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The treatment of epilepsy in developing countries: where do we go from here?

Robert A. Scott, Samden D. Lhatoo & Josemir W.A.S. Sander WHO (2001) C_WHO

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001, 79 (4)

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Treatment - Paediatric HIV Care and Treatment

World Health Organization; UNAIDS; Unicef (2009) C_WHO

Working Document - Updated -February 2009

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Projecting Ethiopian Demographics from 2012-2050 Using the Spectrum Suite of Models

Alemayhu Bekele and Yihunie Lakew (2014) C1

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DRR Working Group Strategic Framework 2013–2018

DRR [Disaster Risk Reduction] Working Group Myanmar (2014) C1

The changes occurring in Myanmar highlight the need to have a robust DRR network that can support the Government as well as the communities in their efforts to build a resilient Myanmar. To this end, the DRR WG devised and facilitated a multi-stakeholder process aiming to develop its Strategic Frame... more

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Health interventions for older people in emergencies

Fritsch, P. Help Age International; ECHO (2013) CC

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WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2017-2021, Zambia

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2017) C_WHO

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Sierra Leone: Facility Improvement Team (FIT) Assessment Report, November 2015

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone, Reproductive and Child Health Directorate (2015) C1

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Standard treatment guidelines acute sinusitis (India)

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India (2017) C1

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Nigeria 2013 Demographic and Health Survey: Key Findings

National Population Commission (NPCNigeria) and ICF International (2014) C1

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Same-day diagnosis of tuberculosis by microscopy

World Health Organization (2011) C_WHO

Policy statement.

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Важнейшие меры по подготовке, обеспечению готовности и реагированию в связи с COVID-19
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Всемирная Организация Здравоохранения ВОЗ (2020) C_WHO

Временные рекомендации4 ноября 2020 г. В данной редакции документа представлены обновленные рекомендации в таблице, посвященной важнейшим мерам по подготовке, обес... more

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Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni, soil-transmitted helminths and intestinal protozoa in orphans and street children in Mwanza city, Northern Tanzania

Franz, A.; A. Fuss, H.D. Mazigo, et al. (2023) CC

Infection 2023 Oct;51(5):1399-1406. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-01999-9. Epub 2023 Feb 20. The results indicate a significantly higher rate of infections with S. mansoni in street children compared with orphans. This might be explained by the lack of access to adequate sanitation for street children ... more