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Training of HIV/AIDS committees at local government authorities
Tanzania Commission for AIDS, 2007Tanzania is one of the countries hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Tanzania Commission for AIDS was established as part of the government response to the HIV epidemic.This manual is part of the Tanzania Commission for AIDS strategic plan to coordinate and strengthen the efforts of stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.DocumentHandbook on community-led total sanitation
Plan International, 2008Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is a participatory process focused on promoting change in sanitation behaviour through social action - stimulated by facilitators from within or outside the community. Aimed at empowering local communities this handbook is a source of ideas and experiences to be used for CLTS orientation workshops, advocacy to stakeholders as well as for imOrganisationMerlin
Merlin is a UK charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief for vulnerable people caught up in natural disasters, conflict, disease and health system collapse.DocumentTracking progress in maternal, newborn and child survival: countdown to 2015 – the 2008 report
World Health Organization, 2008This World Health Organization report tracks coverage for interventions needed to attain the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. The report is based on data drawn from national surveys and global databases. It measures the coverage of basic health services proven to reduce maternal and child mortality.DocumentA global look at public perceptions of health problems, priorities, and donors: the Kaiser/Pew global health survey
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2007This survey, conducted jointly by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Pew Global Attitudes Project, asked people in 47 countries around the world how they perceived and prioritised health challenges, as well as their opinions of donor efforts. Findings showed that HIV and AIDS were the top concern in both sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.DocumentDelivering health services in fragile states and difficult environments: 13 key principles
Health Unlimited, 2007This report by Health Unlimited draws out key policy recommendations and operational implications for stakeholders involved in delivering health services in fragile states and difficult environments.DocumentSocioeconomic inequality in malnutrition in developing countries
Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2008This study, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, reports on socioeconomic inequality in childhood malnutrition in developing countries, with the intention of providing evidence for an association between socioeconomic inequality and the average level of malnutrition.DocumentIraqi refugee women and youth in Jordan: reproductive health findings a snap shot from the field
Women's Refugee Commission, 2008This paper presents the problems facing Iraqi refugees in Jordan, highlighting the plight of women and children. The authors discuss their first hand picture of difficulties faced by displaced, abandoned, Iraqis. The focus of the document is on the lack of reproductive health care and other needs.DocumentIraq: no let up in the humanitarian crisis
International Committee of the Red Cross, 2008This report, by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), details the findings and observations made by ICRC personnel during their contacts with staff in hospitals, health care centres and water and sanitation facilities.OrganisationBMC Family Practice
BMC Family Practice is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of primary health care, including clinical management of patients, professional traininPages