A manual for people working in environments contaminated by landmines and other explosive hazards including improvised explosive devices.
This new online platform brings together key international resources and national policies, strategies, laws and service standards for mental health, substance abuse, general health, disability, human rights and development.
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In the aftermath of the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, this paper looks at lessons drawn from previous comparable disasters and seeks to provide invaluable information and assistance to the operational agencies responding to the crisis.
This short guide highlights the fundamentally similar approach to quality and accountability underlying both sets of standards and describes in some detail the similarities and differences between them. It compares the respective structures of the standards and notes their different emphases. It als...o highlights new elements contributed by the CHS that were not present in the Sphere Core Standards. Meant as interim guidance for Sphere practitioners as they begin bringing the CHS into their work
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Une mission d’appui regroupant des experts diligentés par l’OMS Genève s’est rendue au Bénin du 17 au 24 novembre 2014 pour aider le pays dans la mise en place de son plan de prévention et de riposte à une éventuelle épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola.
Dans ce rapport la mission esti...me que la situation actuelle du pays, caractérisée par une épidémie confirmée de fièvre de Lassa et la préparation de la riposte à la maladie à virus Ebola (MVE) demande, d’une part, l’organisation d’une riposte adéquate et d’autre part, un changement de paradigme. Concrètement, en mettant en place un dispositif comme si le pays se trouvait face à son premier cas de MVE plutôt qu’une préparation en l’absence de cas.
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Q15. SCOPING QUESTION: Is pharmacological intervention effective and safe for treatment of psychotic disorders in adolescents (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)?
The scope includes the assessment of activities to improve the response to affected populations, stakeholders, partners and donors, building on lessons learnt so far in this outbreak.
This policy brief is targeted at national governments, donors and regional and international actors to support Ebola-affected countries to transition from emergency response to recovery.
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FAST FACTS FROM THE 2013-14 ZAMBIA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY