Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth June 2018, Volume 65, Issue 6, pp 698–708
Harm Reducation, Decriminalization and Zero Discrimination for People who use Drugs
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Why bold action against inequalities is needed to en AIDS, stop COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics
Access to health workers who are fit for purpose, motivated and protected is a fundamental force of health service delivery and the achievement of universal health coverage and the health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals. Data and knowledge of the distribution, skill mix and future d...evelopment needs of the health workforce can mean the difference between enabling or impeding health systems performance, inclusive economic growth and global health security preparedness and response
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The WHO standard: Universal access to rapid tuberculosis diagnostics sets benchmarks to achieve universal access to WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics (WRDs), increase bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis and drug resistance detection, and reduce the time to diagnosis. WHO-recommended rapid diagn...ostics are highly accurate, cost-effective, reduce the time to treatment initiation, and impact patient-important outcomes.
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