🔎 New summary: Systematic review investigating reproductive health interventions for migrant and refugee women in protracted situations. Interventions included financial support, educational interventions and strengthened health service structures 🔗evidenceaid.org/resource/repro…

New summary:Investigating barriers and facilitators to health services used by refugees in Australia. 🩺Implications: Authors state healthcare professions needed more training and support and recommended different care models which meet refugees’ needs. 🔗evidenceaid.org/resource/barri…

💭Today is the WHO World Mental Health Day! It is a day to raise awareness for all mental health issues and mobilise efforts in order to support those suffering 🔗Check out Evidence Aid’s summaries on mental health: evidenceaid.org/resource/?s=me… health&language=en

🔎New summary: Interventions to improve breast cancer screening for refugee or immigrant Muslim women 🎗️Implications: Authors recommend future interventions to focus on cultural and religion barriers while increasing knowledge and enabling access. 🔗evidenceaid.org/resource/inter…

🔎New summary: Forensic medical examinations among survivors of conflict-related sexual violence 🩻Implications: Authors state their findings indicate the scarcity of research and suggest need for education and training for professionals in this work 🔗evidenceaid.org/resource/foren…

🦺Today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 🎒This year focuses on the role of education in protecting and empowering children and youth from disasters. Children’s vulnerabilities and requirements must be considered 🔗Read more: evidenceaid.org/resource/?s=ri…

🌪️Hurricane Debby, Helene and Milton, which hit Florida this season, have caused widespread devastation with storm surges reported over 15ft going through some of the highly populated areas in Tampa. 🔗Check out Evidence Aid’s collection on windstorms: evidenceaid.org/evidence/winds…

Wellcome announces US$25mn for climate and health as part of US$50mn commitment to World Health Organisation%20%40wellcometrust IFLA Evidence for Global and Disaster Health SIG itamara IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section AHILA - The Associat HIFA #HealthInfo4All Evidence Aid wellcome.org//news/wellcome…

🚨The New Humanitarian article: Lack of health services for Sudanese woman who have fled the conflict Read more: thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2… Evidence Aid’s collection on the health of refugees and asylum seekers: evidenceaid.org/evidence/healt…

📣Today is World Food Day! Find out more: fao.org/world-food-day… Check out Evidence Aid’s collection on the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition: evidenceaid.org/evidence/preve…

🇲🇱New acaps update: Devasting flooding in Mali, serious consequences on the population, local infrastructure and environment.  🔗Continue reading: acaps.org/en/countries/m…  🔗Check out Evidence Aid’s summaries on flooding: evidenceaid.org/resource/?s=Fl…

🇧🇷 Wildfires in Brazil: Centre for Disaster Philanthropy critical disaster watch. More than 7,000 square miles have been destroyed this year alone. 🔗Continue reading: disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2024… 🔗Check out Evidence Aid: evidenceaid.org/resource/impac…

❤️ Webinar: On the 8th October Evidence Aid held a webinar where memories were shared, reflections were made and the legacy of our charity was discussed. We invite you all to watch the recording of the webinar here: evidenceaid.org/reflections-of…

📣The New Humanitarian: Lebanon’s overwhelmed healthcare system An ‘unfolding humanitarian catastrophe’ due to 23 attacks on healthcare in Lebanon Read more: thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2024/10/1… Evidence Aid’s collection on resilient health systems: evidenceaid.org/evidence/resil…

🌐UN: Women killed in war ♀️New report from the UN shows number of women killed in armed conflict has doubled in 2023 and conflict-related sexual violence has risen by 50%. Continue reading: news.un.org/en/story/2024/… Check out Evidence Aid’s summary: evidenceaid.org/resource/conse…

🇳🇬 Acaps report: Bandits disrupting healthcare and education services in Nigeria displacing hundreds of thousands and creating food insecurity. Read more: acaps.org/en/countries/n… Check out relevant Evidence Aid summary: evidenceaid.org/resource/healt…

☀️UN report: Climate crunch time is here 🌎The 2024 UN Emissions Gap Reports countries must act immediately to reduce greenhouse has emissions, which are at an all time high. news.un.org/en/story/2024/… Check out Evidence Aid’s climate related summaries: evidenceaid.org/evidence/human…

🇸🇩Centre for Disaster Philanthropy: Monsoon rains and flooding in Sudan  Continue reading: disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/what-were…  Check out Evidence Aid’s summaries on floods: evidenceaid.org/resource/?s=Fl…

❤️ It is with great sadness that this is Evidence Aid’s last post! However, we have created a group on LinkedIn which we invite you all to join in order to keep our great community connected. Thank you for all your support! 🔗linkedin.com/groups/1311515…