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UNICEF/UN026563/Parry
Background report

Reviewing Emergencies for Swaziland – Shifting the Paradigm in a New Era

The world’s highest HIV prevalence and the increasing number of deaths due to AIDS is having unprecedented impact on Swaziland. Worryingly, with a generation of orphans and rapidly escalating poverty, this desperate situation is being accepted as ‘normal’. HIV/AIDS in…
NERCHA - HEARD
2007
UNICEF/UNI200138/Khuzaie
Evidence review

Zimbabwe 2008-2009 Cholera Outbreak Crisis Review

This After Action Review (AAR) covered CARE’s responses to the Cholera Crisis in Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2009. The purpose of this AAR is to contribute to CARE’s understanding of the cholera response, and to help promote learning and accountability…
CARE
2009
UNICEF/UN019012/Mukwazhi
Evidence review

Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions – The Horn of Africa: Drought and Famine Crisis

The purpose of this public health risk assessment is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, international and local organizations, donor agencies and local authorities, who are currently working with populations affected by the emergency in the…
WHO
2011
UNICEF/UN026527/Parry
Evidence review

Health Epidemics Evaluation Report

In 2012 Uganda experienced many disease outbreaks including Measles, Ebola, Marburg and Nodding disease. Two Ebola outbreaks and one Marburg event were in quick succession and placed the Ministry of Health and the Uganda Red Cross (URCS) as well as…
IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross/ Red Cresent Societies
2013
Evidence review

Evaluation of Ebola Response – Uganda

In recent months Uganda has experienced three separate Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) outbreaks. Two Ebola outbreaks in the districts of Kibaale and Luwero and one Marburg event in Kabaale. URCS responded in all three cases with assistance from the IFRC…
IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross/ Red Cresent Societies
2013
UNICEF/UN026522/Parry
Background report

A dangerous divide: the state of inequality in Malawi

This report examines the sharp rise in inequality in Malawi between 2004/5 and 2010/11, and models the link between poverty, inequality and growth from 2015 to 2020.
Oxfam
2015
UNICEF/LeMoyne
Evidence review

The Impact of Protracted Crises on Attitudes and Aspirations

This rapid review explores the impact of protracted crises on attitudes and aspirations. It provides a general overview of what is meant by the term protracted crisis, a broad reading of the influence of different types of protracted crisis on…
GSDRC
2016
UNICEF/UNI37736/Vitale
Briefing

Drought in Somalia

An ACAPS Briefing Note on crisis in Somalia.
ACAPS
2016
UNICEF/UN022230/Balasundaram
Briefing

Drought and food insecurity in Ethiopia

An ACAPS Briefing note on the worst drought in Ethiopia for 50 years.
ACAPS
2016
UNICEF/UNI167518/Jallanzo
Briefing

Ebola in West Africa Guinea: Resistance to the Ebola Response

Resistance to the Ebola response has been more widespread and more severe in Guinea, than in Liberia and Sierra Leone, with sometimes violent incidents. This is due to a complex interaction of many factors, including underlying causes and the nature…
ACAPS
2015
UNICEF/UNI196191/Georgiev
Evidence review

Coordinated Assessments in Emergencies – What We Know Now: Key Lessons from Field Experience

This document uses lessons learned from recent coordinated assessments to distil key points,advice, and pitfalls in carrying out a Coordinated Assessment during the first weeks of a disaster. It provides a general introduction to what has been learned about coordinated…
ACAPS
2012
UNICEF/UNI186557/Nijimbere
Evidence review

Call Detail Records: The Use of Mobile Phone Data to Track and Predict Population Displacement in Disasters

Information about the displacement of people after disasters is crucial in determining the scale and impact of the emergency, and is vital for conducting humanitarian needs assessment on the ground. Methods to forecast or detect such migration are however very…
ACAPS
2013

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