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Policy statement and recommended actions for lowering sugar intake and reducing prevalence of type 2 diabetes and obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO

The documents focus on promoting healthier nutrition by addressing issues like sugar, salt, and fat intake, emphasizing their role in non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases. They include educational tools for children and adults to support balanced diets and public h ... more

Transactional sex and HIV risk: from analysis to action

UNAIDS; STRIVE (2017) C2

UNAIDS 2018 / Reference

Coping with disasters : a guidebook to psychosocial intervention

Ehrenreich, John H; McQuaide, Sharon Mental Health Workers Without Borders (2001) C2

This manual is a guide to psychosocial interventions to help people cope with the emotional effects of disasters. Some are direct responses to the trauma of disasters, while others are longer-term responses. Even more than the physical effects of disasters, the emotional effects cause long-lasting s ... more

Female Genital Mutilation in Senegal: Insights from a statistical analysis

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2022) C_UNICEF

Senegal is home to nearly 2 million girls and women who have experienced FGM. Overall, 25 per cent of girls and women have undergone the practice, varying from over 90 per cent in Kédougou to just under 1 per cent in Diourbel

Comorbidity of post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety in flood survivors: Prevalence and shared risk factors

Dai, W., Kaminga, A.C., Tan, H., Wang, J., Lai, Z., Wu, X., Xiong, Y., Deng, J. & Liu, A. Medicine (2017) CC

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety are both prevalent in trauma-related populations. However, comorbidity of these 2 psychiatric disorders has not been investigated in flood survivors. This study aimed to estimate the extent to which PTSD and anxiety co-occur in flood survivors, and i ... more

Nigeria: National Family Planning/ Reproductive Health, Service Protocols

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2010) C1

Verwehrtes Recht auf Gesundheit. Krank und ohne medizinische Versorgung in Deutschland

Ärzte der Welt (2019) C1

Der Bericht gibt einen seltenen Einblick in die Situation derjenigen, die keinen oder nur einen eingeschränkten Zugang zum deutschen Gesundheitssystem haben. Er basiert auf der Analyse von Patientendaten aus den medizinischen Anlaufstellen der Organisation in Berlin, München und Hamburg.

Manual for investigating suspected outbreaks of illnesses of possible chemical etiology: guidance for investigation and control

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This manual describes methods for investigating clusters or outbreaks that may be of chemical origin and describes the importance of a structured, coordinated, collaborative multidisciplinary, multi-agency approach at local, regional, national and international levels.

Manuel d’utilisation à destination des équipes Santé Mentale et Soutien Psychosocial (SMSPS) dans la réponse au COVID-19

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1

Ce guide rassemble des documents existants liés à la santé mentale et au soutien psychosocial (MHPSS) relatifs à la crise du COVID-19, ainsi que d'autres ressources applicables au contexte. Il est divisé en différentes sections en fonction des « espaces de nouvelle vulnérabilité » inhéren ... more

The best start in life. Breastfeeding for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in the WHO European Region

World Health OrganizationEurope (2020) C_WHO

Healthy maternal nutrition, exclusive breastfeeding, and optimal infant and young child nutrition are critical for appropriate growth and development, as well as reducing the risk of developing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), for both mothers and children. On 7–8 November 2018 the WHO Regional Of ... more

Quality Criteria for Health National Adaptation Plans

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The Quality Criteria for Health National Adaptation Plans (HNAPs) presents examples of good practice in HNAP development to assist countries in developing a comprehensive, feasible and implementable plan. The criteria are also intended to guide countries in setting the foundation for a long-term ite ... more

ENSURING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA: TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR HEALTH WORKERS

REACT Cameroun (2010) CC

Геномное секвенирование SARS-CoV-2 для целей общественного здравоохранения

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

WHO COVID-19 prison surveillance protocol: monitoring and reporting COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This protocol establishes the principles and definitions of a surveillance system devised by the WHO Health in Prisons Programme (‎HIPP)‎ to monitor the evolution of COVID-19-related epidemiological data in prisons and other places of detention and to report the main measures adopted to prevent, ... more

Urban Transport and Health

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

Findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this document are based on infor- mation gathered by GIZ and its consultants, partners and contributors from reliable sources.

Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
recommended

European Union EU (2022) CC

If you are fleeing the war in Ukraine and coming to the European Union, you will find key information about your rights with regard to crossing the border into an EU country, eligibility for temporary protection and applying for international protection, as well as the rights of travel inside the Eu ... more

Nation healthy cities networks

World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe (2015) C_WHO

Promoting health and well-being throughout Europe

Impact of COVID-19 on young people in the EU

Sándor, E.; Patrini, V.; M. Mascherini, et al. Eurofund (2022) C1

Following a long recovery from the economic crisis (2007–2013), young people in the EU proved to be more vulnerable to the effects of the restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Young people were more likely than older groups to experience job loss, financial insecur ... more

Garantir un travail décent au personnel infirmier et aux travailleurs domestiques, acteurs clés de l’économie du soin à autrui

Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT) (2022) CC

Conformément aux dispositions de l’article 19 de la Constitution de l’Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT), le Conseil d’administration, à sa 334e session (octobre-novembre 2018), a décidé que l’Étude d’ensemble qui devait être préparée par la Commission d’experts pour l� ... more

Trends in maternal mortality 2000 to 2020: estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth - meaning that a woman dies around every two minutes. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.1 is to reduce maternal mortality to less than 70 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births by ... more