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How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2023) CC

KEY MESSAGES Always talk to a GBV specialist first to understand what GBV services are available in your area. Some services may take the form of hotlines, a mobile app or other remote support. Be aware of any other available services in your area. Identify services provided by humanitarian pa...rtners such as health, psychosocial support, shelter and non-food items. Consider services provided by communities such as mosques/ churches, women’s groups and Disability Service Organizations. Remember your role. Provide a listening ear, free of judgment. Provide accurate, up-to-date information on available services. Let the survivor make their own choices. Know what you can and cannot manage. Even without a GBV actor in your area, there may be other partners, such as a child protection or mental health specialist, who can support survivors that require additional attention and support. Ask the survivor for permission before connecting them to anyone else. Do not force the survivor if s/he says no. Do not proactively identify or seek out GBV survivors. Be available in case someone asks for support. Remember your mandate. All humanitarian practitioners are mandated to provide non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support to people in need regardless of: gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability status, age, ethnicity/tribe/race/religion, who perpetrated/committed violence, and the situation in which violence was committed. Use a survivor-centered approach by practicing: Respect: all actions you take are guided by respect for the survivor’s choices, wishes, rights and dignity. Safety: the safety of the survivor is the number one priority. Confidentiality: people have the right to choose to whom they will or will not tell their story. Maintaining confidentiality means not sharing any information to anyone. Non-discrimination: providing equal and fair treatment to anyone in need of support. If health services exist, always provide information on what is available. Share what you know, and most importantly explain what you do not. Let the survivor decide if s/he wants to access them. Receiving quality medical care within 72 hours can prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and within 120 hours can prevent unwanted pregnancy. Provide the opportunity for people with disabilities to communicate to you without the presence of their caregiver, if wished and does not endanger or create tension in that relationship. If a man or boy is raped it does not mean he is gay or bisexual. Gender-based violence is based on power, not someone’s sexuality. Sexual and gender minorities are often at increased risk of harm and violence due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Actively listen and seek to support all survivors. Anyone can commit an act of gender-based violence including a spouse, intimate partner, family member, caregiver, in-law, stranger, parent or someone who is exchanging money or goods for a sexual act. Anyone can be a survivor of gender-based violence – this includes, but isn’t limited to, people who are married, elderly individuals or people who engage in sex work. Protect the identity and safety of a survivor. Do not write down, take pictures or verbally share any personal/identifying information about a survivor or their experience, including with your supervisor. Put phones and computers away to avoid concern that a survivor’s voice is being recorded. Personal/identifying information includes the survivor’s name, perpetrator(s) name, date of birth, registration number, home address, work address, location where their children go to school, the exact time and place the incident took place etc. Share general, non-identifying information To your team or sector partners in an effort to make your program safer. To your support network when seeking self-care and encouragement. more

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Ebola Virus Disease (EVD): Key questions and answers concerning water, sanitation and hygiene

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Updated September 2021. Provision of water and sanitation and good hygiene practices play an essential role in protecting human health during all disease outbreaks, including during Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks. This question and answer document provides practical, evidence-based recommend... more

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How to conduct safe and dignified burial of a patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Ebola or Marburg virus disease

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO

This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola or Marburg virus disease. These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involved in the management of dead bodies and burial of su... more

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Je vois que cela est possible - Renforcer les capacités pour l’inclusion du handicap dans les programmes relatifs à la violence basée sur le genre dans les environnements humanitaires
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Women's Refugee Commission, et al. (2015) C1

The tools are designed to complement existing guidelines, protocols and tools for GBV prevention and response, and should not be used in isolation from these. GBV practitioners are encouraged to adapt the tools to their individual programs and contexts, and to integrate pieces into standard GBV tool... more

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HEARTS Paquete técnico para el manejo de las enfermedades cardiovasculares en la atención primaria de salud. Guía de implementación

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2019) C_WHO

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Éléments à prendre en considération dans la mise en œuvredu traitement de masse, de la détection active des cas et des enquêtes en population pour les maladies tropicales négligées (MTN)

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2020) C_WHO

dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19

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Orientaciones sobre la bioseguridad en el laboratorio relacionada con la COVID-19
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Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO

The latest update (28 January 2021) includes the following addition and revision: biosafety aspects for working with antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test; handling new variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory; updated assay decontamination before disposal; personal protectiv... more

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Annual inspection report 2016/17

Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), South Africa (2018) C1

The aim of the Annual Inspection Report is to present findings of public sector health establishments inspected by the OHSC to monitor compliance with the National Core Standards (NCS) during the 2016/2017 financial year in South Africa. The NCS define fundamentals for quality of care based on six ... more

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Joint WHO Meetings with Ministry of Health on Strengthening Emergency and Essential Surgical Care in Nepal

World Health Organisation (WHO), Ministry of Health Nepal (2004) C_WHO

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MANUAL DE TRATAMENTO DA CRIANÇA COM INFECÇÃO PELO HIV/SIDA EM MOÇAMBIQUE

República de Moçambique Direcção Nacional de Saúde - PNCDTS (2014) CC

Accessed at March 2014

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Checklist and reference list for developing and reviewing a national strategic plan for HIV

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

The checklist and reference list has two parts: high-level cross-cutting content (Part A) and specific programme content (Part B). Part A applies to all countries and contains situation and response analysis, the NSP development process, the goal, targets and priority-setting of the NSP and the prin... more

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COVID-19: Protocolo de atención en niños, niñas y adolescentes

Ministerio der Salud Argentina (2020) C2

El presente protocolo es una actualización del emitido el 24 de abril 2020 y contiene las siguientes modificaciones: • Definición de caso: Las definiciones de caso sospechoso y confirmado son dinámicas y secundarias a la situación epidemiológica vigente. En este contexto el Ministerio de ... more

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The State of the World’s Children 2019: Children, food and nutrition: Growing well in a changing world. Summary

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2019) C_UNICEF

This 2019 edition of The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) examines the issue of children, food and nutrition, providing a fresh perspective on a rapidly evolving challenge. Despite progress in the past two decades, one third of children under age 5 are malnourished – stunted, wasted or overw... more

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Politica Nacional de Salud Mental 2011-2020

Pan American Health Organization PAHO; Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social (2011) C_WHO

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Surveillance, prevention and control of leishmaniases in the European Union and its neighbouring countries

European Centre for disease prevention and control (ECDC) European Centre for disease prevention and control (ECDC) (2022) C_CDC

This technical report presents the epidemiology of human and animal leishmaniases in the EU and its neighbouring countries and concludes that the disease remains widespread and underreported in many countries of southern Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East and that there is a need to improv... more

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Zimbabwe: MEDICINES AND ALLIED SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT

(2001) C2

CHAPTER 15:03 | Acts 14/1969, 62/1971, 35/1974, 20/1978, 41/1978 (s. 35) 39/1979, 7/1987, 11/1988, 18/1989 (s. 27), 1/1996, 6/2000, 22/2001; R.G.N. 899/1978.

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Health Policies in Kenya and the new constitution for Vision 2030

Kibui A., Mugo R., Nyaga G., et al. (2015) C1

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Manual Lineamientos Base Para La Formulación De Definiciones De Caso En Vigilancia En Salud Pública Aplicación en COVID-19

Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social Bogotá, Colombia (2020) CC

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El contexto de la Salud Mental

C. P. Fernández; Dr. J. M. Caldas de Almeida; Dr. V. A. Basauri; et al. Organización Mundial de la Salud (2005) C_WHO

Conjunto de Guías sobre Servicios y Politicas de Salud Mental Editores Médicos, s.a. EDIMSA. 2005

Je vois que cela est possible - Renforcer les capacités pour l’inclusion du handicap dans les programmes relatifs à la violence basée sur le genre dans les environnements humanitaires recommended

Orientaciones sobre la bioseguridad en el laboratorio relacionada con la COVID-19 recommended

Je vois que cela est possible - Renforcer les capacités pour l’inclusion du handicap dans les programmes relatifs à la violence basée sur le genre dans les environnements humanitaires
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Orientaciones sobre la bioseguridad en el laboratorio relacionada con la COVID-19
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