In this article a cluster randomized cross-sectional survey, conducted in Albay Province in the Philippines in April 2016,  was used to assess the prevalence of disability and access to support services. This was done with the purpose of generating representative data for local programme development.... A cross-sectional survey was carried out with the WG/UNICEF methodology to examine the prevalence of disabilities, and the accessibility and coverage of relevant services. The aim is for this information to be used for public policy formulation at all levels, as well as to improve communication and advocacy on disabilities.
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                                                                Conflict, climate crisis and COVID-19 pose great threats to the health of women and children.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Massoda Tonye et al. Malar J (2018) 17:156
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2284-7
Background: In 2011, the demographic and health survey (DHS) in Cameroon was combined with the multiple indicator
cluster survey. Malaria parasitological data were collected, but the survey period did not overl...ap with the high
malaria transmission season. A malaria indicator survey (MIS) was also conducted during the same year, within the
malaria peak transmission season. This study compares estimates of the geographical distribution of malaria parasite
risk and of the effects of interventions obtained from the DHS and MIS survey data.
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                                                                    The Government of Liberia (GoL) reports three additional EVD cases linked to the Margibi County cluster, including one in Liberia’s Montserrado County; new confirmed case total reaches six
    Recently extended Operation Northern Push strengthens contact tracing and EVD prevention activities ...in Sierra Leone
    The Government of Guinea (GoG) and EVD response actors investigate source of infection for EVD-positive nurse in Forécariah Prefecture, the area’s first confirmed case among health care workers since March
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                                                                Accessed June 2018 | UNICEF Data: Monitoring the Situation of Children and Women
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The Core Set of Indicators and respective Indicator Data Sheets aim to pave the way towards a common understanding, greater consistency and comparability across countries and alignment of results chains of German Development Cooperation in the field of health and social health protection with the in...ternationally recognized health systems framework of WHO and International Health Partnership (IHP+).
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                                                                A Formative Evaluation of UNICEF’s Child Protection System Building Approach in Indonesia
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The report finds that, as of 3 November, in 87 countries with age-disaggregated data, children and adolescents under 20 years of age accounted for 1 in 9 of COVID-19 infections, or 11 per cent of the 25.7 million infections reported by these countries. More reliable, age-disaggregated data on infect...ion, deaths and testing is needed to better understand how the crisis impacts the most vulnerable children and guide the response
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                                                                For applying the new operational guidance on CB-MHPSS in the field, UNICEF country offices and partners will need ready access to tools and resources that can be used to implement the programs. By bringing together resources from different contexts, the compendium makes options available to country ...offices and partners for programming.  
The compendium aims to strengthen UNICEF capacity for MHPSS programming consistent with the IASC Guidelines for MHPSS in Emergencies and described by the 9 circles of support in the UNICEF operational framework. 
The compendium is a compiled set of resources, already being used by UNICEF and partners, both national and international, in diverse settings.
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                                                                Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs | July – September 2017 
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Statistics and Monitoring Section / Policy and Practice
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities examines the barriers – from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, from invisibility in official statistics to vicious discrimination – that deprive children with disabilities of their rights and keep them from partic...ipating fully in society. The report also lays out some of the key elements of inclusive societies that respect and protect the rights of all children, regardless of disability, and progress in helping all children to flourish and make their contribution to the world.
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