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Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community

Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology (2022) CC

These Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) explore the ecological dimensions of the world’s religions. Developed over the course of several years, they draw on a rich variety of lectures, videos, readings, and interviews with scholars, religious leaders, and environmental practitioners from around ... more

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World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all - executive summary

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere. All over the world, mental health needs are high but responses are insufficient and inadequate. The World mental health report: transforming mental health for all is designed to inspire and inform better mental health for everyone everyw... more

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PAHO/WHO STEPwise approach to noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factor surveillance (STEPS)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2023) C_WHO

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 81% of all deaths in the region of the Americas, of which 34% befall prematurely in people between 30- 69 years old. The burden of theses diseases and their common risk factors jeopardize the health systems to provide adequate management, as well a... more

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Refugee and migrant health system review: challenges and opportunities for long-term health system strengthening in Jordan

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

Jordan has more than 3 million migrants (one third of the country's total population) and has witnessed three major waves of refugees in its modern history: Palestinians (1948 and 1967), Iraqis (1990 and 2000) and Syrians (since 2010). Under its commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC... more

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The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: towards a climate resilient future
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Daalen, K.R. van; M. Romanello, J. Rocklöv, et al. The Lancet (2022) C1

Lancet Public Health 2022 Published Online October 25, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00197-9 Executive summary In the past few decades, major public health advances have happened in Europe, with drastic decreases in premature mortality and a life expectancy increase of almost 9 years ... more

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War in Ukraine drives global food crisis

World Food Programme WFP (2022) CC

A global food crisis fuelled by conflict, climate shocks and the COVID-19 pandemic is growing because of the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine driving rising prices of food, fuel and fertilizer. Millions of people across the world are at risk of being driven into starvation unless action is taken... more

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Ukraine: Civilian casualties as of 24:00 30 October 2022. Україна: втрати серед цивільних осіб

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2022) C2

ate: 31 October 2022 From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 30 October 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 16,295 civilian casualties in the country: 6,430 killed and 9,865 injured. This included: -... more

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Beat the heat: Child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

Beat the heat: child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia finds that half of these children died from heat-related illnesses in their first year of life. Most children died during the summer months. "Around half of children across Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million children –... are already exposed to frequent heatwaves in a region where temperatures are rising at the fastest rate globally. The increasingly high temperatures can have serious health complications for children, especially the youngest children, even in a short space of time. Without care, these complications can be life-threatening,” said Regina De Dominicis UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia. Heat exposure has acute effects on children, even before they are born, and can result in pre-term births, low birth weight, stillbirth, and congenital anomalies. Heat stress is a direct cause of infant mortality, can affect infant growth and cause a range of paediatric diseases. The report also notes that extreme heat caused the loss of more than 32,000 years of healthy life among children and teenagers in the region. As the temperatures continue to rise, UNICEF urges governments across Europe and Central Asia to: - Integrate strategies to reduce the impact of heatwaves including through National Determined Contributions (NDC), National Adaptation Plans (NAP), and disaster risk reduction and disaster management policies with children at the centre of these plans Invest in heat health action plans and primary health care to more adequately support heat-related illness among children - Invest in early warning systems, including heat alert systems - Adapt education facilities to reduce the temperatures in the areas children play in and equip teachers with skills to respond to heat stress - Adapt urban design and infrastructure including ensuring buildings, particularly those housing the most vulnerable communities are equipped to minimize heat exposure - Secure the provision of safe water, particularly in countries with deteriorating water quality and availability. UNICEF works with governments, partners and communities across the region to build resilience against heatwaves. This includes equipping teachers, community health workers and families with the skills and knowledge to respond to heat stress. more

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WHO Science in 5 Episode #86 - Microbes are becoming resistant to antibiotics

World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC

Microbes like bacteria, fungus and viruses are becoming resistant to medicines like antibiotics. WHO has declared antimicrobial resistance as a global health and developmental threat. How can we stop antimicrobial resistance? Dr Hanan Balkhy explains in Science in 5

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Ukraine Krise
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Mauder, S. (2022) CC

Informationen rund um Einreise, Aufenthalt, medizinische Versorgung, aktuelle Updates für Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine und Behörden, Kommunen, Gemeinschaftsunterkünfte

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Animation of Antimicrobial Resistance

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2020) CC

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Managing epidemics: key facts about major deadly diseases, 2nd edition

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Epidemics and pandemics of infectious diseases are occurring more often, and spreading faster and further than ever, in many different regions of the world. The background factors of this threat are biological, environmental and lifestyle changes, among others. A potentially fatal combination of new... more

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Relief, Recovery and Resilient Reconstruction: Supporting Ukraine's Immediate and Medium-Term Economic Needs

World Bank Group Staff (2022) C1

As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the people of Ukraine, especially the most vulnerable, are paying an enormous price. Lives and livelihoods are being lost, with more than ten million people forced from their homes— and their country—in search of safety. The war has unleashed catast... more

Armenia Emergency Refugee Response Inter-Agency Update, 15 November - 21 November 2023

World Health Organization WHO Reliefweb OCHA (2023) C_WHO

At the moment, 83 elderly people are receiving care in six round-the-clock care facilities, 17 of them are from the Stepanakert nursing home, 50 are single. As of September 24, 10 children, 5 girls and 5 boys, aged 1 to 17, living in Stepanakert boarding house were also transferred to a round-the-cl... more

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A Social and Behavior Change Strategy for Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Behaviors in Azraq Camp – Jordan

Action contre la Faim France (2023) CC

Azraq refugee camp located in Zarqa governorate was established in April 2014. As of June 2023, the camp continues to hosts 40,600 Syrian refugees, with 61% of the population children, and 25% of all households female-headed (UNHCR, 2023). The water supply system in Azraq has been operational sin... more

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ГУМАНІТАРНІ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ ДОСТАВЛЯЮТЬ ВОДУ, ХАРЧОВІ ПРОДУКТИ, ЛІКИ ТА ІНШЕ НЕОБХІДНЕ ТИСЯЧАМ МЕШКАНЦІВ ХЕРСОНА

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2022) C2

(Херсон, 14 листопада 2022 р.) Цього ранку Організація Об'єднаних Націй на чолі з Гуманітарною координаторкою Деніз Браун доставила допомогу тисячам мирних мешканців �... more

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Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa. Video

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2021) CC

Antimicrobial Resistance or AMR continues to pose a major threat to human development and to the fight against infectious diseases. It also endangers animal health and welfare, and food production, and severely impacts our economies and societies. An holistic approach must be used to mitigate AMR ri... more

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Leitfaden Unterbringung Geflüchteter in privatem Wohnraum

Caritas Osnabrück (2022) CC

17.3.2022

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Handlungsempfehlungen für die Erstellung von Hitzeaktionsplänen zum Schutz der menschlichen Gesundheit

Straff, W.; Mücke, H.G. et al. Umweltbundesamt (2017) CC

Die durch den Klimawandel verursachte globale Erwärmung hat in vielen Regionen der Welt, so auch in Deutschland, eine vermehrte Häufigkeit und Dauer von Hitzeereignissen zur Folge. Hitze kann den menschlichen Organismus gesundheitlich stark belasten und auch für das Gesundheitswesen können Hi... more

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Principles to guide health system recovery and transformation in Ukraine

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Despite the continuing war in Ukraine, the Government is preparing for the country’s recovery and reconstruction. Given the magnitude of the attacks on the health infrastructure and consequent disruption to health system functioning, reconstruction of the health system is integral to the country�... more

The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: towards a climate resilient future recommended

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The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: towards a climate resilient future
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Ukraine Krise
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