Manual of Operations
First Edition 2016
In Control imparts knowledge, provokes reflection and triggers curiosity. The first half of the book provides an overview of the organisations, principles, frameworks and themes that every professional deploying to health emergencies should be aware of. The second half of the book provides practical... advice to help professionals survive and thrive during their mission – from staying healthy, protecting oneself from cyber-attacks and coping with stress to building trust among the host community or dealing with language barriers and the press.
This handbook is free of charge and can be made available in small quantities as long as supply lasts. To order, please send this form to: incontrol-handbook@rki.de
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The Actions for Heroes Guide is developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG) to accompany reading the children’s storybook My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19! Available in English, French, ...Spanish and Ukranian
https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/iasc-reference-group-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-emergency-settings/actions-heroes-guide-heart-heart-chats-children-accompany-reading-my-hero-you-how-kids-can-fight
The storybook My Hero is You explains how children can protect themselves, their families and their friends from the coronavirus and how to manage difficult emotions when confronted with our new and rapidly changing reality. The storybook has been translated into 135+ languages and multimedia adaptations have been made.
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Guide pour des discussions franches avec les enfants destiné à accompagner la lecture de Mon héroïne, c’est toi : comment combattre le COVID-19 quand on est un enfant
Guía de charlas serias con los niños para acompañar en la lectura de Mi heroína eres tú, ¿Cómo pueden los niños luchar contra la COVID-19?
Рекомендації з ведення душевних розмов із дітьми у процесі читання казки«Мій герой – це ти, Як діти можуть боротися з коронавірусом COVID-19!»
These Blended Learning Modules have been produced in collaboration with the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs) as well as a range of medical experts and health science specialists within Ethiopia. They are being used to upgrade the theoretical knowledge of... the country's 33,000 rural Health Extension Workers to that of Health Extension Practitioners and to train new entrants to the service.
The Modules are Open Educational Resources (OERs) and are free for everyone to use. You can download them as they are or adapt them to fit your specific context. The OERs cover the full range of health promotion, disease prevention, basic management and essential treatment protocols to improve and protect the health of rural communities.
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A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced
With the help of a fantasy creature, Ario, “My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19!” explains how children can protect themselves, their families and friends from coronavirus and how to... manage difficult emotions when confronted with a new and rapidly changing reality.
Available in more languages
The book – aimed primarily at children aged 6-11 years old – is a project of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, a unique collaboration of United Nations agencies, national and international nongovernmental organizations and international agencies providing mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings.
Available in different languages
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Bettercare learning programmes make it easy to train healthcare staff and teach students.
The National Guideline for Neonatal Care and Establishment of Neonatal Care Unit aims to provide health workers with all basics and necessary knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care at the most vulnerable period in a newborn’s life. This guideline will be available to all health facilitie...s as a reference book for health workers. The book contains up-to-date evidence-based information and management of newborns with a range of needs in the initial newborn period
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Symptomatic pregnant women are at an increased risk of severe diseases and it might affect the foetus too. Hence, the COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for pregnant women.
El Ministerio de Salud comunica a las empresas que comercializan alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas procesados y a la población en general, que a partir del 17 de setiembre de 2021 entran en vigencia los nuevos parámetros técnicos, correspondientes a la segunda fase establecida en el reglamento ...de la Ley N° 30021 referentes al contenido de azúcar, sodio, grasas saturadas y grasas trans.
En ese sentido, las empresas que comercializan alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas procesados, deberán adecuarse a la segunda fase, consignando las advertencias publicitarias tipo OCTÓGONOS conforme a los parámetros técnicos establecidos.
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Die gemeinsame Befragung von UNHCR und UNICEF Deutschland gibt einen Einblick in die Bildungssituation begleiteter asylsuchender Kinder in Erstaufnahmeeinrichtungen und sogenannten AnkER-Zentren (Ankunfts-, Entscheidungs- und Rückkehr-Einrichtungen) in sieben Bundesländern. Sie zeigt auch die Ausw...irkungen der Covid-19-Pandemie auf den Zugang zur Regelbildung geflüchteter und migrierter Kinder.
Basierend auf den Ergebnissen der Befragung haben UNHCR und UNICEF Deutschland Empfehlungen zum Zugang zu Bildung von asylsuchenden Kindern in Erstaufnahmeeinrichtungen formuliert.
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Today’s children, and their children, are the ones who will live with the consequences of climate change.