic and health-related conditions, res ... more
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Guidance on Law and Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2023) CC
The domestic regulation of public health emergencies (PHEs) is inextricably linked to the regulation of other types of disaster. PHEs are usually governed at least partly by general disaster and emergency laws. Moreover, there is significant overlap in the legal mechanisms used to respond to PHEs an ... more
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IASC operational guidelines on human rights and natural disaster

Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement (2008)
Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster
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NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING GUIDELINES FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS

Division of Reproductive Health Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Kenya (2010) C2
Updated to Reflect the 2009 Medical Eligibility Criteria of the World Health Organization
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Cervical cancer in Zimbabwe: a situation analysis
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Oppah Kuguyo, A. Matimba, Nomsa Tsika, et al. African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) (2017) CC
Pan African Medical Journal 2017;27:215. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.215.12994
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REVIEW ON INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE IMPACT OF VISION 2020 UMURENGE PROGRAMME (VUP) ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

National Union of Disability Organisations in Rwanda (NUDOR) (2017) C2
This report identifies and analyses policies and laws which currently include of Persons with disabilities in social protection specifically the Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme and considers some of the gaps in the VUP norms which prevent the success ... more
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Retention and mortality outcomes from a community-supported public–private HIV treatment programme in Myanmar

Mburu, Gitau; Aung Zayar Paing; Nwe Ni Myint et al. (2016) CC
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2016, 19:20926
There is a growing interest in the potential contribution the private sector can make towards increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low‐ and middle‐income settings. Thi ... more
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Developing Global Health Programming

Evert, J.; P. Drain, and T. Hall (2014) CC
A Guidebook for Medical and Professional Schools, Second Edition. This book represents a significant step to engage health professions schools in addressing global health challenges
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Mental Health in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic

National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru India; Dept. of Psychiatry (2020) CC
Guidance for General Medical and Specialised Mental Health Care Settings
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Literature Review on Law and Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2021) CC
English Analysis on World about Disaster Management and Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 Jan 2021 by IFRC
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Best practices for environmental health

Koren, H. Routledge (2017) CC
Environmental pollution, protection, quality and sustainability
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Aleppo Abandoned: A Case Study on Health Care in Syria

Physicians for Human Rights (2015)
Report Shows Egregious Attacks on Health Care by Syrian Government Have Devastated Aleppo’s Medical System
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Infant and young child feeding

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO
Model Chapter for textbooks for medical students and allied health professionals
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EU Drug Strategy

EU European Union (2022) CC
The Strategy aims to protect and improve the well-being of society and of the individual, to protect and promote public health, to offer a high level of security and well-being for the general public and to increase health literacy. The Strategy ... more
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Facts For Life
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UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNAIDS, WFP (2010) C_UNICEF
Handbook on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood illnesses, child development and the care of children. The handbook, Facts for Life, provides vital messages and information for mothers, fathers, other family members and caregivers and communities to use in changing behaviours and practices that can sav ... more
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IASC Guidelines for mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2007) C1
Specific action sheets offer useful guidance on mental health and psychosocial support and cover the following areas coordination assessment monitoring and evaluation protection and human rights standards human resources community mobilisation and s ... more
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Health Guide To Switzerland - The Swiss healthcare system in brief – a guide for immigrants to Switzerland

Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (2017) C1
Where must I go if I feel unwell or have had an accident? Is medical treatment free in Switzerland or must I pay for it? What should I do in an emergency? What types of insurance do I need? How can I protect myself from illness? Where can I find hea ... more
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Ebola research and development landscape of clinical candidates and trials

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
The report presents current information (updated to September 2015) on candidate vaccines, therapies and medical devices for Ebola and gives an overview of completed and on-going trials.
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Lesotho HIV policy scan and action plan

Beardsley, Kip., A. Zapfel, and T. Williamson Washington, DC: Palladium, Health Policy Plus (2017) C2
Policy and Legal Opportunities for HIV Testing Services and Civil Society Engagement
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The state of the world's children 2013: 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 disabilities of their rights and keep them from partic ... more
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Monitoring Guide and Toolkit for Key Population HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Programs

FHI 360 (2016) C1
This publication provides guidance to governments, civil society organizations (nongovernmental organizations and community-based organizations) and other partners implementing HIV prevention, care and treatment programs with key populations. This g ... more
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Provision of Primary Healthcare among Internally Displaced Persons and Vulnerable Populations of Burma

Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT) (2016) C1
Project Programs:
A. Medical Care Program
B. Community Health Promotion and Prevention Program
C. Maternal and Child Health Program
Target Population: 228,000 people living within the Mon, Kayah, Kayan, Karen,Shan, ... more
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Safety surveillance of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and breastfeeding women

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
COVID-19 Vaccines: 1 Safety Surveillance 2 Manual While there is no indication that pregnant women have an increased susceptibility to infection with SARS-CoV-2, there is evidence that pregnancy may increase the risk of severe illness and mortality from COVID-19 disease in comparison with non-pregn ... more
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Strategy for Quality Health infrastructure in Africa 2021-2030 Revised Version

AHVPAHHD Departments African Development Bank Group (2021) CC
The African Development Bank has launched a consultation process with health ministers and other partners as it develops a strategy to drive enhanced access to health services across Africa through 2030. Input from ministers in the Bank’s 54 regional member countries, development partners and c ... more
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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 issues. If these are adequately explored, the heal ... more
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WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2014) C_WHO
Energy use in the home is a vital and ubiquitous feature of human society. Energy is used for a wide variety of purposes, including cooking, space heating, light- ing, small-scale income generation, various household tasks, and entertainment.
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Key considerations: Indigenous Peoples in COVID-19 response and recovery

Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (2021) C2
English Analysis on Brazil about Health, Protection and Human Rights and Epidemic; published on 26 May 2021 by SSHAP
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Mass Casualty Management Systems. Strategies and guidelines for building health sector capacity

Health Action in Crisis Word Health Organization (2007)
Disaster planning - organization and administration. 2.Emergency medical services - methods. 3.Emergency medical services - organization and administration. 4.Emergencies. 5.Health policy. 6.Health ... more
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How to safely conduct burial of patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Marburg or Ebola viurs disease: field situation

World Health Organization (2014)
This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involved in the ... more
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How to conduct safe and dignified burial of a patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Ebola or Marburg virus disease

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola or Marburg virus disease. These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involve ... more
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Clinical care for survivors of Ebola virus disease
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
Interim Guidance.
A number of medical problems have been reported in survivors, including mental health issues. Ebola virus may persist in some body fluids, including semen. Ebola survivors need comprehensive support for the ... more
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The concept of vulnerability in European asylum procedures

Minos Mouzourakis, Kris Pollet, Ruben Fierens European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), Asylum Information Database (AIDA) (2017) C2
Once identified as vulnerable, applicants enjoy specific rights and safeguards in the asylum process under EU law. Vulnerability should therefore trigger additional or tailored support to ensure that people have the necessary conditions to bring forward a claim for ... more
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Single-Dose Cholera Vaccine in Response to an Outbreak in Zambia

Ferreras, E.; (2018) C2
N Engl J Med 2018; 378:577-579; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1711583 A dose of oral vaccine provides effective short-term protection against cholera during an outbreak, a study in Zambia shows. According to researchers, a shortage in the global stockpile o ... more
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Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation

Interagency Policy Coordination Subcommitee for Preparedness & Response to Radiological and Nuclear Threats (2010)
The purpose of this guidance is to provide emergency planners with nuclear detonationspecific response recommendations to maximize the preservation of life in the event of an urban nuclear detonation. This guidance addresses the unique effects and impacts of a nuclear detonation such as scale of ... more
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Rwanda: National Policy for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children

Ministry of Local Government, Information and Social Affairs (Rwanda) (2003) C2
The following document outlines the principles, objectives and strategies of a national policy for the protection of orphans and other vulnerable children in Rwanda. The propositions constitute a first step towards a comprehensive framework, which w ... more
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A Matter of Life and Death: Tackling Violence against Health Care in Pakistan, Peru and El Salvador

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2017) C1
Every day, health-care providers are being attacked, patients discriminated against, ambulances held up at checkpoints, hospitals bombed, medical supplies looted and entire communities cut off from critical services around the world.
Between Ja ... more
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Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1
The National Health Plan (NHP) aims to strengthen the country’s health system and pave the way towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC),choosing a path that is explicitly pro-poor. The main goal of NHP 2017-2021 is to extend access to a Basic Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) to the entir ... more
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MYANMAR/BURMA Breaking Barriers: Advocating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

McGuin, Rachael; Nang Lao Liang Won (Researcher) Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) (2016) C1
arrow country studies
Political developments in Myanmar/Burma prompted the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) in 2013 to undertake a small-scale scoping study to re-evaluate and refine its advocacy strategies for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and to s ... more
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Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence. Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities in India

Human Rights Watch (2018) C1
This report details the challenges many women and girls with disabilities face throughout the justice process: reporting abuse to the police, obtaining appropriate medical care, having complaints investigated, navigating the court system, and gettin ... more
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Joint Response Plan for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis January- December 2019
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Strategic Executive Group and Partners United Nations and Partners (2019) C1
The Joint Response Plan sets out a comprehensive programme shaped around three strategic objectives – deliver protection, provide life-saving assistance and foster social cohesion. The Plan covers all humanitarian sectors and addresses key cross-c ... more
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Caught in Crossfire - Children and education in regions affected by civil strife

Save the Children (2013) C2
This study primarily aims to understand how children living in areas of civil strife are denied their basic rights, especially the right to education and protection. For this study, eight districts affected by civil strife across the three states (C ... more
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National guidelines for the provision of psychosocial support for gender based violence victims/survivors
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Ministry of gender, labour and social development Ministry of gender, labour and social development (2011) CC
Psychosocial support is a very important component in Gender Based Violence response that provide appropriate care, protection and social integration. Psychological aspects affect thoughts, emotions, behavior, memory, learning ability, perceptions ... more
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National guidelines for the provision of psychosocial support for gender based violence victims survivors
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Ministry of gender, labour and social development Ministry of gender, labour and social development (2011)
Psychosocial support is a very important component in Gender Based Violence response that provide appropriate care, protection and social integration. Psychological aspects affect thoughts, emotions, behavior, memory, learning ability, perceptions ... more
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Palliative care for older people: better practices

Hall, S.; H. Petkova, A.D. Tsouros, et al. World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe, et al. (2011) C_WHO
This publication aims to provide examples of better palliative care practices for older people to help those involved in planning and supporting care-oriented services most appropriately and effectively. Examples have been identifi ed from literature searches and from an international call ... more
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Policy Brief: The impact of COVID-19 on older persons

United Nations (2020) C2
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world. As of 26 April, the virus itself has already taken the lives of some 193,710 people, and fatality rates for those over 80 years of age is five times the global average. As the virus spreads rapidly to devel ... more
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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 ... more
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Regional Migrant Response Plan for the Horn of Africa and Yemen, 2022

International Organization for Migration IOM (2022) CC
The regional Migrant Response Plan (MRP) for the Horn of Africa and Yemen includes urgent life-saving humanitarian and protection interventions to improve safe and dignified access to basic services for migrants and host communities while ensuring m ... more
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Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
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European Union EU (2022) CC
If you are fleeing the war in Ukraine and coming to the European Union, you will find key information about your rights with regard to crossing the border into an EU country, eligibility for temporary protection and applying for international ... more
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Community-based psychosocial support - Voluneer Manual

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2023) CC
The* Facilitator manual on community-based psychosocial support *and the* Volunteers manual on community-based psychosocial support* provides resources for trainers and participants in key aspects of psychosocial support, including understanding the impact of crisis events, supportive communication, ... more
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Malawi Country Operational Plan 2021 Strategic Direction Summary May 19, 2021

U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (2021) CC2
PEPFAR Malawi’s Country Operational Plan (COP) 2021 reflects a culmination of strong interagency collaboration between the PEPFAR Malawi team, Government of Malawi (GoM), and civil society organizations (CSOs) to mitigate the devastating impacts o ... more
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Ethiopia Country Refugee Response Plan: The integrated response plan for refugees from Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia (January 2019 - December 2020)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2019) C1
he refugee flow to Ethiopia continued during 2018, with 36,1351 persons seeking safety and protection within the country’s borders. At the start of 2019, the nation hosted 905,8312 thousand refugees who were forced to flee their homes as a result ... more
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Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers

Dan Hanfling, John Hick, and Clare Stroud Dan Hanfling, John Hick, and Clare Stroud (2013)
(You need free registration to download the book) Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care faciliti ... more
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Meningitis Outbreak Response in Sub-Saharan Africa

Christina Brandes-Barbier, Véronique Millot, Tomas Allen et al World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
WHO Guideline. Since 2010, countries in the meningitis belt have started to introduce a new serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine conferring individual protection and herd immunity. Following the successful roll-out of this vaccine, epidemics ... more
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Workplace Pandemic Preparedness. Training Manual
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Ministry of Health Ghana; NADMO Ghana GiZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (2013) C1
A training manual for identifying, assessing, preventing and controlling the risks of pandemics in the workplace. This training manual has been developed for both medical and non-medical personnel ... more
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Cost of exclusion from healthcare - The case of migrants in an irregular situation

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2015) C1
This report aims to estimate the economic cost of providing regular access to healthcare for migrants in an irregular situation, compared with the cost of providing treatment in emergency cases only. Two specific medical conditions – hypertension ... more
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2019 Syrian Arab Republic Humanitarian Response Plan: January - December 2019

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2019) CC
The 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) sets out the framework within which the humanitarian community will respond to the large-scale humanitarian and protection needs in Syria throughout 2019, on the basis of the prioritization undertaken across ... more
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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 of prevention or response to humanitarian crises. It is not solely a theoretical document b ... more
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Reducing the humanitarian impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2017) C1
Reducing the humanitarian impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas is a key priority for the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), civil society and an increasing number of Member States. The Unite ... more
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Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative 2018 Implementation guidance

World Health Organization, UNICEF (2018) C_WHO
This updated implementation guidance is intended for all those who set policy for, or offer care to, pregnant women, families and infants: governments; national managers of maternal and child health programmes in general, and of breastfeeding- and BFHI-related programmes in particular; and health-f ... more
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Care of girls and women living with female genital mutilation

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
This handbook is for health care providers involved in the care of girls and women who have been subjected to any form of female genital mutilation (FGM). This includes obstetricians and gynaecologists, surgeons, general medical practitioners, midwi ... more
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Humanitarian inclusion standards for older people and people with disabilities
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Age and Disability Consortium CBM International, HelpAge International,and Handicap International (2018)
The Standard consists of nine key inclusion standards, and seven sets of sector-specific inclusion standards for protection – water, sanitation and hygiene, food security and livelihoods, nutrition, shelter, settlement and household items, health ... more
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Health System Review: Achievements and Challenges

Tangcharoensathien, Viroy; Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn; Panichkriangkrai, Warisa World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
Policy Note: Thailand Health Systems in Transition
By 2002, Universal Health Coverage was achieved through three public insurance schemes: the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS) for civil servants and their dependents, Social Health Ins ... more
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European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care 2017 Update
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2018) CC
The update of the ESTC was conducted as a joint endeavour with ERS, consulting experts from international societies and organisations, national TB programmes, civil society and affected communities. The second edition of the ESTC includes 21 standar ... more
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Americas: Population Movement Emergency Appeal n° MDR42004 - Operations Update no. 1, 1 February 2019

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019)
By December of 2019, an estimated 5.3 million Venezuelans would have left the country, migrating in search of opportunities, health services and an overall search to improve the socio-economic conditions of themselves and their families. This is the largest migration in the history of the Americas. ... more
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Mental health, human rights and standards of care
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Europe (2018) C_WHO
Assessment of the quality of institutional care for adults with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities in the WHO European Region. The specific objectives of the project were to address gaps in knowledge about the number and characteristics of such long-term institutions and to identify deficie ... more
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MENTAL HEALTH AND INTEGRATION: PROVISION FOR SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: A COMPARISON OF 15 ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES

The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited Jannsen (2016) C1
An Economist Intelligence Unit briefing paper | The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) undertook a study aimed at assessing the degree of commitment of 15 countries within the AsiaPacific region to integrating those with mental illness into their communities. The research was commissioned and funded ... more
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The global doctor

Willott C et al. UCL Institute for Global Health and Development Education Research Centre, Institute of Education (2012) C2
This report explores the reasons why global health is critical to medicine and what this means for medical education. It argues that an understanding of global health is important for all students and practicing doctors, rather than being an ‘add- ... more
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Public Health Advice on preventing health effects of heat

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2011) C_WHO
New and updated information. Adverse health effects of hot weather and heat-waves are largely preventable. Prevention requires a portfolio of actions at different levels:from health system preparedness, coordinated with meteorological early warning systems, to timely public ... more
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National Action Plan to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance in the Republic of Tajikistan

Republic of Tajikistan (2018) C_WHO
The present National action plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with component of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) covering both human and agriculture sectors was developed based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global plan on AMR dated 2015. With the purpose to develop this plan, in May 2 ... more
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On Life Support - A battered health system leaves DRC children at the mercy of killer diseases

UNICEF (2020) C1
ON LIFE SUPPORT3The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has been contained, but confl ict and under-development leave over three million children at risk from measles and other killer diseases. The country’s medical services – ill-eq ... more
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COVID-19 and Women’s Human Rights: Guidance -What is the Impact of COIVD-19 on Gender-based Violence?

Reliefweb; OCHA Services; United Nations of Human Rights (Office of the High Commissioner); COVID-19 Response (2020) CC
Putting Human Rights at the Heart of the Response Topic in Focus: COVID-19 and Women’s Human Rights 15 April 2020 Stay-at-home restrictions and other measures restricting the movement of people contribute to an increase in genderbased violence, a finding confirmed by media reports, official ... more
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Global Nutrition Report

Haddad L., Verburg G., Fore H., et al. Development Initiatives Poverty Research Ltd. (2020) CC
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten health and food systems around the world, the 2020 Global Nutrition Report calls on governments, businesses and civil society to step up efforts to address malnutrition in all its forms.
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Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion In Burkina Faso: Causes and Consequences

Bankole A., Hussain R., Sedgh G. et. al. Guttmacher Institute (2014) C2
Induced abortion is permitted in Burkina Faso only to save the life and protect the health of a pregnant woman, or in cases of rape, incest, and severe fetal impairment. As a result, the vast majority of women who end unintended pregnancies do so in secrecy, out of fear of prosecution and to avoi ... more
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UNICEF Annual Report 2017 - Burkina Faso

Unicef (2017) C_UNICEF
UNICEF Annual Report 2017 - Burkina Faso - Healthcare policy for children - Food insecurity - Community health strategy - National child protection system etc.
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National Guidelines for Health Care Waste Management in Ghana

Ministry of Health and Ministry of Environment Ghana (2019) CC
Ghana's attempt to regulate health care waste management started in 2002 with the development of guidelines on health care waste manage-ment by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2006, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) also developed the Hea ... more
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Self-Care Manual for Front-Line Workers

Republic of Lebanon, Ministry of Health (2020) CC
In line with the National Mental Health Strategy for Lebanon (2015-2020), this guide answers the objective of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support task force: “Development and provision of staff care interventions for persons working in the MHPSS and ... more
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The shot, the message, and the messenger: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Latin America

Argote P., Barhan E., Zukerman Daly S. et al. NPJ (2021) CC
Herd immunity by mass vaccination offers the potential to substantially limit the continuing spread of COVID-19, but high levels of vaccine hesitancy threaten this goal. In a cross-country analysis of vaccine hesitant respondents across Latin America in January 2021, we experimentally tested how fiv ... more
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Fit for women? Safe and decent PPE for women health and care workers

Women for Global Health WGH (2021) CC
One of the many gender inequities in the health and care workforce that COVID-19 has exposed is around the fit and design of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The rapid onset and scale of COVID-19 led to shortages of PPE in most countries, causing preventable infection and mortality among healthc ... more
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Development of primary health care nursing in Ukraine

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO
Nurses play a key role in the provision of primary health care (‎PHC)‎ and the coordination and organization of medical care overall. Nurses are often the first point of contact with the health system and have an important role to play in leavin ... more
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Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change

Marselle M., Stadler J., Korn H., et al. (2019) CC
The biosphere underlies the whole sustainable development concept, as the layer on which society and the economy rely. Nature and biodiversity fuel the natural cycles and life-support systems of the planet, on which humanity ultimately depends.
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Buruli ulcer : Mycobacterium ulcerans infection

Dr. K. Asiedu; Dr. Scherpbier, R.; Dr. Raviglione, M. World Health Organization WHO (2000) CC
The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) for the medical and scientific communities and the general public alike.