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UNICEF/UN034479/Rugwiza, UN-MINUSTAH
Evidence Reviews

Natural Disasters, Armed Conflict, and Public Health

The effects of armed conflict and natural disasters on global public health are widespread. Much progress has been made in the technical quality, normative coherence, and efficiency of the health...
The New England Journal of Medicine
2013
UNICEF/UN033473/Al Saleh, WFP
Background Reports

How Urbanization Affects the Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases

The world is becoming more urban every day, and the process has been ongoing since the industrial revolution in the 18th century. The United Nations now estimates that 3.9 billion...
Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
2015
UNICEF/UNI181855/de Mun
Briefings

Seven Things We Can Learn from the Ebola Epidemic in Uganda in 2000 – 2001

Diseases such as Ebola highlight the importance of a holistic focus on health systems, as opposed to assuming that health is the preserve and concern of health professionals alone. This...
HEART
2014
UNICEF/UNI159550/La Rose
Evidence Reviews

Ebola- Local Beliefs and Behaviour Change

The Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of West Africa is the most severe acute public health emergency seen in modern times. Never before in recorded history has a biosafety level four...
HEART
2014
UNICEF/UNI177413/Yurtsever
Evidence Reviews

A Devastating Toll: the Impact of Three Years of War on the Health of Syria’s Children

Syria’s shattered health system is forcing health workers to engage in brutal medical practices and a series of epidemics have left millions of children exposed to a plethora of deadly...
Save the Children
2014
UNICEF/UNI196240/Georgiev
Evidence Reviews

Measuring the Quality and Performance of Healthcare Providers in Conflict Settings

The purpose of the review was to provide a summary of possible indicators which might be used to measure the performance and quality of healthcare in conflict-affected settings. There is...
HEART
2016
UNICEF/UNI166988/Jallanzo
Evidence Reviews

Ebola – Traditional Healers, Witch Doctors, Burial Attendants

This helpdesk focuses on the impact of traditional healers, witch doctors and burial attendants on ebola in West Africa. It seeks to establish if there is a difference between witch...
HEART
2015
UNICEF/Jallanzo
Evidence Reviews

Ebola Regional Lesson Learning

The Ebola outbreak currently affecting West Africa is the most serious trans-national medical emergency in modern times. It has the potential to become a global health crisis. Many of the...
HEART
2014
UNICEF/UNI169267/Crespo
Foresight Papers

Global Health Architecture: Current and Future

DFID is mapping the current health architecture and identifying drivers that will influence the future architecture from 2015. This report was prepared to inform DFID on the strengths and weaknesses...
HEART
2014
UNICEF/UNI169267/Crespo
Briefings

Scenario Building in Preparation for or during Humanitarian Crises

The humanitarian community often finds itself unprepared for unfolding humanitarian developments or sudden events: the 2010 cholera outbreak in Haiti and the sudden spread of Islamic State areas of control...
ACAPS
2016
UNICEF/UN034523/Khodabande
Evidence Reviews

Severity Measures in Humanitarian Needs Assessments – Purpose, Measurement, Integration

Severity is a key parameter in humanitarian decision making. “Severe” is part of ordinary language; “severity” more institutional. We make absolute statements (“The patient is in asevere condition”) as well...
ACAPS
2016
UNICEF/UNI201450/Khuzaie
Briefings
Evidence Reviews

Questionnaire Design for Needs Assessments in Humanitarian Emergencies

The brief starts with an explanation of the main purpose of a questionnaire and the principles that should be followed to reach these objectives. Afterwards, the ten steps of questionnaire...
ACAPS
2016
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