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Malaria: One of the leading causes of child deaths, but progress is possible and you can contribute to it

Roser, M. Our world in data (2022) CC

We do not have to live in a world where 1,320 children die from a preventable disease every day

ndi intwari mu kurwanya marariya

UNICEF; Republique du Burundi Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte contre le Sida; Programme National Intégré de Lutte contre le Paludisme PNILP (2010) C3

This comic book is an educational resource designed to raise awareness of malaria prevention among young people in Burundi. Employing a narrative approach, it features characters who demonstrate key preventive behaviours, such as using insecticide-treated nets, eliminating mosquito breeding sites an ... more

Comic Book: Protecting communities – Malaria Prevention

International Federation of Red Cross IFRC (2016) CC

This comic book is a children-friendly tool to support school safety, to raise awareness and protect communities against malaria. The comic is available in English, Khmer, Lao, Burmese and Vietnamese

What is Malaria? Video

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2018) CC

This educational video provides an overview of malaria, including its causes, symptoms and how it is transmitted. It focuses on the most vulnerable groups: children under five, pregnant women, people living with HIV/AIDS, and travellers or migrants. ... more

Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries

Walker, S.; Wachs, T.; Gardner, J. et al. (2007) C1

Poverty and associated health, nutrition, and social factors prevent at least 200 million children in developing countries from attaining their developmental potential. We review the evidence linking compromised development with modifiable biologica ... more

Protect Yourself from Mosquitos! Mosquito bites can make you sick.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health (2025) C_CDC

The 'Mosquito Bite Prevention Poster – Kids' is an educational public health resource designed to teach children how to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Using clear, simple instructions and visual cues, the poster engages young audiences by ... more

Malaria data snapshots: Snapshots from sub-Saharan Africa and added impacts of COVID-19

UNICEF (2020) C2

Every two minutes, a child under the age of 5 dies from malaria. Under-five children accounted for 67 per cent of all malaria deaths worldwide in 2018. Most of them occurred in sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 24 million ... more

HIV Treatment Adherence Counseling and Retention Guide

Anderson, L.; J. Jospin, S. Safren, et al. ICAP Columbia University, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2024) C_CDC

A job aid for cadres supporting adolescents living with HIV (ages 15-19) in Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Programs

We can't stop at almost. 2025 Goalkeeper Report
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The Gates Foundation (2025) CC

2025 is the first year of this century where child deaths will increase. But we can stop this reversal before it becomes a trend, even in a time of tight budgets. With proven solutions and next-generation innovations that do more with less, we can save millions of ... more

Stand Proud

(2019) CC

By providing free mobility-enhancing treatment and equipment, U.S., U.K., and Swiss charity StandProud improves the dignity and social integration of impoverished children and youth with motor disabilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Con ... more

Trauma and Treatment in Early Childhood: A Review of the Historical and Emerging Literature for Counselors

Buss, K.E., Warren, J.M. & Horton, E. The Professional Counselor (TPC) (2015) C1

Young children are especially susceptible to exposure to trauma. Rates of abuse and neglect among this population are staggering. This article presents a review of relevant literature, including research findings specific to early childhood vulnerab ... more

A Guide to Inclusive Education 2023
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Jesuit Refugee Service (2023) CC

Refugee children with disabilities experience a reality of exclusion and marginalisation that makes them among the most vulnerable displaced persons in the world. Excluded from participation in social activities and access to school, not only becaus ... more

Navigating the landscape of child disability measurement: A review of available data collection instruments

C. Cappa, N. Petrowski , J. Njelesani (2015) CC

ALTER, European Journal of Disability Research 9(2015)317–330. The purpose of this paper is to describe the varying scope and content of data collection instruments on child disability and to provide a historical snapshot of the rates of reported disability among ... more

Understanding refugee trauma: for mental health professionals
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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN (2007) C1

Refugee children and adolescents exhibit resilience despite a history of trauma. However, trauma can affect a refugee child’s emotional and behavioral development. Mental health providers should consider how the refugee experience (e.g., exposur ... more

Fair'n Square

Handicap International; UNICEF (2018)

Accessed October 2018 The Information, Orientation and Social Support Service (SIOAS) reaches out to people with disabilities, mainly through its mobile teams, in 35 of the poorest neighborhoods in Maputo, Matola and Beira and will soon also be present in Tete and Nampula; these are five of the mos ... more

A Roadmap for Ending Exploitation, Abuse of Talibés in Senegal

Human Rights Watch (2020) C2

For over a decade, Senegalese and international journalists, human rights advocates, and child protection experts have documented and denounced the ongoing exploitation, abuse and neglect of children living in many of Senegal’s traditional Quranic ... more

HELLO! I am a new VIRUS,and my name is Coronavirus...

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2020) C2

This children's booklet includes exercises and key messages on the coronavirus. The resource is designed for children aged 6+.

A child is a child

UNICEF (2017) CC

Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation

ДОКЛАД О ПОЛОЖЕНИИ ДЕЛ В МИРЕ В ОБЛАСТИ ПРОФИЛАКТИКИ НАСИЛИЯ В ОТНОШЕНИИ ДЕТЕЙ 2020 Г.

UNICEF; WHO; et al. (2020) C_UNICEF

The Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020 - Russian Цель доклада состоит в том, чтобы документально установить в какой степени государства вып� ... more