You are here
WHO, World Health Organization
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Universal Health Coverage: Lessons to guide country actions on health financing
Over a billion people lack adequate access to needed health services and 100 million are pushed into poverty each year as a consequence of paying for the services they receive. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a response to this, providing the assurance
-
Strengthening the Medico-Legal Response to Sexual Violence
In the past 20 years, increasing attention has been paid to ending impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict-affected settings and to achieving assistance and justice for victims. It is acknowledged that this is an important part of the res
-
Simplified Approaches for the Treatment of Child Wasting Toolkit
Toolkit of resources that were developed and tested pre COVID for Community Health Workers (CHW) management of wasting with a simplified treatment protocol. Developed by International Rescue Committee (IRC) in collaboration with Save the Children, Malaria
-
Mental Health and Severe Food Shortage Situations: Psychosocial considerations
Severe food shortages can lead to short and long-term physical, mental, and emotional health concerns for children and their caregivers. This fact sheet provides an overview of the connection between food shortages and increased risk of psychosocial dist
-
Information Manual 3: Tsunami psychosocial care for children
A disaster like the tsunami disrupts the process of interaction the child has with his/her environment. It leads to displacement wherein the child loses his familiar environment (home, school, peers, etc). There is a sense of panic and confusion and the c