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Do no harm: Maternal, newborn and infant care during COVID-19

UN Children's Fund (2021) C_UNICEF

This brief summarizes current evidence and guidance for maintaining safe and effective care across the spectrum of maternal, newborn and infant care while protecting mother and child and health care providers during COVID-19. Furthermore, implications of the principle of “do no harm” are reviewe ... more

Protect the promise: 2022 progress report on the every woman every child global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016–2030)

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

This global progress report attempts to lay the groundwork for the kind of accelerated action needed. Section 1 presents key data, trends and developments in women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and well-being. That is followed in Section 2 by a deeper dive into the impact of the COVID- ... more

Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC

The Public Health Burden of Commercial Tobacco Use The burden of disease and death from commercial tobacco* use in the United States is overwhelmingly caused by cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products.

Победить жару: здоровье детей на фоне тепловых волн в Европе и Центральной Азии

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

Beat the heat: child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia finds that half of these children died from heat-related illnesses in their first year of life. Most children died during the summer months. "Around half of children across Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million children – ... are already exposed to frequent heatwaves in a region where temperatures are rising at the fastest rate globally. The increasingly high temperatures can have serious health complications for children, especially the youngest children, even in a short space of time. Without care, these complications can be life-threatening,” said Regina De Dominicis UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia. Heat exposure has acute effects on children, even before they are born, and can result in pre-term births, low birth weight, stillbirth, and congenital anomalies. Heat stress is a direct cause of infant mortality, can affect infant growth and cause a range of paediatric diseases. The report also notes that extreme heat caused the loss of more than 32,000 years of healthy life among children and teenagers in the region. As the temperatures continue to rise, UNICEF urges governments across Europe and Central Asia to: - Integrate strategies to reduce the impact of heatwaves including through National Determined Contributions (NDC), National Adaptation Plans (NAP), and disaster risk reduction and disaster management policies with children at the centre of these plans Invest in heat health action plans and primary health care to more adequately support heat-related illness among children - Invest in early warning systems, including heat alert systems - Adapt education facilities to reduce the temperatures in the areas children play in and equip teachers with skills to respond to heat stress - Adapt urban design and infrastructure including ensuring buildings, particularly those housing the most vulnerable communities are equipped to minimize heat exposure - Secure the provision of safe water, particularly in countries with deteriorating water quality and availability. UNICEF works with governments, partners and communities across the region to build resilience against heatwaves. This includes equipping teachers, community health workers and families with the skills and knowledge to respond to heat stress. more

East Africa - Seasonal Monitor May 6, 2016

Famine Early Warning System Network (2016) C1

Managing family risk: A facilitator’s toolbox for empowering families to manage risks during COVID-19. Part 1

World Health Organization WHO; IFRC; UNICEF and GOARN (2021) C_WHO

People-centered approaches that help communities maintain protective behaviours and follow guidelines set out by public health and government agencies are more important than ever. The evidence is clear, communities play a role in preventing and controlling epidemics and they are best able to take a ... more

Improving access to maternal health care in Senegal: WAHA International’s mHealth programme

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2014) C_WHO

WAHA International’s mHealth programme addresses several barriers to maternal and neonatal care, including: a lack of information at the community level about locally available services; a large distance from services and a lack of affordable transport for patients; and ineffective communication b ... more

Childhood Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The Shaw Mind Foundation (2016) C1

This brochure will briefly look at childhood trauma and PTSD, discussing the symptoms that may be seen in children and adults, as well as discussing some treatment options. If you do read this brochure and feel that your experiences and current symptoms match those of PTSD then we encourage you to s ... more

Fair allocation mechanism for COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

9 September 2020 In a snapshot, fair allocation of vaccines will occur in the following way: An initial proportional allocation of doses to countries until all countries reach enough quantities to cover 20% of their population This document is also available in Arabic | Chinese | French | R ... more

Zambia: Drought (Food Insecurity) Emergency Appeal n° MDRZM012

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019) C1

A “catastrophic” combination of drought and communities’ declining resilience has left an estimated 2.3 million people facing severe acute food insecurity – up from an estimate of 1.7 million people a month ago. Communities across southern Africa have been affected by drought since late 2 ... more

Protection Response Under the Restrictions of COVID-19

INTERSOS (2020) C1

COVID-19 pandemic has taken the entire world by surprise, creating the greatest global catastrophe since WWII, impacting all spheres of our societies, including health, economy, social protection, as well as security, and human rights. The virus affects people and communities indiscriminately in all ... more

Policy Brief: Impact of COVID-19 in Africa

UN; UNSDG (2020) C2

It is too early to know the full impact of COVID-19 on Africa. To date the experience has been varied. There are causes for concern, but also reasons for hope. Early estimates were pessimistic regarding the pandemic’s impact on the continent. But the relatively low numbers of COVID-19 cases report ... more

Growing Up in Conflict: The Impact on Children's Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being

Maria Bray, Sabine Rakotomalala, Leslie Snider, Saji Thomas UNICEF, Wendy Ager, Pierette James (2015)

Report on the symposium 26–28 May 2015, New Babylon Meeting Center, The Hague

Prêt à sauver des vies: Une boîte à outils de préparation pour les soins de santé sexuelle et reproductive dans les situations d’urgence

IAWG on Reproductive Health in Crises, IPPF, JSI, et al. (2021) C1

L’objectif de cette boîte à outils est de rassembler les enseignements et les orientations actuels comme point de départ pour que les parties prenantes entament le travail de préparation en matière de SSR. Dans le cadre de la SSR, le domaine de la préparation est relativement nouveau et en p ... more

COVID-19 Impact on Supply Chain Logistics:Assessment and Recommendations

The Global Fund (2020) CC

The Global Fund’s product and delivery outlook shows the overall impact of COVID-19 on health product supply chains for Global Fund grants has increased from "low to moderate" to "moderate."

Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids in Preterm Labour

Child Health Division, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2014) C1

Operational Guidelines

The Socio-Economic Impact of People Living with HIV at the Household Level in Myanmar

Cercone, James; Pinder, Étoile; Pothuis, Michal et al. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports; UNDP (2016) C1

The study collected data on the impact of HIV-related diseases on income, revenues, economic dependency, consumption, education, health, food security, stigma, discrimination, quality of life, and migration. The study also assessed people living with chronic diseases in order to compare the impact o ... more

Fighting Cholera - Operational Handbook: Response to outbreaks and risk prevention in endemic areas

Solidarités International (2018) CC

Cholera is a diarrhoeal disease that is usually contracted when drinking water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae bacteria. The fight against this disease requires a multidisciplinary approach that combines a water, hygiene and sanitation (WaSH) response with a monitoring system, improved water suppl ... more

Protecting people and animals from disease threats

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (2018) C1

The Global Health Security Agenda programme develops national capacity to prevent zoonotic and non-zoonotic diseases while quickly and effectively detecting and controlling diseases when they do emerge. The Emerging Pandemic Threats programme improves national capacity to pre-empt the emergence and ... more