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Guideline on Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Early Warning and Accessible Broadcasting

Dion, Betty; Qureshi, Aqeel Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES), Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, Asia Disaster Preparedness Center (2014) C1

- Build community resilience to coastal hazards by improving capacity of inclusive disaster management systems.
- Reduce the mortality rate of persons with disabilities in situations of risk.
- Raise awareness about inclusive policies, practices and disaster risk reduction strategies that ... more

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Community-Based Care for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Guide for Implementers

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (2011)

This guide provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to organize, implement, and monitor community-based care for DR TB. It is equally useful for program planning or supervision. The target audience for this guide is TB Program Managers, governments, policy makers, nongovernmental organizatio... more

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The significance of death, funerals and the after-life in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia: Anthropological insights into infection and social resistance

Fairhead, J. (2014)

Draft, 8 October 2014

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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 and understanding. While the social aspects have ef... more

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SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach

SAMHSA’s Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative (2014) C2

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Suicide first aid guidelines for Sri lanka

Fernando R. (2010) C1

Suicide can be prevented. Most suicidal people do not want to die, they just do not want to live with the pain they are feeling. Helping a suicidal person talk about their thoughts and feelings can help save a life. Do not underestimate your abilities to help a suicidal person, even to save a lif... more

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The ITHACA Toolkit for monitoring Human Rights and General Health Care in mental health and social care institutions

Institutional Treatment,Human Rights and CareAssessment (ITHACA) Health Service and Population Research Department,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (2010)

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Bridging the Mental Health Gap

WarTrauma Foundation (2019) CC

War Trauma Foundation strengthens mental health care and psychosocial support through capacity building and development and dissemination of expertise through the implementation of programmes in (post) conflict areas. We develop and evaluate new methods in close cooperation with (local) partner orga... more

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#WhatWomenWant: a transformative framework for women, girls and gender equality in the context of HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights

UNAIDS (2017) C1

This report brings attention to achieving gender equality in the context of women, girls, and the HIV response. This six-month consultation in 2016 with adolescent women and young girls found that #WhatWomenWant is: collaboration and joint action by all to invest in women's HIV and Sexual and Reprod... more

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Digital Accessibility Toolkit

Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2018)

CBM’s approach is based on the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and on CBM’s responsibility to promote accessibility and the principles of universal design in all spheres of its work, including CBM’s digital content and communications. With this... more

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CBR Workers’ Training Needs for People with Communication Disability

Yeap, C.E., Ibrahim, H., Van Dort, S., et al. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC

This study, although not generalizable, builds up the literature on worker training needs in developing countries, and would be of benefit for speech-language pathologists and worker trainers. This paper aimed to investigate the training needs of Malaysian workers in relation to people with communic... more

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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Training Guide - Professional Training Series No. 19

United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commisioner United Nations Publication (2014) C2

While the ratification of the Convention and its Optional Protocol has proceeded rapidly, knowledge on how to implement and monitor them has not kept pace. Conscious of this challenge, my Office has developed this Training Guide on the Convention and its Optional Protocol. It is complemented by eigh... more

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Measuring Health and Disability - Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0)

Üstün, T.B., Kostanjsek, N., Chatterji, S. & Rehm, J. WHO (2010) C_WHO

This manual summarizes the methodology used to develop WHODAS 2.0 and the findings obtained when the schedule was applied to certain areas of general health, including mental and neurological disorders. The manual will be useful to any researcher or clinician wishing to use WHODAS 2.0 in their prac... more

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Decentralized Supervision of Community Health Programs: Using LQAS in Two Districts of Southern Nepal

Joseph J. Valadez and Babu Ram Devkota (2002) C1

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Disability and Development

House of Commons International Development Committee DFID (2013) C1

Disabled people in developing countries are the poorest of the poor: if we are serious about tackling extreme poverty, our development work has to target them. The post-2015 development framework offers hope that disabled people will finally get the prominence they deserve on the global development ... more

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Community-based rehabilitation: CBR guidelines - Supplementary booklet

Kamala Achu, Kathy Al Jubah, Svein Brodtkorb, et al. WHO (2010) C_WHO

Available in: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Tajik, Vietnamese, Uzbek http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/

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World report on disability

World Health Organization (WHO) (2011) C_WHO

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WHO global disability action plan 2014-2021. Better health for all people with disability

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO

he WHO global disability action plan 2014-2021 is a significant step towards achieving health and well-being and human rights for people with disabilities. The action plan was endorsed by WHO Member States in 2014 and calls for them to remove barriers and improve access to health services and progra... more

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The Well-Being of Children with Disabilities in the Asia Pacific Region

Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Eric Emerson, Ros Madden and Anne Honey The University of Sydney (2012) C2

AN ANALYSIS OF UNICEF MICS 3 SURVEY DATA FROM BANGLADESH, LAO PDR, MONGOLIA AND THAILAND

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Early childhood development and children wir disabilities in developing countries

Rune J. Simeonsson (2000) C2

National guidelines for the provision of psychosocial support for gender based violence victims survivors recommended

National guidelines for the provision of psychosocial support for gender based violence victims survivors
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