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H2P Community Planning and Response Curriculum. District and Community Leaders

Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative USAID; ICRC; CoreGroup; et al. (2009) CC

The Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative and its many partners have developed ready-to-use training curricula for district- and community-level leaders, and community volunteers and workers in order to minimize morbidity and mortality in the event of an influenza pandemic. The time t... more

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Community-based Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
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World Health Organization; UNICEF; UNSCN (2007)

A Joint Statement by the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition and the United Nations Children’s Fund

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Community-Based Rehabilitation as we have experienced it…

World Health Organization (WHO) (2002) C_WHO

…voices of persons with disabilities - Part 1

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Home visits versus fixed-site care by community health workers and child survival: a cluster-randomized trial, Mali

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

Despite recent global declines, under-five mortality remains high in many of the poorest countries. Barriers to timely quality care, including user fees, distance to facilities and the availability of trained health workers and medical supplies, hinder progress in further reducing morbidity and m... more

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First, Do No Harm - Examining the impact of the IFC’s support to private healthcare in India

Anjela Taneja and Amitabha Sarkar Oxfam International (2023) CC

This report examines the support to private healthcare provision in India by the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Despite supporting private healthcare in the country since 1997, no healthcare results for lending and investments have been disclosed sinc... more

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How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2023) CC

KEY MESSAGES Always talk to a GBV specialist first to understand what GBV services are available in your area. Some services may take the form of hotlines, a mobile app or other remote support. Be aware of any other available services in your area. Identify services provided by humanitarian pa...rtners such as health, psychosocial support, shelter and non-food items. Consider services provided by communities such as mosques/ churches, women’s groups and Disability Service Organizations. Remember your role. Provide a listening ear, free of judgment. Provide accurate, up-to-date information on available services. Let the survivor make their own choices. Know what you can and cannot manage. Even without a GBV actor in your area, there may be other partners, such as a child protection or mental health specialist, who can support survivors that require additional attention and support. Ask the survivor for permission before connecting them to anyone else. Do not force the survivor if s/he says no. Do not proactively identify or seek out GBV survivors. Be available in case someone asks for support. Remember your mandate. All humanitarian practitioners are mandated to provide non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support to people in need regardless of: gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability status, age, ethnicity/tribe/race/religion, who perpetrated/committed violence, and the situation in which violence was committed. Use a survivor-centered approach by practicing: Respect: all actions you take are guided by respect for the survivor’s choices, wishes, rights and dignity. Safety: the safety of the survivor is the number one priority. Confidentiality: people have the right to choose to whom they will or will not tell their story. Maintaining confidentiality means not sharing any information to anyone. Non-discrimination: providing equal and fair treatment to anyone in need of support. If health services exist, always provide information on what is available. Share what you know, and most importantly explain what you do not. Let the survivor decide if s/he wants to access them. Receiving quality medical care within 72 hours can prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and within 120 hours can prevent unwanted pregnancy. Provide the opportunity for people with disabilities to communicate to you without the presence of their caregiver, if wished and does not endanger or create tension in that relationship. If a man or boy is raped it does not mean he is gay or bisexual. Gender-based violence is based on power, not someone’s sexuality. Sexual and gender minorities are often at increased risk of harm and violence due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Actively listen and seek to support all survivors. Anyone can commit an act of gender-based violence including a spouse, intimate partner, family member, caregiver, in-law, stranger, parent or someone who is exchanging money or goods for a sexual act. Anyone can be a survivor of gender-based violence – this includes, but isn’t limited to, people who are married, elderly individuals or people who engage in sex work. Protect the identity and safety of a survivor. Do not write down, take pictures or verbally share any personal/identifying information about a survivor or their experience, including with your supervisor. Put phones and computers away to avoid concern that a survivor’s voice is being recorded. Personal/identifying information includes the survivor’s name, perpetrator(s) name, date of birth, registration number, home address, work address, location where their children go to school, the exact time and place the incident took place etc. Share general, non-identifying information To your team or sector partners in an effort to make your program safer. To your support network when seeking self-care and encouragement. more

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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

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Training community healthcare workers on the use of information and communication technologies: a randomised controlled trial of traditional versus blended learning in Malawi, Africa

Nikolaos Mastellos, Tammy Tran, Kanika Dharmayat et al. BMC Medical Education (2018) CC

Despite the increasing uptake of information and communication technologies (ICT) within healthcare services across developing countries, community healthcare workers (CHWs) have limited knowledge to fully utilise computerised clinical systems and mobile apps. The ‘Introduction to Information and ... more

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Diagnostics to support the eradication of yaws—Development of two target product profiles

Fongwen, N.; Handley, B.; Martin, D. et al. PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases (2022) CC

Yaws is targeted for eradication by 2030, using a strategy based on mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin. New diagnostics are needed to aid eradication. Serology is currently the mainstay for yaws diagnosis; however, inaccuracies associated with current serological tests makes it difficu... more

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Groupes d’auto-support par et pour les personnes ayant un savoir expérientiel en santé mentale : guide d’orientation QualityRights de l’OMS

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) C_WHO

Les modules de formation et d’orientation QualityRights ont été élaborés pour renforcer les connaissances, les compétences et la compréhension des principales parties prenantes sur la manière de promouvoir les droits des personnes en situation de handicap psychosocial, intellectuel ou cogni... more

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Community Health Worker Training Materials for Cholera Prevention and Control
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2010) CC

Training manual

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COVID-19 in the Americas: Listening to the most vulnerable - Community perceptions from migrants, refugees, host communities and indigenous populations

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2022) CC

This research report offers community perceptions of COVID-19 from migrants, refugees, host communities and indigenous populations in nine countries in the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. It reveals the myriad impacts ... more

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Community Engagement through Women’s Self-Help Groups: Leveraging mobile technology for capacity building during COVID-19 lockdown in India

Lok Swasthya SEWA Trust and World Health Organization WHO India (2021) C_WHO

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Community needs, perceptions and demand: community assessment tool

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

A module from the suite of health service capacity assessments in the context of the COVID-19 pandemicINTERIM GUIDANCE5 February2021 The Community needs, perceptions and demand: community assessment toolcan be used by countries to conduct a rapid pulse survey of community health needs and perceptio... more

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Kazakhstan Chatbots: A Conversation with the Community A Case Study

Red Crescent Kazakhstan Red Crescent Kazakhstan (2021) CC

In 2020, the Kazakhstan Red Crescent Society developed a chatbot based on community preferences to receive information. The chatbot provides information from a trusted source in a forum that people had identified as a place they go for information on COVID-19. This case study looks at the current su... more

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Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns,in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arabic Version
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World Health Organization WHO, IFRC; UNICEF (2020) C_WHO

ت، ّالرعاية الصحية المجتمعية، بما يتضم."19كوفيد-′′في سياق جائح

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Risk Communication and Community Engagement: Positive Practices from Europe during COVID

UNHCR (2020) CC

This paper is an initial compilation of the promising practices on risk communication and community engagement that have developed in Europe during the COVID pandemic, in complementarity to the UNHCR’s Practical Recommendations and Good Practice to Address Protection Concerns in the Context of the... more

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Guidance on Community Physical Distancing During COVID-19 Pandemic

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C_CDC

This guidance document addresses how physical distancing (referred to in previous guidance documents as ‘social distancing’) can help slow down transmission.

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Guideline for remote support on nutrition during COVID 19 pandemic version 1.0

Nutrition Cluster, UNICEF (2020) CC

The Covid-19 pandemic has the significant potential to affect the quality and scale up of nutrition, health and other lifesaving interventions. The restrictions on mobility and recommendations on social distancing will affect the way we work in our nutrition programmes and measures are needed to mit... more

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Somalia: Community Health Worker (CHWs) Training for COVID-19

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) C2

Training Material - Power Point

Community-based Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition recommended

Community Health Worker Training Materials for Cholera Prevention and Control recommended

Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns,in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arabic Version recommended

Community-based Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
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Community Health Worker Training Materials for Cholera Prevention and Control
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Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns,in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arabic Version
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