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Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal 2021

UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2021) C1
2 March 2021 Protracted displacement, socio-economic crises aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, dire humanitarian needs and protection threats continue to affect the Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. In Syria, the protracted confli ... more
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Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative 2021 – 2025 Strategic Plan

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
Biosafety involves the implementation of containment principles, technologies and practices to prevent unintentional exposure to biological agents. Biosecurity involves the protection, control and accountability of biological materials and informati ... more
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Infection prevention and control - Guidance to action tools

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
No country can claim to be free from health-care associated infections, therefore, improvement of infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies is essential. WHO recommends the use of multimodal improvement strategies to implement IPC interventions. These include each item of standard and transm ... 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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Pharmaceutical Waste Management: A Review

Rajbongshi, S.; et al. (2016) C1
European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.3 (2016) 1, 192-206 This review shows that if all sub areas of pharmaceutical waste management can efficiently work back to back environmental pollution and dangers to human health ca ... more
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Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to large increases in healthcare waste, straining under resourced healthcare facilities and exacerbating environmental impacts from solid waste. This report quantifies the additional COVID-19 healthcare waste generated, ... more
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Good Practices to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

European Public Health Alliance (2022) CC
March 2022. This report on good practices to combat AMR focuses on activities across human, animal, and environmental health in European countries. The report provides a description of practices, how they were implemented, achievements, and why the ... more
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Sustainable transport for health

World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) CC
Sustainable transport systems can protect and promote health, by reducing risks from vehicular air pollution, physical inactivity and traffic injuries, and by providing climate and environmental benefits for urban areas.
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Land Use and Ecological Change: A 12,000-Year History

Erle C. Ellis Annual Reviews (2021) CC
Human use of land has been transforming Earth's ecology for millennia. From hunting and foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human use of land has reshaped global patterns of biodiversity, ecosystems, landscapes, and climate. This review examines ... more
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The Planetary Health Education Framework

Guzman C., Potter T. (2020) CC
The Planetary Health Education Framework is a project of the Planetary Health Alliance (planetaryhealthalliance.org). The Planetary Health Alliance is a consortium of over 250 partners from around the world committed to understanding and addressing the human health impacts of global ... more
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Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy-2017-2026

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (2017) CC
Climate Smart Agriculture provides an excellent opportunity for the transformation by uniting agriculture, development and climate change under a common agenda through integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social and enviro ... more
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Permagarden Technical Manual

USAID; TOPS; Mercy Corps (2017) CC
2nd edition. This Permagarden Technical Manual is a resource for agriculture project staff implementing home garden projects with farmers. The manual explains how the permagarden method addresses soil health, water management and crop protection to ... more
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Managing epidemics: key facts about major deadly diseases

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
Epidemics of infectious diseases are occurring more often, and spreading faster and further than ever, in many different regions of the world. The background factors of this threat are biological, environmental and lifestyle changes, among others. A ... more
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Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2022) CC
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Georgetown University, and the United Nations University have today launched new guidelines to provide the first-ever global policy framework that will help protect, include, and empower children on the ... more
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Promouvoir la santé et prévenir les maladies

Promotion Santé Suisse (2021) CC
La promotion de la santé et la prévention des maladies nécessitent une action multisectorielle qui renforce les environnements favorables à la santé et oriente les comportements. Au niveau des cantons et des communes, de nombreuses politiques, telles la ... more
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The Need for Full Integration of Snakebite Envenoming within a Global Strategy to Combat the Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Way Forward

Gutiérrez, J.; Warrell, D.; Williams, D. et al. PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases (2013) CC
Snakebite envenoming constitutes a serious medical condition that primarily affects residents of rural communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and New Guinea. It is an occupational, environmental, and domestic health hazard that exacerbates the ... more
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SDG Costing & Financing for Low-Income Developing Countries

Sachs, J.; G. McCord; N. Maennling et al. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) (2019) CC
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for major societal transformations that will require significant fiscal outlays as well as private investments. The fiscal outlays cover public investments, the public provision of social services, and social p ... more
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Building better immunity: A life course approach to healthy longevity

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2023) C_WHO
As the Americas undergo profound demographic change and there are more persons aged 65 years or older than children younger than 5 years, it is crucial to recognize that national immunization programs must be redesigned to ensure comprehensive protection ... more
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United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Nepal 2018-2022
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Government of Nepal, UN Country Team in Nepal (2018) C1
The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2018-2022 sets out the UN partnership aiming to support Nepal as it carves out its development agenda over the next five years. At the core of this new UNDAF are the SDGs, the Government of Nepal’s Fourteenth Plan, and international commi ... more
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Manuel pour la gestion de l’aspect santé publique des accidents chimiques

World Health Organization 2016 (2016) C_WHO
"Le Manuel de l’OMS pour la gestion de l’aspect santé publique des accidents chimiques a pour objet de passer en revue l’ensemble des principes et des rôles qui sont ceux de la santé publique dans la gestion des accidents et des situations d’urgence d’origine chimique. Tout en apportant ... more
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Textbooks for Sustainable Development - A guide to embedding

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (UNESCO MGIEP) (2017)
This valuable and timely guidebook represents an innovative contribution to enhancing quality education through textbooks. It will change the way textbook authors, publishers and educators, as well as governments of the United Nations Member States, see the poten ... more
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A Fatal Attraction? Business engagement with the 2030 Agenda

Karolin Seitz Misereor, Brot für die Welt, GPF (2019)
Governments have dedicated a pivotal role to the private sector in the implementation and financing of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. This has pushed a turn towards the private sector, the promotion of multi-stakeholder partnerships between public and private actors. However, far too often there is a ... more
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Tracking urban health policies

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
To enhance health co-benefits across urban policies which tackle air pollution and climate change, WHO, in cooperation with various international, national, and local partners, implemented the Urban Health Initiative (UHI) pilot project in Accra, Ghana. The Initiative prompted the health sector to u ... more
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Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2019) C_CDC
The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents evidence- based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient- care medical devices and for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare environment. This docume ... more
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Cuarta Evaluatión National de Clima

U.S. Global Change Research Program (2018) C2
The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) fulfills that mandate in two volumes. This report, Volume II, draws on the foundational science described in Volume I, the Climate Science Special Report (CSSR).2 Volume II focuses on the human welfare, societal, and ... more
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Moving as One. Integrating the Health and Climate Agendas for Planetary Health in a Post-Pandemic World

IASS Potsdam (2020) C2
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, health is receiving unprecedented public and political attention. Yet the fact that climate change also presents us with a health crisis deserves further recognition. From more deaths due to heat stress to increased transmission of infectious diseases, ... more
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Air pollution and child health: prescribing clean air: summary

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ... more
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Contaminación atmosférica y salud infantil: prescribir aire limpio: resumen

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ... more
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WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (‎PM2.5 and PM10)‎, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The global burden of disease associated with air pollution exposure exacts a massive toll on human health worldwide: exposure to air pollution is estimated to cause millions of deaths and lost years of healthy life annually. The burden of disease attributable to air pollution is now estimated to be ... more
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Waste Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: from response to recovery

UNEP (2020) CC
A new publication - Waste Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: from response to recovery - reviews current practices for managing waste from healthcare facilities, households and quarantine locations accommodating people with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19. Jointly produced by UNEP, th ... more
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JRP for Rohingya humanitarian crisis

Inter Sector Coordination Group - Bangladesh (2018) C1
March - December 2018 The Government of Bangladesh has kept its borders open to Rohingya refugees and leads the humanitarian response. The people of Bangladesh continue to show tremendous generosity and hospitality in the face of a massive influx. In keeping with its policies, the Government of Ban ... more
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Dengue and severe dengue

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread to all regions of WHO in recent years. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. albopictus. These mosquitoes are also vectors of chikungunya, yellow fever and Zik ... more
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Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience

Melanie Duncan, et al. CAFOD; AfClix; UCL; et al. (2014)
These draft guidelines are designed to encourage humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation (NGO) practitioners to think about the types of scientific information and expertise they may need, how to access and use them, and how to ensure that they are applied in an ethical and accoun ... more
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A Policy Guide for Implementing Essential Interventions for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)

World Health Organization (2014)
The Compendium brings together for the first time key consensus-based policy recommendations and guidance to improve the delivery of proven interventions to women and children. The user-friendly format incorporates icons and tabs to present key health-related policies that support the delivery of es ... more
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Guide Material for Medical Store Management Training
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Community Development Medicinal Unit (2012) C_WHO
Drugs and medical supplies are dispensed at the cutting edge level of the interface between the public health system and the people. Availability or lack of it brings either credit or discredit to the public health system. The primary reason for holding stocks of medicines and medical supplies in a ... more
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WHO Bangladesh Country Cooperation Strategy: 2020–2024

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2022) C_WHO
Notable progress has also been made on other key health indicators such as reducing maternal, infant and child deaths and malnutrition, increasing immunization coverage, eliminating infectious diseases such as polio and reducing the incidence of malaria, tuberculosis and diarrhoeal diseases. But ... more
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Facilitator’s Guide for the Basic needs-based Response Options Analysis & Planning

CaLP DRC Okular Analystis, EU (2017) C1
The Facilitator’s Guide for the basic-needs based Response Options Analysis and Planning (ROAP) is a step-by-step guide comprising tools and templates to carry out a multi-sectoral response analysis and planning of response options, in a sudden-onset or chronic crisis. Being that so, the Guide i ... more
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Young Children with Special Needs - Training for early childhood caregivers and teachers

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) & Hilton Foundation (2016) C1
MODULE 5 RESOURCE GUIDE | This guide is part of a series of manuals that focuses on six topics in Early Childhood Development (ECD): different programming approaches, basic concepts, assessments, early childhood environments, children with special needs and child ... more
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Safe use of personal protective equipment in the treatment of infectious diseases of high consequence

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2014) C1
A tutorial for trainers in healthcare settings Version 2: 2 Dec 2014 "The document focuses on an extended set of PPE components, which includes goggles, respirators, gloves, coveralls and footwear. Used properly, these PPE components can provide effective ... more
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Myanmar Country Strategic Plan (2018–2022)

World Food Programme (WFP) (2017) C1
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is at a historic moment, with a new civilian government assuming power in 2016. The country graduated to lower-middle-income status in 2015, and has made significant progress in reducing poverty, improving food security and addressing malnutrition.
The remai ... more
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What are the challenges facing Myanmar in progressing towards Universal Health Coverage?

Phone Myint; Than Tun Sein; Cassels, Andrew World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
Policy Note #1: Myanmar Health Systems in Transition Policy Notes Series
The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. In practice, this means that over the next 15 years the aim is to progressively ensure that all peop ... more
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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) (2015) CC
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster ... 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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Minimum requirements for infection prevention and control programmes

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The purpose of this document is to present and promote the minimum requirements for IPC programmes at the national and health care facility level, identified by expert consensus according to available evidence and in the context of the WHO core components. The minimum requirements are defined as: I ... more
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Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition MIYCN Guidelines

Republic of South Sudan (2017) C1
Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Strategic Actions:
1 Endorse and disseminate key policies and regulations
2 Improve maternal nutrition
3 Protect, promote, and support optimal infant and young child feeding practices
4 Support optimal infant and young child feeding in ... more
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Yemen: 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Country Team in Yemen (2019) C1
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world. Nearly four years of conflict and severe economic decline are driving the country to the brink of famine and exacerbating needs in all sectors. An estimated 80 per cent of the population – 24 million people – require some form of h ... more
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Carta Humanitária e Normas Mínimas de Resposta Humanitária em Situação de Desastre

The Sphere Project (2000) CC
The Sphere Handbook is the oldest initiative in the field of humanitarian standards. It has been field-tested over twenty years and regularly updated to ensure it remains fit for purpose in a changing world. What does not change is its rights-based foundations: people have the right to assistance, ... more
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Planetary Health Ethics: Beyond First Principles

FosterA.; J. Cole A. Farlow and I. Petrikova (2019) CC
Planetary health is a transdisciplinary approach that aims to advance the understanding of the links between human-driven changes to the planet and their consequences, and to develop appropriate solutions to the challenges identified. This emerging movement has not yet agreed upon a code of ethics t ... more
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Age-friendly Primary Health Care (PHC) Centres Toolkit

World Health Organization WHO (2008) C_WHO
The toolkit's purpose is to: improve the primary health care response for older persons. sensitize and educate primary health care workers about the specific needs of their older clients. provide primary care health workers with a set of tools/instruments to assess older people's hea ... more
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Tackling antimicrobial use and resistance in pig production: lessons learned in Denmark

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2019) C2
This publication describes an arduous campaign to tackle the use of antimicrobials - specifically antibiotics - in the Danish swine-producing sector thanks to the collaboration between the regulatory sector within the Ministry of Environment and Food, private veterinary practitioners and swine produ ... more
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Monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from healthy food animals intended for consumption

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2019) C2
The animal health subsector within the agriculture sector is the gatekeeper of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock, aquaculture, animal products, and the immediate animal environment. In support of member countries taking responsibility for and moving forward with putting AMR monitoring and ... more
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Camp/site management interim operational guidance for COVID -19 readiness and response

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C2
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) This document highlights COVID-19 specific considerations in relation to camp and camp-like settings, and is intended to assist in guiding operations where camp/site management5 is being implemented. Although the guidance - structured around questions from the fiel ... more
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A practical guide for developing Child Friendly Spaces

UNICEF (2016) CC
This guide is designed to assist UNICEF staff and partners, in establishing and operating Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in an emergency. It attempts to provide readers with the main principles of a CFS and the processes on how to establish one. The overall aim is to improve the standards and capac ... more
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Environmentalism and Development in Catholic Social Teaching: a case of the Encyclical Laudato Si

Pavic, Z. ; Sundalic, A. Strossmayer J.J: et al. Research Gate (2016) C1
God. XXIX, BR. 2/2016. str. 323-334 In this paper an attempt has been made to contextualize the ecological dimension of contemporary Catholic social teaching. With this aim in mind, the authors discuss the merits of several theories and approaches (political economy approaches, ecological moderni ... more
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Ecology and the Common Good: sustainability and Catholic Social Teaching

Butkus, R. A.; S. Kolmes University of Portland Pilot Scholars (2007) C1
There is no question that over the last thirty years environmentaldegradation and the ecological crisis have become in our day and age apredominant sign of the times. In response to this worrisome develop-ment official documents of the Roman Catholic Church, at various lev-els, have sought to addres ... more
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COVID-19 Socio-economic response and recovery plan

United Nations in Moldova (2020) CC
Updated version – September 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone. Globally, millions of people have been infected with the virus, while hundreds of thousands have lost their lives. In Moldova, the pandemic is placing an ever-increasing pressure on the health care and social ... more
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A framework for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC) (2020) C_WHO
The health impact of radiological and nuclear emergencies can last for decades. Lessons learned from past radiological and nuclear accidents have demonstrated that the mental health and psychosocial consequences can outweigh the direct physical health impacts of radiation exposure. International rad ... more
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Checklist to support schools re-opening and preparation for COVID-19 resurgences or similar public health crises
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The checklist is aligned with, and builds upon, existing COVID-19-related WHO guidelines and is structured around protective measures related to: 1) hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette; 2) physical distancing; 3) use of masks in schools; 4) environmenta ... more
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Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness, Part 1 Blended Learning Module for the Health Extension Programme

HEAT, UNICEF, Open University, AMREF, WHO Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2011) C1
These Blended Learning Modules cover the full range of health promotion, disease prevention, basic management and essential treatment protocols to improve and protect the health of rural communities in Ethiopia. A strong focus is on enabling Ethiopia to meet the Millennium Development Goals to reduc ... more
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Build back fairer: Achieving health equity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (2021) C_WHO
The report “Build back fairer: achieving health equity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region” provides ground breaking insights into the state of health inequities in the Region and urges countries to take action to address the social determinants of health to reverse the worsening trend of inequi ... more
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Orientations sur la sécurité biologique en laboratoire en rapport avec la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (‎‎COVID-19)
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) C_WHO
‎‎Orientations provisoires, 28 janvier 2021 Dans cette version mise à jour des orientations sur la sécurité biologique en laboratoire en rapport avec le SARS-CoV-2, le virus responsable de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), les points suivants ont été ajoutés : aspects de ... more
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Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services set of publications. It provides a detailed description of person-centred and human rights-based ... more
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Planetary Health Report Card

International Medical School Initiative (2022) C2
The Planetary Health Report Card is a student-driven, metric-based initiative to inspire planetary health and sustainable healthcare education engagement in medical schools. In addition to inspiring expansion of medical school curricula, we hope to inspire medical schools to expand research efforts, ... more
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Pollution de l'air et santé de l'enfant : prescrire un air sain : résumé

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ... more
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Introducing One Health to the ethical debate about zoonontic diseases in Southeast Asia

Capps, B.; M.M. Bailey, D. Bickford et al. Bioethics (2015) CC
Bioethics 519 (online) doi:10.1111/bioe.12145 Volume 29 Number 8 2015 pp. 488–596; Pandemic plans recommend phases of response to an emergent infectious disease (EID) outbreak, and are primarily aimed at preventing and mitigating human-to-human transmission. These plans carry presumptive weight ... more
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Global gendered impacts of the Ukraine crisis on energy access and food security and nutrition

Economic Empowerment Section of UN Women United Nations UN (2022) C1
The war in Ukraine has had devasting impact on women and girls worldwide, widening gender gaps and increasing rates of food insecurity, malnutrition and energy poverty. This brief reviews the available evidence of that impact, recommending urgent attention to its consequences for women and girls. I ... more
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Modelling COVID-19 vaccination status and adherence to public health and social measures, Eastern Mediterranean Region and Algeria

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The introduction of vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) added another measure to the existing set of recommended preventive measures (wearing a mask in public, keeping a distance from other people and regular handwashing). The roll-out of the vaccines, however, raised concerns that vac ... more
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Ethiopia - Multi-Sectorial Cholera Elimination Plan 2022 - 2028

Government of Ethiopia (2023) CC
Cholera which disproportionally impacts poor countries and the most vulnerable continues to affect at least 47 countries across the globe, resulting in an estimated 1.3 – 4 million cases, and 21,000 - 143,000 deaths per year worldwide. In Ethiopia, despite major improvements seen in the increasing ... more
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Clinical management of COVID-19: living guideline, 13 January 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
As of 12 December 2022, over 645 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with over 6.6 million deaths (4). The Omicron variant, which emerged in late November 2021, and its subvariants, are now the dominant circulating viruses, contributing to the ongoing surge in several countr ... more
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WHO Guidelines for Malaria- 14 March 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The conditionality of this recommendation is largely driven by the current higher unit cost of pyrethroid-PBO ITNs compared to pyrethroid-only LLINs and therefore the uncertainty of their cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, as PBO is less wash-resistant than pyrethroids, its bioavailability declines ... more
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Guidance Note on Youth Integration into the Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHS)

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA (2023) CC
UNFPA has been implementing programming for women and girls through Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHSs), which provide access to critical services, information and support. The WFHS is providing: psychosocial counseling services; awareness raising sessions on PSS in the community; and life skills & ... more
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Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020

Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development United Nations (UN) (2020) CC
The 2020 Financing for Sustainable Development Report, the fifth report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development, provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of sustainable finance. Prepared by more than 60 agencies of the United Nations system and partner international organ ... more
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High-Performance Health Financing for Universal Health Coverage

The World Bank The World Bank (2019) CC
The majority of developing countries will fail to achieve their targets for Universal Health Coverage (UHC)1 and the health- and poverty-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) unless they take urgent steps to strengthen their health financing. Just over a decade out from the SDG deadline of 20 ... more
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WHO mid-term programmatic and financial report for 2016-2017 including audited financial statements for 2016

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
In an ambitious new era for health development under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, WHO and its partners have a solid foundation of success on which to build. Health plays a fundamental role in development and is the central focus of Sustainable Development Goal 3, “Ensure healthy ... more
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Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!): guidance to support country implementation, second edition.

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the second edition of its Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) guidance. The document aims to equip governments to respond to the health and well-being challenges, opportunities and needs of adolescents. The guidance pro ... more
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Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (‎COVID-19)‎: a living guideline, 9 October 2023

World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC
The Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a living guideline consolidates technical guidance developed and published during the COVID-19 pandemic into evidence-informed recommendations for infection prevention and control (IPC). This living guideline ... more
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Infection Prevention and Control Standard Operating Procedures For Cholera Treatment Centres and Units in Malawi (April 2023)

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Africa CDC; African Union; Government of Malawi; Médecins Sans Frontières; UN Children's Fund UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC
Infection prevention and control (IPC) in a CTC/ CTU IPC are all practical measures taken in the healthcare facility to prevent harm caused by infections to patients, health workers and communities. The main goal of IPC in the cholera response is to • To reduce transmission of health care-as ... more
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The Somali strategy for Cholera prevention and control 2020-2024
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Government of SomaliaWorld Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae serogroup O1 or O139, and is often linked to unsafe drinking water, lack of proper sanitation and personal hygiene. It adversely affects mostly the poor and vulnerable populations in countries, which are already d ... more
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Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment: version with International Classification of Health Intervention (‎ICHI)‎ codes

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
In this version of the compendium, each guidance is coded using the International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI). The compendium provides a systematic compilation of published guidance from WHO and other UN organizations on health and environment. Guidance on policies and actions a ... more
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Invisible numbers; The true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them 2022

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – along with mental health, cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world. Their drivers are social, ... more
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Report - Invisible numbers: the true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – along with mental health, cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world. Their drivers are social, ... more
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Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (ACACIA): protocol of an observational study of children’s lung health in six sub-Saharan African countries

Mosler, G.; Oyenuga, V.; Addo-Yobo, E. et al. BMJ Open (2020) CC
Little is known about asthma control in the rising number of African children who suffer from this condition. The Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (ACACIA) study is an observational study collecting evidence about paediatric asthma in urban areas of Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Afr ... more
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Child Labour Report 2015: Migrant Child Labour in the Thai Shrimp Industry

Friedel Hütz-Adams Südwind-Institut für Ökonomie und Ökumene Terre des Hommes (2015) C1
Slavery on fishing vessels, degradation of ecosystems, overfishing, debt bondage, human trafficking and child labour in peeling sheds – the scandals surrounding the Thai fishery and shrimp industries have garnered international censure. Farmed and processed at the cost of extreme exploitation of b ... more
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Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO
Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is happening at unprecedented rates, impacting human health worldwide, according to a new state of knowl ... more
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Guidance on mainstreaming biodiversity for nutrition and health

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This report aims to support countries in the necessary transition toward healthier, more sustainable diets by integrating biodiversity in food-based interventions to support nutrition and health. It is intended to help guide decision-makers in the health, nutrition and other sectors, to: Consider ... more
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Climate Change and Pollen Allergies

Damialis, A.; Traidl-Hoffmann, C.; Treudler, R. (2019) CC
Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change pp 47–66 This chapter reviews the emerging importance of pollen allergies in relation to ongoing climate change. Allergic diseases have been increasing in prevalence over the last decades, partly as the result of the impact of climate change. ... 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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Risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren who participated in a casecontrol study in urban Uganda

Mpairwe, H.; Namutebi, M.; Nkurunungi, G. et al. eLife (2019) CC
Data on asthma aetiology in Africa are scarce. We investigated the risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren (5–17 years) in urban Uganda. We conducted a case-control study, among 555 cases and 1115 controls. Asthma was diagnosed by study clinicians. The main risk factors for asthma were tertia ... more
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Training Guide: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2024) CC
This MHPSS in Emergencies training aims to prepare MHPSS responders, disaster managers, and emergency team leaders for work in the field by building understanding of basic concepts of MHPSS in emergencies as well as planning and implementing PSS activities. It is for MHPSS focal points from the Red ... more
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Childhood respiratory disease linked to the enviroment

World Health Organization WHO (2009) CC2
Childhood Respiratory Diseases & the Environment learning objectives •To understand how the respiratory tract is affected by the environment •To describe respiratory diseases linked to the environment •To list one population-level intervention and one personal-level intervention for d ... more
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Enviromental crisis exacerbate some drivers of child marriage

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA (2022) CC
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A Second Revolution: Thirty years of child rights, and the unfinished agenda. Summary

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. The UN Convention on the Ri ... more
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Safe & sound: What states can do to ensure respect for the best interests of unaccompanied and separated children in Europe

UNHCRIOM UNICEF (2014)
Unaccompanied and separated children leave their countries of origin for a variety of reasons. They may be fleeing from persecution, armed conflict, exploitation or poverty. They may have been sent by members of their family or decided to leave on their own – be it to ensure their survival, or t ... more
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Children ACERWC (1990) CC
Adopted by the Twenty-sixth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - July 1990
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For every child, every right. The Convention on the Rights of the Child at a crossroads
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UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2019)
Thirty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child at a moment of rapid global change marked by the end of apartheid, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the birth of the World Wide Web. These developments and more brought momentous and lasting evolut ... more
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (1990)
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Los hijos de los trabajadores temporeros - Espacio para la infancia

Bernard van Leer Foundation (2013) CC
Espacio para la Infancia es una revista sobre el desarrollo de la primera infancia que trata temas específicos relacionados con el desarrollo de los niños pequeños, y en concreto desde su perspectiva psicosocial. Es una publicación semestral de la Fundación Bernard van Leer.
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Staying alive: safety and security guidelines for humanitarian volunteers in conflict areas

David Lloyd Roberts International Comitee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2005) C1
With its expert practical advice on security in situations of armed conflict, this updated set of guidelines will prove invaluable to humanitarian personnel working at the operational level. Following on from the success of the first edition, published in 1999, it addresses new and developing threat ... more
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Operational security management in violent environments

Humanitarian Practice Network (2010)
Good Practice Review
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Malteser International Safety and Security Guidelines (SSG)

Ingo Radtke Malteser International (2013)