The main purpose of the training package is to develop the minimum skills and knowledge required by personnel involved in wheelchair service delivery. An important aim of the training package is to get it integrated into the regular paramedical/rehabilitation training programs such as physiotherapy,... occupational therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, rehabilitation nursing. Towards this, WHO is posting the whole training package in the Website for the training institutes and wheelchair service providers. The easiest way to make use of the training package is to download the complete package (requires 3 GB space).
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El paquete de capacitación de nivel básico fue pensado para apoyar la capacitación del personal o los voluntarios, para que suministren sillas de ruedas manuales y cojines apropiados a los niños, niñas, hombres y mujeres que tienen problemas de movilidad pero pueden sentarse erguidos sin apoyo ...postural adicional. El propósito del Cuaderno del participante es desarrollar las habilidades y los conocimientos del personal que presta servicios de sillas de ruedas. El Cuaderno del participante contiene ejercicios que ayudarán a los participantes a practicar y desarrollar sus habilidades y conocimientos. El Cuaderno del participante contiene material de las lecciones, las presentaciones de diapositivas y el manual de referencia. Se recomienda a los participantes que conserven su cuaderno para usar como referencia futura.
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It highlights the numerous challenges to quality service provision, along with the organisation’s response to mental health needs, and recommendations for international and regional decision-makers including:
- Advocating and working towards mental health policies that support adequate funding f...or mental health care and government suppor
- Legislation to protect the rights of people with mental disorders and vulnerable communities
- Advocating for multi-year funding to support the sustainability of MHPSS programs
- Creating capacity building opportunities consistent with the IASC guidelines and supported with continuous supervision
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Table of contents:
- Preface
- Introductory note and acknowledgements
- Commentary
- Chapter 1: Drug supply and the market
- Chapter 2: Drug use prevalence and trends
- Chapter 3: Drug-related harms and responses
- Annex: National data tables
Available in 24 languages on:
http://www.emcdd...a.europa.eu/publications/edr/trends-developments/2018
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"Helping Traumatized Children Learn is the result of an extraordinary collaboration among educators, parents, mental health professionals, community groups, and attorneys determined to help children experiencing the traumatic effects of exposure to family violence succeed in school."
An Independent Report
of the West Africa Commission on Drugs
The review’s objectives are to review progress in TB control with emphasis on DOTS strategy implementation, summarize the experience, lessons learnt and methods of work and to make recommendations for international donors, technical agencies and the Ministry of Health.
Public health Panoram, Vol.2 Issue 1 March 2016
Flipchart: How you can help your child with celebral palsy.
The 2016-2017 Biennial report presents an overview of WHO Namibia's main achievements and challenges and highlights its vision for the next five years.
CBM strategy overview paper on preventing physical impairment in childhood.
This research report provides results from the study on living conditions
among people with disabilities in Malawi. Comparisons are made between
individuals with and without disabilities and also between households with and without a disabled family member. Results obtained in Malawi are also comp...ared those obtained in earlier studies carried out in Namibia and Zimbabwe. The Malawian study was undertaken in 2003.
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is committed to ensuring the effective implementation of this strategy, which will contribute to the overall wellbeing and health of all adolescent boys and girls of Bangladesh