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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

A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus, 6 October 2021 (Arabic Version)
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

WHO has developed a clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by Delphi methodology that includes 12 domains, available for use in all settings. This first version was developed by patients, researchers and others, representing all WHO regions, with the understanding that the definition ma ... more

State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at Breaking Point. Arabic Version

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2021) C2

Arabic Analysis on World about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought, Flood and more; published on 09 Dec 2021 by FAO

The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2021) C2

The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Surgical care systems strengthening: developing national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plans

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in South Sudan: Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2022) C1

The COVID-19 pandemic has put significant pressure on health systems all around the world. The drastic measures established to contain its spread are creating serious impediments to economic activity (including agrifood systems) and, consequently, to livelihoods and food security and nutrition.

Arrangements for Preparedness for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, WHO; OCHA; ET al. (2007) C_WHO

IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment

Planetary Security: In Search of Drivers of Violence and Conflict Part I

H. Visser, de Bruin S., Knoop J. et al. (2018) CC

National-scale databases and reliability issue Background report

Os impactos sociais da Covid-19 no Brasil: populações vulnerabilizadas e respostas à pandemia

Gustavo Corrêa, G.; M.Sergio, R.E. Paiva Souto and J.Segata Série Informação para ação na Covid-19 | Fiocruz (2021) CC

The social impacts of Covid-19 in Brazil: vulnerable populations and responses to the pandemic Passados os primeiros meses da pandemia do novo coronavírus no Brasil, o Observatório Covid-19 Fiocruz, em parceria com a Editora Fiocruz e com o apoio da Rede SciELO Livros, traz para o público leitor ... more

Understanding the relationship between child marriage and female genital mutilation

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2022) C_UNICEF

Child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) threaten the well-being of millions of girls around the world. Both have existed for generations, as manifestations of gender inequality, and have been propagated by discriminatory norms that devalue girls. In many countries where both child marriag ... more

Laudato Si’, Catholic Health Care, and Climate Change

C. Richie Saint Louis University (2022) CC

In Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, Pope Francis acknowledged that “numerous scientists, philosophers, theologians and civic groups have enriched the Church’s thinking” on sustainability. Hospitals and health care organizations may not be an obvious resource for ecological inspirati ... more

The Strategic Importance of National Investment in Nursing Professionals in the Region of the Americas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2022) C_WHO

Nurses are key players in health promotion and disease prevention and the backbone of health care systems worldwide. Nurses work on the front lines of disease prevention, health promotion, and health management and are often the unsung heroes in health care facilities and emergency response. Despite ... more

Note d’orientation de l’OMS sur la COVID-19 : Instaurer la confiance grâce à la communication sur les risques et à la participation communautaire

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2022) C_WHO

Les notes d’orientation décrivent les mesures essentielles que les décideurs aux niveaux national et infranational peuvent mettre en place concernant les aspects suivants : les tests de diagnostic de la COVID19, la prise en charge clinique de la COVID-19, la réalisation des cibles en matière ... more

Disability Inclusive Development Toolkit - CRPD influencing everything we do

Kathy Al Ju’beh Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2017)

Disability-inclusive development policy and practice is constantly changing and evolving. It is a foundational part of our work in CBM, underpinning all that we do. It requires us to be constantly reflecting, learning and improving our practice. In particular looking to the deeper questions: of the ... more

Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: the need for a broad perspective

Cupp, E.; Sauerbrey, M.; Cama, V. National Library of Medicine (2019) CC

In response to the recent publication “Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes” by Dadzie et al., it is important to clarify and highlight the positive and unequivocal research and operational contributio ... more

Policy options to mitigate a drop in fiscal space for health and HIV following the COVID-19 pandemic — Case studies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jamaica and Lesotho, November 2020

UNAIDS (2021) CC

To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and HIV expenditure, UNAIDS carried out a modelling study on fiscal space for health and HIV. From a sample of 28 countries, three countries—the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jamaica, and Lesotho—were selected to capture health and HIV ... more

Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers

World Health Organization (2014)

The compound impact of extreme weather events and COVID-19

Walton D., Arrighi J., et al. IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross (2021) C2

From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2021, extreme weather events have affected at least 139.2 million people and killed at least 17,242 people in at least 433 unique events. These figures are certainly an underestimate, as they do not include estimates of numbers of people affected ... more

Mass Casualty Management Systems. Strategies and guidelines for building health sector capacity

Health Action in Crisis Word Health Organization (2007)

Disaster planning - organization and administration. 2.Emergency medical services - methods. 3.Emergency medical services - organization and administration. 4.Emergencies. 5.Health policy. 6.Health facilities.7.Guidelines.

Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan Situation Report No. 34 (as of 28 January 2014)

OCHA (2014)