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This document aims to define a practical plan of action for the IFRC Secretariat to effectively integrate child protection, as a minimum standard, within its organizational systems and development, protracted crisis and emergency operations. The timeline for the action plan is 2015 to the end of 202 ... more
Int J Bipolar Disord (2018) 6:6 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40345‑017‑0110‑8 In 2001, the WHO stated that: "The use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives (mHealth) has the potential to transform the face of health service delivery across the globe" ... more

World Alzheimer Report 2019

Prince, M., and J. Jackson Alzheimer's Disease International (2019) C2
Some of the key findings of the report include: Almost 80% of the general public are concerned about developing dementia at some point and 1 in 4 people think that there is nothing we can do to prevent dementia 35% of carers across the world said that they have hidden the diagnosis of de ... more
The disaster and Red Cross Red Crescent response to date 9 March 2019: Tropical Cyclone Idai forms over Northern Mozambique Channel. CVM preparedness and early warning actions underway 13 March 2019: IFRC Surge Capacity is deployed to Maputo 14 March 2019: 342,562 Swiss francs allocated from th ... more
Introducción Capítulo A.6 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traductores: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Jaume Morey
Introductión Capítulo A.9 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traducción: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & José Montejo
Introducción Capítulo A.13 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traductores: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Julia Portillo
Otros Trastornos Capítulo H.1 Edición 2016 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Revisión: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Jasna Raventós
Trastornos del ánimo Capítulo E.1 Traducción de la versión inglesa del 2015
Trastornos des ánimo Capítulo E.4 Edition 2018 Editores: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traducción: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & María Vidal
Trastornos de ansiedad Capítulo F.3 Editores: Laura Revert, Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traducción: Régis Villegas, Paula Placencia, José Ángel Alda & Paula Cox
Trastornos de ansiedad Capítulo F.5 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traductores: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Marcela Mezzatesta
Otros trastornos Capítulo H.3 Edición 2018 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traducción: Beatriz Ortega & Macarena Espinoza
Otros trastornos Capítulo H.4 Editores: Laura Borredá Belda, Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traductores: Sara Diego Castaño, Laura Álvarez Bravos, Rebeca Santonja & Beatriz Ortega
Introducción Capítulo A.1
Pediatría Capítulo I.2 Editores: Laura Borredá Belda, Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traducción: Alfonso Pastor Romero, Silvia Rodriguez Portillo, Carla Andreia Carvalho Gómez, María Tatiana Stefan & Paula Cox
Miscelánea Capítulo J.1 Editores: Matías Irarrázaval, Andres Martin & Laura Borredá Traductores: Laura Álvarez Bravos, Elena Guillot de Mergelina, Álvaro Doña & Beatriz Ortega
Misceláneo Capítulo J.3 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traductores: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Ana Pérez
Misceláneo Capítulo J.5 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traducción: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle, María Irene Rodríguez
Miscelanea Capítulo J.4 Editores: Matías Irarrázaval, Andres Martin, Laura Revert Martín & Sergio Jesús Soler Traductores: Sergio Jesús Soler, Nieves Hermosin Carpio, Clara De Castro & Beatriz Ortega
Misceláneo Capítulo J.10 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traducción: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle
Introducción Capítulo A.11 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traducción: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Pablo Vidal
Introducción Capítulo A.5 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traductores: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Carlos Llanes
Trastornos externalizantes Capítulo D.1.1 Edición: Matías Irarrázaval & Andres Martin Traductores: Fernanda Prieto-Tagle & Carlos Gómez
The seven essential features of practice for scaling up are described with great clarity. They are practical and universal, and encourage local innovation. They include policy, funding and local management structure, as well as working with all possible partners and developing local context adaptati ... more
Final Report

Zambia Refugees Economies: Livelihoods and Challenges

M. Nyamazana, G. Koyi, P. Funjika and E. Chibwili UNHCR; Institute of Economic and Social Research (INESOR), University of Zambia; Refugee Studies Centre, UK (2017) C1
The study on refugee economies shows that refugees and former refugees are contributing positively to Zambia’s economy in various ways and have the potential to contribute even further if legal and other obstacles are removed. The study targeted mainly Congolese, Burundian, Somali, and Rwandan re ... more
The seventh WHO Report on the global tobacco epidemic analyses national efforts to implement the most effective measures from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) that are proven to reduce demand for tobacco. The report showed that while only 23 countries have implemented ce ... more
At least half of the world’s population does not have full coverage of essential health services. Health expenses push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty each and every year, forcing them into terrible choices that no one should ever have to make: Buy medicine or food? Education or ... more

Albania - Demographic and Health Survey

Institute of Statistics Institute of Public Health; Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft; UNFPA; UN Women; Unicef; et al. (2018) C2
2017-2018 Republic of Albania

Demographic and Health Survey - Kyrgyz Republic

USAID; UNFPA; STAT.KG (2013) C2
National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of Health Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic MEASURE DHS ICF International Calverton, Maryland, U.S.A.

Tajikistan - Demographic and Health Survey 2017

Republic of Tajikistan; USAID; Unicef; UNFPA; TAJSTAN (2018) C2
Statistical Agency under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan The DHS Program ICF Rockville, Maryland, USA

A Global Research Agenda for Adolescents Living With HIV

A. Armstrong; J. M. Nagata; M. Vicari; et al. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS ); Ovid (2018) CC
Supplement Article J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  Volume 78, Supplement 1, August 15, 2018 www.jaids.com

A Global Research Agenda for Pediatric HIV

M. Penazzato; C. Irvine; M. Vicari; et al Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS); Ovid (2018) CC
Supplement Article www.jaids.com J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  Volume 78, Supplement 1, August 15, 2018

Advancing women's leadership and Advocacy for AIDS action

T. Leonhardt; K. Mangino; S. Richiedei; et al. cedpa (The Centre for Development and Population Activities); ICRW ( International Center for Research on Women); ICW Global (The International Community of Women Living with HIVAIDS); et al. (2010) C2
Training Manual
18 March 2020 WHO and public health authorities around the world are acting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population. The considerations presented in this document have been developed by the WHO Department of Mental Health and S ... more
This guideline covers making people aware of how to correctly use antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics) and the dangers associated with their overuse and misuse. It also includesmeasures to prevent and control infection that can stop people needing antimicrobials or spreadinginfection to o ... more
Community Health Impact Coalition members & colleagues from across the world are sharing COVID-19 explainers, internal policies, clinical protocols, & more live
The Ghanaian Cabinet approved the antimicrobial resistance (AMR)Policy and Implementation plan(hereafter referred to as the national action plan or NAP)in December 2017, whilst the country case study was in progress. This has set in motion the implementation phase for Ghana, which is a long awaited ... more
Primary health care, as outlined in the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata and again 40 years later in the 2018 WHO/UNICEF document A vision for primary health care in the 21st century: towards universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals, is a whole-of-government and whole-of-society a ... more
The ECA, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due to COVID-19. This, as the pandemic continues to impact on the Continent’s struggling economies whose growth is expected to slow down from 3.2 percent to 1.8 percent in a best-case scenario, pushing close to 27 million people into extr ... more
4ª edição Nos próximos meses, a COVID Reference apresentará atualizações regulares e narrará os dados científicos o mais coerente possível.
7 April 2021 The holy month of Ramadan (mid-April to mid-May 2021) is marked by social and religious gatherings. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to observe the holiday with caution and care. This document provides up-to-date public health advice that can be applied across ... more
24 April 2020 Policy considerations for the WHO European Region This document provides key considerations for Member States to help them to decide on the modulation of large-scale restrictive public health measures (i.e. movement restrictions and large-scale physical distancing), while at the ... more
This strategy, produced by IFRC, UNICEF and WHO, provides an overview of RCCE coordination approach and priorities across the different phases of the COVID-19 preparedness and response
Education is UNESCO’s top priority because it is a basic human right and the foundation on which to build peace and drive sustainable development. UNESCO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for education and the Education Sector provides global and regional leadership in education, s ... more
The Internews Humanitarian Information Services Learning Collection communicates key lessons, best practices, and programmatic methodologies used by Internews’ humanitarian teams around the world. Each module within the Learning Collection includes three parts: Context, Case Studies, and a How-To ... more
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
In the context of health, stigma is the negative association between a person or group of people who share certain characteristics and a specific disease. In an outbreak, this may mean people are labeled, stereotyped, discriminated against, treated separately, and/or experience loss of status becaus ... more
Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
We as a large world community are facing an extraordinary challenge: keeping healthy against the threat of rapidly spreading novel Covid-19 virus. Starting with flu-like symptoms, the virus attacks the airways leading to severe breathing difficulties in the m ost vulnerable, that is, those whose im ... more
This guide contains recommendations for health and safety practices and approaches to COVID-19 prevention, based on materials developed by many organisations.
This practical guidance is designed to assist programme specialists to implement COVID19 RCCE activities for and with refugees, IDPs, migrants and host communities vulnerable to the pandemic. The guidance highlights key challenges and barriers faced by these people in accessing COVID19 health-relate ... more
Recognizing the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreaks affects women and men differently is hugely important. Some preliminary data suggested that more men than women are dying, potentially due to sex-based immunological differences, higher rates of cardiovascular disease for men and lifestyle choic ... more
Este plan está basado en las demandas y necesidades del Gobierno de Colombia al Sistema de las Naciones Unidas (SNU), bajo el liderazgo de la Oficina de la Coordinadora Residente, para complementar los esfuerzos nacionales de la respuesta a la COVID-19. Asimismo, se encuentra alineado con los princ ... more
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showed that global commitment and collective action could significantly reduce the disease burdens of three deadly communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The MDGs helped focus efforts on these three deadly diseases and leveraged ... more
Six months in, the indirect impacts of COVID-19 take a toll on health, social and economic outcomes.
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
In most contexts, the social stigma surrounding mental health issues exists because of cultural norms and a lack of understanding of mental health’s complexities and realities, resulting in isolation, increased vulnerability, and lack of support for people with mental health problems. This stig ... more
This report presents examples from different agencies on how they approached community engagement in their Covid-19 responses, the tools and methodologies used, as well as the challenges they encountered and how they attempted to overcome these. It discusses what community engagement means to the va ... more
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 oximeters, patient monitors, thermometers, infusion and suc ... more
This guide provides an overview of the major elements that must be considered before, during and after the implementation of antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) for SARS-CoV-2. This guide is complementary to policy guidance issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). The guide may ... more
A non-exhaustive repository of COVID-19 related scientific publications undertaken by LSHTM researchers since the beginning of the outbreak.

COVID-19: Community Insights from the Asia Pacific Region

Latinovic, L.; et al. nternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), et al. (2020) C1
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Pakistan Spetember 2020
31 Janaury 2021 SCORE for health data technical package. The first global assessment on the status and capacity of health information systems in 133 countries, covering 87% of the global population. It identifies gaps and provides guidance for investment in areas that can have the greatest impact ... more
December 2020 — May 2021
Contact tracing is a key element of WHO’s recommended approach to control the spread of COVID-19 by breaking the chains of human-to-human transmission. This document provides guidance to health authorities at all levels to improve the success rate of contact tracing by informing efforts with RCCE ... more
Contact tracing is a key element of WHO’s recommended approach to control the spread of COVID-19 by breaking the chains of human-to-human transmission. This document provides guidance to health authorities at all levels to improve the success rate of contact tracing by informing efforts with RCCE ... more
Initial public health responses to control the pandemic focused on promoting protective behaviors among the general population, including frequent hand washing, physical distancing and the use of face masks in public spaces However, many saw these only as interim measures to reduce the spread of the ... more
The World Happiness Report 2021 focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared. Our aim was two-fold, first to focus on the effects of COVID-19 on the structure and quality of people’s lives, and second to describe and evaluate how governments all over the world ha ... more
It describes and analyzes the theoretical-practical incidences of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, including but not limited to the Information Science framework. Besides, it aims to outline an understanding of these three concepts based on 16 arrangements intercon ... more
5 May 2021 This Information Note is intended to assist national TB programmes and health personnel worldwide to maintain essential tuberculosis (TB) services during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the recovery phase. It is important that recent progress made in TB prevention and care is not reversed b ... more
13 May 2021 To avoid a reversal of progress from the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, new knowledge and lessons from successful programmatic innovations are urgently needed to improve TB prevention and care. Experience can provide evidence for innovative approaches and strategies to mainta ... more
The brief concludes that sustaining the continuity of EHS requires policies that ensure a whole-society and systems strengthening approach. This involves increased health care investment, community engagement, disease control regulations, and multisector approaches to improve resilience, EHS quality ... more
Since the emergence of COVID 19 in December 2019, various public health responses measures have been implemented to control the pandemic. Among measures taken by the Africa CDC was the launch of PACT initiative to accelerate COVID 19 testing. Key to the initiative is the engagement of Community Heal ... more
On February 29, 2020, the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement outlining a phased withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in exchange for Taliban commitments not to allow attacks on the US or its allies from Afghan territory. The troop withdrawal is expected to take place in parallel w ... more
he Western Pacific is the world’s most disaster-prone region. When a disaster occurs, people may need to seek accommodation in a disaster evacuation shelter. However, it may be difficult for people in a disaster evacuation shelter to avoid confined and enclosed spaces with poor ventilation; crowde ... more
This inter-agency guidance document aims to supplement the COVAX demand creation package for COVID-19 vaccines with key considerations for humanitarian contexts and marginalized populations with specific access and communication needs. 21 Sept.2021
More than two years since the first SARS-CoV-2 infections were reported, the COVID-19 pandemic remains an acute global emergency. In this Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response plan for 2022, WHO sets out a number of key strategic adjustments that, if implemented rapidly and consistently at ... more
Analysis of fake news disseminated during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and trends of biodiversity and draws conclusions relevant to the further implementation of the Convention. GBO-5 pro ... more
The 2021 COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for AFR serves as a regional guide for a holistic public health response to COVID‑19 at regional, national and sub-national levels. The 2021 SPRP: 1. Builds upon the lessons learnt from the implementation of the 2020 SPRP and outl ... more
New funding requirements: CHF 2.8 billion IFRC-wide of which CHF 670 million is channelled through the IFRC Emergency Appeal in support of National Societies
Guidelines for the Vaccination Scheme against COVID 19: Booster Dose Health Personnel
This report challenges policy-makers and political leaders to tackle fossil fuel production and consumption as a health control issue, in the same way that smoking has been reduced and regulated. Fossil fuel combustion is a major source of toxic air pollution that kills 7 million people every year, ... more
Action Plan 2021-2025
Final Survey Report