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Needs and barriers for mental health and psychosocial support among syrian refugees in lebanon: perspectives for future interventions

European Union Civil protection and Humanitarian Aid European Union Civil protection and Humanitarian Aid (2018) CC
Results Recommendations• NGOs should provide MHPSS services with a focus on empowerment and self-reliance • Introduce interventions focusing on pain mechanisms, coping strategies and physical resilience • Implement livelihood programmes • Increase service accessibility and outreach activ ... more
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Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis in Relation to Gender and HIV Status in South Benin

Ablo Prudence Wachinou, Serge Ade, Gildas Agodokpessi, Berenice Awanou, Dissou Affolabi, Wilfried Bekou, Marius Esse, Gabriel Ade, Severin Anagonou, Anthony D. Harries,1Programme National contre la Tuberculose (PNT), Cotonou, Bénin Journal of Tuberculosis Research (2017) C2
Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 2017, 5, 189-200 Background: In Benin, little is known about the influence of both gender and HIV-status on diagnostic patterns and treatment outcomes of Tuberculosis (TB) patients. Objective: To assess whether differences in gender and HIV status affect diagn ... more
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Syrians: An Analysis by Syrian civil society

Half of Syria (2020) C2
A comprehensive briefing by Half of Syria April 2020 A comprehensive briefing on the critical challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic to Syrians, as reported by Syrian civil society organisations. These challenges have been collated following extensive interviews with the teams of member and partner ... more
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Community-Based Child Protection Mechanisms in Refugee Camps in Rwanda: An Ethnographic Study

Child Protection in Crisis Network for Research, Learning & Action (2013) CC
Despite the increasing population of refugees stuck in protracted situations and our awareness of the vulnerability of children and adolescents growing in up these contexts, relatively little is known about community based child protection mechanisms (CBCPMs) in refugee communities. CBCPMs, defined ... more
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Communities Getting Involved: Supporting Community Leadership in the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) CC
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for forcibly displaced persons and the humanitarian organizations working to support them. With restrictions on movement and limited access to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and stateless persons across the globe, UNHCR is s ... more
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Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19 vaccines

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This global guidance provided the framework for over 100 countries to develop their NDVPs. This updated (second) version supersedes the previous version published in 16 November 2020. New information has been added on the following areas: the COVID-19 Partners Platform; the use of COVID ... more
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Survey-Based Cross- Sectional Study

Abir, T.; et al. (2021) CC
Annals of Global Health, 87(1), p.43. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3269; The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of mental health symptoms (anxiety, depression, and stress) in Bangladesh and the factors associated with these symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that ... more
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Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation: elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus

EMTCT Global Validation Advisory Committee, Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Validation of elimination of mother-to-child transmission, or vertical transmission, of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus (HBV), is an attestation that a country has successfully met standard criteria for elimination, or for being at 1 of the 3 levels of achievement on the ‘Path to Elimination ... more
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Identifying Early Adopters of COVID-19 Vaccines in Latin America

Arrieta, A.; A. García-Prado, J.P. Sarmiento, et al. Florida International University (2021) CC
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is currently one of the main obstacles to worldwide herd immunity and socioeconomic recovery. Because vaccine coverage can vary between and within countries, it is important to identify sources of variation so that policies can be tailored to different population groups. ... more
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Gender and noncommunicable diseases in Ukraine: analysis of STEPS data

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2020) C_WHO
This report is part of the gender and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) initiative launched by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, which aims to strengthen the response to NCDs through a gender approach. It is part of a series of country profiles and a synthesis report. The country profile of Ukraine ... more
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A global concern

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2016) C_UNICEF
This brochure draws on data from more than 90 nationally representative surveys making it the most up-to-date compilation of statistics on FGM/C. Available data show that the practice of FGM/C is highly concentrated in a swath of countries from the Atlantic coast to the Horn of Africa, in areas of t ... more
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Nigeria: Demographic Health Survey 2018

The DHS Program ICF USAID (2019) C2
The 2018 NDHS is a national sample survey that provides up-to-date information on demographic and health indicators. The sample was selected using a stratified, two-stage cluster design, with enumeration areas (EAs) as the sampling units for the first stage. The second stage was a complete listing o ... more
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Sierra Leone – Demographic and Health Survey 2019

The DHS Program ICF (2020) C2
The 2019 SLDHS is a national sample survey that provides up-to-date information on demographic and health indicators. The sample was selected using a stratified, two-stage cluster design, with enumeration areas (EAs) as the sampling units for the first stage. The second stage was a complete listing ... more
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“Female genital schistosomiasis is a sexually transmitted disease”: Gaps in healthcare workers’ knowledge about female genital schistosomiasis in Tanzania

Mazigo, H.; Samson, A.; Lambert, V. et al. PLoS Global Public Health (2022) CC
Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a gynaecological disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium, a parasitic worm that is acquired by skin contact with freshwater contaminated by schistosome cerceriae. Communities in which the infection is most endemic have limited access to clean water and healt ... more
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Whole of Syria Joint Statement: Protecting Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition during the Earthquake response in Syria (12th of February 2023)

Nutrition Cluster; Save the Children; United Nation Children's Fund; World Health Organization (2023) CC
UNICEF, WHO Whole of Syria Nutrition, Cluster, the Global Nutrition Cluster, the IFE Core Group, and partners call for ALL involved in the response to the earthquakes in Syria to protect, promote, and support the feeding and care of infants and young children, their caregivers, especially pregnant, ... more
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A public health perspective on zero- and low-alcohol beverages

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
There is an expanding market of no- and low-alcohol beverages (NoLos). However, their effects on global ethanol consumption and public health are still questioned. Policies and regulations about NoLos’ availability, acceptability and affordability are lacking and evidence about their benefits is l ... 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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Malawi National Communication and Advocacy Strategy for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

United States Agency for International Development; President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; National AIDS Commission MAlawi (2022) CC
Evidence shows that oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces the risk of contracting HIV during sexual intercourse by more than 90% when taken daily. It is for this reason the National HIV Prevention Strategy 2015-2020 (2018 Revision) emphasises the role of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in ... more
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Global surveillance, prevention and control of chronic respiratory diseases - a comprehensive approach

Bousquet, J.; Khaltaev, N. (2007) C_WHO
Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kill more than four million people every year and affect hundreds of millions more. These diseases erode the health and well-being of the patients and have a negative impact on families and societies. ... more
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Sanitation inspections User guide

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
Safe sanitation is essential for health, from preventing infections to improving and maintaining mental and social well-being. Lack of adequate sanitation contributes to diarrhoeal diseases, parasitic infections, and undernutrition, as well as posing significant risks and causing anxiety, especial ... more
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A Comparison of Summary Measures of Quality of Service and Quality of Care for Family Planning in Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania

Mallick, Lindsay, Wenjuan Wang, Temsah, Gheda (2017) C1
DHS Methodological Report No. 20

This study used Service Provision Assessment (SPA) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania to compare traditionally used additive methods with a data reduction method—principal component analysis (PCA).
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Health and Environment Project in Benin

R. Edon Field Actions Science Reports (2010) C2
In 1989, the Republic of Benin was facing a great social and economical crisis. Civil servants of all the sectors in public administration were on strike. People did not know where to go for their health care. Salaries were not paid for more than six months and life for the general population wa ... more
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Exploring the Intersection of Sanitation, Hygiene, Water, and Health in Pastoralist Communities in Northern Tanzania

Barasa, V.; Waldman, L. IDS (2022) CC
This paper explores access to water, sanitation, and health in pastoral communities in northern Tanzania. It argues that the concept of gender, used on its own, is not enough to understand the complexities of sanitation, hygiene, water, and health. It explores pastoralists’ views and perspectives ... more
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Spatial distribution and determinants of asymptomatic malaria risk among children under 5 years in 24 districts in Burkina Faso

Ouédraogo M., Samadoulougou S., Rouamba T. et. al. Malaria Journal (2018) C2
Malaria Journal (2018) 17:460 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2606-9 In malaria endemic countries, asymptomatic cases constitute an important reservoir of infections sustaining transmission. Estimating the burden of the asymptomatic population and identifying areas with elevated risk is import ... more
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Trends in Maternal Health in Ethiopia

UNFPA (2012) C_WHO
Challenges in achieving the MDG for maternal mortality. In-depth analysis of the EDHS 2000-2011
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FGM in Senegal: Executice summary

28 Too Many 28 Too Many (2015) C2
This Country Profile provides comprehensive information on FGM in Senegal, detailing current research on FGM and providing information on the political, anthropological and sociological contexts in which FGM is practised. It also reflects on how to strengthen anti-FGM programmes and accelerate the ... more
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India: FACILITY BASED INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF NEONATAL AND CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (F-IMNCI) - IMNCI CHART BOOKLET

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India; WHO; UNICEF (2009) C_WHO
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Briefing booklet for Botswana Children’s Month of Broadcasting

UNICEF (2016)
Tune into Kids | UNICEF | United and proud for the next generation
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Ethiopia: STATISTICAL PROFILE ON FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING

UNICEF (2013)
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Newborn Health Interventions and Challenges for Implementation in Nepal.

Khatri RB, Mishra SR, Khanal V, Gelal K and Neupane S Front. Public Health (2016) CC
Neonatal mortality is a major challenge in reducing child mortality rates in Nepal. Despite efforts by the Government of Nepal, data from the last three demographic and health surveys show a rise in the contribution of neonatal deaths to infant and child mortality. The Government of Nepal has implem ... more
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Teenage pregnancy in Cambodia

UNFPA (2015) C1
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Family Case Management: Family-centered care training for care-providers of children and families living with and affected by HIV

FHI360 (2009) CC
This six-day training is intended for case managers/community health volunteers/field supervisors who help households affected by HIV in India.
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“There Is Enormous Suffering” - Serious Abuses Against Talibé Children in Senegal, 2017-2018

Seibert, L. Human Rights Watch (2019) CC
This report documents scores of serious abuses committed against talibé children by Quranic teachers or their assistants in 2017 and 2018, including deaths, beatings, sexual abuse, chaining and imprisonment, and numerous forms of neglect and endangerment. The abuses took place in at least eight of ... more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of Child Friendly Spaces in IDP camps in Eastern DRC: Goma Field Study Summary Report

UNICEF (2014) C_UNICEF
Child Friendly Spaces (CFSs) are used by humanitarian agencies as a means to promote protection and psychosocial wellbeing for children in emergency settings. World Vision International together with Columbia University is conducting a series of studies to investigate the effectiveness of CFSs in va ... more
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Family Assets Understanding and Addressing Child Marriage in Turkana

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2016) C_UNICEF
Child marriage is a widespread practice across Turkana, a nomadic pastoralist region in Kenya. This report explores the issue through the voices of those girls affected by it.
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Joint statement on infant and young child feeding in emergencies - Ethiopia, July 2021

FMOH, NDRMC, UNHCR, WHO, Unicef, WFP (2021) C_WHO
The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (FMOH), the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and other government actors together with UN agencies (UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO and WFP) and nutrition development partners call for all parties involved in the response to emergencies in Ethiopia t ... more
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Improving the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents: guidance on scheduled child and adolescent well-care visits

UN Children's Fund UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO (2024) CC
To survive and thrive, children and adolescents need good health, adequate nutrition, security, safety and a supportive clean environment, opportunities for early learning and education, responsive relationships and connectedness, and opportunities for personal autonomy and self-realization. To prom ... more
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Strategic framework for the Comprehensive Control of Cancer Cervix in South-East Asia Region

World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia (2015)
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An assessment of antenatal care among Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Matthew Benage; et al. (2015) CC
Conflict and Health 2015, 9:8 doi:10.1186/s13031-015-0035-8
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The BRAC Manoshi Approach to Initiating a Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Project in Urban Slums with Social Mapping, Census Taking, and Community Engagement

Tapash Roy et al. (2015) C1
Accessed August 2015
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Zimabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014. Final Report

Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) USAID; UKAid; UNICEF; et al. (2015) C1
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Malawi MDG Endline Survey 2014

National Statistical Office of Malawi; UNICEF; WHO; et al. (2015)
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Realities of teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone

Korrie de Koning, Heidi Jalloh-Vos, Maryse Kok, et al. (2013) C1
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Nigeria: Manual for the Training of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS) on long-acting reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods - Participants' Reference Book

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2015) C1
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Nigeria: Manual for Training Doctors and Nurse/Midwives on long-acting reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods - Participants' Reference Book

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2015) C1
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Nepal: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Study 2008/2009

Pradhan A., Suvedi B.K., Barnett S., et al. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population (2010) C1
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Kenya Endline Household Survey 2015

Measurement, Learning & Evaluation of the Kenya Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (Tupange), et al. (2015) C1
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Maternal and Child Health in Namibia

World Health Organization (WHO) (2009) C_WHO
2nd Edition
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Neonatal health in Nepal: analysis of absolute and relative inequalities and impact of current efforts to reduce neonatal mortality

Paudel, D., Shrestha, I.B., Siebeck, M. & Rehfuess, E.A. (2013) CC
Nepal has made substantial progress in reducing under-five mortality and is on track to achieve Millennium Development Goal 4, but advances in neonatal health are less encouraging. The objectives of this study were to assess relative and absolute inequalities in neonatal mortality over time, and to ... more
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Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012-2013, Progotir Pathey. Key Findings

Directorate General of Drug Administration,, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, People's Republic of Bangladesh; UNICEF (2014) C1
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WHO Guideline on use of ferritin concentrations to assess iron status in individuals and populations

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on the use of indicators for assessing a population’s iron status and application of the use of ferritin concentrations for monitoring and evaluating iron interventions.
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Malawi MDG Endline Survey 2014. Key Findings

National Statistical Office of Malawi; UNICEF; WHO; et al. (2016)
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Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV. Partipant Manual

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania Government of Tanzania (2007) C1
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Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV. Trainer Manual

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania Government of Tanzania (2007) C1
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Working to end female genital mutilation and cutting in Tanzania. The role and response of the church

Johanna Waritay & Ann-Marie Wilson from 28 Too Many Tearfund (2014) C1
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Relationships between Maternal Health Care and Postpartum Modern Contraceptive Use in Kenya and Zambia

Do M, Hotchkiss D Measure Evaluation; USAID; PEPFAR (2011) CC
MEASURE Evaluation PRH Working Paper Series
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Family Planning, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Situation in Rural Nepal: A Mid-term Survey for NFHP II

Nepal Family Health Program II, New ERA (2010) C1
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Impact of Water and Sanitation Interventions on Childhood Diarrhea: Evidence from Bangladesh

Sharifa Begum, et al. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Grantee (2013) C1
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Influenza Surveillance Among Children With Pneumonia Admitted to a District Hospital in Coastal Kenya, 2007–2010

Clayton O. Onyango, Regina Njeru, Sidi Kazungu et al. (2012) CC
J Infect Dis. (2012) 206 (suppl. 1): S61-S67 Influenza data gaps in sub-Saharan Africa include incidence, case fatality, seasonal patterns, and associations with prevalent disorders. The authors found that the burden of influenza was small during 2007–2010 in this paediatric hospital in Kenya. In ... more
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Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Nutrition in Bangladesh: Can Building Toilets Affect Children's Growth?

Iffat Mahmud and Nkosinathi Mbuya The World Bank (2016) C1
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Thirty-five years later: Evaluating the impacts of a child health and family planning programme in Bangladesh.

Tania Barham, Randall Kuhn, Jane Menken et al. 3ie Impact (2016) C1
3ie Impact Evaluation Report 39
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Nomad RSI Cambodia - Annual Report 2013

Sen Monorom Nomad RSI Cambodia (2013) CC
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Early Infant Male Circumcision in Iringa, Tanzania

USAID; PEPFAR; AIDSFree; et al. (2016) CC
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Uganda: Facilitator Guide: Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO
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Clinical Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)
recommended

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (2015) C1
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Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012-2013, Progotir Pathey: Final Report

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and UNICEF Bangladesh (2014) C_WHO
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The Uganda Child Helpline Service: Annual Report 2015

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Uganda (2015) C1
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Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014. Key Findings Report

Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) USAID; UKAid; UNICEF; et al. (2015)
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The Associations between Nutrition, Stress, Infection, and Inflammation and Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes in Rural Malawi

Ashorn, P.; B. Poelman, K.G. Dewey, et al. Fanta Project; USAID (2017) C1
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A Paediatric Handbook for Malawi

Philipps,J.A., et al. (2008) C1
3rd edition
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Ethiopian National Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) Data from 2006-2007 EFY

(2016) C1
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Sierra Leone Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010, Final Report

Statistics Sierra Leone; United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2011)
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Sierra Leone National Nutrition Survey 2014

Ministry of Health and Sanitaton Sierra Leone and UNICEF Sierra Leone (2014)
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The Sierra Leone Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI): Process and Effectiveness Review

Sophie Witter, Nouria Brikci, Tim Harris, et al. (2016) C1
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Improving access to child health services at the community level in Zambia: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013

Aaron M Kipp, Margaret Maimbolwa, Marie A Brault et al. (2017) CC
Health Policy Plan (2017) 32 (5): 603-612; 10 pp. 318 kB
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Nigeria: Manual for the Training of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS) on long-acting reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods - Trainers' Manual

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2015) C1
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Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival Profile Paraguay 2012

UNICEF (2012)
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Improving Financial Access to Health Services for the Poor in Nigeria - Brief: Community-based Health Insurance

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria; National Health Insurance Scheme; National Primary Health Care et al. (2012) C_WHO
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Assessment and Research in Child Feeding (ARCH) - Labeling Study Report Nepal

ARCH Project Nepal (2014) C1
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Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010, Mid- and Far Western Regions, Final Report

Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and UNICEF Nepal (2012)
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Child Poverty in the Philllippines

UNICEF and Philippines and Philippine Statistics Authority (2015)
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An Analytical Report on National Survey of Female Community Health Volunteers of Nepal

Government of Nepal USAID, MOH (Nepal) (2007) C1
The FCHV program focuses on family planning, maternal/neonatal and child health. Vitamin A distribution program. The activity of FCHV is contributing to Nepal’s goal of reducing the total fertility rate and under five mortality and maternal mortality rates.
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Strengthening Facility Based Pediatric Care
recommended

Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2015) C1
Operational Guidelines for Planning and Implementation in District Hospitals
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Guidelines for enhancing optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2013) C1
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Guidelines for Control of Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Adolescent Division, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2013) C1
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Operational Guidelines on Facility Based Management of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition

Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2011) C1
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India: Facility based Care of Severe Acute Malnutrition - Facilitator Guide

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India (2013) C1
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MALNUTRITION IN NAMIBIA. The time to act is now!

NAFIN (Namibia Alliance for Improved Nutrition), UNICEF (2010) C2
This report details the nutrition situation in Namibia. It provides information on what needs to be done! The situation calls for a consorted action. Nutrition is everyone’s business.The establishment of the National Alliance for Improved Nutrition (NAFIN) is a positive response to this urgency. N ... more
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Ethiopia Country Profile: Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival

UNICEF (2012)
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Policies and program implementation experience to improve maternal nutrition in Ethiopia

L. S. Saldanha, L. Buback, J. M. White, et al. (2012) C1
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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 the Kenyan law as provided for in Article 2 of the ... more
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Country Profile: Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival - Kenya

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2012)
Statistics and Monitoring Section / Policy and Practice
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Country Profile Madagascar: Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival

UNICEF (2012)
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World Breastfeeding Week [1-7 Aug 2018]

Breastfeeding Foundation of Life (2018) C1
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Analysis of the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Workforce in East & Southern Africa

UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) (2017) C1
The State of the World's Midwifery
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Using Performance Incentives to Improve Health Outcomes

Gertler, P. & Vermeersch, C. The World Bank (2012) C2
Policy Research Working Paper 6100 | Impact Evaluation Series No. 60 | This study examines the effect of performance incentives for health care providers to provide more and higher quality care in Rwanda on child health outcomes. The authors find that the incentives had a large and significant effec ... more
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Coverage, Timelines, and Determinants of Incomplete Immunization in Bangladesh

Sheikh, Nurnabi; Sultana, Marufa et al. (2018) CC
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2018, 3, 72;
The study identified some key determinants of untimely and incomplete childhood vaccinations in the context of Bangladesh. The findings will contribute to the improvement of age-specific vaccination and support policy makers in taking the necessary control ... more
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A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: The 2015 Report

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO) (2015)
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Estimating Cost of National Strategic Plan for Newborn and Child Health Development (2015-2018)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health, Department of Health, Child Health Division World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office for Myanmar (2015) C1
No publication year indicated
The cost of newborn and child health interventions were estimated considering several different angles. At the first attempt, the cost of implementing all newborn and child health interventions packaged as antenatal, Intra natal, Essential newborn care, Care of sic ... more
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Myanmar Policy for Early Childhood Care and Development

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2014) C1
Vision Statement
From birth to 8 years of age, all children of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar will receive holistic, high-quality and developmentally-appropriate care from their parents, caregivers and service providers to ensure they will be happy, healthy, well nourished, socially adept ... more