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Handbook on Climate Change and Disaster Resilient Water, Sanitaton and Hygiene Practices

Shahidur Rahman, K-; A. Abdullah Khan, H. Akter Mita, et al. WaterAid, et al. (2012) CC

WaterAid is an international NGO that provides assistance for safe water supply, sanitation and hygiene practice in the poor communities in the world.

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Economic burden of cholera in Asia

Vittal Mogasalea, Vijayalaxmi V. Mogasale; Amber Hsiao (2019) CC

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.099 Our analysis included 14 Asian countries that were estimated to have a total of 850,000 choleracases and 25,500 deaths in 2015 While, the WHO cholera report documented around 60,000 cholera casesand 28 deaths. We estimated around $20.2 million (I$74.4 m... more

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Nationwide Estimates of Viral Load Suppression and Acquired HIV Drug Resistance in Cameroon

G. F. Tchouwa; , S. Eymard-Duvernay; A. Cournil; et al. Elsevier; E Clinical Medecine (Published by the Lancet) (2018) C2

EClinicalMedicine 1 (2018) 21–27 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2018.06.005 2589-5370/© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). EClinicalMedicine: journal homepage: https://www.jo... more

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Childhood trauma: Discussion and policy solutions

Voices for Georgia´s Children Voices for Georgia´s Children (2004) C1

Our goal at Voices for Georgia’s Children is to help decision-makers craft and implement policies that ensure Georgia’s children grow up to be healthy, educated and productive citizens. To that end, we have developed a comprehensive policy agenda focused on early childhood, child health and disc... more

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Primary Health Care on the Road to Universal Health Coverage. Excecutive Summary

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on primary health care to eliminate glaring coverage gaps At current rates of progress up to 5 billion people will miss out on health care in 2030 Countries must increase spending on primary healthcare by at least 1% of their gross domestic product (... more

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Understanding and Responding to Children’s Needs in Inclusive Classrooms

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2001) C2

A Guide for Teachers

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The World Mental Health Survey Initiative

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

The WMH Survey Initiative is a project of the Assessment, Classification, and Epidemiology (ACE) Group at the World Health Organization coordinating the implementation and analysis of general population epidemiologic surveys of mental, substance use, and behavioral disorders in countries in all WHO ... more

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World Report on Vision

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

At present at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The world faces considerable challenges in terms of eye care, including inequalities in the coverage and qua... more

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Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN (2020) C1

At this time, information about COVID-19 is rapidly evolving as new details are confirmed and new questions emerge. In the event of an outbreak in your community, as a parent/caregiver, your first concern is about how to protect and take care of your children and family. Knowing important informat... more

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: rights,roles and responsibilities of health workers, including key considerations for occupational safety and health

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to hazards that put them at risk of infection. Hazards include pathogen exposure, long working hours, psychological distress, fatigue, occupational burnout, stigma, and physical and psychological violence.... more

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COVID-19 and its implications for protecting children online

Reliefweb; OCHA Services; UN Children's Fund; Unicef; et al. (2020) CC

Millions of children are at increased risk of harm as their lives move increasingly online during lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF and partners said today. “The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented rise in screen time,” said Global Partnership to End Violence Executive Dire... more

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Basic Psychosocial Skills A Guide for COVID-19 Responders
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Inter Agency Standing Committee (2020) CC

Basic psychosocial support skills are at the core of any Mental Health and PsychosocialSupport (MHPSS) intervention. Such skills are also indispensable for many others involvedin the COVID-19 response, whether they identify as an MHPSS provider or not. Thus, this guide is meant for all COVID-19 resp... more

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Because We Matter: Addressing COVID-19 and Violence Against Girls in Asia-Pacific

Plan International; Save the Children (2020) CC

Asia is home to more than half of the world’s 1.1 billion girls. Gender inequality in many parts of the region means that girls are often systematically disadvantaged and oppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. Girls’ development is hampered by child, early and forced marri... more

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Guidelines for Tsunami Warning Services, Evacuation, and Sheltering during COVID-19

UNESCO (2020) C1

This document is aimed at national authorities responsible for the organisation of tsunami warning and emergency response. It clarifies the status of the regional tsunami services for the Indian Ocean and suggests best practices for national and local actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Caring for newborns and children in the community: caring for the sick child in the community

UNFPA; World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF; et al. (2020) CC

a training course for community health workers, adaptation for high HIV or TB settings: chart booklet

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Assessing health systems in Guinea for prevention and control of priority zoonotic diseases: A One Health approach

Standleya C. J., Carlinb E. P., Sorrella E. M. et al. Elsevier (2019) CC

To guide One Health capacity building efforts in the Republic of Guinea in the wake of the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, we sought to identify and assess the existing systems and structures for zoonotic disease detection and control. We partnered with the government ministries resp... more

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Healthy environments for healthier populations: why do they matter and what can we do?

World Health Organisation WHO (2019) C_WHO

Known avoidable environmental risks to health cause at least 12.6 million deaths every year, and account for about one quarter of the global burden of disease (2016 data) (1). Air pollution alone causes about 7 million deaths a year, placing it among the top global risks to health (2). Global envir... more

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Impact of climate change on human infectious diseases: Empirical evidence and human adaptation

Xiaoxu Wu, Yongmei Lu, Sen Zhou et al. (2016) CC

Environment International Volume 86, January 2016, Pages 14-23 Climate change refers to long-term shifts in weather conditions and patterns of extreme weather events. It may lead to changes in health threat to human beings, multiplying existing health problems. This review examines the scientific e... more

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The role of soil in defining planetary boundaries and the safe operating space for humanity

Kopittke, P.M.; et al. (2021) CC

Environment International Volume 146, January 2021, 106245. We use soils to provide 98.8% of our food, but we must ensure that the pressure we place on soils to provide this food in the short-term does not inadvertently push the Earth into a less hospitable state in the long-term. Using the planeta... more

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Framework of a national program for preventing and controlling diseases caused by respiratory viruses with epidemic and pandemic potential, Washington, D.C., 2024

Pan American Health organization PAHO; World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

At the global, national, and regional levels, there are several guidelines and guides regarding the preparedness, prevention, surveillance, and control of diseases caused by respiratory viruses; most initiatives focus on specific virus events or cases. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ... more

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