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2 million African community health workers - Harnessing the demographic dividend, ending AIDS and ensuring sustainable health for all in Africa

UNAIDS (2017) CC

This report makes the case for a major new initiative—to rapidly recruit, train and deploy 2 million community health workers in Africa. Drawing on a vast body of evidence and substantial regional experience, the ... shows how community health workers save lives and improve quality of life and how investments in community health workers effectively harness the demographic dividend, reduce gender inequality and accelerate economic growth and development. Indeed, the benefits of community health workers stretch from one end of the Agenda for Sustainable Development to the other. more

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Don’t Leave Them Alone: The future of the cross-border response in north west Syria

ATAA Humanitarian Relief Association, BINAA for Development, Children Of One world, et al. Save the Children (2021) C1

This report, written by ATAA Humanitarian Relief Association, BINAA for Development, Children Of One world, Hand in Hand for Aid and Development, Horan Foundation, Hurras Network, MARAM Foundation, Orange Organization, Syrian American Medical Societ... more

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Potential impact of midwives in preventing and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths: a Lives Saved Tool modelling study

Nove A., Friberg I., de Bernis L., et al. (2020) CC

This report provides the context, underlying evidence, content and process related to the development of the draft global strategic directions for nursing and midwifery 2021–2025.

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Haiti: What did we learn? The Shelter Response and Housing Recovery in the First Two Years after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

GFDRR Habitat for Humanity IFRC; et al. (2016) CC

This report is not a formal evaluation, but rather a synthesis of the experiences, observations, and recommendations of a large group of experienced post-disaster shelter and recovery experts gathered from interviews, surveys, and direct discussions... more

What works. Addressing COVID-19 misinformation: Lessons from the frontlines in 100 countries

Internews (2021) CC

A report demonstrating the urgent need to support groups at the local level if COVID-19 misinformation and mistrust is to be tackled effectively.

COVID-19 Infodemic Trends in Africa - May 2021

Africa Infodemic Response Alliance, IFRC, UNICEF Africa Infodemic Response Alliance, IFRC, UNICEF (2021) CC

This report presents operational recommendations based on monthly COVID-19 online and offline community feedback trends analysis in Africa.It aims to enable evidence-based decision-making at regional and national levels.

State of the world's hand hygiene

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

This report is the first of its kind. It brings together various data sets to present the current status of hand hygiene, highlight lagging progress, and call governments and supporting agencies to action, offering numerous inspiring examples of cha... more

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Guidance on mainstreaming biodiversity for nutrition and health

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This report aims to support countries in the necessary transition toward healthier, more sustainable diets by integrating biodiversity in food-based interventions to support nutrition and health. It is intended to help guide decision-makers in the h...ealth, nutrition and other sectors, to: Consider the important role of biodiversity in food systems for the development of integrated interventions to support healthy, diverse and sustainable diets; To focus investments and country support for more comprehensive, coordinated and cross-cutting public health and nutrition projects and policies; and To strengthen the resilience of food systems, health systems, and societies, each of which are each increasingly compromised by widespread ecological degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change. Biodiversity at every level (genetic, species and ecosystem level) is a foundational pillar for food security, nutrition, and dietary quality. It is the basic source of variety in essential foods, nutrients, vitamins and minerals, and medicines, and underpins life-sustaining ecosystem services. It is a core environmental determinant of health, often a vital ingredient of healthy nutritional outcomes and livelihoods, gender equality, social equity, and other health determinants. Biodiversity can play a more prominent role in planning for nutritional outcomes in various ways, e.g. by facilitating the production of nutritious fruits and plant products, sustaining livelihoods through more efficient production and increasing the diversity of products available in markets. This Guidance presents and expands on six core building blocks for mainstreaming biodiversity for nutrition and health: Cross-sectoral knowledge development and knowledge co-production; Enabling environments; Integration; Conservation and the wider use of biodiversity; Education and awareness-raising; Monitoring and evaluation; This WHO report builds on an unprecedented opportunity to mainstream biodiversity in order to support healthy and sustainable diets, and offers the necessary technical guidance to catalyze and support a transformation of the global food system and transition to healthier, more sustainable diets. more

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A multi-billion-dollar opportunity - Repurposing agricultural support to transform food systems

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO; et al. (2021) C2

This report sets out the compelling case for repurposing harmful agricultural producer support to reverse this situation, by optimizing the use of scarce public resources, strengthening economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and ultimately dr... more

Low birthweight: country, regional and global estimates

World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF (2021) C_WHO

This report presents country, regional and global estimates of low birth weight for 2000, together with a detailed description of the methods used in calculating the estimates. Some limited data on trends are also included. The limitations of low-bi... more

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Food Systems Dashboard

GAIN & Johns Hopkins University (2020) C2

This report uses the Food Systems Dashboard’s conceptual framework to define and describe food systems. It summarizes the components, drivers, and outcomes of food systems. The report also des... more

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State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at Breaking Point

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2021) C2

(Synthesis Report 2021) [EN] - World Analysis on World about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought, Flood and more; published on 09 Dec 2021 by FAO

State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at Breaking Point. Russian Version

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2021) C2

(Synthesis Report 2021) [RU] - World; Arabic Analysis on World about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought, Flood and more; published on 09 Dec 2021 by FAO

Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Path to Sustainable Development. Executive Summary

World Bank (2021) C1

The report offers a snapshot of the drivers behind the persistent exclusion of persons with disabilities and proposes a framework to build an actionable agenda building on promising practices available in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid b... more

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Burning Problems, Inspiring Solutions - sharing lessons on action agains tobacco and fossil fuels

NCD Alliance, IISD (2019) C2

This report challenges policy-makers and political leaders to tackle fossil fuel production and consumption as a health control issue, in the same way that smoking has been reduced and regulated. Fossil fuel combustion is a major source of toxic air... more

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Good practices for take-back and disposal of unused pharmaceuticals in the Baltic Sea region

Mehtonen, J.; et al. Clear Waters from Pharmaceuticals (CWPharma) (2020) CC

Activity Report

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Marketing of breast-milk substitutes: national implmentation of the international code

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Status Report 2018

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Interconnected Disaster Risks

United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (2021) C2

Interconnected Disaster Risks is a new science-based report for the general public from United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security. It was first published in 2021, and is set to become an annual .... more

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Community Health Volunteers' Decision Support System Project

P. Bakibinga, Kamande E. , Kisia L., et al. African Population and Health Research Centre APHRC (2018) C1

This report presents the key findings of the end-of-project assessment of households and community health volunteers, conducted in 2017 in the Kamukunji and Embakasi sub-counties of Nairobi, Kenya, for a Community Health Volunteers’ Decision Sup... more

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Effectiveness of expanded delivery mechanisms/ channels and empowerment of caregivers in improving access of ORS and Zinc in Narok County, Kenya

Kenya Ministry of Health (2015) C1

Preliminary Report