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Climate-resilient water safety plans: Managing health risks associated with climate variability and change

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO

Long-term planning for an adequate and safe supply of drinking-water should be set in the context of growing external uncertainties arising from changes in the climate and environment. The water safety plan (WSP) process offers a systematic framework to manage these risks by considering the implica... more

Health protection guidance in the event of a nuclear weapons explosion

World Health Organization (2003) C_WHO

Recently there have been increased concerns about the development and possible use of nuclear weapons by certain countries or by terrorists. This document provides advice to the general public on how best to act to minimize any health co... more

Preferred product characteristics for personal protective equipment for the health worker on the frontline responding to viral hemorrhagic fevers in tropical climates
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World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO

The scope of this PPC document is to serve as a guide to address the unmet public health need for a PPE system that protects the HW-F in tropical climate s while caring for patients and providing heavy duty essential ... services. The characteristics described in this guidance are targeted for PPE used in health clinics, hospitals and communities in low resource settings where there is lack of advanced environmental controls and equipment. The purpose is to ensure harmonization in PPE design and its use to avoid confusion and exacerbating the risk of infections in HW-F. The principles of this PPC document can also be considered in risk reduction strategies in other healthcare settings. more

Joint External Evaluation Tool- International Health Regulations (2005)

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Third edition. The main changes within the third edition of the JEE tool include the split of the technical area National legislation, policy, and financing into two technical areas (Legal instruments and Financing); the drop of the technical area previously titled Reporting and the move of indicat... more

WHO Competency Framework for Health Workers’ Education and Training on Antimicrobial Resistance

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

The framework is to be used as a reference guide, applied according to local priorities and needs, and targeted at academic institutions, educators, accreditation bodies, regulatory agencies and other users. The ultimate aim is to ensure that all health... more

Recognizing neglected tropical diseases through changes on the skin: a training guide for front-line health workers
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

The skin of a patient is the first and most visible structure of the body that any health-care worker encounters during the course of an examination. To the patient, it is also highly visible, and any disease that affects it is noticeable and will h... more

Integrating neglected tropical diseases in global health and development: fourth WHO report on neglected tropical diseases

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

Advances have been made through expanded interventions delivered through five public health approaches: innovative and intensified disease management; preventive chemotherapy; vector ecology and management; veterinary public ... services; and the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene. In 2015 alone nearly one billion people were treated for at least one disease and significant gains were achieved in relieving the symptoms and consequences of diseases for which effective tools are scarce; important reductions were achieved in the number of new cases of sleeping sickness, of visceral leishmaniasis in South-East Asia and also of Buruli ulcer.
The report also considers vector control strategies and discusses the importance of the draft WHO Global Vector Control Response 2017–2030. more

Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into paediatrics: a WHO guide for health-care planners, implementers and managers

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO

People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global population of least-developed nations. The number of children - neonates, infants, children, and adolescents up to 19 years of age - who need pediatric palliative care (PPC) each year may be as high as 21 millio... more

Policy Options on Mental Health

World Health Organization WHO Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2017) C_WHO

"This is the final report of the six-year collaboration between the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and the Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform, an initiative of the Caloust... more

Consideration of international collaborative projects by Health Ministry’s Screening Committee (HMSC) - further streamlining of the process

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2014) C1

F.No. INDO/FRC/442/2008-IHD | INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH | New Delhi, the 1st July, 2014 | OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Mental Health System in Nepal

World Health Organization, Ministry of Health and Population Nepal (2006) C_WHO

WHO-AIMS REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM IN NEPAL A report of the assessment of the mental health system in Nepal using the World Health Organizati... more

Advocacy actions to promote human rights in mental health and related areas WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health. Pilot version
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World Health Organization WHO (2017)

WHO QualityRights is an initiative which aims to improve the quality of care in mental health and related services and to promote the human rights of people with psychosocial, intellectual and cognitive disabilities, throughout the world.

Creating peer support groups in mental health and related areas WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This document has been developed to support countries to develop and strengthen peer support groups in mental health and related areas. It addresses the provision of peer support groups in the context of h... services and the wider community. more

Providing individualized peer support in mental health and related areas WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This document has been developed to support countries develop and strengthen individualized peer support services in mental health and related areas. It addresses the provision of individualized peer support in the context of ... services and the wider community. more

Strategies to end the use of seclusion, restraint and other coercive practices Training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This training and guidance module addresses the use of coercive and violent practices in mental health and related services with a particular focus on seclusion and restraint. It aims to promote a greater understanding of why these practices are use... more

Realising supported decision making and advance planning WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This training and guidance has been developed to provide an in-depth understanding on what it means to respect legal capacity in mental health and related areas as well as concrete strategies to ensure that people are able to exercise their right to... more

Implementing improvement plans for service change WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This module has been developed to provide training and guidance to improve the quality of care and human rights conditions in inpatient, outpatient and community based mental health and related services, following the conduct of a comprehensive asse... more

Creating mental health and related services free from coercion, violence and abuse WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)
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World Health Organization WHO (2017)

This document provides training and guidance on the reasons for, and the impact of, violence, coercion and abuse within mental health and related settings. It also provides guidance on how to implement strategies to end the use of coercion, violence... more

Protecting the right to legal capacity in mental health and related services WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

This document provides training and guidance on legal capacity and how supported decision making, recovery plans and advance plans help to avoid involuntary detention and treatment and ensure people are able to exercise their right to legal capacity.

Improving mental health and related service environments and promoting community inclusion WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017)

This document provides training and guidance on the key standards related to the physical and social environment within mental health and related services that need to be met to promote good outcomes, independent living and community inclusion.