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Sierra Leone Cholera ERU Operation Review

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) (2013)

This review of the IFRC support to the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society response to the 2012 cholera outbreak provides ideas and concepts to promote a more coherent and evidence based rationale on how to make more effective use of IFRC global assets to stop, control, mitigate and respond to cholera ep ... more

COVID-19 in Africa: Protecting Lives and Economies

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) (2020) C1

The ECA, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due to COVID-19. This, as the pandemic continues to impact on the Continent’s struggling economies whose growth is expected to slow down from 3.2 percent to 1.8 percent in a best-case scenario, pushing close to 27 million people into extr ... more

Achieving the MDGs with Equity in Ghana: Unmasking the Issues Behind the Averages

National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) & United Nations system in Ghana (2012) C1

A Technical Paper. Final Report

Disability Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sida (2015) C2

This brief gives an overview of disability rights in the Sub-Saharan region, with focus on Sida partner countries; DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Turkey: Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan in Response to the Syria Crisis

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C1

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - Patient Education; Information

Lareau S.C., Fahy B. et al American Thoracic Society (2019) CC2

The document by the American Thoracic Society provides an overview of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), explaining its causes, such as smoking and environmental factors, symptoms like breathlessness and chronic cough, and diagnostic methods including spirometry. It discusses treatment st ... more

Situational Analysis on Post-Rape Care of Children in Lesotho

Levy, Marcy, Veronica Magar, and Derrick Sialondwe Arlington, VA: USAID’s AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1 (2013)

Community-Based Rehabilitation Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region: Successes and Challenges in the Implementation of the CBR Matrix

Adela Cayetano, R.D.; and J. Elkins Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2016) CC

Conclusion: CBR has improved the quality of life, access to medical services, functional independence, autonomy, community inclusion, and empowerment of people with disabilities in LMICs in the Asia-Pacific region. However, challenges in the implementation of CBR remain. These include lack of awaren ... more

Monitoring of the Protection Situation in Besieged East Aleppo City, November 2016

International Rescue Committee, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection Cluster (2016) C1

Lignes directrices concernant la prise en charge de la tuberculose chez l’enfant dans le cadre des programmes nationaux

Organisation mondiale de la Santé (2016) C_WHO

2ème édition

Report of the implementation of a case based connectivity solution for TB diagnosis

FIND (2017) C2

Hazardous Chemicals Handbook

Phillip Carson, Clive Mumford Butterworth Heinemann (2002) C2

"The aim of this book remains as for the first edition, namely to provide an initial point of ready reference for the identification of hazards and precautions for dangerous chemicals. It is targeted not only at those in the chemical and process industries, but also anyone likely to work with che ... more

Yemen five years on: Children, conflict and COVID-19

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) CC

Millions of children in Yemen could be pushed to ‘the brink of starvation’ due to huge shortfalls in humanitarian aid funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic – according to a new UNICEF report marking more than five years since conflict escalated in the country.

Menstrual Hygiene Matters

House, S.; T. Mahon and S. Cavill Water Aid (2012) C2

A resource for improving menstraul hygiene around the world. Comprehensive guidance with examples of good practice, information for colleagues and pupils in class and tips on how to break the taboo

Interim guidance for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers working with older people during COVID -19 response

IFRC (2020) CC

The purpose of this document is to provide information to Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers on how to engage with, inform and support older people to support older people in facing new challenges linked to COVID-19.

Ghosts in the nursery in exile—Supporting parenting in exile during the COVID‐19 pandemic

L. Schestag; Mehner-Gentner, J.; Stein, L.; et. al. (2021) CC

The early prevention project “Strong together!” supports refugee parents and their young children (0–4 years) in Berlin, Germany. It aims to mitigate the transmission of trauma to the generation born in exile. For refugee families who have only recently arrived in Germany, the COVID‐19 pande ... more

Ebola Outbreak West Africa: FAO Regional Response Programme (October 2014 – December 2015)

Food and Agriculture Organization (2015) C1

Updated version June 2015

Children with Special Educational Needs

National Council for Special Education (NCSE) (2014) C2

Information Booklet for Parents

How to control Asthma

Allergy Foundation South Africa (2024) CC2

Asthma is a long term illness of the lungs that causes the airways to become inflamed and produce lots of mucus. Viral infections, cold air, allergens, exercise, and smoke make the airways “twitchy”; they close easily causing asthma attacks with coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath (see wh ... more

Educational support for orphans and vulnerable children in primary schools: Challenges and interventions

T. Mwoma; J. Pillay Issues in Educational Research (2016) C2

Issues in Educational Research, 26(1), 2016