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Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care facilities may be without power; trained staff, ambulances,... medical supplies and beds could be in short supply; and alternate care facilities may need to be used. Planning for these situations is necessary to provide the best possible health care during a crisis and, if needed, equitably allocate scarce resources
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This position paper on polio vaccines replaces the 2016 WHO position paper, and summarizes recent developments in the field.
This working draft develops guidance on conducting effective evaluations of conflict prevention and peacebuilding work. The current working draft will be used for a one year application phase through 2008. It is the result of an ongoing collaborative project by the OECD DAC Networks on Development E...valuation and on Conflict, Peace and Development Co-operation (CPDC). The two Networks began this collaboration in 2005, responding to the need expressed by CPDC members for greater clarity regarding techniques and issues of evaluation in their field. An assessment of past conflict and peace evaluations and a study of current practices were undertaken in 2006 and identified a need for further guidance.
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Reprinted from Australian Family Physician Vol. 39, No. 10, october 2010
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142290 November 9, 2015; 1 / 16
Clinical Medicine
JCI Insight. 2017;2(7):e91963.
DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS DHS WORKING PAPERS 2015 No. 117