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Module 12: Children who Develop Differently - children with disabilities or developmental difficulties

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) & International STEP by STEP Association (2016)

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Harsh punishment - The Human Toll of Georgia’s Abusive Drug Policies

G. Gogia Human Rights Watch (2018) C2

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Making the European Region Safer: developments in alcohol control policies, 2010–2019

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO

Available in Russian A detailed overview is provided of the implementation of alcohol policies described in the 10 action areas of the European Action Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol 2012–2020 (EAPA), including the current status of implementation of the five action areas of the WHO-led... more

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Influencing food environments for healthy diets

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2016) C2

Food environments are usually defined as the settings with all the different types of food made available and accessible to people as they go about their daily lives. That is, the range of food in supermarkets, small retail outlets, wet markets, street food stalls, coffee shops, tea houses, s...chool canteens, restaurants, and all the other venues where people buy and eat food. These environments differ enormously depending on the context. They can be extensive and diverse, with a seemingly endless array of options and price ranges, or they can be sparse, with very few options on offer. Because they determine what food consumers can access at a given moment in time, at what price, and with what degree of convenience, food environments both constrain and prompt the consumer’s choice.Food environments are influenced by the food systems which supply them, and vice versa. Food systems encompass the entire range of activities, people and institutions involved in the production, processing, marketing, consumption and disposal of food (FAO, 2013). They include but are not limited to food supply chains. Making food systems nutrition-sensitive can contribute to addressing all forms of malnutrition, as food systems determine whether the food needed for good nutrition are available, affordable, acceptable and of adequate quantity and quality. How closely food systems and food environments are interrelated and interdependent, and the degree to which external factors affect nutrition outcomes, varies from setting to setting.Many of today’s food systems and food environments are challenged in supporting consumer choices that are consistent with healthy diets and good nutrition. Consumers are not making choices based on nutrition and health, and poor diet is now the number one risk factor for death and disability worldwide (GBD, 2015). Food systems that do not enable healthy diets are increasingly recognized as an underlying cause of malnutrition (GLOPAN, 2016), and malnutrition, irrespective of form, has a huge cost. Economic costs associated with undernutrition are estimated at $1-2 trillion per year, about 2-3% of global GDP (FAO, 2013); the global economic cost of obesity and associated diet-related non-communicable diseases is estimated at $2 trillion per year, about 2.8% of global GDP (McKinsey, 2014). Influencing food environments for promoting healthy diets is an emerging strategy to address today’s nutrition challenges. more

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Interim recommendations for use of the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine against COVID-19: interim guidance, 20 December 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

27 September 2022 These WHO interim recommendations for use of the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine were developed on the basis of advice issued by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and the evidence summary included in the background document and annexes referenced below.

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Guidelines for Pharmacovigilance and Medicine Information System in Rwanda

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2011) C2

The purpose of these guidelines is to help health workers to participate in the process of continuous surveillance of safety and efficacy of the pharmaceutical products which are used in clinical practice, thus help to achieve the ultimate goal to make safer and more effective treatment available to... more

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WHO Pharmacovigilance indicators: a practical manual for the assessment of pharmacovigilance systems

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

This manual provides a practical method for determining the pharmacovigilance indices. It is designed to be simple and can be understood by any worker in pharmacovigilance without formal training in monitoring and evaluation. Pharmacovigilance as a medical discipline is crucial in preventing medicin... more

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Zika Virus Infection - Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement
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Pan American Health Association (PAHO); World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

This document provides Technical content on ZIKV, its manifestations, complications, modes of transmission, and prevention measures to be used in answering frequently asked questions and conveying messages in information and communication materials, community talks, press conferences, etc.

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Guideline for Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting for Healthcare Professionals

SAHPRA (2020) CC

Communication to Healthcare Professionals Mar-2020 This guideline is intended to assist healthcare professionals in the participation of very important process of continuous surveillance of safety and efficacy of the health products which are used in their clinical practice. Continuous evaluation o... more

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Operational security management in violent environments

Humanitarian Practice Network (2010)

Good Practice Review

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WHO recommendations on postnatal care of the mother and newborn

World Health Organization (2013) CC

The guidelines address timing, number and place of postnatal contacts, and content of postnatal care for all mothers and babies during the six weeks after birth. The primary audience for these guidelines is health professionals who are responsible for providing postnatal care to women and newborns, ... more

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Ebola Emergency Concept of Operations as of 29 May 2015

World Food Programme, Logistics Cluster (2015)

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Fractional dose yellow fever vaccine as a dose-sparing option for outbreak response

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

WHO Secretariat Information paper July 2016

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Integrated HIV Program Report January-March 2016

Government of Malawi, Ministry of Health (2016) C1

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South Sudan Access Constraints Map as of 16 December 2016

World Food Programme, Logistics Cluster (2016) C1

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WHEELCHAIR SERVICE TRAINING PACKAGE - For Stakeholders (Trainer’s Manual)

Sarah Frost, Chapal Khasnabis, Kylie Mines, and Lourdes de la Peza WHO (2015) C_WHO

WHO published and launched the third part of the Wheelchair Service Training Package (WSTP) series consisting of two sub-packages: the Wheelchair Service Training Package for Managers (WSTPm) and the Wheelchair Service Training Package for Stakeholders (WSTPs). WHO recognises that in order to develo... more

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Rabies: rationale for investing in the global elimination of dog-mediated human rabies

World Organisation for Animal Health, World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (2015) C_WHO

Rabies is a global public health problem with important socioeconomic impacts. Human rabies is preventable; almost all cases are transmitted through the bite of a rabid dog. Elimination of human rabies is possible. Technical support and tools are available. This report covers:
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Psychosocial Issues for Children and Adolescents in Disasters

Speier, A.H. DHHS Publication (2005) CC

This manual provides information and guidance for individuals concerned with the mental health needs of children who experience major disasters. This background, training, and experience will vary and may include health and mental health professionals, professional and paraprofessional social servic... more

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Mozambique: Access Constraints as of 10 April 2019

World Food Programme, Logistics Cluster (2019) C2

The map shows access constrainst as of 10 April 2019.

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Infection control - Pocket reference - for students, nurses and other healthcare professionals

Clinical Pocket Reference (2020) CC

Infection control is the forth edition from Clinical Pocket Reference for Nurses.

Zika Virus Infection - Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement recommended

Zika Virus Infection - Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement
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