Standard Treatment Guideline
Chronic Non Communicable Diseases. Case Management Desk Guide
This report describes the work done by WHO from January 2015 up to the end of December 2016 to address the long-term issues of survivor care, health-systems strengthening and research.
Accessed online July 2018
This manual aims to provide an overview of this subject to health care professionals, paramedics and other voluntary services involved in health care promotion
WHO Package of Essential NCD Interventions (PEN)
Accessed March 18,2019
This Poster is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Hausa and Arabic
The WHO estimates that 19 million children aged 15 years or younger are visually impaired. Of these, 1.4 million are irreversibly blind and need visual rehabilitation interventions for full psychological and personal development. The remainder have visual problems that could be prevented or treated.... Identifying children with visual problems early in life so that they can benefit from medical and optical interventions remains a key challenge for most child eye health programmes. Reports from various low-and middle-income countries indicate that the age of children undergoing operation for cataract is frequently too high to achieve maximum benefit.
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The Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) 2014 by the World Health Organization outlines the global impact of NCDs, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, which are responsible for a significant portion of global mortality, particular...ly in low- and middle-income countries.
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It is now well known that there is a pandemic of Type 2 Diabetes in the world particularly in developing countries. This fact has several implications for the health care system in the developing countries because this condition is associated with metabolic and vascular complications which in turn i...ncreases the mortality and health care costs and compromises the quality and life expectancy of the society.
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Cards for Facilitators (including birth preparedness, complication readiness and recognition of danger signs) are also available
Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package
Accessed on 2 September 2020
Training Activities for Community Health Workers
Towards the Peoples Health Assembly Book - 5
WHO Factsheet. Updated 02 March 2016
Towards the Peoples Health Assembly Book -5