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Global oral health status report: towards universal health coverage for oral health by 2030: regional summary of the Western Pacific Region

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This regional summary draws on the WHO Global oral health status report (2), published in 2022, which provides a comprehensive overview of the global oral disease burden, the global health importance of oral health and the impact of oral diseases ov ... more

Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency: Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports to Children with Disabilities & Special Health Needs and their Families

Tawara D. Goode (2018) CC

This checklist is intended to heighten the awareness and sensitivity of personnel to the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence in human service settings. It provides concrete examples to demonstrate values and engage in practices that promote ... more

Extension of the national emergency action plan for polio eradication 2018/2019 (Pakistan)

End Polio Pakistan (2019) C1

Despite Pakistan's progress in reducing the number of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases to 8 in 2017 and 12 in 2018, 2019 has seen a significant rise in the number of WPV1 cases (41 cases as of July 8 2019). One of the most intractable challenges ... more

COVID-19 Parenting: One - on - one Time

UNICEF (2020) C1

Can’t go to work? Schools closed? Worried about money? It is normal to feel stressed and overwhelmed. School shutdown is also a chance to make better relationships with our children and teenagers. One-on-One time is free and fun. It makes childre ... more

Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches: executive summary

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services set of publications. It provides a detailed de ... more

Developmental difficulties in early childhood

World Health Organization (WHO) (2012) C_WHO

Prevention, early identification, assessment and intervention in low- and middle-income countries | A Review | CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Inclusive Framework and Toolkit for Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Myanmar

ActionAid Myanmar (2015) C1

This resource aims to provide relevant and practical guidance to DRR practitioners (policy and programme colleagues), on how to ensure inclusion - particularly of vulnerable groups - in Community-Based DRR (CBDRR) initiatives in Myanmar. It comprises an overall Framework for inclusive CBDRR and ... more

Perception and beliefs about mental illness among adults in Karfi village, northern Nigeria

Mohammed Kabir, Zubair Iliyasu, Isa S Abubakar & Muktar H Aliyu BMC International Health and Human Rights (2004) CC

This study was designed to examine the knowledge, attitude and beliefs about causes, manifestations and treatment of mental illness among adults in a rural community in northern Nigeria.

Training Works! What You Need to Know About Managing, Designing, Delivering, and Evaluating Group-Based Training

Jhpiego, Population Leadership Program, IntraHealth International, TRG, Family Health International (2003)

Document on key points needed to design, manage, deliver and evaluate training You can also find a spanish and french version here: http://reprolineplus.org/resources/training-works-what-you-need-know-about-managing-designing-delivering-and-evalu ... more

Lung Cancer, Understanding, Managing, Living DVD

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre with support of The Australian Lung Foundation (2015)

Lung Cancer, Understanding, Managing, Living looks at what happens when a person is diagnosed with lung cancer through to available treatments and living with cancer. It provides expert medical information from ... more

Money and Mosquitoes: The Economics of Malaria in an Age of declining Aid

Maskin,E.; C. Monga, J. Thuilliez et al. African Development Bank (2018) C1

The report examines financing in the battle against malaria, focusing on the role of foreign aid. It analyzes whether or not a disease such as malaria can be controlled or eliminated in Africa without health aid. It also presents ... more

Child soldiers. The shadow of their existence

War Child (2007) C2

This report outlines the known problems of child soldiers and the different forms of recruiting. The report zooms in on the Colombia situation and the motives with which Colombian children join these armed groups. Finally there's a list of actions t ... more

Historical analysis of the Ebola virus: prospective implications for primary care nursing today

Amundsen, Susan (2014)

Clincial Excellence for Nursing Care, Vol. 2 (1998) no.6 pp.-343-351. Open Access with the permission of the publisher and the author. Ebola continues to attract worldwide attention as a highly lethal virus of unknown origin that leaves victims ble ... more

Fluid management of children with severe acute malnutrition with cholera

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

The document provides WHO guidelines on fluid management for children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and cholera. It outlines protocols for rehydration therapy, including oral rehydration solutions (ORS) and intravenous fluids for cases of severe dehydration or shock. The guidelines emphasize ... more

CBDE Awareness – Recognizing Signs of Deliberate Release of Chemical or Biological Agents

Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

This course aims to ensure that all participants recognize possible deliberate events with chemical or biological agents and know the different response types this will require compared to other emergencies. This course targets WHO staff and emergency responders in various sectors in member state ... more

Learning Route in Senegal

Palma, G. Learning Route (LR), SUN (Scaling Up Nutrition) (2020) C2

Strengthening the capacities of SUN Countries by sharing and disseminating good practices in the fight against malnutrition. This report is a summary of the results of the preparation and implementation of the Learning Route (LR) organized joint ... more

Messages clés et actions pour la prévention et le contrôle de la COVID-19 dans les écoles

UN Children's Fund UNICEF WHO, IFRC (2020) C2

La protection des enfants et des établissements d’enseignement s’avère particulièrement importante. Il est nécessaire de prendre des précautions pour éviter la propagation éventuelle de la COVID-19 en milieu scolaire. Cependant, il faut également veiller ... more

Case study: Delivering integrated services for gender-based violence, and sexual reproductive health and rights to conflict-affected communities in Myanmar

UNFPA UNFPA (2019) CC

Women and girls have specific needs that are often ignored during crisis. While on the run or while living in shelters, women and girls continue to become pregnant, but they often lack access to basic sexual and reproduc-tive health care. Without assistance by midwifes or access to contraceptives, w ... more

Kenya: National Action Plan on Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2022

Government of Kenya (2017) C2

This is the first NAP on the Prevention and Containment of AMR in Kenya. It has been developed based on the National Policy on Prevention and Containment of AMR and the recommendations of the situation analysis on AMR conducted in 2011 and updated in 2016. This strategy provides ... more

Principles for Nurse Staffing

American Nurses Association (2021) CC

Nurse staffing is an asset to ever-evolving health care systems. Appropriate nurse staffing, with sufficient numbers of nurses, improves the health of the populations. Nurses at all levels within a health care system must have ... more