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Include us in education! A qualitative research study on barriers and enablers to education for children with disabilities in Nepal

Zuurmond, M., L.M. Banks, P. Aryal, et al. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, International Centre for Evidence in Disability, Plan International (2014) C1

A 2013 Plan study across 30 countries found that children with disabilities were on average 10 times less likely to go to school than children without disabilities. This report presents the findings of a follow-up second phase to the research with a ... more

Addressing Poverty Through Disability Inclusive Development: 8 Partner Case Studies

Australian Aid & CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2010)

This booklet shows what disability inclusive development for poverty alleviation looks like in a range of settings and with different challenges through eight case studies of projects funded by CBM Australia through the Australian Government NGO Coo ... more

How a few poorly designed COVID-19 studies may have contributed to misinformation in Brazil: the case for evidence-based communication of science

Lucena Alves, C.P. de; J.de D. Barreto Segundo, G.Gonçalves da Costa, et al. (2022) CC

BMJ Open Science 2021;5:e100202. doi:10.1136/ bmjos-2021-100202

COMPENDIUM of health system responses to large-scale migration in the WHO European Region
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2018) C_WHO

The scale of international migration in the WHO European Region has increased substantially in the last decade. The dynamics of large-scale migration pose specific challenges and opportunities to health systems, and responses will differ from country to country. Strengthening health system responses ... more

Community Mental Health Practice. Seven essential Features for Scaling up in low- and middle-income Countries

Basic Needs Basic Rights (2009) CC

The seven essential features of practice for scaling up are described with great clarity. They are practical and universal, and encourage local innovation. They include policy, funding and local management structure, as well as working with all possible partners and developing local context adaptati ... more

Is climate change the biggest threat of the 21st century?

Stefi Barna; Aditya Vyas Medical Peace Work (2016) CC

The case is intended to be used as the basis for group work and class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a Medical Peace Work situation. This is one of seven Medical Peace Work courses.

The Road to Resilience

Debbie DeVoe Catholic Relief Services (2013) C2

Case Studies on Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa

Studi Kasus di 10 Rumah Sakit dan 10 Puskesmas di 10 Kabupaten / Kota Target Indikator Tahun 2016 dalam Melakukan Kesiapsiagaan Menghadapi Bencana

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, PT. Multi Area Desentralisasi Pembangunan (2016) C1

Executive summary of case studies in 10 hospitals and 10 Health Centers in 10 Districts with targets indicators year of 2016 in preparing for disaster preparedness in Indonesia

Implementing Disability-inclusive Development in the Pacific and Asia

Development Studies Network (2011) C1

DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN | No.74, June 2011 | Editor: Pamela Thomas | Features and case studies | Progress with implementing conventions and strategies | Progress with capacity building | Progress with disability-inclusive education | Disability-inclusi ... more

Beyond borders. How to make the global compacts on migration and refugees work for uprooted children

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2017) CC

The report presents successful case studies from around the world, including the implementation of minimum protection standards for refugee children in Germany, cross border child protection systems in West Africa, and finding alternatives to the de ... more

Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education

Meike J. Schleif, Iain Aitken , et al. Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) CC

This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have expanded in recent years to encompass a wider array of services to numerous subpopulations, engage communities to collaborate with and to ... more

Global Experience of Community Health Workers for Delivery of Health Related Millennium Development Goals

Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Zohra S. Lassi, George Pariyo and Luis Huicho World Health Organization WHO; Global Health Workforce Alliance (2010) C_WHO

A Systematic Review, Country Case Studies, and Recommendations for Integration into National Health Systems Alliance Report Participation of community health workers (CHWs) in the provision of primary health care has been experienced all over the ... more

Disability Data Collection in Community-based Rehabilitation

Sunil Deepak, Franesca Ortali, Geraldine Mason Halls, Tulgamaa Damdinsuren, Enhbuyant Lhagvajav, Steven Msowoya, Malek Qutteina, Jayanth Kumar Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC

Today there are Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) programmes in a large number of countries. In many countries, the CBR approach is a part of the national rehabilitation services. However, there is a lack of reliable data about persons with disabilities who benefit from CBR and the kind of benefi ... more

Solidarity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Rahman-Shepherd, A.; C. Clift; E. Ross; et al. The Chatham House (2021) CC

Has the world worked together to tackle the coronavirus? July 2021. This research paper assesses how the global community has responded to calls for greater solidarity in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, and presents the insights of key stakeholders and experts in global health governance, health sec ... more

Programmatic innovations to address challenges in tuberculosis prevention and care during the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

13 May 2021 To avoid a reversal of progress from the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, new knowledge and lessons from successful programmatic innovations are urgently needed to improve TB prevention and care. Experience can provide evidence for innovative approaches and strategies to mainta ... more

Access to drinking water for people with disabilities in the town of Tenkodogo (Burkina Faso)

Cimbarre Kpehounton C., D. Moussa Serge Handicap InternationalProjet DECISIPH (2012) C2

Since 2001, local NGO Dakupa,1 with the support of WaterAid, began to implement a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project in several urban municipalities in the Central East region of Burkina Faso. In line with the principles of equity and inclusion, the objective of this project was to improve ... more

Bringing together physical and mental health

Chris Naylor; Preety Das; Shilpa Ross et al. The Kings Fund (2016) C1

A new frontier for integrated care. Until now, most efforts to promote integrated care have focused on bridging the gaps between health and social care or between primary and secondary care. But the NHS five year forward view has highlighted a third dimension – bringing together physical and ment ... more

Trends in infant mortality in Venezuela between 1985 and 2016: a systematic analysis of demographic data

Jenny García, Gerardo Correa, Brenda Rousset (2019) CC

Lancet Glob Health 2019 Published Online January 24, 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30479-0 The health-care system collapse underway in Venezuela is a cause of utmost concern for its people and, increasingly, for the wider region. Declines in provision of basic services, such as ... more

Cities affected by Typhoons in the Philippines

François Grünewald; Béatrice Boyer Group URD; European Commission Humanitarian Aid (2012)