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Rapid guidance on the decommissioning of Ebola care facilities
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

In light of the decline in new Ebola cases, strategies are now needed to scale down the activities and bed capacities in Ebola care facilities. These facilities include Ebola treatment units, community care centres, Ebola treatment centres and isolation centres. The Governments of Guinea, Liberia an ... more

Chapter 16 Nature-Based Solutions and Protected Areas to Improve Urban Biodiversity and Health

MacKinnon, K.; van Ham C., Reilly K., et al. (2019) CC

Best Practices in health care waste management
recommended

Health Care Without Harm Asia (2007) C1

Examples from four Philippine Hospitals

Planetary Security: In Search of Drivers of Violence and Conflict Part I

H. Visser, de Bruin S., Knoop J. et al. (2018) CC

National-scale databases and reliability issue Background report

Kenya Comprehensive Refugee Programme 2015

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2015)

DGE position statement on a more sustainable diet

Renner B.; Arens-Azevêdo U.; Watzel B.; et al. (2021) CC

While “sustainability” has become a central aspect of social action and responsibility around the world, its complex and multi-di- mensional nature requires further explanation.

PM2.5 polluters disproportionately and systemically affect people of color in the United States

Tessum, C.; Paolella, D .A.; Chambliss, S. E.; et al. (2021) C1

Antibiotic Manufacturing Standard

AMR Industry Alliance (2022) CC

Minimizing risk of developing antibiotic resistance and aquatic ecotoxicity in the environment resulting from the manufacturing of human antibiotic. The Standard, facilitated by BSI Standards Limited (BSI), provides clear guidance to manufacturers in the global antibiotic supply chain to ensure t ... more

Health Care Waste Management National Guidelines

Federal Ministry of Health, Hygiene and Environment Health Department Ethiopia (2008) C1

Clean-Water System: Effective And Affordable

CRS Pakistan (2011)

Practical Guide for Medical Management of Chemical Warfare Casualties

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (2016) C1

This Guide contains information, guidelines, diagrams and other materials addressed to medical practitioners who are engaged in the treatment of casualties of chemical weapons. It is made available to the public for information purposes, but is not intended to be used by the public. All decisions re ... more

Generic risk assessment model for insecticides used for larviciding and mollusciciding

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

2nd edition. The purpose of this document is to provide a generic model that can be used for risk assessment of larviciding and mollusciciding; it aims to harmonize the risk assessment of such pesticides for public health use. The assessment considers both adults and children (all age groups) as we ... more

The Medical Aspects of Radiation Incidents

Radiation Emergency Assistance CenterTraining Site (REAC (2017) C2

This pocket guide offers basic information needed for the medical management of victims of radiation incidents in an easy-to-understand manner.

Patient Decontamination Recommendations for Hospitals

Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) California (2005) C2

"This document provides recommendations for protecting healthcare providers and managing patients in the event of a hazardous materials exposure. Content was compiled through nationally recognized, current practice standards and formatted into user-friendly materials. "

Gap Analysis in Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion

Bastable, Andy and Russell, Lucy Oxfam (2013)

The emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) gap analysis project was funded by The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), a program managed by Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance (ELRHA) in partnership with the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Per ... more

Roundtable on Hospital Communications in a Mass Casualty Radiological Event

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2003) C_CDC

On January 14-16, 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a communications roundtable in Atlanta, Georgia, to explore hospitals' challenges in communicating with internal and external audiences in communitywide emergencies involving radioactive materials. The roundtable, Hosp ... more

United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Uganda 2016 - 2020

United Nations System in Uganda (2015) C1

Green City Development Guidelines

Global Green Growth Institute - GGGI (2018) CC

GGGI Technical Guideline No. 2

Field Action Guide for Psychosocial Assessment of Children and Families in Emergencies

Regional Emergency Psychosocial Support Network & UNICEF EAPRO (2005)

This field action guide focuses on the first psychosocial assessment to be conducted just after a calamity strikes or just after a major event in an ongoing armed conflict. While it is necessary to update that initial assessment as the emergency situation evolves through the different phases of reco ... more

Integrated Water Resources Management in Myanmar: Water usage and introduction to water quality criteria for lakes and rivers in Myanmar. Preliminary report

Mjelde, Marit; Ballot, Andreas; Swe, Thida; Eriksen, Tor Erik; Nesheim, Ingrid; Aung, Toe Toe Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA) (2017) C1

The purpose of the report is to present some first recommendation for the development of Myanmar ecological quality criteria using the system of the EU Water Framework Directive (EU WFD) as baseline, with main focus on the characterization and classification processes. As background for the recommen ... more