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TB and the NSP - Are we on track?

Spotlight NSP (2013) C2

NSP Review Engaging with South Africa’s National Strategic Plan for HIV, STIs and TB Edition 7 July – August 2013 A publication of the Treatment Action Campaign and SECTION27 GeneXpert: An imperfect rollout TB in South African prisons: Where to now? Decentralising DR-TB care: How far alon... more

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Living conditions among people with disability in Nepal

Arne H. Eide, Shailes Neupane, Karl-Gerhard Hem SINTEF Technology and Society (2016) C1

This report is from the National study on living conditions among people with disabilities carried out in Nepal in 2014-2015. The study was carried out as a household survey with two-stage stratified sampling, including a screening/listing procedure using the Washington Group on Disability Statis... more

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Managing stress in humanitarian workers
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Antares Foundation (2012) C1

Guidelines for good practice. 3rd edition The Guidelines for Good Practice are intended to help organizations define their own needs in relation to stress management and develop their own staff care system. The process will be different for each organization. National and international agencies, bi... more

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National HIV/AIDS Programs - A Handbook on Supply Chain Management for HIV/AIDS Medical Commodities

Sangeeta Raja and Nadeem Mohammad ACTafrica, HNP (2005) C1

The handbook on supply chain management for HIV/AIDS commodities was written to assist program managers to plan and implement day–to-day management of all drugs and medical supplies for an HIV/AIDS program. Many of the suggested techniques described in this handbook are helpfu... more

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World Drug Report 2022 Booklet 2 Global Overview of Drug Demand and Supply

United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC (2022) C1

Constituting the second part of the World Drug Report 2022, the present booklet contains an overview of the global demand for and supply of drugs. The first chapter of the booklet begins with the latest estimates of the number of people who use drugs, the distribution of those users by type of drug... more

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Stigma toward mental illness in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review

Franco Mascayano, Thamara Tapia, Sara Schilling, Rubén Alvarado, Eric Tapia, Walter Lips, Lawrence H. Yang Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria (2016) CC

Stigma toward individuals with mental disorders has been studied extensively. In the case of Latin America and the Caribbean, the past decade has been marked by a significant increase in information on stigma toward mental illness, but these findings have yet to be applied to mental health service... more

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EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) PROGRAMME IN OKAMATAPATI COMMUNITY, OTJOZONDJUPA REGION

Shumba, T.W. University of Namibia (2011) C2

A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

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Expanding the role of law enforcement in the HIV response among Sex Workers in Myanmar

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), USAID (2017) C1

Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
Key messages
• Sex workers have the right to equal protection under the law, regardless of the legal status of sex work.
• Sex workers have the right to access HIV, sexually transmitted infection (STI) and other health services free from the thr... more

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Childhood Disability and Poverty

Daniel Mont Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre (2014) C2

As the Convention of the Rights of Children recognizes, children are human beings with a distinct set of rights, and not the passive objects of care and charity. They deserve to be full participants in society, and to live lives free of poverty. But for children, living in poverty is particularly im... more

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Act 2015 - Advocacy strategy toolkit

UNAIDS; IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation); Youth Rise (for reducing drug related harm); et al. (2014) C2

A practical toolkit for young people who are passionate about advancing HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights through national advocacy in the post-2015 agenda.

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Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence. Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities in India

Human Rights Watch (2018) C1

This report details the challenges many women and girls with disabilities face throughout the justice process: reporting abuse to the police, obtaining appropriate medical care, having complaints investigated, navigating the court system, and getting adequate compensation.

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Making Schools Inclusive. How change can happen

Pinnock H; Lewis I Save the Children (2008) C1

Making education more inclusive requires schools and education authorities to remove the barriers to education experienced by the most excluded children - often the poorest, children with disabilities, children without family care, girls, or children from minority groups. Also included in the text a... more

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Working with persons with disabilities in forced displacement

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2011) C1

Refugees1 with disabilities have specific needs and face particular forms of discrimination. As highlighted in the Executive Committee Conclusion No. 110 (LXI)–2010, it is important for UNHCR to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities who are of concern to the Office are met without di... more

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Roundtable on Hospital Communications in a Mass Casualty Radiological Event

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2003) C_CDC

On January 14-16, 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a communications roundtable in Atlanta, Georgia, to explore hospitals' challenges in communicating with internal and external audiences in communitywide emergencies involving radioactive materials. The roundtable, Hosp... more

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Retention and mortality outcomes from a community-supported public–private HIV treatment programme in Myanmar

Mburu, Gitau; Aung Zayar Paing; Nwe Ni Myint et al. (2016) CC

Journal of the International AIDS Society 2016, 19:20926
There is a growing interest in the potential contribution the private sector can make towards increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low‐ and middle‐income settings. This article describes a public–private partnership ... more

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Antibiotic use, resistance and the link to nutrition

ReAct (2018) C2

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are spreading at an alarming rate and some bacterial infections may once again be untreatable. Antibiotic resistance (ABR), conservatively calculated, causes more than 500 000 deaths every year. This number is projected to rise dramatically if radical actions are not ta... more

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UNHAS COVID19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Reliefweb; OCHA Services; United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS); Republic of South Sudan; et al. (2020) CC

Covid19 - Standard Operating Procedures – UNHAS ROSS This SOP defines WFP Aviation/UNHAS procedures to be followed when operating in areas affected by the current outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This SOP will be communicated to UNHAS staff, Operators, and user organisations. Acco... more

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Reopening schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: key points, challenges, and dilemmas to plan a safe return to in-person classes

Inter-American Development Bank IDB, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO (2021) C1

The document presents an assessment developed by both institutions as a contribution to the prioritization of education in national response plans to the health emergency and future recovery strategies. "Countries have deployed various response and recovery plans in which education needs to be incor... more

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Pharmaceutical Waste Management: A Review

Rajbongshi, S.; et al. (2016) C1

European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.3 (2016) 1, 192-206 This review shows that if all sub areas of pharmaceutical waste management can efficiently work back to back environmental pollution and dangers to human health can reduce significantly.

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NCDs and climate change: Shared opportunities for action

NCD Alliance (2016) CC

The policy brief focuses on four key areas for intervention - air pollution, energy, transport and food systems. Air pollution causes 7 million deaths annually, and is a leading cause of both NCDs and climate change, thus all interventions to reduce air pollution have a positive impact on both human... more

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