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Blueprint for a Public Health and Safety Approach to Drug Policy

Tracy Pugh, Julie Netherland, Ruth Finkelstein The New York Academy of Medicine, Drug Policy Alliance (2013) C2

"Some of the problems with our current drug policies stem from the fact that these policies have been largely bifurcated between two different and often contradictory approaches. One treats drug use as a crime that cannot be tolerated and should be punished; the other views addiction as a chronic re ... more

West and Central Africa: Humanitarian Bulletin, March 2015

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2015)

USD$ 28 million allocated from UN Central Emergency Fund to assist people affected by Boko Haram’s insurgency. Boko Haram, insecurity exert misery in Cameroon’s Far North Region. Millions of people in Ebola-affected countries risk serious food shortages during the June-August lean ... more

Delivering mental health and psychosocial support interventions to women and children in conflict settings: a systematic review

Kamali M, Munyuzangabo M, Siddiqui FJ, et al. (2020) CC

BMJ Global Health2020;5:e002014. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002014

Children and young people’s voices in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: Child-friendly report

World Vision (2020) C2

This research was conducted in March and April 2020 to explore children and young people’s reflections and perceptions on the COVID-19 outbreak. This study was organised in response to the young people’s continued child activism in the face of personal challenges.

Social and Behavior Change Communication for Emergency Preparedness Implementation Kit

Amrita Gill-Bailey, Kathryn Bertram, Uttara Bharath et al. Johns Hopkins University and US Agency for International Development (USAID) (2017) C1

Each unit builds on the one prior, and they all combine to provide key information for developing an SBCC strategy. It is not essential, however, to work through the I-Kit from start to finish. Users can choose to focus on specific aspects for which they need support in their emergency communication ... more

Projected Health Financing Transitions: Timeline and Magnitude

Rachel Silverman Center for Global Development (2018) C2

Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices

Stone, D.; K. Holland, B. Bartholow, et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2017) C_CDC

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent suicide

National Action Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran for combating antimicrobial resistance

Ministry of Health and Medical Education Iran (2016) C_WHO

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most important threats to the health worldwide. Antimicrobial resistance or drug resistance is the reduction of the pharmaceutical effects of a drug against a disease or reduction of its effectiveness in improving the clinical signs of a disease. Antimicrobial ... more

Considerations and Principles for Shielding People at High Risk of Severe Outcomes from COVID-19

Social Science in Humanitarian Action (2020) CC

This brief considers the rationale for shielding individuals at high risk of severe disease or death from COVID-19 in low- and middleincome countries. It provides an overview of proposed approaches to shielding, discusses the categories of individuals who may be identified for shielding, and outline ... more

WHO European framework for action on mental health 2021-2025: draft for the Seventy-first Regional Committee for Europe

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The framework sets out a response to current mental health challenges arising from the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on population mental health and well-being. The EFAMH provides a coherent basis for intensified efforts to mainstream, promote and safeguard mental well-being as ... more

Indonesia: National AIDS Commission 2007-2010 HIV and AIDS Response Strategies

National AIDS Commission Indonesia (2007) C1

Universal Access to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Services by A United Africa by 2010

African Union; (2006) C2

Special summit of African Union on HIV and Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (atm) Abuja, Nigeria 2–4 may, 2006Sp/Assembly/ATM/2 (I), Rev.3 Abuja call for accelerated action towards universal access to HIV and Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria services in Africa

India’s Disability Policy – Analysis of Core Concepts of Human Rights

Jessica O’Dowd, Hasheem Mannan, Joanne McVeigh (2013) C1

Strengthening Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in 2021

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2021) C1

According to WHO, around 22% of adults in conflict settings have mental health conditions. This is almost triple to non-conflict settings. There is no generally accepted estimate for children but it is clear that children who are refugees, IDPs or who live in conflict settings have high levels of m ... more

What's Next? Lessons on Education Recovery: Findings from a Survey of Ministries of Education amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

OECD; UNICEF; UNESCO; et al. (2021) CC

1 in 3 countries are not taking action to help students catch up on their learning post-COVID-19 school closures

Global Report on Internal Displacement 2021 (GRID 2021)

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre IDMC; Norwegian Refugee Council NRC Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre IDMC; Norwegian Refugee Council NRC (2021) C1

Internal displacement at all-time high after unprecedented year of crises The total number of people living in internal displacement reached a record 55 million by the end of 2020. During a year marked by intense storms and persistent conflict, 40.5 million new displacements were triggered across ... more

Lessons from the gender-based violence initiative in Tanzania

Kelsey Simmons, Zuki Mihyo and Lyn Messner The Strengthening High Impact Interventions for an AIDS-free Generation (AIDSFree) Project (2016) CC

Nepal: Food and Nutrition Security Plan of Action ( FNSP ) A National Programme for Food and Nutrition Security

Ministry of Agricultur al Development (MOAD) (2013) C1

Disaster, Disability & Difference book

NFD-N (National federation of the disabled- Nepal) UNDP (2016) C1

A STUDY OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN POST-EARTHQUAKE NEPAL.