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Rapid assessment of Ebola impact on reproductive health services and service seeking behaviour in Sierra Leone

Government of Sierra Leone, Department for International Development, UN Population Fund, Irish Aid (2015)
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El Niño Ready Nations and Disaster Risk Reduction

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Agency for International Development (2017)
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South African Demographic and Health Survey 1998

Department of Health, South Africa & Macro International (2002) C1
Full Report
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The Men Are Away: Pregnancy Risk and Family Planning Needs among Women with a Migrant Husband in Barisal, Bangladesh

Khan, Rasheda, Kerry L. D. MacQuarrie, Quamrun Nahar, and Marzia Sultana National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), and ICF International (2016) C1
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 98
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What Motivates Women to Act? Perspectives on the Value of and Experiences in Using Antenatal Care in Khulna and Rangpur, Bangladesh

Nahar, Quamrun, Marzia Sultana, Kerry L. D. MacQuarrie, and Rasheda Khan National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), and ICF International (2016) C1
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 100
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BEST PRACTICES IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Lynn Losert USAIDE&E (2010) C2
Application for Program Design in the Europe and Eurasia Region
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Walking in our shoes: Perspectives of pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV on access to and retention in care in Malawi, Uganda and Zambia

Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW) et al. (2017) C1
The study sought to understand the factors that facilitate women to adhere to treatment and return to health facilities for routine care from their own perspective. The researchers focused on Malawi, Uganda and Zambia, early adopters of the global guidance to provide lifelong treatment for pregnant ... more
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Dementia - A public health priority

World Health Organization; Alzheimer's Disease International (2012) C_WHO
The report “Dementia: a public health priority” has been jointly developed by WHO and Alzheimer's Disease International. The purpose of this report is to raise awareness of dementia as a public health priority, to articulate a public health app ... more
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Atlas - Multiple Sclerosis resources in the world

World Health Organization; Multiple Sclerosis international federation (2008) C_WHO
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RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2011–2016 STRATEGY

Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers,; International Labour Organization (2019) C2
Accessed: 26.09.2019
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Evidence Brief HIV Stigma and Discrimination in the World of Work: Findings from the People Living with HIV Stigma Index

GNP (Global Network of people living HIV); ILO (International Labour Organization) (2018) C2
Evidence Brief
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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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Public Health in Ukraine

akkon Hochschule für Humanwissenschaften; Institute for research in international assistance (2022) C2
Despite its rich culture, great economic potential, high level of education and last but not least its sheer size – it is the largest state whose borders lie entirely within Europe and is 1.7 times the size of the Federal Republic of Germany – Ukraine seems far away in perception and awareness. ... more
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Baby-friendly hospital initiative : revised, updated and expanded for integrated care - Section 1: Background and Implementation

UNICEF, WHO, Wellstart International (2009)
The revised package of BFHI materials includes five sections: 1. Background and Implementation, 2. Strengthening and Sustaining the BFHI: A course for decision-makers, 3. Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in a Baby-friendly Hospital: a 20-hour course for maternity staff, 4. Hospital Self-Appraisal ... more
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Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Three Qualitative Studies

Ministry of Health Bangladesh; The DHS Program; ICF International, et al. (2016) C1
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Improving the Lives of Married Adolescent Girls in Amhara, Ethiopia

J. Edmeades, R. Hayes, G. Gaynair (International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)) (2014) C1
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Working together with businesses

World Health Organization; UNAIDS; International Labour Organization; et al. (2012) C_WHO
Guidance on TB and TB/HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care in the workplace
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Children’s Ebola Recovery Assessment: Sierra Leone

Isabelle Risso-Gill and Leah Finnegan UNICEF; Save the Children; Plan International (2015)
Nearly half the population of Sierra Leone is under the age of 18 years and the impact of the Ebola crisis on their lives now and on their future opportunities has been far-reaching: no school; loss of family members and friends to the virus; and changing roles and responsibilities in the home and t ... more
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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
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Birth defects surveillance training: facilitator's guide

World Health Organization (WHO), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research (ICBDSR) (2015) C_WHO
The goal of this course is to provide participants with the foundational skills needed to begin the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of a congenital anomalies surveillance programme, in particular for countries with limited resources. It focuses on the methodology needed to devel ... more
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Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Final Report
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Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National AIDS Control Program, Liberia and ICF International (2014) C1
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Tanzania Service Provision Assessement Survey (TSPA) 2014-2015. Final Report

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dar es Salaam, Ministry of Health, Zanzibar, National Bureau of Statistics, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and ICF International (2016)
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Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey 2013

Statistics Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone, ICF International (2014) C_WHO
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Women's Empowerment and Spousal Violence in Relation to Health Outcomes in Nepal: Further analysis of the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey

Tuladhar S., Khanal K.R., K.C. Lila, Ghimire P.K., Onta K. Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, New ERA, and ICF International (2013) C2
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Impact of Male Migration on Contraceptive Use, Unmet Need and Fertility in Nepal

Khanal M. N., Shrestha D.R., Panta P.D., and Mehata S. Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, New ERA, and ICF International (2013) C2
Further analysis of the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey
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Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey 2011-12: Policy Briefs

Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF International (2013) C2
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Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This report aims to raise awareness about the role that the reform of public health laws can play in advancing the right to health and in creating the conditions for people to live healthy lives. By encouraging a better understanding of how public h ... more
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Global medication waste management practices: challenges and opportunities in developing countries

Bataduwaarachchi, V.R.; and C.L.Weeraratne (2016) CC
International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 5(6):2290-2294 DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164081
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Population mobility and malaria

World Health Organization ( WHO), Regional Office for South-East-Asia (2017) C_WHO
Review of International, Regional and National Policies and Legal Frameworks that Promote Migrants and Mobile Populations' Access to Health and Malaria Services in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Th ... more
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IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Section A Introduction to child & adolescent mental health

Adrian Sondheimer; Joseph M Rey IACAPAP (2012) C2
Introduction Capter A.1 Ethics and international child and adolescent psychiatry
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Legal and policy trends impacting people living with HIV and key populations in Asia and the Pacific 2014–2019

UNAIDS (2021) CC
The report highlights key trends and developments in laws affecting people living with HIV and key populations in Asia and the Pacific over the five-year period 2014–2019. It updates the legal and policy review conducted in 2016 for UNAIDS, UNDP a ... more
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WHO MiNDbank: More Inclusiveness Needed in Disability and Development

World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO
WHO MiNDbank is an online platform bringing together country and international resources, covering mental health, substance abuse, disability, general health, human rights and development. It is part of WHO’s QualityRights campaign to end violatio ... more
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Indonesia: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2018) C1
The Indonesian government has reformed its laws, policies, and institutions to better manage disaster risk since the significant 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The Government of Indonesia now has contingency plans for every disaster-prone city which ide ... more
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The Venezuelan Exodus

Human Rights Watch (2018) C1
The Need for a Regional Response to an Unprecedented Migration Crisis. This report provides an overview of where the more than 2 million Venezuelans who have left the country since 2014, at least half of them in the past year and a half alone, are now living, the conditions they face, their prospe ... more
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Voices from Africa on Pastoral Care

Federschmidt, K.; et al. (2013) CC
Contributions in International Seminars 1988 -2008 Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling, no. 20
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Mental health, human rights and legislation: Guidance and practice

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR, World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
WHO-OHCHR launch new guidance to improve laws addressing human rights abuses in mental health care Ahead of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) are jointly l ... more
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Pandemic Influenza Risk Management
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C1
A WHO guide to inform & harmonize national & international pandemic preparedness and response The main updates from the 2013 interim guidance are: Alignment with other relevant United Nations policies for crisis and emergency management, and ... more
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Philippines: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2018) C1
The Philippine Government, International Non-government Organizations (INGOs) and local NGOs are all making attempts to address the impact of disasters and climate change at various levels. The Philippine Government has made significant strides in t ... more
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Handbook for Emergencies

UNHCR (2007) C2
Section One summarizes UNHCR’s mandate of international protecdtion and the aim and principles of emergency response; Section Two deals with emergency management; Section Three covers the vital sectors and problem areas in refugee emergencie ... more
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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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Case Study: Mental health in Makueni County, Kenya

Ndetei D, Musyimi C, Musau A, Matoke L, Mutiso V Shaping Health Programme (2017) CC
Shaping Health programme on Learning from international experience on approaches to community power, participation and decision-making in health,AMHF, TARSC
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Nepal: Urban Housing Sector Profile
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Steekelenburg, E. V. et al. UN-Habitat (2010) C1
Based on research by a team of Nepalese and international experts, this report carries an analysis of the five key elements in the sector - land, basic services, housing finance, building materials and construction technologies, and labour. It gives ... more
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Minimum Inter-Agency Standards for Protection Mainstreaming

World Vision (2012) C2
The Minimum Standards for Protection Mainstreaming are a set of international standards designed to provide practical assistance to humanitarian actors to mainstream protection in the assessment, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ... more
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A Roadmap for Ending Exploitation, Abuse of Talibés in Senegal

Human Rights Watch (2020) C2
For over a decade, Senegalese and international journalists, human rights advocates, and child protection experts have documented and denounced the ongoing exploitation, abuse and neglect of children living in many of Senegal’s traditional Quranic ... more
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Paediatric Oncology Nursing Care in low- and middle-income countries: a need for baseline standards

Day S., Challinor J., Hollis R., et al. (2015) CC
This article looks at the Baseline Standards developed by the International Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) for paediatric oncology nursing care in low- and middle-income countries. The Baseline Standards lay the foundation for effective ca ... 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 ... more
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Guidelines for Medicine Donations
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World Health Organization (2011) C_WHO
This 3rd edition of Guidelines for medicine donations has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with major international agencies active in humanitarian relief and development assistance. The guidelines are intended to ... more
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Inter-agency Guiding Principles on unaccompanied and separated children

ICRC, UNHCR, Wolrd Vision Save the Children UK, IRC, Unicef (2004) C1
Action on behalf of unaccompanied and separated children should be guided by principles enshrined in international standards. The validity of these principles has been confirmed by experience and lessons learnt from conflicts and natural disasters i ... more
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Standards for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Part 2: Implementation manual

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
WHO, in partnership with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has published global standards for prosthe ... more
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Barriers to accessing and receiving mental health care in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Isabell Schierenbeck, Peter Johansson, Lena M. C. Andersson, Dalena van Rooyen Health and Human Rights Journal (2013) C1
The right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is enshrined in many international human rights treaties. However, studies have shown that people with mental disabilities are often marginalized and discrim ... more
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The Missing Billion. Access to Health Services for 1 Billion People with Disabilities

Kuper, H.; and P. Heydt (2019) CC
One billion people around the world live with disabilities. This report makes the case that they are being “left behind” in the global community’s work on health. This lack of access not only violates the rights of people with disabilities under inte ... more
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Situational Analysis Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in Pakistan

The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy CDDEP (2016) C2
Pakistan Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP) was formed in the wake of international and national efforts for AMR curtailment. A group of experts from microbiology, infectious diseases and veterinary medicine ... more
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Costed Regional Action Plan to End Cross-Border Female Genital Mutilation

UNFPA ESARO UNFPA ESARO (2022) CC
This regional action plan provides a broad framework for the regional level to assist governments in accelerating the implementation of existing international, regional and national commitments on ending FGM. Formulating the plan has provided an opp ... more
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Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Migration: Training Guide

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR (20023) CC
This training guide is designed to enable participants to understand the human rights perspective on migration, and how human rights laws and standards can be operationalized to make migration safer and an empowering experience for all. It provides ... more
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Vietnam: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2015) C1
The National Strategy for Natural Disaster, Prevention, Response and Mitigation to 2020, which outlines Vietnam’s main disaster risk management objectives and the National Target Program (NTP) form the overarching policy framework for disaster risk management and climate change adaption activities ... more
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The African report on children with disabilities: promising starts and persisting

by Mark Nunn, Annalies Borrel, Allison deFranco et al. The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) (2014) CC
This pan-African report describes and analyses the cultural, social, physical and other societal barriers preventing children with disabilities in Africa from realising their full human potential. It also describes the opportunities, initiatives and good practices that exist, that indicate the progr ... more
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Convention And Protocol Relating To The Status Of Refugees
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UNHCR (1951) CC2
Refugee law encompasses both customary law, peremptory norms, and international legal instruments. The only international instruments directly applying to refugees are the 1951 United Nations Conve ... more
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Sphere standards in national humanitarian response. Engaging with National Disaster Management Authorities

The Sphere Project (2016)
The Sphere standards in national humanitarian response discussion paper sets out to understand and describe opportunities for adapting international humanitarian standards to a regional, national or local level in preparing for, or responding to a d ... more
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Vector surveillance and control at ports, airports, and ground crossings
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance to Member States on the practical aspects of maintaining sanitary standards at international borders at ports, airports, and ground crossings (points of entry) as set out in the ... 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
This paper explores the effect of inherent social inequalities on disability rights movements and their political activities in India and Nepal. The situation for persons with disabilities is similar in both countries. Many social and cultural phenomena coincide, and ... 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 ... more
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The framework for dignity in mental health

World Federation for Mental Health WFMH (2015) C1
The notion of dignity can simply be defined as the inherent and inalienable worth of all human beings irrespective of social status such as race, gender, physical or mental state1. Dignity is deeply embedded in international human rights instruments ... more
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A8 e-Therapy using computer and mobile technologies in treatment

Karolina Stasiak & Sally Merry IACAPAP (2015) C2
This publication seeks to describe the best treatments and practices based on the scientific evidence available at the time of writing as evaluated by the authors and may change as a result of new research. Readers need to apply this knowledge to patients in accordance with the guidelines and ... more
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B1 Perinatal and early childhood risk and protective factor and disorders: early maltreatment and exposure to violence

Susan MK Tan, Norazlin Kamal Nor, Loh Sit Fong, Suzaily Wahab, Sheila Marimuthu & Chan Lai Fong IACAPAP (2015) C1
This publication seeks to describe the best treatments and practices based on the scientific evidence available at the time of writing as evaluated by the authors and may change as a result of new research. Readers need to apply this knowledge to patients in accordance with the guidelines and ... more
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C1 Intellectual disability

Xiaoyan Ke & Jing Liu IACAPAP (2015) C1
This publication seeks to describe the best treatments and practices based on the scientific evidence available at the time of writing as evaluated by the authors and may change as a result of new research. Readers need to apply this knowledge to patients in accordance with the guidelines and ... more
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Minimum Standardsfor Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies

UNFPA (2015) C2
Gender-based violence is a life-threatening, global health and human rights issue that violates international human rights law and principles of gender equality. It is also a threat to lasting peace and an affront to our common humanity. United Nati ... more
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Iraq Action Plan of Antimicrobial Resistance (2018-2022)

Ministry of Health Environment & Ministry of Agriculture Iraq (2019) C_WHO
Following the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on antimicrobial resistance held in September 2016 which called for national, regional and international political commitment to address the issue, member countries agreed on the importance ... more
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COVID-19 rapid guideline: antibiotics for pneumonia in adults in hospital

NICE guideline (2020) C2
This guideline is for: • health and care practitioners • health and care staff involved in planning and delivering services • commissioners. The recommendations bring together: • existing national and international guidance and policies ... more
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Investing in and building longer-term health emergency preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Interim Guidance This document is to help Member States build on actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve national medium- to long-term preparedness for future threats. It maps COVID-19 preparedness and response actions to the building of sustainable ... more
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Baseline Study Report Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Child Marriage among the Rendille, Maasai, Pokot, Samburu and Somali Communities in Kenya

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2017) C_UNICEF
In recognition that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is not only a harmful practice but a violation of human rights, Kenya has adopted a robust legal framework. The country has ratified several international legal instruments that have become part of ... more
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Legal Guide for the Protection of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants against Forced Evictions

R4V (2021) CC
The right to adequate housing, despite having been recognized by multiple international instruments, continues to be a human right that is consistently violated. Around 2O% of the world's population do not have adequate housing . In Latin America, i ... more
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Global commitments, local action

UNAIDS (2021) C_WHO
3 June 2021. After 40 years of AIDS, charting a course to end the pandemic. The report shows that countries with progressive laws and policies and strong and inclusive health systems have had the best outcomes against HIV. In those countries, peopl ... more
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Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) Legal Framework Guide

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
A public health emergency operation center (PHEOC) serves as a hub for better coordinating the preparation, response, and recovery for public health emergencies. A functional PHEOC is critical for the implementation of the International Health Regul ... more
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Hospital nurse staffing and patient outcomes in Chile: a multilevel cross-sectional study

Aiken L., Simonetti M., Sloane D., et al. (2021) CC
Background Unrest in Chile over inequalities has underscored the need to improve public hospitals. Nursing has been overlooked as a solution to quality and access concerns, and nurse staffing is poor by international standards. Using Chile’s new d ... more
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Women’s Access to Health Care in Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch (2021) CC
Over the past two decades, Afghanistan has depended on international donor support to fund essential services like health care. But this donor support has been falling for years and will likely to continue do so—perhaps precipitously—following t ... more
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Policy Brief for the Legal Framework on Infection Prevention and Control

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) C1
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Legal Framework comes before the Specialized Technical Committee on Health and Drug Control for adoption and endorsement. The IPC Legal Framework is designed to guide Member States in the review and strengthening of ... more
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Between perpetration and prevention of violent extremism accounting on gender

United Nations Development Programme Iraq (UNDP) (2022) C_UNICEF
This study emphasizes the contribution that women can play in the prevention of violent extremism within the family and society and analyzes the drivers and roles of women taking part in violent extremism and supporting violent and extremist groups. UNDP Iraq is pleased to make this study and its r ... more
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Caring for child survivors of sexual abuse Resource Package
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UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC
Produced by UNICEF and IRC, with the support of the German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) and the generous funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Caring for Child Survivors o ... 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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Timor-Leste: Disaster Management Reference Handbook

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (2016) C1
Timor-Leste’s vulnerability to natural hazards means if particular care is not taken in the development of the country’s infrastructure, it will remain at risk to disruption.
Timor-Leste developed the 2008 National Disaster Risk Management Policy, which lays out the government’s vison of ... more
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Guidance Note on Disability and Emergency Risk Management for Health

World Health Organization; UNICEF; UNISDR; et al. (2013) C_WHO
This guidance note is intended primarily for health actors working in emergency and disaster risk management (hereafter 'emergency risk management') at the local, national or international level, and in governmental or nongovernm ... more
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Guidelines for training personnel in developing countries for prosthetics and orthotics services
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World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO
1.Orthopedics - education 2.Prostheses and implants - utilization 3. Orthotic devices - utilization 4.Developing countries 5.Guidelines 6.Teaching materials I.World Health Organization II.International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
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Global status report on violence prevention 2014

World Health Organization (2014)
The Global status report on violence prevention 2014, which reflects data from 133 countries, is the first report of its kind to assess national efforts to address interpersonal violence, namely child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner and sexual violence, and elder abuse. Jointly publis ... more
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Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems

World Health Organization (2012)
2nd edition. This new edition provides policy-makers, programme managers and health-service providers with the latest evidence-based guidance on clinical care. It includes information on how to establish and strengthen services, and outlines a human-rights-based approach to ... more
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Girls on the move

World Vision (2018) C1
A publication about girls escaping natural disasters and violent conflict in Eastern Africa
Children are on the move. In East Africa region, it is estimated that over 5 million children have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced in their own country.
Forcable displacement is p ... more
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Managing stress in humanitarian workers
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Antares Foundation (2012) C1
Guidelines for good practice. 3rd edition The Guidelines for Good Practice are intended to help organizations define their own needs in relation to stress management and develop their own staff care system. The process will be different for each organization. National and ... more
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Networking for Policy Change A Participant’s Guide

Stop TB Partnership; World Health Organization; Constella Futures (2007) C_WHO
Networking for Policy Change: TB/HIV Participant’s Guide WHO/HTM/TB/2007.384b “TB is too often a death sentence for people with AIDS. It does not have to be this way.” -Nelson Mandela, International conference on HIV and AIDS, Bangkok, T ... more
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Networking for Policy Change An Advocacy Training Manual

Stop TB Partnership; World Health Organization; Constella Futures (2007) C_WHO
WHO/HTM/TB/2007.384a “TB is too often a death sentence for people with AIDS. It does not have to be this way.” -Nelson Mandela, International conference on HIV /AIDS, Bangkok, Thailand, July 2004
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World Bank Group Approach and Action Plan for Climate Change and Health

World Bank Group (2017) C1
Climate change (CC) impacts on health outcomes, both direct and indirect, are sufficient to jeopardize achieving the World Bank Group’s visions and agendas in poverty reduction, population resilience, and health, nutrition and population (HNP). In the last 5 years, the number of voices calling for ... more
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Guidelines on Chemical Management in Health Care Facilities

Ministry of Health Malaysia (2010) C1
Specific Objectives • To increase the knowledge and awareness of personnel on chemical management. • To educate the personnel on the potential adverse health effects of chemical exposure. • To educate the personnel on the existing laws pert ... more
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Accountability in education: meeting our commitments (GLOBAL EDUCATION MONITORING REPORT SUMMARY)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2017) CC
The Education 2030 Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action specifies that the mandate of the Global Education Monitoring Report is to be ‘the mechanism for monitoring and reporting on SDG 4 and on education in the other SDGs’ with the responsibility to ‘report on the implementation of nat ... more
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Assistance to Victims of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War: Guidance on Child-focused Victim Assistance. Chapter 1-4

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2014)
This document is one of eight PDF documents that comprise the Guidance on Child-focused Victim Assistance. All are available in PDF at . The full document is also available. This first section contains the Acknowledgements, Foreword, Acronyms and Chapters 1 th ... more
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Rwanda: NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY

Republic of Rwanda: Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Health & Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (2014) C2
This National Food and Nutrition Policy developed in 2013 builds on several achievements that have improved the status of nutrition and household food security in Rwanda during the past six years. The outlines ambitious but necessary strategies needed to solve serious and persistent problems includ ... more
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Rwanda: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Ministry of Education, Rwanda (2011) C2
The Early Childhood Development Policy and its Strategic Plan seek to provide a framework to ensure such a holistic and integrated approach to the development of young children. International research has demonstrated the high economic returns on EC ... more
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Safety and security for national humanitarian workers

Stoddard, Abby ; Harmer, Adele ; Haver, Katherine Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2011) C1
Annex I to: To stay and deliver, good practice for humanitarians in complex security environments

The principal findings of the report include that despite overall improvements in aid agencies’ security risk management, national aid workers perceive continued inequities in security suppor ... more
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Review of tuberculosis control in the Republic of Tajikistan

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2010) C_WHO
The review’s objectives are to review progress in TB control with emphasis on DOTS strategy implementation, summarize the experience, lessons learnt and methods of work and to make recommendations for international donors, technical agencies and t ... more
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Neurological disorders public health challenges

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2006) CC
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, a collaborative endeavour of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank and the Harvard School of Public Health, drew the attention of the international health community to the burden of neurologi ... more
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Promoting human rights in mental health WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This document has been developed to provide training and guidance on how to integrate a human rights approach in mental health and related areas, based on international human rights instruments, in particular the UN Convention on the Rights of Perso ... more
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WHO QualityRights Tool Kit Assessing and improving quality and human rights in mental health and social care facilities

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2012) C_WHO
The aim of the WHO QualityRights tool kit is to support countries in assessing and improving the quality and human rights of their mental health and social care facilities. The tool kit is based on an extensive international review by people with ... more
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Situation of human rights of Rohingya in Rakhine State, Myanmar

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UNHR (2019) C1
The Government of Myanmar has taken initial steps to implement some of the recommendations, particularly those made by the Advisory Commission. The overarching objectives of the recommendations, however, remain largely unaddressed, with no significant progress observed on human rights concerns ra ... more