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Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2015
Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 Target 5A called for the reduction of maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015. It has been a challenge to assess the extent of progress due to the lack of reliable and accurate maternal mortalit
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Levels & Trends in Child Mortality, Report 2015
As the concluding year of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches and planning for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs or Global Goals) is in full swing, the world’s leading aid agencies are calling for improved evidence-based estimation of
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Thinking Healthy: A manual for psychological management of perinatal depression
Women across the globe deserve to enjoy equal health. When they become mothers their health needs should be addressed in all aspects. The Millennium Development Goals have highlighted the importance of maternal and child health and the post 2015 developme
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Investing in Children: the European child maltreatment prevention action plan 2015–2020
The 2013 European Report on Preventing Child Maltreatment identified child maltreatment as a significant problem in Europé. This action plan promotes both population-level actions and targeted, selective approaches for high-risk groups to prevent maltreat
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Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance for School Health Programs: Eight core indicators to support FRESH
Focusing Resources on Effective School Health (FRESH), an intersectoral partnership, has developed Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance for School Health Programmes. This document comprises one out of three core documents: Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance
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Consultation on Improving Measurement of the Quality of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Care in Health Facilities
In 2012, a meeting was convened by the World Health Organisation with the aim to achieve a consensus on core indicators for global measurement and reporting on the quality of care provided for mothers, newborns, and children in health facilities that coul
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Levels & Trends in Child Mortality, Report 2013
Comprised of representatives from UNICEF, WHO, and the United Nations Population division, the Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) updates child mortality estimates annually. This report prevents the group’s latest estimates of und
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Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014
This report presents the progress countries have made in implementing the recommendations of the 2002 World Report on Violence and Health. It also discusses the impacts of violence, deaths being only a fraction of the health and social burden arising from
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Female Genital Mutilation Factsheet
This regularly updated factsheet about female genital mutilation (FGM) includes information on the practice, health repercussions, causes, and international response to the practice. This webpage is managed and maintained by the World Health Organization
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Levels & Trends in Child Mortality, Report 2014
Millennium Development Goal 4 calls for reducing the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. This publication analyzes the global and national progress made towards achieving this goal. Despite stunning progress in various countries
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Every Newborn Action Plan 2014
Although the world has seen remarkable progress in the reduction of child deaths, each year an estimated 2.9 million newborns die during their first 28 days, often from preventable diseases and circumstances. To address this issue, multiple stakeholders h
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Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers
Psychological first aid: Guide for fieldworkers, released by WHO, the War Trauma Foundation (WTF) and World Vision International (WVI). Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an approach recommended in the IASC Guidelines for Mental Health and Psychosocial Supp