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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Comprehensive Approach to Improving Maternal Health and Achieving MDG 5: Report from the Mountains of Lesotho

Satti H, Motsamai S, Chetane P, Marumo L, Barry DJ, et al. PLoS ONE (2012) CC

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HOW TO CONDUCT MATERNAL DEATH REVIEWS (MDR)

De Brouwere V., Zinnen V., Delvaux T. (2013)

Guidelines and tools for Health Professionals

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LES ASPECTS ETHIQUES DE LA GYNÉCOLOGIE ET DEL’ OBSTÉTRIQUE Par le Comité de la FIGO pour l’Etudes des Problemes Éthiques en Reproduction Humaine

FIGO (2012) C2

'Ethical Issues in Obstetrics and Gynecology' represents the results of carefully researched and considered discussion. The guidelines are intended to provide material for consideration and debate about ethical aspects of our discipline for member organisations and their constituent membership.

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Joint statement on infant and young child feeding in emergencies - Ethiopia, July 2021

FMOH, NDRMC, UNHCR, WHO, Unicef, WFP (2021) C_WHO

The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (FMOH), the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and other government actors together with UN agencies (UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO and WFP) and nutrition development partners call for all parties involved in the response to emergencies in Ethiopia t... more

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Donner la vie, risquer la mort - la mortalité maternelle au Burkina Faso

Publications Amnesty International (2020) C2

Acessed on 20.10.2020 Dans sa lutte contre la mortalité maternelle, le gouvernement du Burkina Faso est soutenu par les bailleurs de fonds qui contribuent au budget de la santé et financent également des projets spécifiques visant à améliorer l’accès aux soins. Le présent rapport reconna�... more

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Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Zambia [Part 3]

Population Council, UNFPA, Government of Zambia Human Rights Commission, WLSA, and United Nations in Zambia (2017) C1

Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

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Mutilations génitales féminines au Sénégal : Bilan d’une étude statistique

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2022) C_UNICEF

Au Sénégal, près de deux millions de filles et de femmes ont subi des MGF. Au total, 25 % des filles et des femmes ont subi cette pratique, allant de plus de 90 % dans la région de Kédougou à un peu moins de 1 % dans celle de Diourbel

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Plague: Knowledge resources for responders
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Decision-makers and frontline responders will find a set of resources on plague here. These resources can be used as refreshers for experienced personnel or as an introduction to the topic for everyone else. Most of the materials are available in English and French, and can be downloaded for offline... more

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Sierra Leone: Facility Improvement Team (FIT) Assessment Report, November 2015

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone, Reproductive and Child Health Directorate (2015) C1

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Uganda: A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival

Countdown to 2015 UNICEF; WHO (2015) C_WHO

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Nourishing children: Menus for recovery (1st Edition)

World Vision (2023) CC

A book of rehabilitation menus from 23 countries developed by World Vision staff and the communities they work in, using locally available, low-cost, nutrient-dense ingredients. Many times, you will find included in the recipes neglected underutilised indigenous foods that are contextual to the area... more

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The Supervision of Health Personnel at District Level

Daniel, Flahault; Maruice Piot; and A. Franklin Word Health Organization (1988) C_WHO

A practical and instructive guide to the ways that effective supervision can be used to promote continuing improvements in the performance of health workers. Noting that most supervisors are assigned responsibility without sufficient training, the book attempts to give the concept of supervision a p... more

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Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tests to detect Schistosoma mansoni infections in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Fuss, A.; H.D. Mazigo; D. Tappe, C.Kasang, A. Mueller (2018) CC

PLoS ONE 13(8): e0202499. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202499 This was a school-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2015 among 305 school children aged 7–16 years from two primary schools located in Ilemela and Magu Districts, north-western Tanzania. Single stool and urine samples w... more

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The Intersessional Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) 2021 - changes effective January 2021

World Health Organization WHO, ICRC, MSF, et al. (2021) C_WHO

Medicines and medical devices for 10 000 people for approximately three months

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Evaluation of integrated community case management for malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea and newborn health in eight districts of central Uganda

Laura Gover, Andrew Anguko, Jane Bruce, Godfrey Magumba, et al. Malaria Consortium (2011) CC

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PEDIATRIC KIT including SAM/MC Children - WHO PED/SAM 2020
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO

For 50 SAM children with medical complications and for a paediatric ward of 10-15 beds for 3 months The PED/SAM kit is especially designed to provide medicines, renewables and equipment suitable for children and to treat the common childhood illness including severe acute malnutrition with medica... more

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Pakistan Floods: Rapid Needs Assessment of Older People

HelpAge International (2022) CC

A new survey on the impact of the floods in Pakistan on older people reveals that hundreds of lives are needlessly being put at risk due to the decimation of health services and the rise of diseases like malaria and diarrhoea, which can be killers to older people with weaker immune systems.

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Les perceptions locales de la participation communautaire à la santé au Burkina Faso

Sombié I., D. Amendah, K. A. Soubeiga Cairn info - chercher, répéter, avancer (2015) C2

La Burkina Faso met en oevre depuis plusieurs années la stratégie de la participation communautaire dans son système de santé. L'objectif principal de cette stratégie est d'impliquer les populations dans le processus de prise de décisionen vue d'améliorer l'utilisation des services de sant... more

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Counseling for Effective Use of Family Planning - Part III

EngenderHealthThe ACQUIRE Project (2008)

FP Counseling in Practice

Plague: Knowledge resources for responders recommended

PEDIATRIC KIT including SAM/MC Children - WHO PED/SAM 2020 recommended

Plague: Knowledge resources for responders
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PEDIATRIC KIT including SAM/MC Children - WHO PED/SAM 2020
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