With the increase in frequency of disasters, there is a need to improve early warning systems (EWS) for EA to reduce the risks faced by children and their families. As a consequence, the term early warning, early action (EWEA) has become increasingly common among those responding to slow-onset disas...ters.
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The first section highlights knowledge and questions regarding security incidents, trends, and causes of violence, including around causes and motives for attacks, and tensions between individual and collective responses. The next section then explores the role of the humanitarian principles, and th...e perceptions of humanitarian actors, in affecting their security in the field. Building on this, the final section examines the protection of humanitarian action under international law, and the impunity gap resulting from effective implementation or enforcement of the law.
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Lessons from the IRC’s Early Emergency Response in the Urban Areas of Lesbos between September 2015 and March 2016
This manual aims to provide an overview of this subject to health care professionals, paramedics and other voluntary services involved in health care promotion
2nd edition. These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention,... treatment and care
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Epidemiologisches Bulletin; 22. August 2016 / Nr. 33 ;DOI 10.17886/EpiBull-2016-050
Learning from the Use of Data, Information, and Digital Technologies in the West Africa Ebola Outbreak Response
On the road to ending TB
Highlights from the 30 highest TB burden countries
Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 808–817 | DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00840-2016