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Combating Desertification in Kenya: Emerging Lessons from Empowering Local Communities

UNSP (2013) C1

The Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASAL) constitute about 80% (467,200 sq. km) of Kenya’s total land mass and is grouped into geographical zones including the Savannah covering most of the North- eastern and South-eastern parts, the Coastal region, the North Rift Valley, the Highlands and the Lake Vict... more

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Health effects of particulate matter

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2013) C_WHO

This paper summarizes the evidence about the health effects of air pollution from particulate matter and their implications for policy-makers, with the aim of stimulating the development of more effective strategies to reduce air pollution and its health effects in the countries of eastern Europe,... more

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Security Management and Capacity Development: International agencies working with local partners

Singh, Iesha; European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2012) C2

This EISF report provides an analysis of the issues surrounding the relationship between NGO’s and their local partners. It includes a section on the topic and its background, responsabilities towards the partner organisation and particularly in terms of security, how to enable and help the partne... more

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CBM Inclusive Project Cycle Management Trainers’ Manual: Stage 2 / Handout 14

Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2012)

Inclusive Project Cycle Management - This table includes some commonly used M&E tools that are likely to be relevant for the kind of work undertaken by CBM and its partners.

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A toolkit for Evaluating Programs Meant to Erase the Stigma of Mental Illness

Patrick Corrigan Illinois Institute of Technology (2012)

Anti-stigma programs have exploded in the United States as well as across the world in the past decade. Now needed is a more strategic approach to stigma change, consideration of evaluation strategies that demonstrate its effectiveness.

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Burkina Faso Report to the Global Board (October 2012)

The Hunger Project (2012) C2

Over the reporting period, THP-Burkina Faso (THP-Burkina) maintained a continuous focus on ensuring the selfreliance of the health program in each of its epicenters. Building upon its exclusive use of government-run health clinics at its epicenters, THP-Burkina developed a firstever partnership agre... more

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Abduction Management

Pete Buth, European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2010) C2

Abduction of aid workers has risen sharply in particular contexts in the past decade. Abduction is a “unique form of critical incident”, characterised by its ongoing, “live” nature, often extended duration, the pressure of decision-making and uncertainty. This EISF Briefing Paper explores ... more

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Action on the Social Determinants of Health: learning from previous experiences.

Irwin A, Scali E World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO

Social Determinants of Health Discussion Paper 1 (Debates). This paper was prepared for the launch of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) by its secretariat based at WHO in Geneva. It was discussed by the Commissioners and then revised considering their input.

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International assistance for victims of use of nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical weapons: time for a reality check?

Coupland R, Loye D International Review of the Red Cross (2009) C2

The risks of the use of nuclear, radiological, biological or chemical (NRBC) weapons are heterogeneous. Each risk has its own implications for developing and deploying any capacity to assist victims of an NRBC event and, in parallel, for the health and security of the people bringing this assistance... more

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A Pastoral Paradigm of Catholic Health Care

Shaw M. University of Notre Dame Australia (2008) C1

Catholic hospitals and other health services provide invaluable care to many in the community. This article accentuates the pastoral nature of Catholic health care, which is definitive to its Catholic identity. Discussing contemporary Catholic health care in conjunction with the works of Henri Nouwe... more

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Women’s Mental Health: Promoting a Gendered Approach to Policy and Service Provision

The Women´s Health Council The Women´s Health Council (2007) CC

The mission of the Women’s Health Council is to inform and influence the development of health policy to ensure the maximum health and social gain for women in Ireland. Its membership is representative of a wide range of expertise and interest in women’s health. The Women’s Health Council ... more

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Manual on water and environmental sanitation for disaster management

World Health Organization WHO (2006) C_WHO

Today more people are exposed to hazards. While humanitarian action to mitigate the impact of disasters will always be vitally important, the community is facing critical challenge- how to better anticipate, manage and reduce - disaster risks by integrating the potential threat into its planning and... more

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Rwanda: National Policy for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children

Ministry of Local Government, Information and Social Affairs (Rwanda) (2003) C2

The following document outlines the principles, objectives and strategies of a national policy for the protection of orphans and other vulnerable children in Rwanda. The propositions constitute a first step towards a comprehensive framework, which will assist the Government and its partners to plan,... more

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Carta Humanitária e Normas Mínimas de Resposta Humanitária em Situação de Desastre

The Sphere Project (2000) CC

The Sphere Handbook is the oldest initiative in the field of humanitarian standards. It has been field-tested over twenty years and regularly updated to ensure it remains fit for purpose in a changing world. What does not change is its rights-based foundations: people have the right to assistance, ... more

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Mental health policy development in Africa

O. Gureje & A. Alem Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2000) C_WHO

Mental health issues are usually given very low priority in health service policies. Although this is changing, African countries are still confronted with so many problems caused by communicable diseases and malnutrition that they have not woken up to the impact of mental disorders. Every country m... more

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Panic attacks first aid guidelines

Mental health First Aid MHFA (2000) C1

A panic attack is a distinct episode of high anxiety, with fear or discomfort, which develops abruptly and has its peak within 10 minutes. During the attack, several of the following symptoms are present.

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OECD Data - Alcohol consumption

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2024) CC

The OECD's "Alcohol Consumption" indicator measures the annual sales of pure alcohol in liters per person aged 15 and older. This metric helps assess long-term trends in alcohol consumption across countries. It's important to note that the methodology for converting alcoholic beverages to pure alcoh... more

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Observation of World Rabies Day in India

National Centre for Disease Control (2019) C1

‘World Rabies Day’ is observed worldwide to mark the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur, a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist who developed the first rabies vaccine. It’s a day where Anti Rabies actions are collated, intensified and showcased.

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Can India finally eliminate rabies? A state-level study from Goa offers hopeful signs

Prabhu, M. Vaccines Work (2022) CC

For more than 100 years, the clearest route to elimination of dog-mediated rabies has been via mass vaccination of the animal hosts. It’s worked in plenty of countries. Still, in others, like India, which grapples with a third of the world’s rabies burden, large populations of free-roaming, hard... more

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Rabies - Overview

National Health Service NHS (2023) CC

Rabies is a rare but serious infection that's usually caught from a bite or scratch of an infected animal. It's almost always fatal once symptoms appear, but vaccination and early treatment can prevent it.