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Measuring the Success of Family Planning Initiatives in Rwanda: A Multivariate Decomposition Analysis.

uhoza, Dieudonné Ndaruhuye, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, and Aline Umubyeyi. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF International (2013) C2

DHS Working Papers No. 94 - This study described the family planning initiatives in Rwanda and analyzed the 2005 and 2010 RDHS data to identify factors that contribute to the increase in contraceptive use. The Blinder-Oaxaca technique was used to decompose the contributions of women’s characterist ... more

African vaccination week (AVW) 2018 Toolkit

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) (2018) C1

you can find branded materials including immunization backgrounders, posters, social media posts and more to amplify your existing activities and facilitate any communications for the week. Please feel free to tailor and adapt materials to meet specific country

2017 Africa Report on Internal Displacement

Norwegian Refugee Council, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (2017) C1

Validation of elimination of trachoma as a public health problem

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

These standard operating procedures are intended to be used when a Member State wishes to request validation of national elimination of trachoma as a public health problem following implementation of the SAFE strategy,1 which comprises: surgery for trachomatous trichiasis, antibiotics to clear infec ... more

A practical guide to auditing water safety plans

World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

The WHO/IWA document A practical guide to auditing water safety plans provides guidance on developing and implementing a WSP auditing scheme, covering such topics as the aim and role of auditing, auditor training and certification, audit criteria, audit timing and frequency and audit reportin ... more

A gender analysis of the right to a nationality in Myanmar

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UN Women et al. (2018) C1

According to 2014 Census data, almost a third of the population in Myanmar do not have adequate identity and civil documentation. Of these, 54 percent are women.
Women who live in remote or conflict affected areas, who are displaced or belong to stateless ethnic and religious minorities face the ... more

WHO recommendations on child health: Guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee
recommended

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

Updated May 2017
This document is meant to respond to the questions:
■ What health interventions should the child receive and when should s/he receive it?
■ What health behaviours should a mother/caregiver practise (or not practise)?

2015 Health Facility Assessment for Reproductive Health Commodities and Services

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports, Department of Medical Research, Department of Public Health, Department of Medical Services, UNFPA (2016) C1

The report is based on comprehensive information collected at representative sample health facilities all over the country by well-organized and trained teams during May and August 2015. This is a continuation of 2014 Assessment activities and findings also reflect comparison between two consecutive ... more

Users’ Satisfaction with Prosthetic and Orthotic Assistive Devices in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a Cross-sectional Study

Jo Durham, Vanphanom Sychareun, Phonevilay Santisouk & Kongmany Chaleunvong Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC

User satisfaction with assistive devices is a predictor of use and an important outcome measure. This study evaluated client satisfaction with prosthetic and orthotic assistive devices and services in three provinces in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Clients were quite satisfied with the as ... more

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Ebola virus disease outbreak - Emergency Plan of Action Operations Update n°3 (MDRCD026)

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2018) C1

Realising supported decision making and advance planning WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This training and guidance has been developed to provide an in-depth understanding on what it means to respect legal capacity in mental health and related areas as well as concrete strategies to ensure that people are able to exercise their right to legal capacity in all areas of their life. In this ... more

Gender, Konflikttransformation & der Psychosoziale Ansatz. Arbeitshilfe

DEZA Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (2006) CC

Psychosoziale Arbeit und psychosoziale Ansätze haben in den letzten 10 Jahren in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit (IZ) immer stärkere Verbreitung gefunden. Es gibt heute kein Krisen- und Konfliktgebiet mehr, wo nicht auch über Trauma und über die emotionale Verfasstheit der Opfer gesprochen wi ... more

Guidelines for malaria vector control
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Vector control is a vital component of malaria prevention, control and elimination strategies because it can be highly effective in providing personal protection and/or reducing disease transmission.

Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan 2021 (March 2021)
recommended

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2021) C1

The Burden of Stroke in Europe

E. Stevens; Dr. E. Emmett; Dr. A. Wang; et al. Stroke Alliance for Europe, King's College London (2019) C2

Accessed: 11.03.2019

Public Health in Medical Curriculum - Student's Toolkit

International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) (2018) C2

For those passionate about advancing public health education in their medical schools

Healing minds, changing lives : a movement for community-based mental health care in Peru – delivery innovations in a low-income community, 2013-2016

World Bank (2018) CC

This report explores community-focused change initiatives in the financing, organization, and delivery of mental health services in Peru from 2013 to 2016. It examines the national dimension of reforms but focuses above all on implementation and results in the economically fragile district of Caraba ... more

Compendium of good practices in the implementation of the Tuberculosis Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2016-2020

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2019) C_WHO

Why is mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV a continual threat to new-borns in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

C. S. Yaha; E. Tambo Journal of Infection and Public Health; Elsevier; PubMed.gov (2019) C2

Journal of Infection and Public Health 12 (2019) 213–223