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Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic (v.2)

The Alliance for Child Protection in humanitarian action (2020) C2

Infectious diseases like COVID-19 can disrupt the environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and the wider community can have negative consequences for children’s well-being, development and prot ... more

Emergency Human Resources for Health Plan, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare 2007-2011

Government of Liberia (2011) C1

Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Guidelines. Vol. B Social Sectors-Health

World Health Organization; EU; GFDRR; et al. (2014)

How to transform a social norm

UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation (2018)

Lessons learnt from the child protection component of the Global Fund’s Young Women and Girls Programme in ten districts in South Africa

Röhrs S, Delany A & Mathews S (2019) CC

In South Africa, young women and girls are exposed to extremely high levels of gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV infection. Given the links between the two epidemics, it is important that HIV prevention programmes also address violence against women and children. The Global Fund’s Young Women an ... more

Guidance Note on International Protection Considerations for Venezuelans – Update I

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2019) C1

Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package, Module 10: The Roles of Families, Community and the Health Care System

EngenderHealth; Fistula Care; USAID; IntraHealth (2008)

Module 10: The Roles of Families, Community and the Health Care System in Prevention and Care for Women with Obstetric Fistula

Planning Social Mobilization and Communication for Dengue Fever Prevention and Control

World Health Organization WHO (2004) C_WHO

A Step-by-Step Guide. It is intended for health planners, dengue or vector control programme managers and individuals, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other agencies with interests and/or expertise in developing biological, chemical, environmental and communication interventions to prevent ... more

Kenya: Health Information System Policy

Ministry of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (2016) C1

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar health system review

Phone Myint; Than Tun Sein; Nilar Tin et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2014) C_WHO

(Health Systems in Transition, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2014)

What Are We Learning About Protecting Children in the Community? An inter-agency review of the evidence on community-based child protection mechanisms in humanitarian and development settings

Mike Wessells Save the Children (2008) CC

How to respond to, mitigate, and prevent risks to children’s protection and well-being is a profound, if unanswered, question. Practitioners agree that it is necessary to develop or strengthen protective factors at multiple levels, such as the fam ... more

System change for better public health in North Macedonia: a roadmap: report of the public health retreat, Ohrid, 1–3 October 2019

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Global monitoring report on financial protection in health 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

The 2021 Global monitoring report on financial protection in health shows that before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was off-track to reduce financial hardship due to health expenditures because trends in catastrophic health spending were going in ... more

Framework for Environmental and Social Management

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2023) CC

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a new Framework for Environmental and Social Management (FESM) to ensure that both people and the environment are protected from any potential impacts of FAO programmes and p ... more

Why So Young? The Social Context of Early Childbearing and Contraception among Young Women in Khulna, Bangladesh

MacQuarrie, K.L.; Qamrun Nahar; R. Khan and M. Sultana DHS; ISC; NIPORT Bangladesh (2016) C1

Integrating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, GESI and WASH - A Reference Guide

World Vision (2023) CC

World Vision’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) approach actively strives to examine, question, and change harmful social norms and power imbalances as a means of reaching gender equali ... more

Behavioural and social drivers of vaccination: tools and practical guidance for achieving high uptake

World Health Organization WHO; UN Children´s Fund (2022) C_WHO

Tools and practical guidance for achieving high uptake

Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) Report: Early implementation

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

The global emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is posing a threat to human health. Putting resources into the containment of AMR – including surveillance – is one of the highest-yield investments a country can make to mitigate its impact. In 2015, WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Re ... more

SILENT HARM: A report assessing the situation of repatriated children’s psycho-social health

UNICEF Kosovo in cooperation with Kosovo Health Foundation UNICEF (2012)

The principle of “the best interest of the child” should guide decisions by politicians whenever children are affected. This is one of the basic ideas in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Decision makers should assess the consequences for children before taking action. Today, this ... more

Effective Implementation of Public Health and Social Measures in South Africa: Situational Analysis

WHO; Africa CDC; World Economic Forum et al. PERC (2020) C_WHO

PERC produces regional and member state situation analyses, updated regularly.