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Research Methods for Promotion of Lung Health

D. A. Enarson, S. M. Kennedy, D. L. Miller, et al. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2001)

A guide to protocol development for low-income countries

Education for children with disabilities - improving access and quality

Department for International Development (DFID) (2010) C2

Guidance Note A DFID practice paper

Questions & Answers Booklet: for Albinos, their Families and Friends

TAS & TGPSH - GTZ (2009) C2

Community Mental Health Policy
recommended

Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2008)

Primary and Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke

Paciaroni, M.; Bogousslavsky, J. European Neurology (2010) CC

Prevention of stroke and transient ischemic attack includes both conventional approaches to vascular risk factor management (blood pressure lowering, cholesterol reduction with statins, smoking cessation and antiplatelet therapy) and more specific interventions, such as carotid revascularization or ... more

SAGE Interim Recommendations on Vaccination against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), February 20, 2019

World Health Organization WHO; SAGE (2019) C_WHO

Urban social stress e Risk factor for mental disorders. The case of schizophrenia

Florian Lederbogen, Leila Haddad, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg (2013) C2

Environmental Pollution http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.05.046

Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults

Healthcare Improvement Scotland Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (2018) C1

SIGN 143. A national clinical guideline Published May 2015, Revised 2018

National Institute on Drug Abuse NIH Online Resources

National Institute of Mental Health NIH (2019) CC

Central African Republic: Overview of incidents affecting humanitarian workers (Jan - Nov 2019)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2019) C1

Catholic Social Teaching and Ecology Fact Sheet

McCarthy J. Social Justice Secretariat (2011) C1

In the light of growing environmental concerns we are witnessing an integration of ecology into the fabric of Catholic social thought. Catholic social teaching (CST) has traditionally focused on economic and social development, encompassing issues related to human work, the economy, peace, human rig ... more

Subsidiarity .Annotated Bibliography

Provinske P. John Ryan Institute Center for Catholic Studies; St. Thomas University (2017) C1

Subsidiarity guides people to establish relationships where they can make decisions, accomplish good work, and live their lives in a manner that respects human dignity

UNHCR Recommendations to the European Union: Resettlement needs and key priorities for 2021

UNHCR (2021) CC

In the past ten years, the number of forcibly displaced people has nearly doubled. In 2019, the number of people forced to flee (inside and beyond the borders) grew to 79.5 million – the highest ever recorded. Refugee situations continue to increase in scope, scale and complexity, whereas durable ... more

The Malawi Noncommunicable Diseases & Injuries Poverty Commission Report

Republic of Malawi; Ministry of Health (2018) CC2

As our world changes, so too does the burden of disease. Globalisation, evolving trade and consumption patterns, and increased access to life-saving medical care are just some of the factors that have transformed the global health landscape.

Clinician mental health, nursing shortages and the COVID-19 pandemic: Crises within crises

Turale S., Nantsupawat A. (2021) CC

Around the world, nurses are working under enormous pressure providing care to sick and dying patients during the pandemic. Many are faced with increased stress, and other negative effects on their mental health. They are also faced with the possibility of infection and death from COVID-19. Before t ... more

FAO speech: The Problem of Food Loss: Challenges from the Catholic Social Teaching and Responses from Caritas

Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, President of Caritas Internationalis Caritas Internationalis (2019) CC

Speech of the President of Caritas Internationalis to the FAO regarding food loss and responses from Caritas

Beating the virus

Bergonzi, L. Beyond Words (2020) CC

A short wordless story, that will help people to understand what to do if you have Coronavirus and how to keep yourself and those who you care about safe. The story also shows how to safely help others who may be self-isolating. Supplementary text at the end of the story gives information on where p ... more

Air quality index Central and West Africa Fact Sheet 2022

Greenstone, M.; C. Hasenkopf and K. Lee University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (2022) C1

In Central and West Africa, regions together comprising 27 countries and 605 million people, the average person is exposed to particulate pollution levels that are more than 4 times the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guideline of 5 μg/m³1. If these particulate pollution levels persist, averag ... more

Imaging ultrasound before 24 weeks of pregnancy: 2022 update to the WHO antenatal care recommendations for a positive pregnancy experience

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

This technical brief describes the re-affirmed WHO recommendation on ultrasound examination in the context of routine antenatal care and outlines policy and programme implications for translating this recommendation into action at the country level.