05/07/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/7/2019. This four-page document describes the recommendations made by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization's for Ebola vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The recommendations include endorsing operational adjustments that make the vaccination process faster and adjusting the dosage based on available efficacy data. SAGE suggested expanding the population eligible for vaccination with rVSV-ZEBOV-GP, introducing an additional experimental vaccine, and redoubling ongoing efforts to train nurses, doctors, and medical students from Ebola-affected communities to work on vaccination teams. (PDF)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 5/2019. The product of extensive Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) technical consultations, this eight-page scale-up plan for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) was unanimously endorsed by IASC Principals on December 3, 2018. Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs) subsequently carried out a gap analysis to inform IASC members of current needs for effective implementation of PSEA interventions at country-level. It presents a call for collective action and investment by IASC members in all countries with Humanitarian Response Plans or Refugee Response Plans. (PDF)
Exploring Lessons Learned from a Century of Outbreaks: Readiness for 2030; Proceedings of a Workshop
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 5/2019. In November 2018, an ad hoc planning committee at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned two workshops in Washington, DC, to examine the lessons from influenza pandemics and other major outbreaks, understand the extent to which the lessons have been learned, and discuss how they could be applied further to ensure that countries are sufficiently ready for future pandemics. This 210-page publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from both workshops. (Text)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 5/2019. Each year, the Gulf Research Program (GRP) produces an annual report to summarize how funds were used. These reports review accomplishments, highlight activities, and, over time, will assess metrics to determine how the program is progressing in accomplishing its goals. This 34-page 2018 annual report is the fifth report in the series. The Gulf Research Program seeks to enhance oil system safety and the protection of human health and the environment in the Gulf of Mexico region and other areas along the U.S. outer continental shelf with offshore oil and gas operations. (Text)
05/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Published: 5/2019. This 19-page report summarizes the 2019 National Health Security Preparedness Index, which tracks the nation's progress in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the health consequences of disasters, disease outbreaks, and other large-scale emergencies. The Index reveals strengths as well as vulnerabilities in the protections needed to keep people safe and healthy in the face of emergencies, and tracks how these protections vary across the United States and change over time. (PDF)
04/24/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 4/24/2019. This hour-long webinar, part of the Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC) series, discusses why cultural competence matters during emergencies, the potential consequences of being culturally incompetent, and resources to help build understanding. It identifies characteristics of culturally competent service and its relevance in emergency preparedness and response planning, and describes how to locate available training resources and technical tools for building cultural competence in emergency preparedness and response planning. (Video or Multimedia)
04/12/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 4/12/2019. This Web page provides information about the acceleration of new Ebola interventions in Africa, in particular the development of additional candidate vaccines. The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization previously recommended that urgent consideration should be given to evaluating new candidate vaccines in randomized trials among health care and frontline workers in high risk areas that are not directly related to a case of Ebola. (Text)
04/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 4/2019. This 12-page paper outlines the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) procedures for the assessment of infectious disease events, the consultation and decision-making processes on Scale-Up activation, the activation and deactivation criteria and procedures, and implications for IASC members and other key collaborating organizations. In addition to major humanitarian crises triggered by natural disasters or conflicts, infectious disease events, including outbreaks, can result in a humanitarian system-wide Scale-Up activation to ensure a more effective response. (PDF)
04/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 4/2019. This two-part webinar series discusses refugee and migrant health, cultural studies, mental health, early childhood development, childhood traumatic stress, trauma-informed systems of care, and secondary traumatic stress. Best practices for culturally responsive and trauma-informed care are also provided. Webinar 1 on Culture, the Migration Journey, Trauma, and Assessment, is from Feb. 14, 2019, and is one hour long. Webinar 2 on Culture, Development, Trauma, and Socio-Cultural Responsive Interventions with Youth Ages 7 and Older, is from April 22, 2019, and is 90 minutes long. (Video or Multimedia)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG). Published: 3/2019. The Inter-Agency Working Group and the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, with several other agencies, have released this eight-page information brief on strengthening supply chains for sexual and reproductive health across the humanitarian-development continuum. It calls for governments, partners, and donors across the spectrum of humanitarian and development settings, including UN agencies and national and international NGOs, to improve sexual and reproductive health supply chains through collaborating to strengthen pre-crisis preparedness, and to transition after acute emergencies to more stable and uninterrupted supply chains. (PDF)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 3/2019. This 28-page action plan to improve public health preparedness and response in the World Health Organization European Region, 2018–2023, aims to strengthen national and regional capacities to effectively prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to public health threats and emergencies, and to provide support to affected countries, when necessary. It builds on the five-year global strategic plan to improve public health preparedness and response, 2018–2023, and is tailored to the needs of the region. (PDF)
02/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 2/2019. This 70-page policy brief has been developed in response to the contemporary challenge of antibiotic resistance (ABR). Using a cultural contexts of health approach, it explores the centrality of culture to the challenge of ABR. It examines how the prescription and use of antibacterial medicines, the transmission of resistance, and the regulation and funding of research are influenced by cultural, social, and commercial, as well as biological and technological, factors. (PDF)
11/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 11/2018. This 116-page operations manual is an integral component of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) package, and supports district health managers and others responsible for integrating mental and physical health services. The manual offers practical guidance and necessary tools for planning, preparing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating mhGAP. Chapter Five, section 1, discusses how to integrate mhGAP into humanitarian emergencies. (PDF)
11/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 11/2018. This three-page strategy details the role of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Champions in protection from and response to sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment. The IASC Champions support the vision of a humanitarian environment in which people caught up in crises feel safe and respected, and can access the protection and assistance they need without fear of exploitation or abuse by any aid worker, and in which aid workers themselves feel supported, respected, and empowered to deliver such assistance in working environments free from sexual harassment. (PDF)
11/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG). Published: 11/2018. This 270-page manual, a revision of the 2010 manual, incorporates specific evidence from, or examples about, the application and adaptation of global sexual and reproductive health or human rights standards in humanitarian settings. It reflects the wide application of the manual’s principles and technical content beyond refugee situations, extending its use into diverse crises, including conflict zones and natural disasters. (PDF)
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