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Epilepsy & My Child Toolkit - A Resource for Parents with a Newly Diagnosed Child
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Epilepsy Foundation of America (2014) C2

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The ‘better prognosis hypothesis’ for schizophrenia in poor countries. Is it the medication?

in2mentalhealth (2019) CC

Accessed April 10, 2019

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El éxodo Venezolano

Human Rights Watch (2018) C1

Urge una respuesta regional ante una crisis migratoria sin precedentes

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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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Shaping our Lives: Learning to Live Safe and Healthy, free from HIV/Syphilis & other STIs

National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; Ministry of Rural Development; UNIFEM; et al. (2016) C_WHO

A Booklet on Women and HIV/AIDS for Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Members of Self-help Groups (SHGs)
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Primary Surgery Vol. One: Non-Trauma
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Cotton, M., et al. Global Healp; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Tropenchirurgie; International Coll. Essential Surgery (2016) CC

This comprehensive book has established itself as the most useful text for the medical practitioner in poor-resource settings who is obliged to manage surgical cases. It is particularly adapted for those whose surgical experience is basic or minimal. Importantly, it has extensive advice about pitfal... more

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Promoting human rights in mental health WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This document has been developed to provide training and guidance on how to integrate a human rights approach in mental health and related areas, based on international human rights instruments, in particular the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

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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

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Essential Skills for Mental Health Care
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Jim Crabb, and Emma Razi Basic Needs Ghana (2007) C2

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National Guidelines on Promoting Access of Young People to Adolescent- and Youth-Friendly Services in Primary Health Care Facilities in Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2014) C1

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Mental Health Reforms

Mercer, E; Germanavicius, A.; Juodkaite D.; et al. Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) (2011) C2

Special issue: Mental Health Challenges in Lithuania Nos. 1-2 '11

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Male engagement in HIV testing, treatment and prevention in eastern and southern Africa — A framework for action

UNAIDS (2022) C_WHO

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A Guide to Leadership Training in Community Mental Health

The Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre, et al. (2010) CC

For Strengthening Mental Health In Cultural-Linguistic Communities Projects

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Free to be me

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2013)

A comic book guide for young people on how to live happily and healthily with HIV in their lives. In this booklet, young people share their stories about living with HIV and staying healthy in Namibia today. You will find out everything you need to know about living happily and healthily with HIV. I... more

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Ebola virus disease preparedness strengthening team Gambia country visit 17–22 November 2014

World Health Organization (2014)

The document summarizes the infrastructure and activities for Ebola virus disease (EVD) preparedness that are already in place in the Gambia and identifies opportunities for improvement to strengthen the nation’s readiness in the event of an EVD incident.

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Nepal: Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey on Street Involved Children and Youth in Kathmandu Valley, Round I, 2016

Ministry of Health Nepal; National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) (2016) C1

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Guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Knowledge Management in Global Health Programs

Saori Ohkubo, Tara M. Sullivan, Sarah V. Harlan, Barbara K. Timmons, Molly Strachan USAID, GHKC (2013)

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SARS-CoV-2 Steckbrief zur Coronavirus-Krankheit-2019 (COVID-19)

Robert-Koch-Institut RKI (2020) C1

Stand 2.10.2020

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On the COVID-19 pandemic frontlines: Discussion paper with policy recommendations and compendium of resources

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2021) CC

The primary audience of this report with the compendium of resources are youth engagement practitioners in the Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies as well as technical experts and policy makers across the humanitarian landscape that thrive for meaningful interventions with and for children, ad... more

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People Living with HIV Stigma Index - Asia Pacific Regional Analysis 2011

GNP (Global Network of people living HIV); UNAIDS; IPPF; ICW Global (2011) C2

Epilepsy & My Child Toolkit - A Resource for Parents with a Newly Diagnosed Child recommended

Primary Surgery Vol. One: Non-Trauma recommended

Essential Skills for Mental Health Care recommended

Epilepsy & My Child Toolkit - A Resource for Parents with a Newly Diagnosed Child
recommended

Primary Surgery Vol. One: Non-Trauma
recommended

Essential Skills for Mental Health Care
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