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The Oxfam Ebola Response in Liberia and Sierra Leone: An evaluation report for the Disasters Emergency Committee

Adams, J.; Llyod, A.; Miller, C. Oxfam (2015)

The context of the Ebola epidemic presented extreme challenges for Oxfam, as it did for many organisations. At the onset of the epidemic, there was a general lack of understanding of the disease and how to respond to it effectively and safely. A pervasive and persistent climate of fear, coupled with ... more

Safe use of personal protective equipment in the treatment of infectious diseases of high consequence

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2014) C1

A tutorial for trainers in healthcare settings Version 2: 2 Dec 2014 "The document focuses on an extended set of PPE components, which includes goggles, respirators, gloves, coveralls and footwear. Used properly, these PPE components can provide effective protection even from airborne transmissi ... more

Measuring disability in surveys and programmes : a summary

International Centre for Evidence in Disability; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, et al. (2014) C1

Child Protection Case Management Guidance During Covid-19

Unicef; Save the Children (2020) C_UNICEF

This guidance note aims to ensure continuity of case management service provision as well as appropriate response to cases associated with the disease during the COVID-19 crisis in Myanmar. Outlined below are priority areas that Child Protection Case Management agencies should focus on

Mobilizing community support for orphans and vulnerable children in Cambodia

Norwegian Red Cross; Cambodian Red Cross; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2019) C2

Case Study Accessed: 30.10.2019

South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan January 2020 — December 2021

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) CC

Addendum: 2020 mid-year COVID-19 resvision, summary of the reprioritisation & additional requirements in response to COVID-19 In June and July 2020, a mid-year revision of the 2020 South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) was undertaken as an inter-agency consultative process to discuss ... more

Critical Response and Funding Requirements - Response to the Water Crisis in Syria

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2022) CC

In September 2021, the UN and its partners presented a response plan to mitigate the impact of the water crisis in northern and north-east Syria which requested US$200 million to assist up to 3.4 million of the over five million people estimated to be affected by the water crisis in northern Syria b ... more

Staying alive: safety and security guidelines for humanitarian volunteers in conflict areas

David Lloyd Roberts International Comitee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2005) C1

With its expert practical advice on security in situations of armed conflict, this updated set of guidelines will prove invaluable to humanitarian personnel working at the operational level. Following on from the success of the first edition, published in 1999, it addresses new and developing threat ... more

Nutrition Cluster Guidance Note: Emergency Nutrition Interventions to Returnees

Nutrition Cluster South Sudan (2011)

Recommendations for providing shelter interventions in the context of the COVID19 pandemic

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC; Shelter Cluster (2020) C1

Sahel Crisis 2020: Responding to the urgent needs of refugees, internally displaced, returnees and others of concern (June 2020)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) CC

he central Sahel region—Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger—is facing a severe humanitarian and protection crisis. Massive displacement, most of it driven by intense and largely indiscriminate violence perpetrated by a range of armed actors against civilian populations, is taking place across the regi ... more

Social Appropriation of Knowledge and its contributions to the prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural contexts

Paipilla, K., Castro-Arroyave, D., Grajales,L. BMJ Innovations :234–239. doi:10.1136bmj (2022) CC

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected infectious endemic disease that is transmitted through the bite of a vector insect (sandfly) of the Lutzomyia genus,typical of rural geographical territories, and causes disfiguring skin ulcers and disabilities. It is estimated that CL affects between 600 ... more

Guidelines to reduce stigma Guide 3: A roadmap to stigma reduction: an empowerment intervention

ILEP International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (2011)

Prevalence of Physical Disability among Urban Community-dwelling Adults in Sri Lanka

Weerasinghe, I.F., Foneska, P., Dharmaratne, S.D., & Jayatilake, J.A.M.S. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2015)

Assessment of physical disability at the community level is essential for rehabilitation and supply of services. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of physical disability among adults in an urban community in Sri Lanka.

UNHCR Jordan: Azraq Refugee Camp - Factsheet, January 2021

UNHCR UNHCR (2021) CC

Nepal: Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Plan Implementation Guidelines

Government of Nepal National Planning Commission (2012) C1

Latrine Design and Construction. Making Culturally-Appropriate Latrines

Lifewater (2011) CC

2nd edition

Rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities in developing countries

Sexton, S. USAID ; ISPO (2016) C1

Program Report for Collaborative Agreement: DFD-A-00-08-00309-00 September 30, 2008 -December 31, 2015

Food Safety In Natural Disasters

PAHOWorld Health Organization (2005)