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Working Paper 46 - Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset

Dreher, A.; A. Fuchs; B. Parks et al. AidData at William & Mary (2017) CC

This paper introduces a new dataset of official financing—including foreign aid and other forms of concessional and non-concessional state financing—from China to 138 countries between 2000 and 2014. We use these data to investigate whether and to what extent Chinese aid affects economic growth ... more

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Guidance On Evaluating Conflict, Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities: Working draft for application period

DAC Network on Conflict, Peace and Development Co-operation and DAC Network on Development Evaluation OECD Publishing (2008)

This working draft develops guidance on conducting effective evaluations of conflict prevention and peacebuilding work. The current working draft will be used for a one year application phase through 2008. It is the result of an ongoing collaborative project by the OECD DAC Networks on Development E... more

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Children in danger: Act to end violence against children

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2014)

Every five minutes a child dies as the result of violence, according to a ground-breaking report from Unicef UK. The report reveals that the vast majority of children are killed outside warzones and that physical, sexual and emotional abuse is widespread with millions of children unsafe in their hom... more

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Breast and cervical cancer screening services in Malawi: a systematic review

Pittalis, C.; Panteli, E.; Schouten, E. et al. BMC (2020) CC2

To identify and to assess factors enhancing or hindering the delivery of breast and cervical cancer screening services in Malawi with regard to accessibility, uptake, acceptability and effectiveness. Systematic review of published scientific evidence. A search of six bibliographic databases and gre... more

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Antimicrobial Use in Livestock in Low-Income Countries

Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative SIANI (2016) C2

This policy brief identifies and explains the main reasons behind the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) associated with improper use of antibiotics in the livestock sector. Focusing on the low- and middle- income country setting, this brief provides recommendations for a deliberated policy stra... more

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Tsetse Control and Gambian Sleeping Sickness; Implications for Control Strategy

Tirados, I.; Esterhuizen, J.; Kovacic, V.; Mangwiro, TNC.; Vale, GA et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2015) CC

Sleeping sickness is controlled by case detection and treatment but this often only reaches less than 75% of the population. Vector control is capable of completely interrupting HAT transmission but is not used because of expense. We conducted a full scale field trial of a refined vector control tec... more

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Integrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scales

Zipper, S.; et al. (2020) CC

February 2020Earth's Future 8(2):e2019EF001377.The water planetary boundary attempts to provide a global limit to anthropogenic water cycle modifications, but it has been challenging to translate and apply it to the regional and local scales at which water problems and management typically occur. We... more

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WASH and the Neglected Tropical Diseases (MOZAMBIQUE)

Ogden Stephanie et al (2013) C1

This manual is intended to enable WASH practitioners who work in Mozambique to contribute to the reduction of WASH-preventable NTDs.

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Menstrual Hygiene Matters

House, S.; T. Mahon and S. Cavill Water Aid (2012) C2

A resource for improving menstraul hygiene around the world. Comprehensive guidance with examples of good practice, information for colleagues and pupils in class and tips on how to break the taboo

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A Guide for Preparing, Mapping, and Linking Logistics Data to a Geographic Information System

Inglis, Andrew USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4 (2012)

This guide is an introduction on how to integrate logistics management information systems (LMIS) with geographic information systems (GIS). It covers the value of integrating these two systems, the steps in assessing if it is currently viable to link the systems, how to set the linkage, the process... more

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Creating HIV prevention cascades — Operational guidance on a tool for monitoring programmes

UNAIDS (2021) C_WHO

This publication provides managers with guidance on how to create basic HIV prevention cascades as a starting point to enhance their ability to monitor and improve their programming and to facilitate comparisons of programme effectiveness across sites.

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WASH and infection prevention and control in households and public spaces

Global Handwashing Partnership; UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

This guidance note developed by UNICEF explains how the WASH sector can implement infection prevention and control measures in households and community settings. It focuses on reducing the exposure to the disease in vulnerable community settings and public spaces, and the transmission of the disease... more

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DISABILITY POLICY AUDIT IN NAMIBIA, SWAZILAND, MALAWI AND MOZAMBIQUE (Final Report)

Lang, R SAFOD & DFID (2008) C2

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Access to medicine Index 2022

Access to Medicine Foundation (2022) C2

Globally each year, millions of people suffer illness or lose their lives because the vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tests that they need are either unavailable or unaffordable – and this lack of access to medicine is acute in low- and middle-in- come countries (LMICs). While the COVID-19 pan... more

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The Ukraine war and threats to food and energy security

Benton, T.; et al. Chatham House (2022) CC

Cascading risks from rising prices and supply disruptions, April 2022. Global resource markets are still reeling from the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; the two countries are major suppliers of energy, food and fertilizers. Supply disruption and the sudden imposition, in response to the... more

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Inclusive Education and Children with Disabilities: Quality Education for All in Low and Middle income Countries

Wapling, L. Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2016)

A systematic literature review of education systems in low-and middle income countries commissioned by CBM

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NGO Safety and Security Training Project: How to Create Effective Security Training for NGOs

Persaud, C. European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) and InterAction (2014) C2

The NGO Safety and Security Training Report provides a narrative of the research findings, an updated curriculum, and guidance tools for training. It is based on extensive research and interviews with members of the NGO community. The report draws upon existing training materials, community consulta... more

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Towards disability - inclusive education

Saeboenes, A.-M.; et al. Expert Group on Disability (2015) CC

Background paper for the Oslo Summit on Education for Development. This paper covers the four topics of the Oslo Summit: investment in education, quality of learning, education in emergencies and girls’ education. Disability continues to be one of the primary causes of educational disadvantage a... more

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COVID-19 Nepal: Preparedness and Response Plan

UN Country Team in Nepal (2020) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic is having far reaching impacts, well beyond the health crisis and needs, with the most severe impacts experienced in the poorest countries and those most vulnerable to humanitarian crises including natural disasters, such as Nepal.

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Delirium, Dementia, and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care

Registered Nurses Association (RNAO) (2016) CC

Best practice guidelines are systematically developed statements designed to assist nurses working in partnership with persons and their families to make decisions about health care and services (Field & Lohr, 1990). This nursing Best Practice Guideline (BPG) is intended to replace the RNAO BPGs Scr... more