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Situation Assessment of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Bangladesh 2016

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From birth to 8 years of age, all children of the Republic ... more
In collaboration with partners, the government of Ethiopia has successfully developed 10 years Hand Hygiene for All (HH4A) costed national roadmap- a country-wide approach ... more

Frameworks for Victim Assistance: Monitor key findings and observations

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For close to 15 years, the Monitor has tracked the impact of victim assistance on the lives of victims ... more
Rwanda’s fourth health sector strategic plan (HSSP4) is meant to provide the health sector with a Strategic Plan that will highlight its commitments and priorities for the coming 6 years. It will ... more
This Toolkit is intended to guide humanitarian programme managers and healthcare providers to ensure that sexual and reproductive health interventions put into place both during and after a crisis a ... more
This framework has been developed with the aim of providing standard procedures, assessment and planning tools, and guidance in the delivery of cas ... more
This factsheet provides base level information to practitioners for awareness raising, training, advocacy, project design and proposal writing. The information may be used and sent out widely, with ... more
This Toolkit is intended to guide humanitarian programme managers and healthcare providers to ensure that sexual and reproductive health interventions put into place both during and after a crisis a ... more
The Minimum Standards and Indicators for Community Engagement were developed through an inter‑agency consultation process that engaged a large number of experts from around the world. UNICEF wishes to ... more
The aim of the Annual Inspection Report is to present findings of public sector health establishments inspected by the OHSC ... more
Apart from implementation of TB infection Prevention and Control measures, treatment of those with active TB ... more
The main objective of these guidelines is to provide guidance on up-to-date, uniform, evidence-informed practices for suspecting, diagnosing and ma ... more
The disaster and Red Cross Red Crescent response to date 9 March 2019: Tropical Cyclone Idai forms over Northern Mozambique Channel. CVM preparedness and early warning actions underway 13 March 2019: IFRC Surge Capacity is deployed ... more