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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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Navigating the landscape of child disability measurement: A review of available data collection instruments

C. Cappa, N. Petrowski , J. Njelesani (2015) CC
ALTER, European Journal of Disability Research 9(2015)317–330. The purpose of this paper is to describe the varying scope and content of data collection instruments on child disability and to provide a historical snapshot of the rates of reported ... more
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A case study of the Uganda National Minimum Healthcare Package

Kadowa, Isaac Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) (2017) C1
Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET): Disussion Paper 110
This report compiles evidence from published, grey literature and key informants on the UNMHCP since its introduction in Uganda’s health system, ... more
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A case study of the Essential Health Benefit in Tanzania mainland

Todd G.; Nswilla A.; Kisanga O.; Mamdani M. Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) (2017) C1
Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET): Disussion Paper 109
This report describes the evolution of mainland Tanzania’s EHB; the motivations for developing the EHBs, the methods used to develop, define and ... more
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Determinants of anemia among women and children in Nepal and Pakistan: An analysis of recent national survey data

Harding, Kassandra L.; Aguayo, Victor M. et al. (2017) CC
Maternal Child Nutrition. 2017;e12478
This paper analyzes individual level and household level determinants of anemia among children and women in Nepal and Pakistan. Applying multivariate modified Poisson models to recent national survey data, ... more
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WHO recommendations on home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The primary audience for the guideline is policy makers and health programme managers of MNCH and immunization programmes in ministries of health where decisions are made and policies created on the use and implementation of homebased records. The ... more
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The effect of trauma on the brain development of children Evidence-based principles for supporting the recovery of children in care

Sara McLean Australian Institute of Family Studies Child Family Community (2016) C1
CFCA PRACTICE RESOURCE – JUNE 2016 ~ CHILD FAMILY COMMUNITY AUSTRALIA┃INFORMATION EXCHANGE ~ This practice paper provides an overview of what we know from research about cognitive development in children who have experienced trauma, and provide ... more
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Understanding Peace Require-ments in Yemen: Needs and Roles for Civil Society, Women, Youth, the Media and the Private Sector

Mareike Transfeld & Marie-Christine Heinze GIZ (2019) CC
This report serves as a background paper to five short studies Yemeni-international researcher tandems will jointly develop in the course of 2019. It places a particular focus on ‘peace requirements’, a term that seeks to draw attent ... more
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Towards intensified African Union–United Nations cooperation for the elimination of sexual and gender-based violence and protecting the health and rights of women and children in humanitarian settings

UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIVAIDS); African Union; H6 Partnership (2018) C2
Vanquishing violence and vulnerability in humanitarian settings Background paper for the joint African Union–UNAIDS (in capacity of serving Chair of H6) high-level side event at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, 24 September 2018, at ... more
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Strengthening the health systems response to COVID-19 - Technical guidance #5

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This guidance is targeted to primary health care policy-makers and only addresses issues relevant for primary health care providers. It has been prepared on the basis of a systematic review of the best available evidence and emergent country practic ... more
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UNICEF Annual Report 2017 - Burkina Faso

Unicef (2017) C_UNICEF
UNICEF Annual Report 2017 - Burkina Faso - Healthcare policy for children - Food insecurity - Community health strategy - National child protection system etc.
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Liberia: Demographic and Health Survey 2019-2020

Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) Monrovia, Liberia The DHS Program ICF (2021) C2
The LDHS provides an opportunity to inform policy and provide data for planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of national health programs. It is designed to provide up-to-date information on health indicators including fertility lev ... more
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A systematic examination of international funding flows for Ebola virus and Zika virus outbreaks 2014-2019: donors, recipients and funding purposes

Quirk, E.J.; A. Gheorghe; K. Hauck BMJ Global Health (2021) C1
There has been no systematic comparison of how the policy response to past infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics was funded. This study aims to collate and analyse funding for the Ebola epidemic and Zika outbreak between 2014 and 2019 in order ... more
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Rational for Environmental Safeguard Policies and Strategies

J.-G. Kühling; C. Hamelmann UNDP (2015) C1
Healthcare Waste Management Toolkit for Global Fund Practitioners and Policy Makers: Part A
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Waste Stream Concept Development

J.-G. Kühling; C. Hamelmann UNDP (2015) C1
Healthcare Waste Management Toolkit for Global Fund Practitioners and Policy Makers. Part B
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Communication Risk in Public Health Emergencies
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO
A WHO Guideline for Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) policy and practice. Recent public health emergencies, such as the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa (2014–2015), the emergence of the Zika virus syndrome in 2015–2016 and multi- ... more
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Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative 2018 Implementation guidance

World Health Organization, UNICEF (2018) C_WHO
This updated implementation guidance is intended for all those who set policy for, or offer care to, pregnant women, families and infants: governments; national managers of maternal and child health programmes in general, and of breastfeeding- and ... more
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HIV & AIDS, Gender, and Domestic Violence

Brot für die Welt; DIFÄM (2010) C2
The first chapter provides an overview of gender and domestic violence in the HIV and AIDS discourse and their interconnect- edness. It analyses literature regarding gender and HIV transmission, domestic violence, and HIV and AIDS. It then discusses how gender roles impact the effects of AIDS. The ... more
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Facility Delivery and Postnatal Care Services Use among Mothers Who Attended Four or More Antenatal Care Visits in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

Abeje Fekadu, G. F. Ambaw Getahun; and S. Ayenalam Kidanie (2018) CC
Demographic and Health Surveys, Working Paper
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Guidelines for the use of antibiotics in production animals: Cattle, pigs, sheep and goats

The Swedish Veterinary Association SVS (2017) C2
In 1998 the Swedish Veterinary Association decided to adopt a general policy for the use of antibiotics in animals. Since then specifi c policies for the use of antibiotics in dogs and cats have been adopted and in 2011 Guidelines for the use of Ant ... more
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Resource mobilisation for antimicrobial resistance (AMR): Getting AMR into plans and budgets of government and development partners / Ghana country level report

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The Ghanaian Cabinet approved the antimicrobial resistance (AMR)Policy and Implementation plan(hereafter referred to as the national action plan or NAP)in December 2017, whilst the country case study was in progress. This has set in motion the impl ... more
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Readiness for influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
5 Nov. 2020 The policy brief provides a concise summary of information and considerations to ensure optimal management of influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a list of technical guidance and other resources to assist ... more
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International Migration 2020 Highlights . Ten Key Messages

United Nations (2021) C1
International Migration 2020 Highlights presents key facts and messages regarding international migration globally and by region during 2000-2020, based on the 2020 revision of the international migrant stock data set, which provides updated estimates of numbers of persons living outside their count ... more
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Solidarity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Rahman-Shepherd, A.; C. Clift; E. Ross; et al. The Chatham House (2021) CC
Has the world worked together to tackle the coronavirus? July 2021. This research paper assesses how the global community has responded to calls for greater solidarity in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, and presents the insights of key stakeholders ... 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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World Heart Federation Roadmap for Hypertension – A 2021 Update

Jemoon, P.; Séverin, T.; Amodeo, C. et al. Global Heart (2021) CC
The World Heart Federation (WHF) Roadmap series covers a large range of cardiovascular conditions. These Roadmaps identify potential roadblocks and their solutions to improve the prevention, detection and management of cardiovascular diseases and provide a generic global framework available for loca ... more
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in the context of the crises in Syria and Iraq

Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität; BAff; Charité; et al. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (2017) C2
Guiding framework for development cooperation, Working paper 2017. This document was drawn up on the basis of expert publications and inputs from partners in the GIZ regional programme Psychosocial Support for Syrian and Iraqi Refugees and Interna ... more
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The missing link: Rethinking and reprioritizing HIV and gender-based violence in fragile settings

UNAIDS (2024) CC
This report explores the extent to which evidence, policy, normative guidance and commitments on HIV and gender-based violence, and their interlinkages, is being translated into action on the ground in fragile settings. These issues are explored thr ... more
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Integrating severe acute malnutrition into the management of childhood diseases at community level in South Sudan

Emily Keane, Andrea King, Anthony Awira et al. Malaria Consortium South Sudan (2013) C1
Since December 2010, Malaria Consortium has been implementing an innovative approach to community management of severe acute malnutrition, together with an existing integrated community case management (ICCM) programme in South Sudan. This learning paper ... more
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Rapid Assessement: Healthcare Waste Component of Global Fund HIV, TB and Malaria Projects in Zimbabwe

J.-G. Kühling UNDP (2014) C1
Supplement to the Healthcare Waste Management Toolkit for Global Fund Practitioners and Policy Makers
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Measuring Resilience: Lessons learned from measuring resilience in Oxfam’s large-N Effectiveness Reviews

Oxfam (2015) C1
Resilience has rapidly become one of the most prominent objectives for the development sector, so ascertaining how best to measure it is an essential task for practioners working in monitoring and evaluation. In this discussion paper, the main insig ... more
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The Cost of Security Risk Management for NGOs

Finucane, C.; European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2013) C2
The Cost of Security Risk Management for NGOs explores the costs related to safety and security management for aid programmes. It aims to assist all aid practitioners to determine their risk management expenditure more accurately, and demonstrate an evidence-based approach when presenting this infor ... more
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The Changing Relationship between Household Wealth and Child Survival in India

Chalasani, Sativika (2010) C1
DHS Working Papers No. 69
This paper uses data from the three Indian National Family Health Surveys (1992-93, 1998-99, 2005-06) to examine how the relationship between household wealth and child mortality evolved during a time of significant ec ... more
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National List of Essential Medicines for Adults Rwanda 6th edition

Republic of Rwanda, Ministry of Health (2015) C1
The essential medicines are those that meet the priority needs of the healthcare of the population. While reviewing the 5th edition of the essential Medicines, special attention focused on the health sector policy. Indeed, medicines play an importa ... more
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Interim Planning Guidance for Preparedness and Response to a Mass Casualty Event Resulting from Terrorist Use of Explosives

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; US Dept. of Health and Human Services (2010) C1
The purpose of this interim guidance is to provide information and insight to assist public policy and health system leaders in preparing for and responding to an MCE caused by terrorist use of explosives (TUE). This document provides practical in ... more
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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 inc ... more
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Pathways of antibiotic use in Bangladesh: qualitative protocol for the PAUSE study

Rousham E. K., M. Aminul Islam, P. Nahar et al. (2018) C2
Global actions to reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR) include optimising the use of antimicrobial medicines in human and animal health. In countries with weak healthcare regulation, this requires a greater understanding of the drivers of antibiotic use from the perspective of providers and consume ... more
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WHO Good Governance for Medicines programme. an innovative approach to prevent corruption in the pharmaceutical sector

Baghdadi-Sabeti , G.; and F. Serhan World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO
Compilation of country case studies and best practices. World Health Report (2010) Background Paper, 25
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Global Economic Prospects 2023

The World Bank The World Bank (2023) CC
Global growth is projected to slow significantly amid high inflation, tight monetary policy, and more restrictive credit conditions. The possibility of more widespread bank turmoil and tighter monetary pol ... more
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CVD Advocacy Toolkit: The Road to 2018

Markbreiter, J.; Buckley, P. World Heart Federation (2016) CC
The World Heart Federation (WHF) has been advocating globally for stronger legislation and policy regarding cardiovascular disease (CVD) for many years. Now, as focus shifts from global to national progress, we call on members and colleagues to adv ... more
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Experience of living with type 1 diabetes in a low-income country: a qualitative study from Liberia

Adler, A.J.; Trujillo, C.; Schwartz, L.; et al. BMJ Journals (2021) CC
While epidemiological data for type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low/middle-income countries, and particularly low-income countries (LICs) including Liberia is lacking, prevalence in LICs is thought to be increasing. T1D care in LICs is often impacted by challenges in diagnosis and management. These challeng ... more
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Safe management of wastes from health-care activities: A summary

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) CC
This document highlights the key aspects of safe health-care waste management in order to guide policy-makers, practitioners and facility managers to improve such services in health-care facilities. It is based on the comprehensive WHO handbook Safe ... more
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Paying Primary Health Care Centers for Performance in Rwanda

Basinga, P., Gertler, P.J., Binagwaho, A., et al. The World Bank (2010) C2
Paying for performance (P4P) provides financial incentives for providers to increase the use and quality of care. P4P can affect health care by providing incentives for providers to put more effort into specific activities, and by increasing the amount of resources available to finance the delivery ... more
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Community dialogues for healthy children: encouraging communities to talk

Malaria Consortium (2014)
Integrated community case management (ICCM) – an approach where community-based health workers are trained to identify, treat and refer children under-five with pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria – is increasingly being used across sub-Saharan Africa to supplement the gaps in basic healthcare prov ... more
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Framework towards tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence countries

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO
This Framework offers a coherent approach for eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in low-incidence countries. It is designed to guide national policy-makers and those responsible for technical aspects of the national TB response in accelerating efforts to ... more
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WHO recommendations on health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health

Anayda Portela, Helen Smith, Cicely Marston World Health Organization (WHO) (2015)
The primary audience for the guideline is health programme managers, including governmental and non-governmental organizations, and policy makers who are responsible for designing maternal, newborn and child health programmes, primarily in low-incom ... more
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Gender and Security: Guidelines for mainstreaming gender in security risk management
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Persaud, C.; European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2012) C2
Gender and security is a complex issue, and this research found that there are different levels of comprehension of what it means in humanitarian and development assistance practice. The aims of the paper are twofold: to raise general awareness abou ... more
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Where, Why And For How Much: Diversity In Career Preferences Of Future Health Workers In Rwanda

Lievens, T., Serneels, P. & Butera, D. Human Resources for Health (2008) C2
Health Systems for Outcomes Publication | The government of Rwanda has identified human resources for health as one of its policy priorities. This study aims to contribute to building a better understanding of health worker choice and behaviour, and ... more
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Punjab Province Report: Nutrition Political Economy, Pakistan

Zaidi, Shehla; Bhutta, Zulfiqar et al. Institute of Development Studies, Aga Khan University (2015) C1
In this report a nutrition governance framework was applied to research and analyse the provincial experience with nutrition policy in Pakistan, looking both at chronic and acute malnutrition. Twenty-one in-depth interviews with key stakeholders wer ... more
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Assessment of Malaria Surveillance in Myanmar: Consultancy Report

Malaria Consortium (2013) C1
The primary aim of this assessment is to evaluate current approaches to malaria surveillance in Myanmar and to provide a set of practical and feasible recommendations to further strengthen the surveillance system in the short to medium term. The assessment focuses on the surveillance of malaria case ... more
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CBR Indicators: Pick and Choose what fits your Purpose

Johan Velema & Huib Cornielje Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC
Indicators are a representation of reality. They are just numbers on a piece of paper or on a computer screen, but they stand for something far greater – the success of your project. Indicators are usually defined in the context of project plannin ... more
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Building Agreement on Restitution Rights with the Myanmar Peace Process and National Legal FrameworkK. Manual for Practioners

Norwegian Refugee Council, Displacement Solutions, Joint Peace Fund (2019) C1
This manual outlines proposals for the insertion of housing, land and property restitution rights simultaneously within the context of the ongoing peace process and within broader national legal reform efforts, including work towards a national land law. The ... more
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Local suffering and the global discourse of mental health and human rights: An ethnographic study of responses to mental illness in rural Ghana

Ursula M Read, Edward Adiibokah and Solomon Nyame Globalization and Health (2009) CC
The Global Movement for Mental Health has brought renewed attention to the neglect of people with mental illness within health policy worldwide. The maltreatment of the mentally ill in many low-income countries is widely reported within psychiatric ... more
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Health as the pulse of the new urban agenda

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
This report considers how to integrate health into urban planning, investments, and policy decisions, so as to support the implementation and achievement of the goals and objectives of the New Urban Agenda.
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Rapid Evaluation of the Medicines Registration System in Benin

Diadié Maïga, Bedel Evi, Angélique Gbaguidi USAID, SIAPS (2016) C_WHO
The primary role of Benin’s Department of Pharmacy and Medicines (DPMED) is to develop and apply the national pharmaceutical policy. The main objective of this policy is to ensure the availability ... more
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Provision and continuation of antiretroviral therapy during acute conflict: the experience of MSF in Central African Republic and Yemen

Ferreyra C., D. O’Brien, B. Alonso Conflict and Health (2018) C2
Unstable settings present challenges for the effective provision of antiretroviral treatment (ART). In this paper, we summarize the experience and results of providing ART and implementing contingency plans during acute instability in the Central Af ... more
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Strengthening Preparedness for COVID-19 in Cities and Urban Settings
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This document is to support local authorities, leaders and policy-makers in cities and other urban settlements in identifying effective approaches and implementing recommended actions that enhance the prevention, preparedness and readiness for COVID ... more
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Can ‘‘Giving Preference to My Patients’’ be Explained as a Role Related Duty in Public Health Care Systems?

Holm, S Health Care Analysis (-2011) CC
One of the most obvious ways in which to ensure impartiality in a health care system is to require impartiality of all actors in the system, i.e. to give health care professionals a duty to treat everyone impartially and to deny them the ‘right’ to give their patients preferential treatment. And ... more
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Monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television in the Republic of Kazakhstan

World Health OrganizationEurope (2019) C_WHO
This report summarizes the results of a 2018 survey of food and beverage marketing to children via television in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It explores the extent and nature of children’s exposure to marketing for food high in saturated fat, free sugars and/or salt via television in the country. ... more
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Environmental Stewardship and Climate Action Handbook

World Vision (2023) CC
Climate change presents the single biggest threat to human development, and its widespread impacts disproportionately burden the poorest and most vulnerable households in fragile and rural developing contexts – particularly women and children. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate C ... more
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Kangaroo mother care - Implementation strategy for scale-up adaptable to different country contexts

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The KMC implementation strategy targets a broad audience. These include policy-makers and programme managers at national, regional and local levels, government and nongovernmental organizations working in the area of maternal and newborn care, globa ... more
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SDG Costing & Financing for Low-Income Developing Countries

Sachs, J.; G. McCord; N. Maennling et al. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) (2019) CC
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for major societal transformations that will require significant fiscal outlays as well as private investments. The fiscal outlays cover public investments, the public provision of social services, and social protection for vulnerable populations. The ke ... more
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Advancing Climate-Resilient Education Technical Guidance

US Agency for International Development USAID (2023) CC
The Advancing Climate-Resilient Education Technical Guidance builds on the USAID 2022–2030 Climate Strategy and the 2018 USAID Education Policy to support USAID Missions and partners who seek to integrate climate action and awareness into educatio ... more
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Progress on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases : report of the Secretary-General - arabic verison

United Nations Secretary-General United Nations General Assembly (2017) C_WHO
The document, "Progress on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases," reports on global efforts to reduce the impact of NCDs, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, following the commitments made at high-level United Nations meetings. It highlights ... more
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Progress on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases : report of the Secretary-General - russian version

United Nations Secretary-General United Nations General Assembly (2017) C_WHO
The document, "Progress on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases," reports on global efforts to reduce the impact of NCDs, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, following the commitments made at high-level United Nations meetings. It highlights ... more
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Progress on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases : report of the Secretary-General - chinese version

United Nations Secretary-General United Nations General Assembly (2017) C_WHO
The document, "Progress on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases," reports on global efforts to reduce the impact of NCDs, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, following the commitments made at high-level United Nations meetings. It highlights ... more
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2024 global AIDS report — The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a Crossroads

UNAIDS (2024) CC
This UNAIDS 2024 report brings together new data and case studies which demonstrate that the decisions and policy choices taken by world leaders this year will decide the fate of millions of lives and whether the world’s deadliest pandemic is over ... more
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Publication: Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis in Uganda and Opportunities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery

Alys, W.; Aziz, A.; Caran Ann, M. (2022) CC2
As Uganda builds back from the COVID-19 shock, the Ugandan government is strengthening its commitment to a more gender-inclusive and sustainable economy. This report supports these efforts by describing the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and provides recommendations for Ugandan ... more
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Development Co-operation Report 2020

OECD (2020) CC
The annual Development Co-operation Report brings new evidence, analysis and ideas on sustainable development to members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the international community more broadly. The objectives are to promote best practices and innovation in development co-ope ... more
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Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Kyrgyzstan: the case for investment

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2017) C_WHO
Noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎ such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public health and development challenge in Kyrgyzstan. This report provides evidence through three analyses that NCDs reduce economic outp ... more
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Health Products and Technologies, Supply Chain Strategy 2020 - 2025

Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Health (2021) CC
The Kenyan Health Sector has been playing a critical role in providing health care services in response to the population needs in line with the Kenya Health Policy, 2014-2030’s goal of attaining the highest possible health standards in a manne ... more
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WHO guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of persisting pain in children with medical illnesses

World Health Organization (2012)
The Access to Controlled Medications Programme identified the development of treatment guidelines that cover the treatment of all types of pain as one of the core areas of focus for improving access to opioid analgesics. Such guidelines are interesting both for health-care professionals and ... more
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The Health Literacy Toolkit For Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Sarity Dodson, Suvajee Good and Richard Osborne World Health Organization - Regional Office South-East Asia (2015)
A series of information sheets to help empower communities and strengthen health systems This series of information sheets introduces health literacy, its relevance to public policy, and the ways it can be used to inform the promotion of good h ... more
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Teacher's guide: Management of wastes from health-care activities

Pruess, A.; W.K. Townend World Health Organization WHO (1999) C_WHO
This Teacher’s Guide accompanies the WHO publication Management of wastes from health-care activities . It provides teaching materials and recommendations for a three day training course, designed mainly for managers of health-care establishments, public health professionals and ... more
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WHO Level II household survey to measure access to and use of medicines in Ghana

Daniel Kojo Arhinful Ministry of Health, Ghana (2011) C1
This field study to measure access to and use of medicines was undertaken in GHANA in May-June 2008. The study assessed information on the socio-economic level of households, and access to and use of medicines for acute and chronic conditions as well as opinions and perceptio ... more
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Abduction Management

Pete Buth, European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2010) C2
Abduction of aid workers has risen sharply in particular contexts in the past decade. Abduction is a “unique form of critical incident”, characterised by its ongoing, “live” nature, often extended duration, the pressure of decision-making and uncertainty. This EISF Briefing ... more
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Tuberculosis patient cost surveys: a handbook

Inés Garcia Baena, Andrew Siroka, Amy Collins et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This handbook builds on lessons learned from surveys implemented 2015-2017 and advice provided by the Global task force on TB patient cost surveys. It provides a standardized methodology for conducting health facility-based cross-sectional surveys to assess the direct and indirect costs incurred by ... more
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Adolescent boys and young men: Engaging Them as supporters of gender Equality and health and understanding their Vulnerabilities

Kato-Wallace, J.; Barker, G.; Sharafi, L. et al. PROMUNDO-US, UNFPA (2016) C1
This study of Adolescent Boys and Young Men highlights the importance of engaging adolescent boys and young men in sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr) and gender equality. This paper establishes a conceptual framework for engaging adol ... more
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Witchcraft, Wealth and Disability: Reinterpretation of a folk belief in contemporary urban Africa.

Nora Groce and Julia McGeown Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre (2013) C2
Many groups in sub-Saharan Africa have historically linked persons with disabilities with witchcraft as a component of a wider link between accusations of witchcraft and socially marginalized populations. It is commonly assumed that traditional prejudices towards persons with disabilities are recedi ... more
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Disability Within the African Culture

Eskay M., Onu V. C., Igbo J. N., Obiyo N., Ugwuanyi L US-China Education Review (2012) CC
special education, culture, psychology, education, policy
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Improving Health and Reducing Poverty. Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition : Volume 9.

Jamison, Dean T.; Gelband, Hellen; Horton, Susan, et al. World Bank (2017) CC
As the culminating volume in the DCP3 series, volume 9 will provide an overview of DCP3 findings and methods, a summary of messages and substantive lessons to be taken from DCP3, and a further discussion of cross-cutting and synthesizing topics across the first eight volumes. The introductory chapte ... more
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Joint External Evaluation Tool- International Health Regulations (2005)

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Third edition. The main changes within the third edition of the JEE tool include the split of the technical area National legislation, policy, and financing into two technical areas (Legal instruments and Financing); the drop of the technical area ... more
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Rwanda: THIRD HEALTH SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN JULY 2012 – JUNE 2018

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2012) C2
The Third Rwandan Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP III) provides strategic guidance to the health sector for six years, between July 2012 and June 2018. HSSP III has been inspired and guided by the VISION 2020, which will make Rwanda a lower-middle-income country by 2020; the Rwandan Health ... more
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Compendium of WHO guidelines and associated standards: ensuring optimum delivery of the cascade of care for patients with tuberculosis
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
2nd edition. T The Compendium has been developed as a clear and concise instrument to facilitate the understanding and planning of delivery of high-quality care for everybody affected by TB. It incorporates all recent policy guidance from WHO; foll ... more
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Hospital-based birth defects surveillance: a guide to establish and operate

World Health Organization ( WHO), Regional Office for South-East-Asia (2016) C_WHO
Birth defect has been an emerging major cause of child mortality in the region. Scarcity of the birth defects information hampers policy decisions and control measures at national level. In order to create evidence for action for birth defects preve ... more
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Hospital-based birth defects surveillance: facilitator guide

World Health Organization ( WHO), Regional Office for South-East-Asia (2016) C_WHO
Birth defect has been an emerging major cause of child mortality in the region. Scarcity of the birth defects information hampers policy decisions and control measures at national level. In order to create evidence for action for birth defects preve ... more
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UN-Water GLAAS TrackFin Initiative: tracking financing to sanitation, hygiene and drinking-water at national level

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This guidance document sets out a methodology to identify and track financing to the WASH sector in a coherent and consistent manner across several countries. It is designed to help countries track financing to the WASH sector on a regular and comparable basis and analyse this information to support ... more
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Workplace violence and gender discrimination in Rwanda’s health workforce: Increasing safety and gender equality

Newman, C.J., de Vries, D.H., Kanakuze, J., et al. Human Resources for Health (2011) CC
This article reexamines a set of study findings that directly relate to the influence of gender on workplace violence, synthesizes these findings with other research from Rwanda, and examines the subsequent impact of the study on Rwanda’s policy e ... more
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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Community Health Program in Rwanda (FINAL REPORT)

Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH), from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) (2016) C2
The objective of the evaluation is to understand whether the CHW program has achieved its intended objectives, thus contributing to the overarching objectives defined in the HSSP III of improving the health status of the population by “Ensuring universal accessibility of quality health services fo ... more
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Cross-sectional Survey to Assess Prevalence of Disability and Access to Services in Albay Province, The Philippines

Hodge, M., Bolinas, A., Jaucian, E., et al. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2017) CC
In this article a cluster randomized cross-sectional survey, conducted in Albay Province in the Philippines in April 2016, was used to assess the prevalence of disability and access to support services. This was done with the purpose of generating representative data for local programme development ... more
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Achieving Health Equity in Contested Areas of Southeast Myanmar

Davis, Bill; Jolliffe, Kim The Asia Foundation (2016) C1
In many of Myanmar’s contested regions, healthcare services are provided through two parallel governance systems – by the government’s Ministry of Health, and by providers linked to ethnic armed organizations. Building upon efforts to build trust between these two actors following ceasefires s ... more
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Improving medicines access and use for child health: a guide to developing interventions

Ross-Degnan, D., Vialle-Valentin, C., and Briggs, J. USAID, SIAPS (Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services) (2015) C1
Submitted to the US Agency for International Development by the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. This manual provides a framework to identify problems and design interventions to improve access to and use of medicines for children. It is a resource for ... more
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Guidelines on sanitation and health
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The new WHO Guidelines on Sanitation and Health summarize the evidence on the effectiveness of a range of sanitation interventions and provide a comprehensive framework for health-protecting sanitation, covering policy and governance measures, imple ... more
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Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy provide state-of-the-art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention based on a public health approach in endemic countries. The target audience of this document includes ... more
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Investing in Mental Health: Evidence for Action

World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO
In this report, potential reasons for this apparent contradiction between cherished human values and observed social actions are explored with a view to better formulating concrete steps that governments and other stakeholders can take to reshape social attitudes and public ... more
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Ethics in epidemics, emergencies and disasters: research, surveillance and patient care: training manual

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
Responses to epidemics, emergencies and disasters raise many ethical issues for the people involved, including public health specialists and policy makers. This training manual provides material on ethical issues in research, surveillance and patie ... more
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Ghana National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2021
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Ministry of Health, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, et al. (2018) C2
The National Action Plan (NAP) has been developed based on the model recommended in the global Action Plan. Local data on on-going interventions were collected from technical informants in the various areas of work. These were analysed using the policy ... more
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WPA guidance on steps, obstacles and mistakes to avoid in the implementation of community mental health care

Thornicroft G, Alem A, Antunes Dos Santos R, et al. (2010) CC
World Psychiatry. 2010 Jun;9(2):67-77. The main recommendations are presented in relation to: the need for coordinated policies, plans and programmes, the requirement to scale up services for whole populations, the importance of promoting community awareness about mental illness to increase levels ... more
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Community Mental Health Practice. Seven essential Features for Scaling up in low- and middle-income Countries

Basic Needs Basic Rights (2009) CC
The seven essential features of practice for scaling up are described with great clarity. They are practical and universal, and encourage local innovation. They include policy, funding and local management structure, as well as working with all poss ... more
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Women´s Mental Health: An evidence based review

WHO WHO (2000) C_WHO
This document adopts a health determinants framework for examining the evidence related to women’s poor mental health. From this perspective, public policy including economic policy, socio-cultura ... more