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Vitamin A Supplementation Programs and Country-Level Evidence of Vitamin A Deficiency

Wirth, James P.; Petry, Nicolai and others (2017) CC

Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) programs targeted at children aged 6–59 months are implemented in many countries. By improving immune function, vitamin A (VA) reduces mortality associated with measles, diarrhea, and other illnesses. There is currently a debate regarding the relevance of VAS, but a ... more

Malawi National Communication and Advocacy Strategy for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

United States Agency for International Development; President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; National AIDS Commission MAlawi (2022) CC

Evidence shows that oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces the risk of contracting HIV during sexual intercourse by more than 90% when taken daily. It is for this reason the National HIV Prevention Strategy 2015-2020 (2018 Revision) emphasises the role of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in ... more

Child Labour Report 2015: Migrant Child Labour in the Thai Shrimp Industry

Friedel Hütz-Adams Südwind-Institut für Ökonomie und Ökumene Terre des Hommes (2015) C1

Slavery on fishing vessels, degradation of ecosystems, overfishing, debt bondage, human trafficking and child labour in peeling sheds – the scandals surrounding the Thai fishery and shrimp industries have garnered international censure. Farmed and processed at the cost of extreme exploitation of b ... more

National Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Strategy 2014/15-1018/19

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2018) CC

Shelter and Settlement Strategy for Jordan Syrian Refugee Crisis

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2015)

Assessment of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Needs and Resources in the Context of Ebola

International Medical Corps (2014) C2

Lunsar, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone

Capturing the difference we make: Community-based rehabilitation indicators manual

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO

Assistance to Victims of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War: Guidance on Child-focused Victim Assistance. Chapter 1-4

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2014)

This document is one of eight PDF documents that comprise the Guidance on Child-focused Victim Assistance. All are available in PDF at . The full document is also available. This first section contains the Acknowledgements, Foreword, Acronyms and Chapters 1 th ... more

Central African Republic: Humanitarian Situation Update - HNO Light, Update as of 22 March 2021

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2021) CC

The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) has further worsened over the past six months. Election-related violence that broke out in mid-December 2020 has had a devastating effect on civilians. Thousands of people have been forced to flee, human rights violations have surged, ... more

No Peace of Mind

World Vision (2022) C1

Children’s mental health is top concern for Ukrainian parents, new World Vision report finds; Studies show 22 per cent of people in conflict zones suffer mental disorders; Prevention programs must be urgently prioritised

The State Of The World’S Children 2013: Executive Summary - Children with Disabilities

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2013)

The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities examines the barriers – from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, from invisibility in official statistics to vicious discrimination – that deprive children with disabilities of their rights and keep them from partic ... more

Traumatic stress and psychological functioning in a South African adolescent community sample

Swain, K.D., Pillay, B.J. & Kliewer, W. South African Journal of Psychiatry (2017) CC

Background: Traumatic stress may arise from various incidents often leading to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The lifetime prevalence of PTSD is estimated at 1% – 2% in Western Europe, 6% – 9% in North America and at just over 10% in countries exposed to long-term violence. In South Afri ... more

IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Section B Perinatal and early childhood risk and protective factors & disorders

S.Mares; L. Newman S. MK Tan; N. K. Nor; L. S. Fong; et al. IACAPAP (2012) C2

Infant Psychiatry Chapter B.1 Early Maltreatment and exposure to violence

Using antipsychotic medication for the treatment of schizophrenia in children and adolescents

M. Ferrin; H. Gosney; A. Marconi; J. M. Rey IACAPAP (2016) C2

Other disorders Chapter H.5.1

Children and armed conflict - Report of the Secretary-General (A/73/907–S/2019/509)

UN Security Council, UN General Assembly (2019) C1

The present report, which covers the period from January to December 2018, is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2427 (2018). The preparation of the report involved broad consultations within the United Nations, in the field and at Headquarters, and with relevant Member States. It hig ... more

Latrine Design and Construction Part 1

Somalia WASH Cluster, ACTED, GSA, Save the Children, UNICEF, et al. (2020) CC

Somalia WASH Cluster Guidelines

Female Genital Schistosomiasis: a guide to inform equitable schistosomiasis control efforts in Ghana

Countdown (2020) CC

Learning pack. This pack presents a summary of exploratory qualitative research methods and findings from frontline health implementers and communities conducted by the research team in Ghana.