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How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2023) CC

KEY MESSAGES Always talk to a GBV specialist first to understand what GBV services are available in your area. Some services may take the form of hotlines, a mobile app or other remote support. Be aware of any other available services in your area. Identify services provided by humanitarian pa...rtners such as health, psychosocial support, shelter and non-food items. Consider services provided by communities such as mosques/ churches, women’s groups and Disability Service Organizations. Remember your role. Provide a listening ear, free of judgment. Provide accurate, up-to-date information on available services. Let the survivor make their own choices. Know what you can and cannot manage. Even without a GBV actor in your area, there may be other partners, such as a child protection or mental health specialist, who can support survivors that require additional attention and support. Ask the survivor for permission before connecting them to anyone else. Do not force the survivor if s/he says no. Do not proactively identify or seek out GBV survivors. Be available in case someone asks for support. Remember your mandate. All humanitarian practitioners are mandated to provide non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support to people in need regardless of: gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability status, age, ethnicity/tribe/race/religion, who perpetrated/committed violence, and the situation in which violence was committed. Use a survivor-centered approach by practicing: Respect: all actions you take are guided by respect for the survivor’s choices, wishes, rights and dignity. Safety: the safety of the survivor is the number one priority. Confidentiality: people have the right to choose to whom they will or will not tell their story. Maintaining confidentiality means not sharing any information to anyone. Non-discrimination: providing equal and fair treatment to anyone in need of support. If health services exist, always provide information on what is available. Share what you know, and most importantly explain what you do not. Let the survivor decide if s/he wants to access them. Receiving quality medical care within 72 hours can prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and within 120 hours can prevent unwanted pregnancy. Provide the opportunity for people with disabilities to communicate to you without the presence of their caregiver, if wished and does not endanger or create tension in that relationship. If a man or boy is raped it does not mean he is gay or bisexual. Gender-based violence is based on power, not someone’s sexuality. Sexual and gender minorities are often at increased risk of harm and violence due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Actively listen and seek to support all survivors. Anyone can commit an act of gender-based violence including a spouse, intimate partner, family member, caregiver, in-law, stranger, parent or someone who is exchanging money or goods for a sexual act. Anyone can be a survivor of gender-based violence – this includes, but isn’t limited to, people who are married, elderly individuals or people who engage in sex work. Protect the identity and safety of a survivor. Do not write down, take pictures or verbally share any personal/identifying information about a survivor or their experience, including with your supervisor. Put phones and computers away to avoid concern that a survivor’s voice is being recorded. Personal/identifying information includes the survivor’s name, perpetrator(s) name, date of birth, registration number, home address, work address, location where their children go to school, the exact time and place the incident took place etc. Share general, non-identifying information To your team or sector partners in an effort to make your program safer. To your support network when seeking self-care and encouragement. more

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Cambodia: Food price update – December 2020. Focus: Effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on food prices

World Food Program WFP (2021) CC

In order to understand if the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted food availability and access at markets in Cambodia, the World Food Programme (WFP) monitors the retail and wholesale prices of key food commodities (see Annex 1 and 2) in 45 urban and rural markets across the country (see the Methods sect... more

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Guidelines for Pharmacovigilance and Medicine Information System in Rwanda

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2011) C2

The purpose of these guidelines is to help health workers to participate in the process of continuous surveillance of safety and efficacy of the pharmaceutical products which are used in clinical practice, thus help to achieve the ultimate goal to make safer and more effective treatment available to... more

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Tuberculosis in Blacks

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for HIVAIDS; TB Prevention; et al. (2013) C_CDC

June 2013

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Tuberculosis in Hispanics/Latinos

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for HIVAIDS; TB Prevention; et al. (2016) C_CDC

October 2016

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Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD)

ETHIOPIAN CENTER for DISABILITY and DEVELOPMENT (ECDD) (2015) C1

The ECDD works collaboratively with other organizations to promote "inclusive development" - the inclusion of disability issues and people with disabilities in mainstream government and NGO development projects and programmes.

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Information Note: Disability and Inclusion in MHPSS - IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (January 2024)

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2024) C1

This document contains guidance for strengthening the disability inclusiveness of MHPSS responses and programmes in emergency settings. It is intended to supplement the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (2007). Overall Objective To consider and add... more

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Education Management Information Systems and Children with Disabilities. Webinar 6: Companion Technical Booklet

Mont, D. UNICEF (2014)

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CS258303 National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Division of Vector-Borne Diseases Help Control Mosquitoes that Spread Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika Viruses

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (CDC) (2015) CC

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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Information Packet

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2009)

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Lignes directrices unifiées sur les informations stratégiques relatives à l’infection à VIH dans le secteur de la santé

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2015) C_WHO

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SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (2019) CC

The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) promotes the development of integrated primary and behavioral health services to better address the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions, whether seen in specialty behavioral health or primary care provider... more

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Information and criteria for prioritizing diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 in order to address the procurement needs of health systems

OPS (2020) C_WHO

This document provides brief information answering common questions regarding COVID-19 diagnostic tests and how to prioritize them to the patients most in need.

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Information bulletin no. 1 Americas: Population Movement August 2019

IFCR IFCR (2019) CC

In early 2015, the Americas region began to experience a surge in migration flows due in large part to the rise of people emigrating from Venezuela in response to the country’s faltering economy. This swell in migration continued in the years following, as the number of Venezuelans living in Latin... more

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Information sheet: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

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What's new in person-centered HIV patient monitoring and case surveillance

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Technical Brief HIV patient monitoring and case surveillance WHO/HIV/2017.11

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National Drug Information Service Training Course for Pharmacists. Participant's Manual

Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2018) CC

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has been coordinating sector wide reforms that aim to improve equity and quality of health services. It is widely known that; the sector is growing in line the overall growth and transformation plan of the country and the sector is bein... more

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Information and Communications Technology Response to the Liberia Ebola Crisis

USAID; Net Hope; GBI (2014)

Desk Review and Recommendations for Private Sector Engagement

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WHO Information Series on School Health

World Health Organization (WHO); Unicef; Education International ; et al. World Health Organization (WHO); Unicef; Education International ; et al. (2004) C_WHO

Teachers' Exercise Book for HIV Prevention Document 6.1 This booklet contains all the participatory learning experiences that are included in the Training and Resource Manual on School Health and HIV and AIDS Prevention. It is to be given to all teachers who receive training as part of the EI/WH... more

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Guide pratique pour la gestion des fausses informations sur le vaccins

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

Orientations pour faire face à une infodémie mondiale et favoriser la demande de vaccination Décembre 2020 La désinformation menace le succès des programmes de vaccination dans le monde entier. Ce guide vise à aider les organisations à faire face à l'infodémie mondiale par l'élaboration ... more