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Nigeria: National Nutritional Guideline On Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Control and Management

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2014) C1

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Standard treatment guidelines acute sinusitis (India)

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India (2017) C1

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Global Early Warning – Early Action Report on Food Security and Agriculture: April-June 2020

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2017) C1

The Global Early Warning – Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report is part of FAO’s EWEA system, which aims to translate forecasts and early warnings into anticipatory action.

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Influencing food environments for healthy diets

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2016) C2

Food environments are usually defined as the settings with all the different types of food made available and accessible to people as they go about their daily lives. That is, the range of food in supermarkets, small retail outlets, wet markets, street food stalls, coffee shops, tea houses, s...chool canteens, restaurants, and all the other venues where people buy and eat food. These environments differ enormously depending on the context. They can be extensive and diverse, with a seemingly endless array of options and price ranges, or they can be sparse, with very few options on offer. Because they determine what food consumers can access at a given moment in time, at what price, and with what degree of convenience, food environments both constrain and prompt the consumer’s choice.Food environments are influenced by the food systems which supply them, and vice versa. Food systems encompass the entire range of activities, people and institutions involved in the production, processing, marketing, consumption and disposal of food (FAO, 2013). They include but are not limited to food supply chains. Making food systems nutrition-sensitive can contribute to addressing all forms of malnutrition, as food systems determine whether the food needed for good nutrition are available, affordable, acceptable and of adequate quantity and quality. How closely food systems and food environments are interrelated and interdependent, and the degree to which external factors affect nutrition outcomes, varies from setting to setting.Many of today’s food systems and food environments are challenged in supporting consumer choices that are consistent with healthy diets and good nutrition. Consumers are not making choices based on nutrition and health, and poor diet is now the number one risk factor for death and disability worldwide (GBD, 2015). Food systems that do not enable healthy diets are increasingly recognized as an underlying cause of malnutrition (GLOPAN, 2016), and malnutrition, irrespective of form, has a huge cost. Economic costs associated with undernutrition are estimated at $1-2 trillion per year, about 2-3% of global GDP (FAO, 2013); the global economic cost of obesity and associated diet-related non-communicable diseases is estimated at $2 trillion per year, about 2.8% of global GDP (McKinsey, 2014). Influencing food environments for promoting healthy diets is an emerging strategy to address today’s nutrition challenges. more

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PAHO’s Health Emergency Appeal 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This document outlines PAHO’s regional priorities for the year 2023 to sustain and scale up health emergency and humanitarian assistance in the Americas, with a focus on five priority countries currently facing a prolonged humanitarian crisis and recovering from recent acute emergencies: Colombia,... more

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Strategy for oral health in South-East Asia, 2013-2020

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East-Asia (2013) C_WHO

Oral diseases are among the most common chronic diseases worldwide and constitute a major public health problem due to the huge health and economic burden on individuals, families, societies, and health care systems. The recent emphasis on the role of determinants of health, common risk factors and ... more

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Global report on hypertension: the race against a silent killer
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World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This report compiles data for the first time on the far-reaching consequences of uncontrolled hypertension, including heart attacks, strokes and premature death, along with substantial economic losses for communities and countries. It also contains information on the global, regional and country-lev... more

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Psychosocial Support in Emergencies: Critical for Syrian Children

Save the Children (2013) C2

This report aims to provide Syrian children with a platform to make their voices heard. Their stories highlight the urgent need to address the psychosocial well-being of children affected by the Syrian civil war, and in all emergencies

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Cambodia Country Progress Report, Monitoring Progress Towards the 2011 UN Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS

UNAIDS, The National AIDS Authority (NAA) (2015) CC

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Seventy-third World Health Assembly - COVID-19 response

World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO

Deeply concerned by the morbidity and mortality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the negative impacts on physical and mental health and social well-being, the negative impacts on economies and societies and the consequent exacerbation of inequalities within and between countries.

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Female genital mutilation

World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO

Understanding and addressing violence against women

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Adolescent Mental Health

Chiara Servili, Juliana Yartey, M.T. Yasamy, et. al. World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF (2012) C_WHO

Mapping actions of nongovernmental organizations and other international development organizations

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Cotonou declaration on buruli ulcer
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World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2009) CC

Cotonou Declaration oBuruli Ulcer Cotonou, Benin, 30 March 2009 Neglected tropical diseases kill, weaken or incapacitate millions of people every year, causing permanent physical suffering, social stigmatization and reduced productive capacity. Buruli ulcer, one such disease, causes immense suffer... more

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State of the evidence 2021 - Modifications aiming to optimize acute malnutrition management in children under five

Action Against Hunger (2020) CC

This summary assesses the current state of evidence on each approach in tabular form, providing: the definition and objectives; evidence of effectiveness; operational considerations (e.g., training, staffing, and logistics); cost considerations and evidence on cost-effectiveness; operational success... more

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Guidance Note: Qualitative Assessment Approaches for the Protection of Children with Disabilities Within Humanitarian Contexts

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (2023) C1

Children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in humanitarian settings, yet they are often not able to access the services and protection they need. While multiple factors create these barriers, a major cause is how data about children with disabilities is collected and mapped. Data collect... more

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Lista de verificación de alistamiento para la respuesta al COVID-19 en servicios de Emergencias Médicas Prehospitalirias - Instructivo

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2020) C1

Los servicios de emergencias médicas prehospitalarias (SEM) facilitan atención inicial de soporte vital básico y/o avanzado y traslado de heridos o enfermos desde el lugar donde ocurre la emergencia hasta el centro sanitario donde le van a prestar cuidados definitivos. Los SEM también pueden pre... more

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Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Kenya: Challenges and Prospects

M.J. Chomba, S.G. Mukuria, P.W. Kariuki, S. Tumuti, B.A. Bunyasi Disability Studies Quarterly (2015) C2

Kenya has great potential for enhancing education for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The fact that it has recognized the need to care for learners with special needs is commendable. In comparison to many African countries, Kenya and Nigeria are ahead in developing programs for special e... more

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Communication in neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action

Nieto-Sanchez C., Hatley DM, Gijalva MJ., (2022) CC

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(10): e0009774. Although the practice of communication is often called upon when intervening asn involgvingcommunties affected by NTD's, the disciplinary framewokr of healt communication research has been largely absent from NTD strategies. To illustrate how practices conceptual... more

Global report on hypertension: the race against a silent killer recommended

Cotonou declaration on buruli ulcer recommended

Global report on hypertension: the race against a silent killer
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Cotonou declaration on buruli ulcer
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