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Effective Implementation of Public Health and Social Measures in Zambia: Situational Analysis

WHO; Africa CDC; World Economic Forum et al. PERC (2020) C_WHO

PERC produces regional and member state situation analyses, updated regularly.

National Health and Social Welfare Policy and Plan Liberia 2011-2021

Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Liberia (2011) C1

Social Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic

P. Pereznieto; I. Oehler The Independent Panel (2021) CC

Background paper 9 The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response May 2021

Strengthening Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in 2021

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2021) C1

According to WHO, around 22% of adults in conflict settings have mental health conditions. This is almost triple to non-conflict settings. There is no generally accepted estimate for children but it is clear that children who are refugees, IDPs or who live in conflict settings have high levels of m ... more

The Common Good and the Catholic Church's Social Teaching

Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (2010) C1

A statement by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales 1996

Integrating psychosocial interventions and support into HIV services for adolescents and young adults

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Adolescence, defined as the period between 10 and 19 years of age, is a developmental stage during which many psychosocial and mental health challenges emerge. There is a well-established link between mental health and HIV outcomes. Adolescents and young adults living with HIV typically have additio ... more

The social context of schistosomiasis and its control: an introduction and annotated bibliography

Bruun, B.; Aagaard-Hansen, J.; Watts, S. World Health Organization WHO; Institutional Repository for Information Sharing iris (2008) C_WHO

Schistosomiasis is widely recognized as a disease that is socially determined. An understanding of the social and behavioural factors linked to disease transmission and control should play a vital role in designing policies and strategies for schi ... more

Why So Young? The Social Context of Early Childbearing and Contraception among Young Women in Khulna, Bangladesh

MacQuarrie, K.L.; Qamrun Nahar; R. Khan and M. Sultana DHS; ISC; NIPORT Bangladesh (2016) C1

COVID-19: addressing social stigma and discrimination

World Health Organization WHO, Western Pacific Region (2020) CC

The principles of catholic social teaching

Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (2020) C2

With human dignity at its centre, a holistic approach to development founded on the principles of CST is what Pope Paul VI called ‘authentic development’. Explore the Catholic Social Teaching principles and how they guide the work of DEVELOPMENT ... more

Ten Principles of Catholic Social Teaching

N.N. (2020) C2

Ten Principles of Catholic Social Teaching accessed July 2020

Social determinants approaches to public health: from concept to practice

Erik Blas, Johannes Sommerfeld and Anand Sivasankara Kurup World Health Organization WHO (2011) C_WHO

Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti on Fraternity and social Friendship

the holy Father Francis Vatican Press (2020) CC

Improved social services and the burden of post-traumatic stress disorder among economically vulnerable people after a natural disaster: a modelling study

Gregory H Cohen, Shailesh Tamrakar, Sarah Lowe, et al. (2019) CC

Lancet Planet Health 2019; 3: e93–101

New one-page psychosocial support guide for people in distress

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2023) CC

Climate changes lead to disasters and all of us must be prepared to support others as well as ourselves during such difficult times. Extreme weather events such as floods, wildfires, storms, or heat waves are stressful and the advice offered in the ... more

How to use social media to better engage people affected by crises

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); ICRC (2020) C1

A brief guide for those using social media in humanitarian organizations

Support to Bangladesh Host Communities and Institutions in the Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis

Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) (2018) C1

Catholic Social Justice Principles: An African Philosophical Response

Kizito O and Juma F (2015) C2

Catholic Social Justice teaching is the body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of poverty and wealth, economics, social organization and the role of the state. Arts ... more

Key messages for social mobilization and community engagement in intense transmission areas

World Health Organization (2014)

The messages should be used to inform, educate and engage different audience groups depending on their level of risk, vulnerability, presence in contact areas, care of patients with Ebola, or engagement or attendance of burials.