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FAO speech: The Problem of Food Loss: Challenges from the Catholic Social Teaching and Responses from Caritas

Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, President of Caritas Internationalis Caritas Internationalis (2019) CC

Speech of the President of Caritas Internationalis to the FAO regarding food loss and responses from Caritas

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The Problem of Food Loss: Challenges from the Catholic Social Teaching and Responses from Caritas

Tagle, L.A.G. Caritas Internationalis (2016) C1

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Socio-Economic Challenges of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study of Ethiopia

Sedeto M H; Dar M J Global Journal of Human-Social Science (2019) C1

Abstract-The paper precisely and briefly explains the socio-economic challenges of persons with disabilities with focus on Ethiopia. The findings of the paper also indicates that, across the countries persons with disabilities have poorer health accesses, lower education achievements,... more

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Challenges impacting on the quality of care to persons living with HIV/AIDS and other terminal illnesses with reference to Kanye community home-based care programme

Kang'ethe, S.M. Journal of Social Aspects of HIVAIDS (2009) C2

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National Ebola Response Strategy "Scaling up to the challenge"

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia (2014)

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Zambia Refugees Economies: Livelihoods and Challenges

M. Nyamazana, G. Koyi, P. Funjika and E. Chibwili UNHCR; Institute of Economic and Social Research (INESOR), University of Zambia; Refugee Studies Centre, UK (2017) C1

The study on refugee economies shows that refugees and former refugees are contributing positively to Zambia’s economy in various ways and have the potential to contribute even further if legal and other obstacles are removed. The study targeted mainly Congolese, Burundian, Somali, and Rwandan re... more

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Conference: "Global Responsibility 2030: The MDGs and the Post-2015-Process as a challenge for the Universal Church

Turkson P. Pontificium Consilium de Iustitia et Pace (2016) C1

Catholic social teaching, integral ecology and sustainable development

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Catholic Social Teaching Handout

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops USCCB and Catholic Relief Services CRS (2017) CC

Themes from the Catholic Social Teaching. Drawn from ''Sharing Catholic Social Teaching Challenges and Directions 2017" In these brief reflections, several of the key themes are highlighted that are at the heart of the Catholic social tradition.

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Supportive Practices for Mental Health Professionals During Pandemic-Related Social Distancing

Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network Funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2020) C1

Social distancing is the deliberate increasing of physical space between people to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious illness. It is a strategy sometimes recommended by public health officials during pandemics. For mental health professionals, the challenges that accompany social di... more

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Social capital insights from Healthy Settings needs assessment in Malawi

Rippon, S.; Beattie, T. K.; Lungu, K.; et al. (2018) CC2

Healthy Settings, a key component of Malawi’s Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2011–2016, is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) holistic community-led approach to achieving health improvement by addressing social determinants of health, an approach which is central to the current WHO fra... more

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Disability-inclusive social protection research in Vietnam

Banks, Lena M., Walsham, Matthew and others International Centre for Evidence in Disability (2018) C1

A national overview with a case study from Cam Le district
The overall aims of this study are (1) to assess the extent to which social protection systems in Vietnam address the needs of people with disabilities; and (2) to identify and document elements of good practice, as well as challenges, ... more

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Challenges in management and prevention of ischemic heart disease in low socioeconomic status people in LLMICs

Gupta, R.; Yusuf, S. BMC Medicine (2019) CC

Cardiovascular diseases, principally ischemic heart disease (IHD), are the most important cause of death and disability in the majority of low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). In these countries, IHD mortality rates are significantly greater in individuals of a low socioeconomic status (... more

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Webinar: Knowledge gaps and challenges in managing patients suffering from cutaneous leishmaniasis

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative DNDi (2021) CC

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a painful disease that exerts a serious toll on societies around the world that are afflicted by it. Although not life-threatening, the skin ulcers and scars it causes can lead to isolation and psychosocial pathologies due to social stigma, and its occurrence is often asso... more

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Health System Review: Achievements and Challenges

Tangcharoensathien, Viroy; Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn; Panichkriangkrai, Warisa World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

Policy Note: Thailand Health Systems in Transition
By 2002, Universal Health Coverage was achieved through three public insurance schemes: the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS) for civil servants and their dependents, Social Health Insurance (SHI) for formal sector employees, and the U... more

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Towards a just transition of Food Systems Challenges and policy levers for France

Aubert P.; Gardin B.; Alliot C. (2021) CC

French and European food systems need to be trans- formed in order to address health, environmental and social challenges.

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Disability-inclusive social protection research in Nepal

Banks, Lena M., Walsham, Matthew and others International Centre for Evidence in Disability (2018) C1

A national overview with a case study from Tanahun district. The overall aims of this study are (1) to assess the extent to which social protection systems in Nepal address the needs of people with disabilities; and (2) to identify and document elements of good practice, as well as challenges, in th... more

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To Meet the Unmet: Preparing for health equity Challenges in WHO South-East Asia Region, 2024

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

Health inequities are unjust and avoidable systematic differences in the health status and access to health resources of different population groups. Health inequity manifests itself at all levels as differences across countries, within countries, between communities, and within population groups. ... more

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Mycetoma: epidemiology, treatment challenges, and progress

Taha, H.; Fahal, A.; Van de Sande, W. Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research (2015) CC

Mycetoma is a specific chronic, granulomatous, inflammatory disease. It usually involves the subcutaneous tissue, most probably after traumatic inoculation of the causative organism. It has a prolonged, progressive, and indolent course, and, if untreated, it ultimately leads to destruction of the de... more

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Medical Ethics and Bedside Rationing in Low‐Income Countries: Challenges and Opportunities

Kapiriri, L. ResearchGate (2017) CC

Bioethics - Medical, Ethical and Legal Perspectives There’s evidence that implementing the four medical ethics principles may be challenging especially in low income country contexts with extreme resource scarcity and limited capacity to facilitate deliberations on the different ethical dilemmas.... more

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Global spending on health: rising to the pandemic’s challenges

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The results of the report clearly show that in 2020, a year dominated by the emergence of COVID-19 and its associated health and economic crises, governments around the world rose to the challenge. Sharp increases in government spending on health at all country income levels underpinned the rise in ... more