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3MDG Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Indicator Guidelines [2nd ed.]

Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG) (2016) C1

Version 2, January 2016
The primary purpose of this document is to provide 3MDG stakeholders with some essential information on the MNCH core-indicators for 3MDG, which were derived from the 3MDG Logical Framework, Data Dictionary for Health Service Indicators (2014 June, DoPH, MoH), A ... (MEASURE Evaluation, September 2005) and Monitoring Emergency Obstetric Care (WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA/AMDD). Partners are strongly encouraged to integrate the MNCH indicators into their ongoing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities.
These indicators are designed to help Partners assess the current state of their activities, their progress towards achieving their targets, and contribution towards the national response. This guideline is designed to improve the quality and consistency of data collected at the township level, which will enhance the accuracy of conclusions drawn when the data are aggregated. more

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Strategy to respond to antimalarial drug resistance in Africa

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The Strategy to respond to antimalarial drug resistance in Africa is a technical and advocacy document, grounded in the best available evidence to date and aimed at minimizing the threat and impact of antimalarial drug resistance of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in Africa. Its objectives are to: i... more

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Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC

Mpox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus closely related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Mpox was first discovered in 1958 when outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. The first human case was recorde...d in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox and since then the infection has been reported in a number of African countries. Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected animals through handling infected meat or through bites or scratches. Diagnosis is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of material from a lesion for the virus’s DNA. Two separate clades of the mpox virus are currently circulating in Africa: Clade I, which includes subclades Ia and Ib, and Clade II, comprising subclades IIa and IIb. Clade Ia and Clade Ib have been associated with ongoing human-to-human transmission and are presently responsible for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while Clade Ib is also contributing to outbreaks in Burundi and other countries. In 2022‒2023 mpox caused a global outbreak in over 110 countries, most of which had no previous history of the disease, primarily driven by human-to-human transmission of clade II through sexual contact. In just over a year, over 90,000 cases and 150 deaths were reported to the WHO. For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent. On 13 Aug 2024, Africa CDC declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.7 This declaration empowered the Africa CDC to lead and coordinate responses to the mpox outbreak across affected African countries. On August 14, 2024, the WHO declared the resurgence of mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) emphasizing the need for coordinated international response. As of August 2024, Mpox has expanded beyond its traditional endemic regions, with new cases reported in countries including Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Sweden has confirmed its first case of Clade 1 variant, which has been rapidly spreading in Africa, particularly in DRC. The emergence of this new variant raises concerns about its potential for higher lethality and transmission rates outside Africa. more

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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Emergency Preparedness for the Health Sector and Communities Challenges and the Way Forward. Issues, Conclusions, and Recommendations

Marvin L. Birnbaum World Health Organization (WHO) (2006)

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Ebola virus disease outbreak - Emergency Plan of Action Operations Update n°3 (MDRCD026)

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2018) C1

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The HIV response in emergencies

Ruth Ayarza, Sophie Baver; Marie Mercy Zevallos, et al. International HIVAIDS Alliance; POZ (2014)

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Dominican Republic: Zika Virus Outbreak; Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA), DREF Operation n° MDRDO008

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2016) C1

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Seychelles: Preparedness for the Plague Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF n° MDRSC005

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2017) C1

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Outbreak surveillance and response in humanitarian emergencies

World Health Organization (2012)

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Field Manual PAHO/WHO Regional Disaster Response Team

Pan American Health Organization PAHOWHO (2010)

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Mozambique Revised humanitarian response Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) May–December 2020

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2020) CC

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Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (January - December 2019)
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R4V UNHCR and IOM (2019) C1

Faced with the largest population outflow in Latin America of recent years, 95 organizations covering 16 countries have been working together to establish a comprehensive response to the urgent needs of millions of refugees and migrants from Venezuela, and host communities.

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Syrian Arab Republic Revised humanitarian response Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) May–December 2020

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2020) CC

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Immediate Socio-Economic Response Plan to Acute Infectious Disease Pandemic for Turkmenistan

UN Sustainable Development Group UNSDG; et al. (2020) C1

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Guide for Emergency Preparedness and Correct Action in Emergency Situations
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Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) (2017) C3

Staying safe in spite of a disaster. What can you do for your safety in the event of a disaster? In spring 2013, after weeks of rain, whole areas of southern, eastern and northern Germany were beset by catastrophic floods. Settlements vanished in th... more

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Integration Strategy and Emergency Preparedness Process in the context of Public Safety

Marcel R. Dubouloz World Health Organization (WHO) (2006)

Emergency Preparedness for the Health Sector: Challenges and Way Forward. Expert Consultation. Preparedness is nowadays defined as an integrated set of long term multi-sectoral activities. One key objective is to contribute to the achievement of an increasing level of readiness within the MOH and t... more

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Madagascar: Plague Outbreak Emergency Appeal n°MDRMG013

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2017) C1

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Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Guinea: Ebola virus disease

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2014) CC

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Guinea: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Emergency Appeal n° MDRGN007 Final Report

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2017) C1

Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (January - December 2019) recommended

Guide for Emergency Preparedness and Correct Action in Emergency Situations recommended

Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (January - December 2019)
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Guide for Emergency Preparedness and Correct Action in Emergency Situations
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