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Education of children with disabilities in India and Pakistan: An analysis of developments since 2000 | Background paper prepared for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2015 | Education ... more
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Accessibility to Power: Framing of the Disability Rights Movements in India and Nepal

Henrik Schedin Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2017) CC
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Community based rehabilitation (CBR)

World Health Organization (2012) C_WHO
Q4: Should community based rehabilitation be offered to children with intellectual disabilities?
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Dr Jean-François Trani and Dr Betsy VanLeit Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, UCL (2010) C1
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A Manual for Maternity Unit Personnel - Part of the CBM Prevention Toolkit on Birth Impairments
The study analyses the current situation of children with disabilities in relation to realizing their rights and accessing basic services, as well ... 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
Wheelchair Service Training Package - Basic level | The main purpose of the training package is to develop ... more
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What does the next 25 years hold for global health?

S. Marzouk and H. Choi Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2019) CC
Analysis of survey data looking at 25 years of progress in and the future challenges for tropical medicine and global health
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Institute of Medicine (US); Committee on Nervous System Disorders in Developing Countries; National Academy of Sciences (2001) C2
Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Nervous System Disorders in Developing Countries. Wash ... more
This document provides a guidance on the importance of consulting with children with disabilities. It provides practical suggestions for consulting with children and young people with ... more
A step towards implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) related to personal mobility.
salud pública de méxico / vol. 50, suplemento 2 de 2008, pp.167-177. In response to the emerging global concern regarding health and people with intellectual disabilities (ID), several developed ... more
Update 1 October 2020. This document provides guidance to Member States on the effective use of face masks/coverings in the community by individu ... more
Putting Human Rights at the Heart of the Response Topic in Focus: COVID-19 and Women’s Human Rights 15 April 2020 Stay- ... more
This checklist is intended to heighten the awareness and sensitivity of personnel to the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence in human service settings. It provides concrete exam ... more
This report from Human Rights Watch found that South Africa has failed to guarantee the right to education for many of the country’s children and young adults due to widespread discrimination agai ... more
This is a report from a National, representative household survey carried out in Botswana in 2012 – 2014. The study was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Federation of Organisations of Disabl ... more
International Journal of Mental Health Systems December 2011, 5:3 Community mental health programs in low-income countries face a number of challenges. Using a case study methodology developed for this purpose, it is possible to compare programs an ... more
This guide is intended to support teams working directly with communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. It provides general guidance on community engagement during outbreak responses, including how ... more
The report examines how people with mental health conditions are often shackled by families in their own homes or in overcrowded and unsanitary institutions, against their will, due to widespread stigma and a lack of mental health services. Many a ... more
Ukraine: Russian invasion has forced older people with disabilities to endure isolation and neglect – new report Many temporary shelters inaccessible to people with physical disabilities Ove ... more
Newsletter No. 15 | Highlighting the gender dimensions of education for children with disabilities
39 examples of field practices, and learnings from 20 countries, for all phases of humanitarian response. The report shows that deliberate and proactive action is required to ensure that persons with disab ... more
This annual report outlines achievements and challenges of delivering these partnerships. NUDOR takes this opportunity to thank all organizations, individuals and decision makers who have supported NUDOR to contribute to the promotion, respect and r ... more
.This assessment was conducted using focus group discussion(FGD)with peopleliving with disabilities who were members of the Ethiopian National Association of ... more

Network HPN Paper: The role of education in protecting children in conflict

Susan Nicolai and Carl Triplehorn Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN); Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2003) C1
Education in emergencies is a young area; the evidence of its impact is often anecdotal, and although its status as a humanitarian concern has gained legitimacy in recent years, it has yet to be accepted across ... more
This document provides training and guidance on the key standards related to the physical and social environment within mental health and related services that need to be met to promote good outcome ... more
Translating Community Research Into Global Policy Reform For National Action: A Checklist For Community Engagement To Implement The WHO Consolidate ... more
The interim Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP) guidance is designed to be a short technical step-by-step guide aimed at non-Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) countries to support ... more

Out of the Shadows. Making Mental Health a Global Development Policy

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 and the ... more
Global food insecurity has markedly increased over the last two-years due to conflict, economic and political instability, displacement, environmental degradation and disasters, and major disruptions to global food systems because of ... more
To complement the Global Strategy progress reporting, this report provides a detailed look at country leadership and action toward the Every Newbor ... more
This is a report from a National, representative household survey carried out in Swaziland in 2009 – 2010. A large amount of effort has been put into this two‐year exercise until finally we can present the results of ... more
Infectious diseases like COVID-19 can disrupt the environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and the wider ... more
Although the COVID-19 crisis is, in the first instance, a physical health crisis, it has the seeds of a major mental health crisis as well, if acti ... more
This report, which involved input from across WaterAid, in particular from the Programme Support Unit (PSU) of WaterAid UK, includes case studies from a variety of countries, including Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, India and N ... more
Community-based approaches to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (CB MHPSS) in emergencies are based on the understanding that communities can be drivers for their own care and change and s ... more
Commissioned by Plan International the report draws on data from research conducted in Bangladesh in April 2018. It explores how adolescent girls within two age brackets (10-14 and 15-19) understand the ... more
While much progress has been achieved over the past year, the Region of the Americas has stubbornly remained ... more
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 ... more
Ensuring mental health and well-being has become a worldwide imperative and an important target of the Sustainable Development Goals. But in all countries around the world, our response has been w ... more
This Community Conversation Kit (CCK) is designed to help people who have a leadership role speak with people in their community about how to protect themselves and those they care about from becomi ... more
Looking forward, the 2019-2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) for the DRC situation aims at addressing ... more
This provisional Facilitator's Kit provides a complete framework for a 3-day training on Community Preparedness for Reproductive Health and Gender. The goal is to build ... more
This article describes experiences in implementing a community mental health and development project in a rural district in southern India, including the position of persons with mental illness when ... more
Minimum standards of home care for older people in Red Cross Red Crescent volunteer-based programming in the Europe Zone
This publication marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It is dedicated to the women leaders and allied ... more
This document is based on currently available scientific evidence on treatment for drug use disorders and sets out a framework for the implementation of the Standards, in line with principles of pub ... more
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2021, extreme weather events have affected at least 139.2 million people and killed ... more
In collaboration with partners, the government of Ethiopia has successfully developed 10 years Hand Hygiene for All (HH4A) costed national roadmap- a country-wide approach to achieving sustainable and universal hand hygiene. On ... more