Summary of research into the consequences of the Ebola outbreak for children and communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone
With an FGM prevalence of 75.8% among women aged 15-491, Burkina Faso is classified by UNICEF2 as a ‘moderately high prevalence’ country.
FGM is practised across all regions, ethnic groups and religions in Burkina Faso. There are distinct regional variations; FGM prevalence ranges from 54.8%... in the Centre-West to 89.5% in the Centre-East. Two-thirds of the population of Burkina Faso live in rural areas, and nearly 10% more women aged 15-49 have had FGM in rural areas (78.4%) than in urban areas (68.7%). Prevalence in the capital, Ouagadougou, is 64.8%.3
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The Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions Training Guide: Community Workers strengthens the capacity of community workers to deliver and promote the essential nutrition and hygiene actions. It introduces technical content within hands-on sessions to practice counseling and negoti...ation, using role plays and field practice. It guides community workers in understanding why and how to integrate messages on nutrition and hygiene into their different program platforms using a life cycle approach to deliver the right message to right person at the right time.
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Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Response Plan in West Africa July to December 2014. Annex 1
Eur Respir J 2014; 43: 24–35 | DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00113413
Report of Meeting: 4 November 2014, Roma
UNAIDS 2014 | Guidance Note
Mid-term review of The National AIDS Programme 2011-15
October 2013