The 2015 Nepal Earthquake(s): Lessons Learned From the Disability and Rehabilitation Sector's Preparation for, and Response to, Natural Disasters

The frequency of natural disasters appears to be mounting at an alarming rate, and the degree to which people are surviving such traumatic events also is increasing. Post-disaster survival often triggers increases in population and individual disability-related outcomes in the form of impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions, all of which have an important impact on the individual, his or her family, and their community.

Cuidados para la Salud y la Trata de Personas: Guías para Proveedores de Salud

Los abusos presentes en la trata de personas pueden involucrar riesgos de salud. En muchos casos, las secuelas físicas y psicológicas de la experiencia de la trata pueden ser graves y duraderas. El proveedor de salud que se encuentre en contacto con una persona que ha estado en una situación de trata o algún otro individuo expuesto a otro tipo de explotación tiene una oportunidad única de proveer cuidados médicos esenciales y opciones de referencia vitales.

Caring for Trafficked Persons: Guidance for Health Providers (Arabic)

For many trafficked persons, the physical and psychological aftermath of a trafficking experience can be severe and enduring. Health providers may come into contact with victims of trafficking at different stages of the trafficking process and at different stages of their recovery. For health practitioners, diagnosing and treating trafficked persons can be exceptionally challenging. The informed and attentive health care provider can play an important role in assisting and treating individuals who may have suffered unspeakable and repeated abuse.

The health of trafficked women: A survey of women entering posttrafficking services in Europe

The trafficking of women and adolescents is increasingly recognized as one of the world’s fastest growing crimes and a significant violation of human rights. Despite the compelling need for evidence on the physical and psychological health consequences to inform rapidly emerging policies and services for trafficked persons, there is limited evidence about the needs of women who have been trafficked. We investigated the health of women and adolescent girls trafficked for sexual exploitation in Europe who were entering posttrafficking services.

Caring for Trafficked Persons: Guidance for Health Providers

This handbook aims to provide practical, non-clinical guidance to help concerned health providers understand the phenomenon of human  trafficking, recognize some of the health problems associated with trafficking and consider safe and appropriate approaches to providing health care for trafficked persons. It outlines the health provider’s role in providing care and describes some of the limitations of his or her responsibility to assist.

A psychosocial needs assessment of communities in 14 conflict communities in Aceh

Between December 2005 and November 2006, a team of researchers from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Department of Social Medicine from Harvard Medical School, carried out a Psychosocial Needs Assessment (PNA) in high conflict sub-districts across Aceh, in two phases. Phase 2, or Psychosocial Needs Assessment 2 (PNA2) conducted research in 75 high conflict villages in 11 districts throughout Aceh.