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Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into responses to humanitarian emergencies and crises: a WHO guide

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

Humanitarian emergencies and crises (Humanitarian emergencies and crises) are large-scale events that may result in the breakdown of health care systems and society, forced displacement, death, and physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering on a massive scale. Current responses to Human ... more

Humanitarian Action for Children: Myanmar

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

Over 1 million people, including an estimated 450,000 children, are affected by Myanmar’s decade-long conflict and are increasingly vulnerable to gender-based violence, exploitation, abuse, detention and trafficking. Community transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is increasing in ... more

Neurological disorders public health challenges

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2006) CC

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, a collaborative endeavour of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank and the Harvard School of Public Health, drew the attention of the international health community to the burden of neurological disorders and many other chronic conditions. T ... more

17 ways to end FGM/C: Lessons from the field

NFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation Cutting (FGM (2017)

PEPFAR Asia Regional Program

The United States President's Emergency Plan For Aids Relief (2016) C2

Regional Operational Plan 2016 FY17 Strategic Direction Summary 2 May 2016

Forced Out: LGBT People in Azerbaijan

D. van der Veur ILGA-Europe (The European Region of the international Lesbian and Gay Association); COC Netherlands (2007) C2

Report on ILGA-Europe/COC fact-finding mission

Gut mit Stress und Belastungen umgehen: ein illustriertes Übungsbuch
recommended

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2020) C_WHO

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide is a stress management guide for coping with adversity. The guide aims to equip people with practical skills to help cope with stress. A few minutes each day are enough to practice the self-help techniques. The guide can be used alone or wi ... more

Preventing HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding in the context of prEP

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

Technical Brief July 2017

PEP and PrEP

Y. Gilleece European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) (2020) C2

Accessed: 29.02.2020

Climate Change, Health, and Equity: A Guide For Local Health Departments

Rudolf,L-; C. Harrison et al. Public Health Institute (2018) CC

This 400 page guide, created by PHI’s Center for Climate Change and Health and the American Public Health Association (APHA), with support from the California Department of Public Health helps local health departments prepare for and mitigate climate change effects—from drought and heat to flood ... more

The prolongation of the health crisis and its impact on health, the economy and social development

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

Global Strategic preparedness, readiness and response plan for Cholera
recommended

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) CC

Cholera is a major health risk in many parts of the world, affecting millions of people every year. Since mid-2021, the world has been facing an acute upsurge of the 7th cholera pandemic, which is characterized by the number, size and concurrence of multiple outbreaks, the spread to areas that had b ... more

Doing what matters in times of stress
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide is a stress management guide for coping with adversity. The guide aims to equip people with practical skills to help cope with stress. A few minutes each day are enough to practice the self-help techniques. The guide can be used alone or wi ... more

Use of COVID-19 evidence in humanitarian settings: the need for dynamic guidance adapted to changing humanitarian crisis contexts

Odlum, A.; R. James; A. Mahieu; et al. Conflict and Health (2021) CC

For humanitarian organisations to respond effectively to complex crises, they require access to up-to-date evidence-based guidance. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of updating global guidance to context-specific and evolving needs in humanitarian settings. Our study aimed to under ... more

State Fact Sheet 2013-14 HIV

NACO (2014)

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Information Packet

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2009)

Training Manual on Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Stress Management in Health Care Facilities

Norwegian Red Cross (2016) C1

In many contexts, the safe delivery of health care services is challenged by the lack of respect for health care personnel who face insults, threats and violence. Consequences include the disruption of health services, high staff turnover in health facilities, high levels of stress impacting the qua ... more

State of inequality: HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

World Health Organization WHO; Global Fund (2021) C_WHO

The World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are part of a group of agencies working together to accelerate progress towards the health-related SDGs through the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All. Understanding patterns of inequal ... more

An Assessment of Contraceptive Use by Marriage Type among Sexually Active Men in Nigeria: Analysis of the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey.

Asa, S.S., A. Titilayo, and J. A. Kupoluyi. ICF International (2016) C2

DHS Working Papers No. 124

Child friendly healthcare - A manual for health workers

Nicholson, S., Clarke, A. (2014)

Accessed April 2014