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Resilient Urban Futures

Hamstead, Z.A.; D.M. Iwaniec, T. McPhearson; et al. (2021) CC

Open access book describing tools for engaging communities in resilience strategies Based on practical experience from participatory positive futures visioning in nine Latin American and US cities For students and professionals of different sectors including sustainability, engineering, ec... more

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The National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy of Uganda

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Uganda (2016) C1

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Global report on children with developmental disabilities

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Developmental disabilities are common. Yet, children with developmental disabilities have been neglected in health systems planning and policy provisions for health and continue to experience stigmatization, institutionalization, barriers to access health care and inequalities in health and educatio... more

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Beat the heat: Child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

Beat the heat: child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia finds that half of these children died from heat-related illnesses in their first year of life. Most children died during the summer months. "Around half of children across Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million children –... are already exposed to frequent heatwaves in a region where temperatures are rising at the fastest rate globally. The increasingly high temperatures can have serious health complications for children, especially the youngest children, even in a short space of time. Without care, these complications can be life-threatening,” said Regina De Dominicis UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia. Heat exposure has acute effects on children, even before they are born, and can result in pre-term births, low birth weight, stillbirth, and congenital anomalies. Heat stress is a direct cause of infant mortality, can affect infant growth and cause a range of paediatric diseases. The report also notes that extreme heat caused the loss of more than 32,000 years of healthy life among children and teenagers in the region. As the temperatures continue to rise, UNICEF urges governments across Europe and Central Asia to: - Integrate strategies to reduce the impact of heatwaves including through National Determined Contributions (NDC), National Adaptation Plans (NAP), and disaster risk reduction and disaster management policies with children at the centre of these plans Invest in heat health action plans and primary health care to more adequately support heat-related illness among children - Invest in early warning systems, including heat alert systems - Adapt education facilities to reduce the temperatures in the areas children play in and equip teachers with skills to respond to heat stress - Adapt urban design and infrastructure including ensuring buildings, particularly those housing the most vulnerable communities are equipped to minimize heat exposure - Secure the provision of safe water, particularly in countries with deteriorating water quality and availability. UNICEF works with governments, partners and communities across the region to build resilience against heatwaves. This includes equipping teachers, community health workers and families with the skills and knowledge to respond to heat stress. more

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Frameworks for Victim Assistance: Monitor key findings and observations

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2013) C3

For close to 15 years, the Monitor has tracked the impact of victim assistance on the lives of victims of landmines, cluster munitions, and other explosive remnants of war (hereafter “mine/ERW victims”). Over this time, the international communi... more

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Haiti: Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population Plan Stratégique National pour la Réforme du Secteur de la Santé 2005-2010

UNICEF, UNFPA, OMS (2005) C_WHO

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Populorum Progressio Encyclical of POPE PAUL VI on the development of peoples

Holy Father Paul VI Libreria Editrice Vaticana (1967) C2

The progressive development of peoples is an object of deep interest and concern to the Church. This is particularly true in the case of those peoples who are trying to escape the ravages of hunger, poverty, endemic disease and ignorance; of those who are seeking a larger share in the benefits of ci... more

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Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (2016)

Pope Francis Vatican Press (2016) CC

Amoris laetitia: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on love in the family (19 March 2016)

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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

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The Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020 - Executive Summary
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UNICEF; WHO; et al. (2020) C_UNICEF

The report – Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020 – is the first of its kind, charting progress in 155 countries against the “INSPIRE” framework, a set of seven strategies for preventing and responding to violence against children. The report signals a clear need... more

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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Community Health Program in Rwanda (FINAL REPORT)

Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH), from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) (2016) C2

The objective of the evaluation is to understand whether the CHW program has achieved its intended objectives, thus contributing to the overarching objectives defined in the HSSP III of improving the health status of the population by “Ensuring universal accessibility of quality health services fo... more

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An Invisible Crisis: Exploring Mental Health needs in the Syrian and Iraqi Crises

Médecins du Monde (2018) C1

It highlights the numerous challenges to quality service provision, along with the organisation’s response to mental health needs, and recommendations for international and regional decision-makers including: - Advocating and working towards mental health policies that support adequate funding f... more

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Cameroun : accès à des soins de santé et à une éducation spécialisée

Organisation Suisse d'Aide aux Réfugiés (2019) C1

Recherche rapide de l’analyse-pays de l’OSAR

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Recognizing and responding to the effects of trauma A Discussion Guide for Health and Social Service Providers (Discussion Guide 2)

IWK Health Centre NOVA SCOTIA (2015) C1

This discussion guide is designed to assist individuals and agencies working toward developing trauma-informed approaches to service delivery. It describes how common traumatic experiences are for individuals accessing health and social services, and it provides information to help service prov... more

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Indoor air quality at home

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2020) C2

This guideline covers indoor air quality in residential buildings. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of good air quality in people's homes and how to achieve this.

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Intensive Care nursing in South Africa

Beer, J. de; P. Brysiewicz and B.R. Bhengu (2011) CC

SAJCC July 2011, Vol. 27, No. 1

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Guidelines for control of Tuberculosis in prisons

M. Dara, M. Grzemska, M. E. Kimerling, et al. USAID; ICRC; TBCTA (2009) C1

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Coping with disasters : a guidebook to psychosocial intervention

Ehrenreich, John H; McQuaide, Sharon Mental Health Workers Without Borders (2001) C2

This manual is a guide to psychosocial interventions to help people cope with the emotional effects of disasters. Some are direct responses to the trauma of disasters, while others are longer-term responses. Even more than the physical effects of disasters, the emotional effects cause long-lasting s... more

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Ethiopia Nutrition Advocacy Plan

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Health; USAID (2013) C1

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Procurement Procedure Manual

Ministry of Health, Ghana (2006) C1

Standard Operating Procedures for Procurement in the Public Health Sector. Updated 2006.

The Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020 - Executive Summary recommended

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