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Information note on HIV and COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

People living with HIV depend on life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and access to ART must be maintained during periods of travel restrictions and lockdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Information note on HIV and COVID-19 addresses common concerns people living with HIV have rega ... more

Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. Hindi Version

World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) (2018) CC

Effective Media Communication during Public Health Emergencies. Handbook and Field Guide
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World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO

This handbook describes a seven-step process to assist public health officials and others to communicate effectively through the media during emergencies. At the core of this process is the belief that positive action must be taken to interactively facilitate effective media coverage of events and ... more

Using media and communication to respond to public health emergencies: lessons learned from Ebola

Wilkinson, S. BBC Media Action (2016) CC

The paper sets out the specific communication challenge posed by Ebola and why it was so difficult to get to grips with this in the early months of the outbreak. It thendocuments when the health communication response became more useful and explores what that tells us about effective media and commu ... more

Dealing with children and adolescent mental health during the Coronavirus pandemic

European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ESCAP (2020) CC

As the Coronavirus pandemic heightens, ESCAP is sourcing guidelines, recommendations and information in various languages to help exchange knowledge on dealing with mental health in children and adolescent during this time. Documents in multiple languages are available

PTSD Symptoms in Children Age Six and Younger

Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) (2015) C2

Accessed Online January 2019

Strategies aimed at improving community attitudes
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World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO

Q13: Are strategies aimed at improving community attitudes towards mental, neurological and substance use conditions (e.g. anti-stigma campaigns) feasible and effective?

Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (ACACIA): protocol of an observational study of children’s lung health in six sub-Saharan African countries

Mosler, G.; Oyenuga, V.; Addo-Yobo, E. et al. BMJ Open (2020) CC

Little is known about asthma control in the rising number of African children who suffer from this condition. The Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (ACACIA) study is an observational study collecting evidence about paediatric asthma in urban areas of Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Afr ... more

Zika Virus Infection - Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement
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Pan American Health Association (PAHO); World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

This document provides Technical content on ZIKV, its manifestations, complications, modes of transmission, and prevention measures to be used in answering frequently asked questions and conveying messages in information and communication materials, community talks, press conferences, etc.

“We Want to be Counted!” - Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific (EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND VERSION)

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2014) C2

Vaccine misinformation management field guide

The Public Good Projects; UNICEF; First Draft, Yale Insitute for Global Health (2020) C_UNICEF

Guidance for addressing a global infodemic and fostering demand for immunization December 2020 Misinformation threatens the success of vaccination programs across the world. This guide aims to help organizations to address the global infodemic through the development of strategic and well-coordina ... more

Challenges Faced by the Iraqi Health Sector in Respondingto COVID-19 (Arabic Version)

Physicians for Human Rights (2021) CC

Information Needs Assessment Cox's Bazar Bangladesh

Anahi Ayala Iacucci, R. Copeland, Z. Mamood, et al. Internews (2017) C1

SBC Compass Coronavirus Collection

Leibtag, S.; USAID (2020) C1

COVID-19: Tools for Social and Behavior Change Page en français Social and behavior change (SBC) professionals are well positioned to address COVID-19 interventions. We offer two Trending Topics – This one, with Tools for SBC Professionals and another with Materials and Resources for the Publi ... more

What is Advocacy?

Catholics Confront Global Poverty (2016) C1

Trachoma The end in sight

International Coalition for Trachoma Control ICTC (2020) CC

Trachoma is an eye infection that for thousands of years caused many people to go blind across all continents. As the result of development and targeted interventions, trachoma is now limited to an estimated 57 countries, often affecting the poorest populations of the world. Today, more than 2 mill ... more

Working with the media

World Health Organization, Stop TB Partnership (2009) C_WHO

How to make your messages on tuberculosis count WHO/HTM/STB/2009.57

Ending Clubfoot Disability: A Global Strategy

Global Clubfoot Initiative (GCI) (2017) C2

Runfree 2030

A Technical Brief for Breakthrough ACTION Field Teams – COVID-19 rumor tracking

Breathrough Action - For social and behavior change USAID (2020) C2

This is a short technical brief with important steps and resources on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19 (as needed). The guide includes a number of great resources and links while also sharing nuggets from global, collective thinking around rumors.