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Countdown to 2015: Accountability for Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival: The 2013 Update
In 'Accountability for Maternal Newborn and Child Survival; the 2013 Update', Countdown publishes the latest data for 75 countries that account for over 95% of maternal and child deaths. The 2013 Update highlights country achievements in increasing covera
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The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Younger Adolescents: Research issues in developing countries
The evidence base for what adolescents know about their sexual and reproductive health – together with evidence on the sexual and reproductive attitudes and behaviours of boys and girls living in diverse circumstances and on the risks they face – has grow
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The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Adolescents in Developing Countries: Reviewing the evidence, identifying research gaps, and moving the agenda
The 2010 technical consultation hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) brought together a group of experts from a diverse range of institutions and organizations to identify and help fill the gaps in research, programming and policy-making for girl
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The mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings
The Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for non-specialist health settings, is a technical tool developed by WHO to assist in implementation of mhGAP. The Intervention Guide
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Violence Prevention: The evidence
This series of seven briefings for advocates, programme designers and implementers and others summarizes the evidence for the effectiveness of the following seven main strategies for preventing interpersonal and self-directed violence: (1) increasing safe
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WHO ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies
Ethical and safety guidelines specific to the particular issues that arise during collection of information about sexual violence in emergencies are lacking. The recommendations in this document have thus been developed in order to address this gap. They
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Opportunities for African Newborns- Practical data, policy and programmatic support for newborn care in Africa
Each year at least 1.16 million newborn babies die in sub-Saharan Africa. This region has the highest risk of newborn deaths and the slowest progress in reducing mortality. More than two thirds of these babies could be saved with low cost, low tech interv
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Scaling up Care for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders
Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are highly prevalent and burdensome worldwide. The violations of human rights directed towards people with these disorders compound the problem. The resources that have been provided to tackle the huge bur
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Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Mitigation in Refugee and Displaced Populations
An influenza pandemic occurs when a novel influenza virus appears against which the human population has limited or no immunity, and which transmits from person to person, resulting in simultaneous epidemics across the world. In the case of a pandemic, hu
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Clinical Management of Rape Survivors: Developing protocols for use with refugees and internally displaced persons
Over the past five years, humanitarian agencies have been working to put in place systems to respond to sexual and gender-based violence, as well as to support community-based efforts to prevent such violence. In March 2001, the international humanitarian
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Preventing Child Maltreatment: A guide to taking action and generating evidence
Developed by the World Health Organization, this guide is intended for policy-makers and programme planners working at national, provincial and municipal levels in the sectors of health, social services and the law. It was developed specifically to addres
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A Critical Link: Interventions for physical growth and psychological development
This review documents the critical relationship between nutritional status and psychological development and demonstrates the potential of combining interventions that enhance early childhood development and those that improve child health and nutrition i