Safe excreta disposal is a top priority in an emergency, but one that takes time and extensive resources to implement. This Technical Briefing Note examines the use of poo bags for safe excreta containment and disposal in urban emergency settings. The Brief also explores ways of building more comple...te excreta management systems to ensure not only safe disposal, but also to ensure the dignity and safety of users.
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In the time of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sex and drug use will continue, regardless of physical distancing orders and policies. People who previously met in community gathering venues such as bars and clubs may now meet in different sites, ones that are “hidden” or less accessible. This, i...n turn, may hinder efforts to reach them with prevention interventions, such as condoms, lubricants, and needle–syringe programmes. With the widespread loss of livelihood and fewer employment opportunities, transactional sex, sex work and sexual exploitation may increase. Anxiety about the pandemic and personal vulnerability also may lead to some disruption in community cohesion, and to changes in the social and sexual norms that influence behaviour.
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We have long been working to prevent and end sexual violence in armed conflicts and to ensure that the countless victims – men, women, boys and girls – receive the help they need.
In this document, we examine sexual violence specifically in relation to people deprived of their liberty. We c...onsider why individuals are at risk of sexual violence in detention and how to prevent and reduce that risk. We also set out some potential steps to take when sexual violence occurs.
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This webpage gives details about Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders, as well as offering practical advice about how to get help.
Accessed: 29.03.2019
India is experiencing rapid demographic and epidemiological transitions with NCDs causing significant disability, morbidity and mortality both in urban and rural populations and across all socioeconomic strata. According to the ICMR State Level Disease Burden Initiative, in 2016, NCDs accounted to a...n estimated 6.0 million deaths, constituting 62% of the total mortality of that year.
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Stats SA has released an in-depth report on persons with disabilities. The report, written using Census 2011 data, is the first in a series of in-depth analyses of various Census 2011 variables, such as ageing and education.
The report provides statistical evidence relating to the prevalence of dis...ability and characteristics of persons with disabilities at both individual and household levels. Two methods were used to profile disability prevalence and patterns based on the six functional domains, namely seeing, hearing, communication, remembering/concentrating, walking and self-care. These two methods were:
- the level/degree of difficulty in a specific functional domain and;
- the disability index.
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le Sénégal continue d’être confronté à une crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle qui touche particulièrement le nord et l’est du pays. Selon les estimations faites en novembre 20151, plus de 2,4 millions de personnes sont en insécurité alimentaire (soit 17% de la population), dont 220 461 ...seront en crise pendant la période de soudure 20162. le nombre d’enfants en situation de malnutrition aiguë pourrait être de plus de 407 500 en 2016, parmi lesquels plus de 86 000 en sévère3. les chocs climatiques tels que la sécheresse et le retard de démarrage de la saison pluvieuse ont affecté le nord du pays alors que dans d’autres zones les inondations ont affecté plus de 60 000 personnes4. l’épidémie de la maladie à virus Ebola (MVE) qui a sévi aux portes du pays a montré qu’un renforcement du système de surveillance épidémiologique ainsi que le renforcement des structures de santé sont requis.
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UNAIDS 2017 / Reference
Generating evidence for policy and action on HIV and social protection
HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice No. 188
Mental and Social Aspects of Health of Populations Exposed to Extreme Stressors
This research is one case in a study commissioned by the World Food Programme to investigate the participation of recipient community in the targeting and management of humanitarian food assistance in complex emergencies. The study involved a substantial desk review of existing documentation, and th...ree weeks of field work in February and March 2008. The purpose of the study was to understand the ways in which participatory or community-based approaches to targeting have been attempted, within the definition of community-based targeting suggested by WFP. The study was not an evaluation of targeting methods, although some critical examination of targeting was necessary in order to understand the constraints on community participation.
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The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil
Chapter 8, Prison and Health, published