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Miscellaneous

This section has a variety of resources designed for teachers and students, to help them support clients with disabilities, and clients who are victims of intimate partner violence. It also includes readings about leadership, advocacy, and nutrition.

Mental Health

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Mental Health Gap Action Program (mhGAP) – Intervention Guide >>>

WHO guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings.


Thinking Healthy – A manual for psychosocial management of perinatal depression >>>

Low intensity interventions. There are other resources in this series.


Maternal Mental Health: A South African Story >>>

Blog entry/human interest story


Perinatal Mental Health Project (Low Resource Settings) >>>

NGO focusing on improving mental health of childbearing people in low resource settings; see Resources tab.


Reproductive Mental Health >>>

Resource directed at childbearing people, but good overview of perinatal mental health issues.

Transfer

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Resources for transfers to hospital during birth >>>

Foundation for Health Care Quality. US based.

Research

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What is Evidence Based Practice? (VIDEO) >>>

ENGLISH


EBM (Evidence-based Medicine) Explained (VIDEO) >>>

ENGLISH


The Road to Researchy >>>

Research Methods Knowledge Base


Research awareness in nursing and midwifery: a workbook >>>

World Health Organization, IRIS


Understanding Health Research >>>

A tool for making sense of health studies


Interpreting Research Studies >>>

Short introductory reading

Research Ethics

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A Conversation About Research Ethics (VIDEO) >>>

ENGLISH


African Studies Association (ASA) Ethical Conduct Guidelines >>>


HIV research in Africa – Ethical considerations (VIDEO) >>>

Exploitation and ethics in clinical trials, Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, ENGLISH

Critical Appraisal of the Literature

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How To Read A Paper >>>

BMJ


Critical Appraisal of Evidence (VIDEO) >>>

ENGLISH


Critical Appraisal Tools >>>

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM)


Critical Appraisal: A Checklist >>>

Epidemiologic Studies

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Epidemiological Studies – made easy! (VIDEO) >>>

ENGLISH

Clinical Trials

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How clinical trials work >>>

The pathway that takes us to tomorrow’s breakthroughs

Statistics

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How to read a paper: Statistics for the non-statistician >>>

Different types of data need different statistical tests, BMJ

Finding & Applying Evidence

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Guide to Academic Databases >>>

Systematic Reviews in the Health Sciences, Rutgers University Libraries.


Summarizing the Evidence >>>

Building an Evidence Table. Systematic Reviews in the Health Sciences, Rutgers University Libraries.


Learning about the Latest Evidence >>>

Cochrane Podcasts. Listen to authors share their review findings.

Health Equity

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Equity and specific populations >>>

Cochrane Training

Communication

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Effective Communication – Tools for midwives >>>

Midwifery Leadership

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Young Midwife Leaders >>>

International Confederation of Midwives


2021 State of the World’s Midwifery report, Policy Dialogue (VIDEO) >>>

World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), ENGLISH, 2 hours


Decolonizing Global Health: Perspectives from Nurses and Midwives (VIDEO) >>>

ENGLISH, 1 hour


Midwifery in the 21st Century: Investment. Empowerment. Resilience >>>

JHPIEGO, ENGLISH, 2 hours

Effective Teaching

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A Guide for Educating Healthcare Providers >>>

World Health Organization, JHPIEGO

Interprofessional Collaboration Education

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Understanding and Facilitating Interprofessional Education >>>

A Guide to Incorporating Interprofessional Experiences into the Practice Education Setting


A Guide for Interprofessional Collaboration >>>


Advancing Teamwork in Healthcare >>>

Leadership & Management

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The Role of a Clinic Manager in a Primary Health Care Setting >>>

S. W. Wentzel, PhD Dissertation, University of South Africa


Ideal Community Health Centre Manual >>>

Covers all aspects of operation of a community health centre. Department of Health, Republic of South Africa

Advocacy, GBV

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Child marriages – 39 000 every day: More than 140 million girls will marry between 2011 and 2020 >>>

World Health Organization


2021 State of the World’s Midwifery report, Policy Dialogue (VIDEO) >>>

World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), ENGLISH, 2 hours


Gender-Based Violence in Somalia – Advocacy Brief April 2020 >>>

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)


Overview of Gender-Based Violence in Somalia – Advocacy Brief 2021 >>>

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)


Situation of Women and Girls – Drought in Somalia >>>

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)


Standing up for sexual and reproductive health and human rights >>>

Covers wide range of topics. World Health Organization


UNFPA calls for the speedy passage of the Sexual Offences & FGM bills in Somalia >>>

Statement by the UNFPA Representative for Somalia Mr. Anders Thomsen on World Population Day. ENGLISH, SOMALI

Advocacy

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Toolkits >>>

International Confederation of Midwives


ICM COVID-19 Advocacy Video for Midwives (VIDEO) >>>

International Confederation of Midwives

GBV, FGM

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WHO guidelines on the management of health complications from female genital mutilation >>>

World Health Organization

Malaria

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Implementing malaria in pregnancy programs >>>

World Health Organization

Child Health: Disabilities

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Disabled Village Children >>>

Hesperian Health Guides. Books available for free download.


Helping Children Who Are Blind >>>

Hesperian Health Guides. Books available for free download.


Helping Children Who Are Deaf >>>

Hesperian Health Guides. Books available for free download.

Women with Disabilities

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Hesperian Health Guides >>>

Books available for free download: A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities, Chapters 6-12.


Pregnancy in Women with Disabilities >>>

National League for Nursing (United States)

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