Social Protection Policy Analysis, Tanzania
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This document  provides  guidance  on  the  implementation  of  the  shielding  approach  in  camps  and  camp-like settings  for  refugees  and  internally  displaced  persons.  It  is  intended  for  the  displaced  community  itself, humanitarian actors and camp coordination / management authorit...ies.
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                                                                This document provides guidance on the implementation of the shielding approach in urban areas in LICs and crisis-affected regions. It is intended for the community itself, national and local governance institutions, and humanitarian and development actors operating in the country.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Findings from field research in Malawi and current literature. 
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The new review paper, The Impacts of Climate Change on Health, identifies the extent to which increasing emissions, extreme weather and temperatures elevate health risks, from infectious disease to malnutrition, and assesses the associated health burden. It concludes that the health burden will exce...ed the level of demand that health systems are prepared for.
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                                                                Evidence from Low and Middle Income Countries
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Some 32% of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the conflict in the east.
Among the 2,203 respondents surveyed across Ukraine, the study also found a high prevalence of mental disorders such as depression (22%) and anxiety ...(17%), particularly among women. This has a significant effect on family and community relations, the ability to work or even do basic tasks such as walking.
Moreover, the study noted that 74% of respondents in need of psychiatric care do not receive it, mainly due to a high cost of mental healthcare and medicine.
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                                                                Global and regional estimates of violence against women
he report presents the first global systematic review of scientific data on the prevalence of two forms of violence against women: violence by an intimate partner (intimate partner violence) and sexual violence by someone other than a partner ...(non-partner sexual violence). It shows, for the first time, global and regional estimates of the prevalence of these two forms of violence, using data from around the world. Previous reporting on violence against women has not differentiated between partner and non-partner violence. You can download the report in different languages
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                                                                A critical building block to achieving the global goal of universal hand hygiene by 2030 is adequate levels of funding. Understanding the costs of implementing hand hygiene plans is an essential precursor to fund allocation. This tool aims to provide country-specific cost estimates of achieving univ...ersal hand hygiene in households by 2030. It has been developed jointly by WHO and UNICEF, through a consultancy with WASHeconomics, and with input from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the World Bank and WaterAid
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                                                                The  three  week  course  aims  to  raise  awareness  about  the  importance  of  health  and  well-being  of  people  with  disabilities  in  the  context  of  the  global  development  agenda:  Leaving  no  one  behind. This  course  is  designed  for  anyone  with  a  professional  or  personal  ...interest  in  disability  as  it  relates  to  health,  rehabilitation,  international  development  and  humanitarian  assistance.  There  is  a  particular  focus  on  low  and  middle  in-come countries – both in the content of the course and the target learner
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                                                                The course is aimed at those designing, implementing and evaluating strategies to address AMR. For example, the course would be relevant for members of National Action Plan committees, policy and practice professionals who are required to address and support AMR initiatives, mid-career scientists an...d postgraduate students, and clinicians who would benefit from an understanding of the public health importance of AMR and actions to tackle the problem. The course will have a specific focus on AMR in low- and middle-income countries. Applicants should have a good command of English, as all teaching will be in English.
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                                                                Preliminary fndings from a global survey of urban young people on the air they breathe and a child health co-benefts analysis of radical decarbonisation of 16 global cities.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A 2013 Plan study across 30 countries found that children with disabilities were on average 10 times less likely to go to school than children without disabilities. This report presents the findings of a follow-up second phase to the research with a qualitative study on barriers and enablers to educ...ation for children with disabilities in Nepal.
The Full Report and Executive Summary Reports in English, French and Spanish are now available for download at:
http://disabilitycentre.lshtm.ac.uk/include-us-education-study-available-now/
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                                                                This two-week free course looks at the science behind the Ebola outbreak, to understand why it has occurred on this scale and how it can be controlled
- See more at: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/freeonlinecourses/ebola/index.html#sthash.77ztaO8A.dpuf
Start: 19 January 2015
Duration: 2 weeks,6 hou...rs per week
Email inquiries: sutdy@lshtm.ac.uk
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