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Field Action Guide for Psychosocial Assessment of Children and Families in Emergencies

Regional Emergency Psychosocial Support Network & UNICEF EAPRO (2005)

This field action guide focuses on the first psychosocial assessment to be conducted just after a calamity strikes or just after a major event in an ongoing armed conflict. While it is necessary to update that initial assessment as the emergency situation evolves through the different phases of reco... more

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Improving maternal and child health in Asia through innovative partnerships and approaches. The case of Nepal

Fiona Samuels and Svetlana Ancker Overseas Development Institute (ODI), (2015) C1

Following an overview of maternal and neonatal child health in Nepal and in the districts covered by the project, the briefing outlines the background to the Strengthening Approaches for Maximizing Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive Health (SAMMAN) project. It then describes the key aspects of the ... more

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Exploring Opportunities for mCPR Growth in Rwanda

Track20 (2018) C2

Accessed Online June 2018 | When assessing potential opportunities for family planning, it is important to consider a wide range of areas related to demand for contraception, availability and access to services, quality and equity, and the enabling environment. This opportunity brief brings together... more

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The future of health in Mozambique: Collaborative efforts for sustainable financing

N’weti, Wemos (2024) CC

As part of the project ‘Equitable health financing for a strong health system in Mozambique’, N’weti and Wemos developed this policy brief with actionable policy recommendations for the Mozambican government and international organizations on how to increase resources for health in a sustainab... more

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The Evolution of the ODA Accounting Rules

Casadevall-Bellés S., Calleja R. Center for Global Development (2024) CC

Frequent efforts to revise the official development assistance (ODA) accounting rules have raised important questions about the integrity and relevance of what currently “counts” as ODA spending. In this note, we outline a brief history of the evolution of the ODA accounting rules to date, highl... more

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COVID-19 vaccine-specific resources

Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Health workers involved in deployment and implementation of COVID-19 vaccination require vaccine-specific knowledge to ensure safe and efficient vaccine delivery. This training provides key information about COVID-19 vaccines through short instructional videos, vaccine explainers, job aids, topic br... more

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Building Bridges

E. Toska, et al. Comic Relief; Health Poverty Action (2013) CC

Lessons and best practices in empowering pastoralist communities to prevent HIV infection and reduce the impact of AIDS in Ethiopia. Briefing Paper

Eastern Europe and Central Asia Confronted with COVID-19: Responses and Responsibilities

Amnesty International (2020) C2

Governments in Eastern European and Central Asian countries are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with repressive and abusive measures which fall far short of their human rights obligations, Amnesty International said today. The organization has released a new briefing Eastern Europe and Central A... more

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Fighting antimicrobial resistance - The contribution of pharmacists

International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (2015) C2

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is a global federation of national associations of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. In order to support these associations in their fight against AMR, FIP has prepared this briefing document. It is an overview of the different activities ... more

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A Guide to Build Cultural Awareness American Indian and Alaska Native

CultureCard SAMSHA (2009) C1

The purpose of this guide is to provide basic information for Federal disaster responders and other service providers who may be deployed or otherwise assigned to provide or coordinate services in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. This guide is intended to serve as a general briefi... more

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Church leaders speak on COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies

South African Council of Churches (2021) CC

8 Febr. 2021. The South African Council of Churches is holding a media briefing to speak on the myths on the coronavirus vaccines in light of the conspiracy theories making the rounds. Conspiracy theories about the coronavirus vaccine have been doing the rounds for a while now.

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Proposals for ODA Reform: A Review of Key Approaches

Calleja R., Casadevall-Bellés S. Center for Global Development (2024) CC

Questions concerning the relevance and reform of official development assistance (ODA), and how ODA and broader development finance could—or should—change to better reflect shifting demands are not new, with academics and policymakers suggesting a range of options for reform. In this background ... more

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WHO’s Science in 5 Episode #54: Mixed and fractional vaccine doses

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Many countries are using the approach of mixing vaccine doses from different manufacturers. What do we know about the safety and efficacy of this approach? What does the evidence tell us about using a fraction of the vaccine dose ? Dr Katherine O’Brien explains in Science in 5 this week. Closed C... more

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WHO’s Science in 5 Episode #70 - Upcoming new vaccines

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

29 April 2022 What are the new vaccines in the pipeline? What are the challenges to turning vaccines into vaccination ? What timelines can we expect for future vaccines? WHO’s Dr Katherine O’Brien explains in Science in 5.

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WHO Science in 5 Episode #16 - COVID-19 - How do vaccines work?

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

How do vaccines work to protect us? What are the vaccine technologies in the pipeline and how do we ensure safe vaccines? Dr Katherine O’ Brien explains in Science in 5 !

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WHO Science in 5 Episode #49 - Can I get infected after vaccination?

World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC

If you are fully vaccinated can you still get COVID-19? How frequent are breakthrough infections and what does COVID-19 look like if you are fully vaccinated. WHO’s Dr Kate O’Brien explains in Science in 5. No matter whether you are vaccinated against #COVID19 or are still waiting, keep followi... more

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WHO Sciene in 5 #13 - COVID-19 - Vaccine trials

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Learn what scientists look for in the different phases of a clinical trial for a vaccine. What does it mean when a vaccine trial is halted due to an adverse event? WHO’s Dr Kate O’Brien explains in Science in 5 this week

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WHO Sciene in 5 Episode #31 - Vaccines, variants & doses

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

26 March 2021 If you have already had COVID-19 do you still need both doses of the vaccine? Do these vaccines protect you against infection? Do they protect us against variants? WHO’s Dr Katherine O’Brien answers these questions in Science in 5 this week.

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WHO Sciene in 5 Episode #35 - Which vaccine should I take and what about side effects?

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

If you have the choice of more than one vaccine and are wondering which one to take and how to assess the risk of side effects, this episode of Science in 5 with WHO’s Dr Katherine O’Brien is for you.

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WHO’s Science in 5 Episode #15 - COVID-19 - Vaccine distribution

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Now the world is getting closer to a vaccine for COVID-19, how will these vaccines reach you? WHO’s Dr Katherine O’Brien explains COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Science in 5.