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Young Children with Special Needs - Training for early childhood caregivers and teachers

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) & Hilton Foundation (2016) C1

MODULE 5 RESOURCE GUIDE | This guide is part of a series of manuals that focuses on six topics in Early Childhood Development (ECD): different programming approaches, basic concepts, assessments, early childhood environments, children with special needs and child protection, and the health, safety a... more

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The Condition of the Girl Child worldwide - Fifth Edition

Indefes - Terre des Hommes (2016) C1

In the last five years, i.e. how old turned the Campaign “Indifesa” (Defenceless) in 2016, that was launched by Terre des Hommes in 2012, the world has become smaller. One can actually say that the derangements following the Arab Spring in 2011 reshuffled what is stable and what produces instabi... more

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WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

The primary audience for this guideline includes health-care professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health-care protocols and policies, as well as managers of maternal and child health programmes and policy-makers in all settings. The guideline will also be useful to tho... more

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Inclusive Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance on Good Practice in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta, Myanmar

ActionAid Myanmar (2015) C1

This publication presents guidance on good practice from the Ayeyarwaddy Delta in Myanmar, outlining the key factors which contributed to the successful implementation and outcome of a range of community-based Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives implemented by the Myanmar Consortium for Community Re... more

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Ghana’s National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study

Kavita Singh, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Frank Otchere et al. BMC Health Services Research (2015) C1

Ghana is attracting global attention for efforts to provide health insurance to all citizens through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). With the program’s strong emphasis on maternal and child health, an expectation of the program is that members will have increased use of relevant servi... more

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Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2014-15

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF International. (2015) C2

The main objective of the 2014-15 RDHS was to obtain current information on demographic and health indicators, including family planning; maternal mortality; infant and child mortality; nutrition status of mothers and children; prenatal care, delivery, and postnatal care; childhood diseases; and ped... more

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WHO recommendations on health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health

Anayda Portela, Helen Smith, Cicely Marston World Health Organization (WHO) (2015)

The primary audience for the guideline is health programme managers, including governmental and non-governmental organizations, and policy makers who are responsible for designing maternal, newborn and child health programmes, primarily in low-income settings. The guideline is also aimed at health p... more

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Sierra Leone: Wage rates improve in Sierra Leone, mVAM Bulletin #15 March 2015

World Food Programme (2015)

Imported and local rice prices increased modestly in March. A recovery in economic activity is leading to an improvement in unskilled wage rates (up 7 percent compared to February). The households who are depending the most on negative coping strategies are in the districts of Kailahun, Kon... more

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Liberia: mVAM bulletin #16 - Food prices fall in Lofa County, March 2015

World Food Programme (2015)

In March, households in Lofa used fewer negative coping strategies than in February. The counties with highest levels of negative coping include Bomi, Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu and Lofa. Negative coping strategies are most frequently used by the poorest households, by those living in Ebola... more

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Video: 10 STEPS TO A CLEAN DELIVERY (CORD CUT USING A NEW RAZOR BLADE) (SOMALI)

Medical Aid Films (2014)

This film follows Neema, a village birth attendant, while she helps to deliver a baby in a rural setting where there is no access to trained health workers. It teaches 10 key steps that will lead to a clean delivery, including cutting the cord with a new clean razor blade. This film is aimed a... more

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The Case for Investment in Nutrition in Sudan

Sibanda-Mulder, Flora; De Beni, Davide UNICEF Sudan (2014)

Over the period 2015 to 2019, scaling up a package of selected nutrition-specific and nutrition sensitive interventions to cover 90 per cent of Sudan would:
- Reduce the under-five mortality rate to 49/1,000 live births
- Reduce the prevalence of stunting to 25 per cent
- Reduce the ... more

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Rwanda: NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY

Republic of Rwanda: Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Health & Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (2014) C2

This National Food and Nutrition Policy developed in 2013 builds on several achievements that have improved the status of nutrition and household food security in Rwanda during the past six years. The outlines ambitious but necessary strategies needed to solve serious and persistent problems includ... more

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We are also dying of AIDS

Human Rights Watch (2014) C1

Barriers to HIV Services and Treatment for Persons with Disabilities in Zambia The 80-page report documents the obstacles faced by people with disabilities in both the community and healthcare settings. These include pervasive stigma and discrimination, lack of access to inclusive HIV prevention ed... more

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User’s Guide: Respectful Maternity Care Toolkit

USAID, MCHIP (2013) CC

This package of materials is designed to provide the tools necessary to begin the implementation of respectful maternity care (RMC) in your area of work or influence. Using the tools in this toolkit, one can help to change and develop attitudes in oneself and among colleagues and other stakeholders ... more

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Rwanda: Illustrated book on 1,000 days

Ministry of Health, Rwanda Biomedical Center, UNICEF (2013)

1000 days communication initiative to fight against child stunting | In an effort to accelerate the elimination of stunting among children, Ministry of Health and UNICEF created a series of posters, booklet, radio spot and videos to educate and inform families and communities. The five pillars of ke... more