Communicable Disease Control in Emergencies: A Field Manual

Connolly, M.A, 2005, Communicable Disease Control in Emergencies: A Field Manual, published by WHO
Communicable diseases are a major cause of mortality in emergency situations (that is, situations in which people are in need of urgent humanitarian relief) because generally in such circumstances health services collapse, access to health care is very limited, malnutrition is widespread, [...]

Addressing HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence

The Research School of Humanities presented the Work-in-Progress Seminar Series on 3rd April. Professor Rosemary Jolly, Department of English, IPPH & SARC, Queen’s University spoke on “Implicit Lies, Stigma, and Silence: the humanities’ crucial contribution to addressing HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence effectively’.

Professor Jolly says, “This paper developed out of my work on highly stigmatized issues, such as gender-based violence and STI co-infection, within the context of deeply impoverished communities affected by histories of compounded trauma and structural oppression in the form of colonialism and racism. It attempts to outline what critical theory drawn from the humanities can bring to our understanding of the stigmatized subject of HIV/GBV.”
A recording of the audio can be be downloaded here.

The humanities’ contribution to addressing HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence

The Research School of Humanities presents the Work-in-Progress Seminar Series. Professor Rosemary Jolly, Department of English, IPPH & SARC, Queen’s University, ‘On Implicit Lies, Stigma, and Silence: the humanities’ crucial contribution to addressing HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence effectively‘. 1- 2.30 pm, Friday 3rd April, Theatrette, Old Canberra House.

Reproductive Health Awareness: A Wellness, Self-Care Approach

Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2003. Reproductive Health Awareness: A Wellness, Self-Care Approach.
Reproductive Health Awareness is an approach to reproductive health developed by the Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University. It focuses on four topics: body awareness and self care, gender, sexuality and interpersonal communication. The Reproductive Health Awareness approach was developed with [...]

HIV, AIDS & Islam: A workshop manual based on compassion, responsibility and justice

USAID, 2007. HIV, AIDS & Islam: A workshop manual based on compassion, responsibility and justice.
This manual is based on the experiences of Positive Muslim, a NGO funded in 2000 in South Africa, but it can easily be adapted to be suitable to different geographical contexts. It is a useful resource to develop a better understanding [...]

Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women

Sakhi Saheli, 2008, Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women. A Training Manual, Population Council
This manual builds on the understanding that addressing cultural and gender norms is essential to target the spread of HIV among women, who tend to be more vulnerable to infection than men not only because of biological reasons, but also because [...]

Guidelines for participatory nutrition projects

FAO, 1993. Guidelines for participatory nutrition projects.
This guide was designed to help development staff working at community level promote the design and implementation of participatory community projects to address the causes of malnutrition from the point of view of people actually affected by the problem. Because of the long time needed to effectively implement aid [...]

A Program Planners’ Guide to Consultative Research for Improving Young Child Feeding

K. Dickin and M. Griffiths, 1997. Designing by Dialogue. A Program Planners’ Guide to Consultative Research for Improving Young Child Feeding, Support Analysis and Research in Africa project.
According to what the authors write in the introduction, this manual aims ‘to give you tools to design, carry out, and analyse the results of formative, consultative research [...]