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Menstrual Hygiene Management
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Save the Children (2018) C2

Operational Guidelines. Guidelines for the development of educational programmes for MHM, including tips on the topics to address and methods to assess girls’ practices in a respectful way with practical tools

WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis
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World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC

Schistosomiasis is a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and South America. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) - a group of diseases and conditions that affect particularly low-income populations, worldwide. Last year, WHO laun ... more

Promoting the health of refugees and migrants: experiences from around the world

World Health Organization (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This publication is a compendium of 49 country examples highlighting efforts in improving refugees’ and migrants’ health following the adoption of the WHO Global Action Plan on Promoting the health of refugees and migrants at the seventy-second World Health Assembly, in May 2019.

Managing Prolonged And Obstructed Labour

World Health Organization, International Confederation of Midwives (2008)

Education material for teachers of midwifery Midwifery education modules - second edition

Global issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights

UN Human Rights Council (2016) CC

Progress report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee (A/HRC/33/53) (Advance edited version)

Prison Health Care in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

M. Mac Donald The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations (2001) C2

HEUNI Paper No. 16

Adolescent alcohol-related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014

J. Inchley; D.Currie; A. Vieno; et al. World Health Organization (Europe); HBSC (2018) C_WHO

Observations from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) WHO collaborative cross-national study

The CAP and climate change

European Commission EC (2019) C2

Agriculture is highly exposed to climate change, as farming activities directly depend on climatic conditions. Agriculture also contributes to climate change through the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Two powerful greenhouse gases are by-products of agricultural activity: Methan ... more

WFP Myanmar Country Brief January 2020

WFP UNHCR (2020) C1

Myanmar continues to present a complex and dynamic operating context where ongoing socio-economic and political challenges, including conflict, displacement, widespread poverty and food insecurity, hinder development efforts. An estimated 24.8 percent of its 54 million population live near or below ... more

World Health Organization strategy (‎2022-2026)‎ for the National Action Plan for Health Security

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This strategy defines the World Health Organization (WHO) vision and framework for supporting Member States to accelerate the development, implementation and monitoring of their National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) from 2022 to 2026. The National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) ... more

Manual of diagnostic ultrasound. Vol. 2 – 2nd ed.

Elisabetta Buscarini, Harald Lutz and Paoletta Mirk WHO (2013)

Mali: Ebola virus disease preparedness EPOA: Final Report Operation n° MDRML010

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; (2015)

Beyond a Snapshot: Learning lessons from the Terre des Hommes International Campaign against Child Trafficking (2001-2011)

Terre des Hommes; OAK foundation Terre Des Hommes International Foundation (2012) C2

The United Nations (UN) adopted a new international legal instrument in November 2000, the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. This contained a new definition of traf ... more

World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights. 10 Key Findings

United Nations Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs (2019) C1

The world’s population is projected to grow from 7.7 billion in 2019 to 8.5 billion in 2030 (10% increase), and further to 9.7 billion in 2050 (26%) and to 10.9 billion in 2100 (42%). The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050 (99%). Other region ... more

A Concrete Example of the One Health Approach in the Brazilian Unified Health System

Souza, P.C.A.; et al. (2021) CC

Front. Public Health, 04 June 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.618234

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Survey-Based Cross- Sectional Study

Abir, T.; et al. (2021) CC

Annals of Global Health, 87(1), p.43. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3269; The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of mental health symptoms (anxiety, depression, and stress) in Bangladesh and the factors associated with these symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that ... more

Menstrual Health & Hygiene for Girls and Women with Disabilities

Unicef (2021) C_UNICEF

Menstruation is a natural fact of life and a monthly occurrence for 1.8 billion girls and women of reproductive age. Yet millions of menstruators across the world are denied the right to manage their monthly menstrual cycle in a dignified, healthy way. Girls and women with disabilities face even gre ... more

"The greatest need was to be listened to": The importance of mental health and psychosocial support during COVID-19

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2020) C1

Experiences and recommendations from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Measures imposed by governments to prevent the spread of the disease, including lockdown restrictions, quarantines, physical distancing, and their economic and social consequences, further increase this dist ... more

Urban Transport and Health

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

Findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this document are based on infor- mation gathered by GIZ and its consultants, partners and contributors from reliable sources.