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Philippines: GETTING OPTIONS A Handbook on Getting Education, Training and Work Options for Persons with Disabilities at the National Capital Region

National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) (2014) C1

A situation analysis of persons with disabilities in Malawi

Alister C. Munthali (2011)

Planning for country transition to Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Cartridges

Global Laboratory Initiative (2017) C2

Food Security in a World of Natural Resource Scarcity. The Role of Agricultural Technologies

Mark W. Rosegrant | Jawoo Koo | Nicola Cenacchi; et al. International Food Policy Research Institute (2014)

This book is aimed at policymakers in ministries of agriculture and national agricultural research institutes, as well as multilateral development banks and the private sector and provides guidance on various technology strategies and which to pursue as competition grows for land, water, and energy ... more

Nutrition interventions for older people in emergencies

P. Fritsch; P. Delchevalerie; F. Dibari and M. Myatt Help Age International (2015) CC

Integrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scales

Zipper, S.; et al. (2020) CC

February 2020Earth's Future 8(2):e2019EF001377.The water planetary boundary attempts to provide a global limit to anthropogenic water cycle modifications, but it has been challenging to translate and apply it to the regional and local scales at which water problems and management typically occur. We ... more

Impact of COVID-19 on the indigenous population of Brazil: a geo-epidemiological study

Alves J.D., Abade A.S., Peres W.P. et al. Cambridge University Press (2021) CC

This study aimed to analyze the geographical distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to identify high-risk areas in space and time for the occurrence of cases and deaths in the indigenous population of Brazil. This is an ecological study carried out between 24 March and 26 October 20 ... more

Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) Country Report Tanzania

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CC

The Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) project has conducted a multi-year, multi-country study that provides stark insights on the under-reported depth of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis across Africa and lays out urgent policy recommendations to addr ... more

Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK
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H. Adler, Gould, S.; Hine, P.; et al. The Lancet (2022) CC

Cases of human monkeypox are rarely seen outside of west and central Africa. There are few data regarding viral kinetics or the duration of viral shedding and no licensed treatments. Two oral drugs, brincidofovir and tecovirimat, have been approved for treatment of smallpox and have demonstrated eff ... more

tsunami ten years on, stories of change 2004–2014: Community Perceptions of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Response and Recovery
recommended

Andy Featherstone Save the Children (2014) C1

The objective of this study is to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, sustainability, and impact of the tsunami response in Sri Lanka and Indonesia 10 years later. A cross cutting theme of this study is the assessment of whether communities are now better prepared to respond to and cope with disaster ... more

We are here. IFRC’s experiences with communication and feedback channels for affected populations in Haiti

Isabella Jean , Francesca Bonino ALNAP-CDA (2014) CC

Standards and Normative Mechanisms for Disaster Risk Reduction

Jachia, Lorenza United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (2014) C1

Background Paper prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
The aim of this paper is to help bring voluntary standards into the toolbox of disaster risk reduction, including both by encouraging their use by business and by enhancing their role in legislation and ... more

A Review of Tuberculosis in Ndola District of Zambia

Monde, N.; M. Munyeme and S. Malama (2016) CC

Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 2016, 4, 1-8 Published Online March 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/jtr http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jtr.2016.41001

Catholic Social Justice Principles: An African Philosophical Response

Kizito O and Juma F (2015) C2

Catholic Social Justice teaching is the body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of poverty and wealth, economics, social organization and the role of the state. Arts Social Sci J 2015, 6:2DOI: 10.4172/2151-6200.1000107

Multiple-hazards and systemic risk: Addressing climate-related disasters in times of COVID-19

UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (2020) CC

The current effort on fighting COVID-19 cannot conceal the fact that climatic and geological hazards affect Latin-America and the Caribbean every year. At a time when countries of the region are actively responding to the pandemic, they also need to prepare for and implement actions to mitigate the ... more

Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Myanmar Red Cross Society (2016) C1

A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19
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Rochweg, B.; et al. (2021) CC

BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3379 Rapid Recommendation and visual graph. This is the fifth version (update 4) of the living guideline (BMJ 2020;370:m3379). When citing this article, please consider adding the update number and date of access for clarity. The publication of the RE ... more

BNF for Children 2019-2020

BMA; Royal Pharmaceutical Society, etal. (2020) C2