Global asymmetries influence policies for recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly 30 years after the Earth Summit and the global adoption of an international development agenda, in practical terms the environmental pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has not been taken 
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                                        into consideration in recovery policies in the region. This has created major problems in terms of the medium- and long-term direction of regional economies.
                                    
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                                The 7th edition of the Orange Guide provides practical guidance to health workers on the front line of TB control. It includes sections on HIV, MDR-TB and a review of the recommended treatment regimens
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                Handbook; EmOC indicators
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                Education material for teachers of midwifery
Midwifery education modules - second edition
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                Education material for teachers of midwifery
Midwifery education modules - second edition
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                Guidance for health workers
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                This Communications Toolkit is intended to provide practical guidance and support to staff and partners who are looking to increase their communications capacity. It has been developed as a resource for project staff who work at field-level, to help them communicate responsibly, creatively, and effe
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                                        ctively about their work
                                    
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                                The WHO Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)’s new Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan targets the end of all kinds of polioviruses by 2018, including the wild and rare vaccine-related strains which cause paralysis among thousands of children worldwide. The plan is focused on develo
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                                        ping and deploying a shot version of the anti-polio vaccine to replace the current oral variant, which is known to occasionally cause the same disease that it is supposed to prevent. This document is intended for the use of individuals and organizations involved in polio eradication efforts
                                    
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                                Guidelines for WHO Representatives and Country
Offices in the Western Pacific Region
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                This manual guides trained health care providers through the LEEP procedure to remove precancerous cervical lesions that cannot be treated with cryotherapy in order to prevent cervical cancer. The Standard Operating Procedures describe the equipment, step-by-step procedure, safeguards in practice, a
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                                        nd infection prevention guidelines surrounding LEEP and recommended follow-up schedules and procedures. LEEP can be performed in an outpatient setting under local anesthesia. The procedure can be both diagnostic and therapeutic, and replaces traditional follow-up evaluations and treatments such as cold knife conization and hysterectomy
                                    
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                                A public health emergency operations centre (EOC) is a central location for coordinating operational information and resources for strategic management of pugencies and events. EOCs provide communication and information tools and services blic health emer-
and a management system during a response 
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                                        to an emergency or event. This report lays out components and characteristics of an emergency operations plan, providing a suggested structure for plans and procedures. The planning process, and that of coducting a hazard analysis or needs assessment, are also discussed as key steps
                                    
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                                Second Edition
AIDS Medicines and diagnostics services 
July 2015
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                1.Orthopedics - education 2.Prostheses and implants - utilization 3. Orthotic devices - utilization 4.Developing countries 5.Guidelines 6.Teaching materials I.World Health Organization II.International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics