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WHO technical guidance notes on Sendai Framework reporting for Ministries of Health

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

The Guidance Notes seek to help operationalize, simplify and standardize the collection and reporting of data through the application of common language and methods. They provide information on the key issues to take into account in the collection of health data and the types of data that should be ... more

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"The greatest need was to be listened to": The importance of mental health and psychosocial support during COVID-19

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2020) C1

Experiences and recommendations from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Measures imposed by governments to prevent the spread of the disease, including lockdown restrictions, quarantines, physical distancing, and their economic and social consequences, further increase this dist... more

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Cholera: Clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

LaRocque, R.; S.B. Calderwood and A.Bloom UpToDate (2020) C1

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Driving migrant inclusion through social innovation: Lessons for cities in a pandemic

Patuzzi; l. Migration Policy Institute (2020) C1

The rapid arrival of millions of asylum seekers and migrants in Europe in 2015–16 forced cities both large and small to rethink their approach to immigrant inclusion.

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Protect the Progress: Rise, Refocus, Recover - 2020 Progress Report on the Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030)

UNICEF, World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO

Conflict, climate crisis and COVID-19 pose great threats to the health of women and children.

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WFP Global Response to COVID-19: September 2020

World Food Programme (2020) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic is a multiplier of vulnerability, compounding threats to food insecurity, while exposing weaknesses in food and health systems. It is severely undermining the capacity of communities to cope in times of crisis and has become a stress test for political and economic stability.

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Key Considerations: Emerging evidence on shielding vulnerable groups during COVID-19

Schmidt-Sane M. SSHAP (2020) CC

Shielding is a term used to describe the protection of individuals at high risk of severe COVID-19 illness by separating them from the general population.

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Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2: interim guidance, 11 September 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/334254

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UNRWA COVID-19 Appeal, August-December 2020

UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA (2020) CC

COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented global crisis. As the pandemic spreads and countries around the world continue to struggle to contain its health and socio-economic consequences, UNRWA is issuing a new humanitarian appeal from August through December 2020 to address the worst impacts of the... more

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Sexual Violence Against Men, Boys, and Transgender Women in the Syrian Conflict

Human Rights Watch HRW; HELEM (2020) C1

“They Treated Us in Monstrous Ways”. Since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011, men and boys and transgender women have been subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence by the Syrian government and non-state armed groups, including the extremist armed group Islamic State (also kno... more

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Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: using data to find a balance part II

African Union, African CDC, World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO

Six months in, the indirect impacts of COVID-19 take a toll on health, social and economic outcomes.

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One Health: human, animal and environmental health form one unit - and affect sustainable development

Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau KfW (2020) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a dramatic illustration of the extent to which the health of people, animals and the environment is interdependent, which is why “One Health” is now high on the political agenda. This document provides an overview of KfW Development Bank’s approach to promoti... more

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COVID-19 and HIV: Moment, Epidemics, Opportunities

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inadequacy of investments in public health, the persistence of profound economic and social inequalities and the fragility of many key global systems and approaches.

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Global report on the epidemiology and burden of sepsis: Current evidence, identifying gaps and future directions

World Health Organisation (2020) CC

Sepsis contributes significantly to preventable mortality and is the final common pathway to death for severe infectious diseases; it can also arise as a complication of injuries and non-communicable diseases.

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Guia para la Vigilancia por laboratorio de Tuberculosis (Guide for Tuberculosis laboratory surveillance)

Directorate of Public Health and the Mycobacteria Group Min de Salud Colombia (2020) CC

OBJETIVO DE LA GUÍA Describir los lineamientos técnicos de la vigilancia de tuberculosis por el laboratorio, así como los procesos de obtención, recolección, procesamiento, transporte y conservación de muestras, y las funciones que se realizan y articulan por todos los integra... more

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Corticosteroids for COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

WHO published guidance for clinicians and health care decision-makers on the use of corticosteroids in patients with COVID-19. We recommend systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of patients with severe and critical COVID-19. We suggest not to use corticosteroids in the treatment of patients ... more

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Children and young people’s voices in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: Child-friendly report

World Vision (2020) C2

This research was conducted in March and April 2020 to explore children and young people’s reflections and perceptions on the COVID-19 outbreak. This study was organised in response to the young people’s continued child activism in the face of personal challenges.

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Guía técnica de servicios remotos: Atención psicosocial especializada para sobrevivientes de violencia basada en género

reliefweb; UNFPA (2020) C2

En una crisis de salud pública como la actual pandemia de COVID-19, cuando se implementan medidas de “distanciamiento social” para frenar la propagación de la infección, las personas que enfrentan cualquier tipo de violencia basada en género, como violencia de pareja íntima, violencia psico... more

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Notas de orientación sobre la reapertura de escuelas en el contexto de COVID-19 para los ministerios de educación en América Latina y el Caribe

UNESCO; UNICEF; WFP (2020) C_UNICEF

Como respuesta al COVID-19 en la región, los ministerios de educación de 23 países y 12 estados independientes de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) han cerrado las escuelas de forma progresiva a nivel de la educación preescolar, primaria y secundaria desde marzo de 2020. Como resultado, se estim... more

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Under Siege - Impact of COVID-19 on Girls in Africa

ACPF, Plan International (2020) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and added yet another layer of vulnerability to an already dire web of vulnerabilities of girls in the African continent, which constitute about 49% of the total child population. Critically, gender equality and girls’ multidimensional vulnerability have been ... more