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Lessons from case studies of integrating mentalhealth into primary health care in South Africa and Uganda

Petersen, I.; et al. (2011) CC

Petersenet al.International Journal of Mental Health Systems2011,5:8http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/8

Out of the Shadows. Making Mental Health a Global Development Policy
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Seth Mnookin World Bank Group, and World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Mental disorders impose an enormous burden on society, accounting for almost one in three years lived with disability globally. •In addition to their health impact, mental disorders cause a significant economic burden due to lost economic output a... more

Financing Global Health 2017: Funding Universal Health Coverage and the Unfinished HIV/AIDS Agenda

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (2018) C2

In 2017, $37.4 billion of development assistance was provided to low- and middleincome countries to maintain or improve health. This amount is down slightly compared to 2016, and since 2010, development assistance for ... (DAH) has grown at an annualized rate of 1.0%. While global development assistance for health has seemingly leveled off, global health spending continues to climb, outpacing economic growth in many countries. Total health spending for 2015, the most recent year for which data are available, was estimated to be $9.7 trillion (95% uncertainty interval: 9.7–9.8)*, up 4.7% (3.9–5.6) from the prior year, and accounted for 10% of the world’s total economy. With some sources of health spending growing and other types remaining steady, and with major variations in spending from country to country, it is more important than ever to understand where resources for health come from, where they go, and how they align with health needs. This information is critical for planning and is a necessary catalyst for change as we aim to close the gap on the unfinished agenda of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and move forward toward universal health coverage (UHC) in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era. more

Prioritising Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Ebola Recovery: For health, life and dignity

Oxfam International; Tearfund (2015)

Prioritising Community Engagement to Strengthen Health Systems in Ebola Recovery

Concern Worldwide; Focus 1000; Goal; Handicap International; IBIS; International Medical Corps; LemonAid Fund; MEDAIR; Oxfam International, et al. (2015)

Men who have Sex with Men - An Introductory Guide for Health Care Workers in Africa

B. Brown; Z. Duby; A. Scheibe; et al. Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (2011) C2

Revised Version 2011

Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
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European Union EU (2022) CC

If you are fleeing the war in Ukraine and coming to the European Union, you will find key information about your rights with regard to crossing the border into an EU country, eligibility for temporary protection and applying for international protec... more

Setting up a national disaster preparedness and response mechanism: Guidelines for National Societies

IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross Red Cresent Societies (2010)

Holding the line: communities as first responders to COVID-19 and emerging health threats

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

What Ukraine Can Learn from Other Countries’ Experiences with PTSD

Tabarovsky, I. (2016) CC

Status and methodology of publicly available national HIV care continua and 90-90-90 targets: A systematic review

R. Granich; S. Gupta; I. Hall; et al. Plos Medicine (2017) CC

Research Article PLOS Medicine | DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002253 April 4, 2017

Coronavirus : Services de santé et les droits humains des personnes en milieu carcéral

Penal Reform International (PRI) (2020) C2

Note d’orientation | 16 March 2020 Ne pas causer de dommages, égalité, transparence et humanité - Les valeurs directrices pour guider la réponse de la justice pénale au Coronavirus Au moment de la publication de cette note d’orientation, plus de 164’000 cas* de COVID-19, cette nouvell... more

Health and Socio-Economic Impacts of Physical Distancing for Covid-19 in Africa. Policy Brief

Barasa, E.; et al. KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and African Academy of Sciences (2020) CC

Physical distancing measures are important to reduce COVID-19 transmission. However, when stringently applied, they can result in negative health and socio-economic impacts. This report draws on a rapid review of available literature, case studies f... more

Locked down and left out? Why access to basic services for migrants is critical to our COVID-19 response and recovery

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2021) CC

A new report released today documents an “invisible wall” which has blocked migrants from accessing basic services since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is now preventing them from accessing vaccines.

Spiritual Themes and Challenges in Global Health

Addiss, D. (2018) CC

Preparing for and responding to global health emergencies

Cochrane Convenes (2022) C1

Learnings from the COVID-19 evidence response and recommendations for the future. Reflections and recommendations from the evidence synthesis community.

Intense and Lasting Harm. Cluster Munition Attacks in Ukraine

Human Rights Watch (2022) C1

This report presents the types of cluster munitions being used in the international armed conflict in Ukraine in 2022 and the civilian casualties immediately suffered and civilian objects damaged.

Climate Change & Heat and Impact on Health
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Liebau, L.; and S. Mauder (2022) CC

MEDBOX Issue Brief no.23. The intent of this Issue Brief is to raise awareness about heat waves as a result of climate change and its impact on health. More information on the topic of climate change and planetary ... you can find in our PLANETARY HEALTH TOOLBOX www.planetaryhealthbox.org more