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HIV stigma and associated factors among antiretroviral treatment clients in Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia

N. N. Fido; M. Aman; Z. Brihnu HIVAIDS - Research and Palliative Care; Dovepress; PMC (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health) (2016) CC
HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care 2016:8 183–193
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HIV, stigma & discrimination

R. Pebody nam aidsmap; The information Standard; Pata Pata Pata (2012) C2
Third Edition
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Interim Recommendations for Adjusting Food Distribution Standard Operating Procedures in the Context of the COVID-19 Outbreak

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) C2
This Interim Guidance is intended for field coordinators, site managers and public health personnel, as well as national and local governments and the wider humanitarian community working in humanitarian situations at food distribution sites, who are involved in the decision making and implementatio ... more
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Synthesized Guidance For COVID-19 Message Development

John Hopkins Bloomberg School (2020) CC
As information about COVID-19 is rapidly evolving, it can be challenging to navigate and synthesize all of the information. The purpose of this document is to provide a synthesized, indexed reference of accurate, standardized COVID-19 information from trustworthy sources. Information is presented in ... more
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Joint Guidance Note on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Rights of Migrants

OHCHR (2020) C2
UN human rights experts today called on States to protect the rights of migrants and their families, regardless of their migration status, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, Migrants & COVID-19
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Rupp, N.; K. Geffert und S. Mauder MEDBOX (2020) CC
MEDBOX Issue Brief No. 4
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Assisting displaced and conflict-affected older people in Ukraine

Protection Cluster (2020) CC
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Utilizing the community health strategy to respond to COVID-19

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2020) C1
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Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report, 27 August 2020
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC
The results of a WHO survey conducted to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on up to 25 essential health services in countries show disruptions of essential health services in nearly all countries, and more so in lower-income than higher-income countries. The great majority of service disrup ... more
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UNRWA COVID-19 Appeal, August-December 2020

UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA (2020) CC
COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented global crisis. As the pandemic spreads and countries around the world continue to struggle to contain its health and socio-economic consequences, UNRWA is issuing a new humanitarian appeal from August through December 2020 to address the worst impacts of the ... more
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In Control - A Practical Guide for Civilian Experts Working in Crisis Management Missions

Center for International Peace Operations (2016) CC
Hands-on information and practical advice for everyday life and work in the field as well as background information on crisis management structures in international organizations lie at the heart of the new handbook. It has been developed in the realm of Europe’s New Training Initiative for Civili ... more
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Ethiopia: Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019 Key Indicators

United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF (2019) C1
This Key Indicators report presents selected findings of the 2019 EMDHS. A comprehensive analysis of the data will be publishedin a final report in 2019.T he primary objective of the 2019 EMDHS project is to provide up-to-date estimates of key demographic and health indicators.
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Assessment on Family Planning Needs of People Living with Disabilities: Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

United States Agency for International Development USAID United States Agency for International Development USAID (2017) C1
.This assessment was conducted using focus group discussion(FGD)with peopleliving with disabilities who were members of the Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf(Person with hearing impairment), Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf -Blind ( Person with hearing and visual impairment), Ethi ... more
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Framework for the Implementation of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of HIV In Kenya

Ministry of Health, Kenya Ministry of health (2017) C1
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World Happiness Report 2021

Helliwell, John F., Richard Layard, Jeffrey Sachs, and Jan-Emmanuel De Neve Sustainable Development Solutions Network (2021) CC
The World Happiness Report 2021 focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared. Our aim was two-fold, first to focus on the effects of COVID-19 on the structure and quality of people’s lives, and second to describe and evaluate how governments all over the world ha ... more
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COVID-19 : santé et sécurité au travail pour les agents de santé
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) C_WHO
Orientations provisoires, 2 février 2021 e document est une mise à jour des orientations provisoires de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) intitulées Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: rights, roles and responsibilities of health workers, including key considerations ... more
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Medical Ethics Manual

World Medical Association (2015) CC
Modern healthcare has given rise to extremely complex and multifaceted ethical dilemmas. All too often physicians are unprepared to manage these competently. This publication is specifically structured to reinforce and strengthen the ethical mindset and prac ... more
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Protecting the Community Health Workforce During COVID-19: Getting PPE to the last mile

Community Health Impact Coalition et al (2021) CC
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in health service delivery, especially in countries with less resilient health systems. During any outbreak CHWs are relied on to help control the spread. However, they are often the last in line to receive necessary health products and protective eq ... more
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Health Care Waste Management Manual, Fourth Edition

Department of Health Philippines (2020) CC
This document shall serve as the most comprehensive set of guidelines on the safe management of waste generated from heath care activities in the country. It incorporates the requirements of all Philippine laws and regulations governing HCWM and is designed for the use of individuals, public and pri ... more
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Haiti: Earthquake - Emergency Appeal №: MDRHT018

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2021) CC
Early damage assessments indicate that at least 800,000 people could be directly exposed to minor to severe damages, including communication, access, security, loss of livelihoods, infrastructure, and health services could be impacted.
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Disaster evacuation shelters in the context of COVID-19

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office of the Western Pacific (2020) C2
he Western Pacific is the world’s most disaster-prone region. When a disaster occurs, people may need to seek accommodation in a disaster evacuation shelter. However, it may be difficult for people in a disaster evacuation shelter to avoid confined and enclosed spaces with poor ventilation; crowde ... more
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Refugee and migrant health: Global Competency Standards for health workers

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This Global Competency Standards sets the benchmark for the health workforce in providing equality of care to refugees and migrants. Refugee and migrant populations are highly diverse, with significant variation in life experiences, health needs and access to health care. The standards described out ... more
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Third round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Countries reported disruptions in all health-care settings. In more than half of countries surveyed, many people are still unable to access care at the primary care and community care levels. Significant disruptions have also been reported in emergency care, particularly concerning given the impact ... more
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Promoting the Right to work of Persons with disabilities - Toolkit for the Private Sector

SAHRC (2015) C1
The Toolkit is a resource that may be used by businesses of all sizes in the different sectors. The guidelines provided in the Toolkit are intentionally general so they can easily be adapted by employers to their specific business culture, working environment and human resource procedures. The Tool ... more
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New platforms for engagement. Private accommodation of forced migrants from Ukraine.

DeZIM Institut (2022) C2
As of September 2022, just over one million forced migrants from Ukraine have entered Germany, making Germany the third largest recipient of migrants (Ukraine Refugee Situation, 2022). As early as March 2022, several news outlets reported that accommodation centers were at or near capacity in ma ... more
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Sixteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTDs)

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The sixteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTD) was held as a hybrid meeting, 27–28 September 2022. Dr Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, welcomed participan ... more
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Schistosomiasis: Still a Cause of Significant Morbidity and Mortality

Verjeen, M. National Library of Medicine (2019) CC
Theodor Bilharz, a German professor of anatomy and chief of surgery at the Kasr El Ani Hospital of Cairo from 1850, first identified an infective organism, Distomum hematobium in 1851, which was renamed Schistosoma haematobium in 1858. It arose from a cestode worm, Hymenoleptis nana, lying in the sm ... more
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FACTI Panel Interim Report - Executive Summary

The High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda (FACTI Panel) The High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda (FACTI Panel) (2020) CC
The High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda (FACTI Panel) was convened by the 74th President of United Nations General Assembly and the 75th President of the Economic and Social Council on 2 March 2020. The objective of the ... more
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Community-based rehabilitation: CBR guidelines - Social component

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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Uganda: Alternative Report to the UN Comittee of Experts on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
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National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) (2013) C1
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Guidelines for the German Catholic Church’s commitment to refugees

German Bishop's Conference (2016) C1
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The Gap Report 2014 People with Disabilities

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) (2014) C2
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Model Disability Survey

World Health Organization WHO; World Bank (2017) C_WHO
The Model Disability Survey (MDS) is a general population survey that provides detailed and nuanced information about how people with and without disabilities conduct their lives and the difficulties they encounter, regardless of any underlying health condition or impairment.
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Increasing inclusion of persons with disabilities

Dr Jean-François Trani and Dr Betsy VanLeit Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, UCL (2010) C1
Reflections from disability research using the ICF in Afghanistan and Cambodia | Working Paper Series: No. 11
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Childhood Disability and Poverty

Daniel Mont Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre (2014) C2
As the Convention of the Rights of Children recognizes, children are human beings with a distinct set of rights, and not the passive objects of care and charity. They deserve to be full participants in society, and to live lives free of poverty. But for children, living in poverty is particularly im ... more
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How to use the ICF: A practical manual for using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

World Health Organization (WHO) (2013) C_WHO
Exposure draft for comment October 2013
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Global Status Report on Disability and Development. Prototyp 2015

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2015) CC
This report situates disability and inclusion within the broader context of sustainable development, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper provides background on the historical role of the UN in promoting inclusion and outlines the current trends and challeng ... more
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CBM Inclusive Project Cycle Management Trainers’ Manual: Stage 2 / Handout 8

Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2012)
Inclusive Project Cycle Management
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How to use the ICF: A practical manual for using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Exposure draft for comment.

World Health Organization (WHO) (2013) C_WHO
The ICF Practical Manual provides information on how to use ICF. Anyone interested in learning more about use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, WHO 2001) may benefit from reading this Practical Manual. The ICF is presently used in many different contexts ... more
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Repository of resources on disability inclusion and Covid-19

Coregroup; International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) Coregroup; International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) (2020) C2
Last update: 2 April 2020
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COVID-19 response: Considerations for Children and Adults with Disabilities

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF
People experiencing social disadvantage and marginalization are known to be disproportionately impacted by ill-health. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, persons with disabilities may have increased risk for exposure, complications, and death
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Disability Considerations in GBV Programming during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pearce E. Protection Cluster, UNFPA (2020) CC
This note provides information and practical guidance to support gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners to integrate attention to disability into GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. This document complements other resources relating to GBV and COVID- ... more
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Q&A: Older people and COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC
Older people, and people of all ages with pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, or cancer) appear to develop serious illness more often than others. Here's how you can protect yourself.
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Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations: a Distance Learning Module
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Krause, S.; S. Chynoweth, D. Quick et al. Women's Refugee Commission, IAWG (2019) C1
The module is currently available in English, French, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
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Global Health Watch

Global Health Watch Zedbooks (2009) CC
The power relations around global decisions which shape population health can be changed through new alliances and information flows. The Democratising Global Health Governance Initiative, of which WHO Watch is a project, is designed to contribute to improved population health (and health equity) th ... more
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Staying alive: safety and security guidelines for humanitarian volunteers in conflict areas

David Lloyd Roberts International Comitee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2005) C1
With its expert practical advice on security in situations of armed conflict, this updated set of guidelines will prove invaluable to humanitarian personnel working at the operational level. Following on from the success of the first edition, published in 1999, it addresses new and developing threat ... more
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The Camp Managment Toolkit
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Birkeland,N.M.; G.L. Forselv, V. Vogel, et al. NRCThe Camp Management Project (CMP) (2015) C1
Applicable to both IDP and refugee scenarios, the Toolkit incorporates a wide range of relevant information on managing displaced populations living in communal settings (collective centres, spontaneous sites, established camps, etc.). Large scale displacements caused by recent conflict and natural ... more
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An Introduction to Evaluation of Humanitarian Action. Course Manual

Margie Buchanan-Smith and John Telford Channel Research; ALNAP (2006)
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Minimum Standards in Shelter, Settlement and Non-Food Items
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The Sphere Project (2016) C1
Links to the Humanitarian Charter and international law
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Guide for Implementing the Monitoring-Training-Planning (MTP) Approach to Build Skills for Pharmaceutical Management

Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus Program Management Sciences for Health; USAID (2009) CC
In the mid-1980s, recognizing the limitations of traditional training and that the knowledge and skills acquired are not necessarily applied back in the workplace, MSH developed the Monitoring‐Training-Planning (MTP) approach to assist the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health to implement its Child Survi ... more
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WHO guidelines on safety monitoring of herbal medicines in pharmacovigilance systems

World Health Organization WHO (2004) C_WHO
Guidelines
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Shelter And Emergency Settlements - Technical Aspects Part II

WHO (2002) C_WHO
Technical Aspects Part II
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Facts for Family Planning
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USAID; FHI360 (2012)
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Guidelines For The Rapid Assessment For Blinding Trachoma

A.D. Négrel, H.R. Taylor and S. West Word Health Organization (2001)
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Best Practices in Water and Sanitation

Dennis Warner, and Christopher Seremet USAID, CRS (2008)
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How-To Guide: Managing Post-Disaster (Re)-Construction Projects

Emergency Operations and Emergency Response Team Catholic Relief Services (2011)
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Building Resilience

Catholic Relief Services (2013)
A guide to facilitating community-managed disaster risk reduction in the Horn of Africa. This manual describes how to help communities implement disaster risk reduction activities. It was written for development workers and community-based organizations in the Horn of Africa, but practitioners can ... more
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Undernutrition: What works?

Manuel Sanchez-Montero and Núria Salse Ubach ACF International Network (2011)
A review of policy and practice; zero Hunger Phase 1
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Checklist for Assessing Emergency Response Capacity

World Health Organization, Western Pacific Office (2006)
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NDRRMC Update Sitrep No. 33 Effects of Typhoon "YOLANDA" (HAIYAN)
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Government of the Philippines (2013)
As of 6:00 PM, 21 November 2013, 4,011 individuals were reported dead, 18,567 injured and 1,602 are still missing
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War Surgery. Vol.1
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C. Giannou and M. Baldan International Committee of the Red Cross (2009) C1
Working with limited resources in armed conflict and other situations of violence. Vol.1
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Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011

Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) [Nepal], New ERA, and ICF International Inc. (2012)
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Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2010

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF International (2012) C2
The government of Rwanda conducted the 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) to gather up-to-date information for monitoring progress on healthcare programs and policies in Rwanda, including the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS), the Millennium Development Goals ... more
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Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 2010-11

Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Z IMSTAT) and ICF International. 20 (2012) C1
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How effective are community health workers?

Henry Perry; Rose Zulliger John Hopkins Bloomberg University (2012)
An Overview of Current Evidence with Recommendations for Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs to Accelerate Progress in Achieving the Health-related Millennium Development Goals
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Men As Partners - A Program for Supplementing the Training of Life Skills Educators

EngenderHealth; PPASA (2001)
A manual intended for use by Men As Partners (MAP) educators in facilitating workshops on male involvement in reproductive health. Contains a variety of interactive educational activities on such topics as gender and sexuality, male and female sexual health, HIV and AIDS, and other sexually transmit ... more
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Engaging Men in HIV and AIDS at the Service Delivery Level: A Manual for Service Providers

EngenderHealthThe ACQUIRE Project (2008)
Designed for trainers of health workers, this manual offers skills-building sessions on developing more “male-friendly” health services. Utilizing participatory and experiential activities, the manual examines attitudinal and structural barriers that inhibit men from seeking HIV and AIDS service ... more
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Aide-mémoire for the consideration of issues pertaining to the protection of civilians in armed conflict

OCHA (2011)
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Ebola Virus Disease: Travel and transport risk assessment: Recommendations for public health authorities and transport sector

World Health Organization (2014)
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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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Response analysis and response choice in food security crises: a roadmap

Daniel Maxwell, Heather Stobaugh, John Parker and Megan McGlinchy ODI (2013)
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The Road to Resilience

Debbie DeVoe Catholic Relief Services (2013) C2
Case Studies on Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa
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Ambulance and Pre-Hospital Services in Risk Situations

ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross (2013)
This report sets out ways to make pre-hospital care and ambulance services operating in areas of armed violence safer. Written by the Norwegian Red Cross with support from the ICRC and the Mexican Red Cross, the report summarizes field experience in over 20 countries.
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Guía para la elaboración de planes de respuesta a desastres y de contingencia

Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y Media Luna Roja (2010)
La responsabilidad de elaborar planes de respuesta a deasastres y de contingencia incumbe a todos los niveles de la organización. La Federación Internacional recomienda que las Sociedades Nacionales y las oficinas de la Federació Internacional elaboren ya sea un plan de respuesta a desastres ocas ... more
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Psychosocial support during an outbreak of Ebola virus disease

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2014)
Briefing note prepared by the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, August 2014
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Questions and Answers on Ebola

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2014)
Please read online the lastest updated versions http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/qa.html
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Travel and transport risk assessment: Interim guidance for public health authorities and the transport sector

World Health Organization WHO (2014)
This guidance document includes background information on Ebola virus disease, Ebola emergency committee recommendations, risks for different groups, and information for travellers from and to affected countries.
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Regional Public Health and Nutrition Strategy for Syrian Refugees

UNHCR (2014)
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Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Cameroon: Ebola virus disease preparedness

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Canadian Red Cross (2014)
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Emergency Appeal Sierra Leone: Ebola Virus Disease

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Canadian Red Cross (2014)
Updated September 2014
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National Preparedness and Response Plan for the Prevention and Control of Ebola Viral Disease (Ghana)

Ministry of Health, Ghana (2014)
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Emergency water supply planning guide for hospitals and health care facilities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Water Works Association (2012) C1
In order to maintain daily operations and patient care services, health care facilities need to develop an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP) to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a total or partial interruption of the facilities’ normal water supply. Water supply interruption can be caused ... more
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Responding to earthquakes

ALNAP, Provention Consortium (2008)
Learning from earthquake relief and recovery operations
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Promising Responses to HIV and AIDS in Agriculture, Rural Development, Self-help and Social Protection

Iris Onipede, Ellen Schmitt Misereor (2010)
This document was conducted as a desk study and provides useful information and practical examples of responses to HIV and AIDS in the fields of agriculture, rural development, self-help and social protection. It aims to invite Misereor partners and others working in these fields to reflect on their ... more
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Non-conventional humanitarian interventions on Ebola outbreak crisis in West Africa

Tambo, Ernest (2014)
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:42 http://www.idpjournal.com/content/3/1/42
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Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM): Current Knowledge and Practice

Reginald A. Annan, Patrick Webb, Rebecca Brown CMAM Forum (2014)
This Technical Brief focuses on current principles and approaches to Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) management, highlighting key constraints, gaps in knowledge and areas still lacking consensus. It is intended to inform ongoing debates among practitioners, national partners, donors and analysts o ... more
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Mali: Ebola virus disease preparedness EPOA: Final Report Operation n° MDRML010

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; (2015)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 4 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital,; Ministry of Health, Zambia, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 7 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 9 Trainer Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment: A Training Curriculum for Health Workers . Module 13 Presentation Manual

ICAP; CDC; University Teaching Hospital, et al. (2011)
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National Health Strategic Plan 2011 - 2015

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2011) C1
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Rapid Response to Ebola Outbreaks in Remote Areas — Liberia, July–November 2014

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2015)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR):
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Senegal: Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, Emergency Appeal n° MDRSN010 - 6 month update

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2015)
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Village responses to Ebola Virus Disease in Rural Eastern Sierra Leone

Paul Richards, Joseph Amara, Esther Mokuwa, Alfred Mokuwa, Roland Suluku Njala University (2015)
Second interim report to the SMAC program, DFID Freetown This report provides further output from an anthropological study of 25 villages affected by Ebola Virus Disease in eastern and central Sierra Leone, undertaken as part of the DFID-funded social mobilization initiative for Ebola prevention in ... more
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Real Time Evaluation of the Ebola Control Programs in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Final Report

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2015)
The scope includes the assessment of activities to improve the response to affected populations, stakeholders, partners and donors, building on lessons learnt so far in this outbreak.
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Real Time Evaluation of the Ebola Control Programs in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Annexes

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2015)
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Kenya: Demographic and Health Survey - 2008-09

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics,National AIDS Control Council (2010) C1
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Public Opinion Poll and Compliance Survey on Tobacco Control Legislation in Nepal

Khadka, B.B., Shakya, N. National Health Education, Information and Communi cation Centre (NHEICC) (2012) C1