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Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 1/9/2019. This Web page provides two documents with information about health effects and incident management for aluminium phosphide, for use in responding to chemical incidents. This chemical is highly toxic by ingestion, and reacts violently on contact with water. (PDF)
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Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 1/8/2019. This Web page provides two documents with information about health effects and incident management for methane, for use in responding to chemical incidents. Methane is an extremely flammable, colorless, odorless gas that reacts violently with various substances. (PDF)
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Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 1/8/2019. This Web page provides two documents with information about health effects and incident management for acetone, for use in responding to chemical incidents. Acetone, also known as propanone, is a highly flammable chemical that forms explosive peroxides on contact with strong oxidants. (PDF)
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Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 1/8/2019. This Web page provides two documents with information about health effects and incident management for formic acid, for use in responding to chemical incidents. Formic acid, also known as hydrogen carboxylic acid, formylic acid, and aminic acid, emits toxic fumes of carbon monoxide when heated to decomposition or on contact with strong acids. (PDF)
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Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 1/8/2019. This Web page provides two documents with information about health effects and incident management for acetic acid, for use in responding to chemical incidents. Acetic acid, also known as ethanoic acid, reacts violently with strong oxidants, which can generate a fire and explosion hazard. (PDF)
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Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH). Published: 1/8/2019. This one-hour, 48-minute presentation discusses the history of pandemics, their challenges, and the next influenza pandemic. Topics include the role of viral, host, and secondary bacterial factors in influenza pathogenesis; contemporary Avian influenza, and why an HIV vaccine Is essential for ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic. (Video or Multimedia)
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Source: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP). Published: 11/2018. This 134-page document describes minimum actions to be taken to respect international standards and a survivor-centered approach in caring for gender-based violence survivors within the Syrian humanitarian response. It outlines the guiding principles, procedures, and roles and responsibilities of all actors for the response to and prevention of gender-based violence in this context. It aims to improve services offered to gender-based violence survivors and all individuals exposed to this violence. (PDF)
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Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC). Published: 3/2018. This resource package, available in documents and mobile apps, is designed to provide all humanitarian practitioners with concrete information on how to support a survivor of gender-based violence who disclosed this in a context where there is no gender-based violence actor (including a referral pathway or gender-based violence focal point) available in the area. It uses global standards on providing basic support and information to survivors of gender-based violence without doing further harm. (Video or Multimedia)
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