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Nepal Health Sector Programme II (NHSP II) Mid-Term Review

HEART (Health & Education Advice and Resource Team (2013) C1

Best Practices for Engaging Community-Based Child Protection Mechanisms and Establishing Synergies with the Education Sector: Learning from Protracted Refugee Settings in Uganda and Rwanda

Child Protection in Crisis Save the Children (2013) CC

The education sector forms an important part of the child protection response in refugee settings, and UNHCR’s Education Strategy (2012-16) reflects a focus on refugee education as a core component of UNHCR’s protection mandate. The right to education for all children also forms part of the Unit ... more

Handwashing Poster (Arabic Version) - GIZ

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2013) C1

Unsafe Abortion in Sierra Leone: A Report of Community and Health System Assessments: Consolidated Report

Republic of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health and Sanitation; Reproductive and Child Health Directorate (2013) C1

Global and regional estimates of violence against women

WHO, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council (2013)

Global and regional estimates of violence against women he report presents the first global systematic review of scientific data on the prevalence of two forms of violence against women: violence by an intimate partner (intimate partner violence) and sexual violence by someone other than a partner ... more

Communication with the Public in a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (available in multiple languages)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (2013)

The aim of this publication is to provide practical guidance for public information officers on the preparation for and response to a nuclear or radiological emergency, and to fulfil in part functions assigned to the IAEA in the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a ... more

Consolidation of Community Preparedness through Use of Games, Simulation Exercises and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Materials (Burmese Version)

Myanmar Red Cross Society (2013) C1

CBDRR Practice. Case Studies 5
No publication year indicated.

The social and cultural aspects of mental health in African societies

Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo Commonwealth Health Partnerships (2013) C2

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as ‘a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community’. Mental illn ... more

Setting Standards for Burn Care Services in Low and Middle Income Countries

Potokra, T.; et al. interburns (2013) CC

Burns are a global public health problem, accounting for close to 200,000 deaths annually. The majority of these occur in low- and middle-income countries, where a number of constraints complicate the public health task of addressing burns. While the primary prevention of burns in low- and middle-in ... more

Building Back Better: Sustainable Mental Health Care After Emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) (2013) C_WHO

Emergencies, in spite of their tragic nature and adverse effects on mental health, are unparalleled opportunities to build better mental health systems for all people in need. This WHO publication shows how this was done in 10 diverse emergency-affected areas

Data Sharing Guidelines: Department of AIDS Control

National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , Government of India, (2013) C1

For word document see: www.naco.gov.in/upload/2014%20mslns/Data%20Sharing%20Guidelines.doc

Guide therapeutique national

Ministere de la Sante et de l'hygiene publique, Republique de Guinee Organisation mondiale de la Santé; Direction Nationale de la Pharmacie et des Laboratoire; Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Republique Francaise (2013)

Where There Is No Doctor

David Werner Hesperian Health Guides (2013)

The most widely-used health care manual for health workers, educators, and others involved in primary health care and health promotion around the world. Current edition includes updated information on malaria, HIV, and more.

ACF-International Manual: 1 + 1 = 3 /How to integrate WASH and MHCP activities for better humanitarian projects

Action contre la Faim France (2013) C2

Integrating WASH and MHCP interventions will always require imagination and creativity to adapt the approach to specific conditions, opportunities and constraints in each context. The book is designed to stimulate reflection and encourage initiatives to seek opportunities for closer integration of t ... more

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

Manual de bioseguridad en el laboratorio de tuberculosis
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Organizaición Mundial de la Salud (2013) C_WHO

Social Anxiety Disorder

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2013) C2

Recognition, Assessment and Treatment National Clinical Guideline Number 159

Recommandations de l’OMS pour la Prévention et le Traitement de la Prééclampsie et de l’Éclampsie

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2013) C_WHO

Implications et actions