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This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have expanded in recent years to encompas
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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public
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Forests, trees and green spaces, hereinafter ‘forests and trees’ for short, provide multiple goods
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This guidance is targeted to primary health care policy-makers and only addresses issues relevant for
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Driving Impact through Programme Monitoring and Management
These guidelines – an update to the World Health Organization’s 2015 publication C
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Recommended actions and international and national level
The Government of Botswana’s SRH Policy Guidelines and Service Standards document provides the framework for developing a responsive strategy
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Recommended actions at international and national levels
The Event-based Surveillance Framework is intended to be used by authorities and agencies responsible for
surveillance and
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These guidelines provide a framework for effective action to facilitate access to safe and ethical
testing services for different population group
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R4D conducted a thorough desk review and qualitative fiscal space analysis, 19 interviews about financing for the three diseases and the extent of
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The importance of robust mortality surveillance systems cannot be overstated in an era marked by increasing global health challenges where health threats loom large
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems2011,5:17http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/17
The present book deals not only with emergency response, but also with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental
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Paying for performance (P4P) provides financial incentives for providers to increase the use and quality of care. P4P can affect
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This report has been prepared in response to informal requests by SIDS Member States and territories for WHO assistance in confronting the stark
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Investing in and building longer-term health emergency preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Interim Guidance
This document is to help Member States build on actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve national medium- to long-term preparedness for future threats. It maps COVID-1
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Thefirst report on Latin America and the Carribean presents key indicators on health
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For centuries, indigenous peoples around the world have used their traditional knowledge to prepare for, cope with and survive disasters. Their met
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It is too early to know the full impact of COVID-19 on Africa. To date the experience has been varied. There are causes for concern, but also reaso
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This document was prepared by UNICEF Regional Office for West and Central Africa, under the leadership of Christophe Valingot and the review of Joa
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The following Emergency Response Plan for the COVID-19 pandemic seeks to set out activities that will be undertaken by humanitarian actors in Ukraine over the course of 2020 to respond to the public
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Review of International, Regional and National Policies and Legal Frameworks that Promote Migrants and Mobile Populations' Access to
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Climate change, increasing population densities, and intensified globalisation in trade, travel and migration are among the most important factors shaping the 21st century. Each impacts upon populat
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The guide to implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) at national level provides practical guidance on how countries can adopt and
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Primary health care offers a cost–effective route to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). However, primary health-care syst
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Recognizing the importance of the critical role of community health in disaster management, the Amref health Africa has
developed this operational guide to provide
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This sourcebook aims to detail why health needs to be part of urban and territorial planning and how to make this happen. It brings together two vi
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The document, "Progress on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases," reports on global efforts to reduce the
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As part of the UN’s data strategy—which seeks to nurture data as a strategic asset for insight, impact and integrity—UNAIDS plays an indispen
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Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) have a positive impact on the provision of community-based
primary
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The goal of this course is to provide participants with the foundational skills needed to begin the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of a congenital anomalies surveillance programme, in particular
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The report and an accompanying series of studies show the global uptake of the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist in its first ten years since its launch
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A year ago, the second Special Session of the World Health Assembly (WHASS) unanimously agreed to start a diplomatic process for a new binding instrument aimed at ensuring the international communit
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In 2016, the risk of premature mortality1 from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Ethiopia was 18.3%. The economic costs of NCDs are significant and are due principally to their impact
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The objectives of NAP are aligned with the global action plan based on national needs and priorities. The emphasis is on One
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In 2018, the WHO European Healthy Cities Network adopted the political vision of the Network until 2030 that is fully aligned with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: the Copenhagen Consensus of Mayors: Healthier
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Findings on maternal and child health in Nepal, Mozambique and
Rwanda,
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This recommendation is an update of one of the 49 recommendations that were published in the WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience. The recommendation was develop
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The present Consolidated guidelines include a comprehensive set of WHO recommendations for the treatment and care of DR-TB, derived from these WHO guidelines documents. The consolidated guidelines i
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Between 2012 and 2016, development assistance for HIV/AIDS decreased by 20·0%; domestic financing is therefore critical to sustaining the response
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The WHO Guidelines on risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia provide evidence-based recommendations on lifestyle behaviours
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Infectious disease outbreaks are periods of
great uncertainty. Events unfold, resources
and capacities that are often limited
are stretched yet further,
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These consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services (HTS) bring together existing and new guidance on HTS across different settings
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Policy brief, 24 July 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to
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Over the past two decades, Afghanistan has depended on international donor support to fund essential services like health care. But this donor support has been falling
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The frequency of infectious disease epidemics is increasing, and the role of the health sector in the management of epidemics is crucial in terms of respo
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Previous crises, such as the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa in 2014, indicate the direct impact movement restrictions and disease containment efforts have
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The Practical manual on laboratory strengthening, 2022 update provides practical guidance on implementation of WHO recommendations and best practic
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The manual has been designed in a comprehensive manner, the aim being to provide a holistic approach to the short-term development of human resources, with a focus
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The thirty-seventh meeting of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee was held in Geneva from 25 to 27 January 2023 and chaired by Ms Aishath Rishmee (Maldives). The Committee adopted its
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The domestic regulation of public health emergencies (PHEs) is inextricably linked to the regulation of other types of disaster. PHEs are usually governed at least partly by general disaster and eme
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Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportune moment to take stock of issues and challenges such progr
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This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stake- holders. It recommends a combination of measures aimed at reducing the ris
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Zambia has about 1.2 physicians, nurses, and midwives per 1000 population while the minimum acceptable density threshold is 2.3 per 1000 population. The estimated shortage of doctors, nurses and mid
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English Analysis on World about Climate Change and Environment, Health and Epidemic; published
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The primary audience for the guideline is policy makers and health programme managers of MNCH
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This policy brief explores the impact of air pollution on health
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Successful detonation of an improvised nuclear device (IND) would be a catastrophic event, causing an unprecedented number of injuries and lives lost, as well as economic, political, and social disr
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The purpose of this strategy is to guide the planning, management and development of human resources fo
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This document has been developed to provide training and guidance on how to integrate a human rights approach in mental
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The primary audience for the guideline is health programme managers, including governmental and non-governmental organizations,
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Infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics are increasing in frequency, scale and impact. Health
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The war is having a devastating impact on health and
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The 2030 health-related Sustainable Development Goals call on countries to end AIDS as a public health threat
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Communication Risk in Public Health Emergencies
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A WHO Guideline for Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) policy and practice.
Recent public health
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Physical distancing measures are important to reduce COVID-19 transmission. However, when stringently applied, they can result in negative health and socio-economic impacts. This report draws
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Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting new approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a
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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
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This document synthesizes key elements of the World Health Organization (WHO) normative guidance on health
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The Compendium brings together for the first time key consensus-based policy recommendations and guidance to improve the delivery of proven interve
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Reducing the global suicide mortality rate by a third by 2030 is a target of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the WHO Global Mental Health Action Plan. However, an impediment to meeting
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The QualityRights training and orientation modules have been developed to enhance the knowledge, skills and understanding of key stakeholders on ho
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"Some of the problems with our current drug policies stem from the fact that these policies have been largely bifurcated between two different and often contradictory approaches. One treats drug use as a crime that cannot be tolerated
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The Guidelines on promotive and preventive mental health interventions for adolescents - Helping
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These policy guidelines provide a strategic approach and new recommendations for integrated TB and
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Policy Research Working Paper 6100 | Impact Evaluation Series No. 60 | This study examines the effect of performance incentives for
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WHO Guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being, 2022 revision: executive summary
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A global shortage of an estimated 18 million health workers is anticipated by 2030, a record 130 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and there is the global threat of pandemics su
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The purpose of this publication is to to provide a practical, stepwise approach to the implementation of the national action plans on AMR within the human
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From policy to practice: how the TB-HIV response is working
“The HIV community must place much more focus on TB co-infection than
it has done
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8 January 2021
Sequencing enabled the world to rapidly identify SARS-CoV-2 and develop diagnostic tests and other tools for outbreak management. C
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The publication provides an overview and analysis of international instruments that set standards related to the use of antimicrobials across the human, animal
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Humanitarian crises exacerbate nutritional risks and often lead to an increase in acute malnutrition. Emergencies include both manmade (conflict) and natural disasters (floods, drought, cyclones, ty
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14 January 2021
This practical guide can be used to help countries monitor and analyse the impact of COVID-19 on essential
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A new brief published by the IFRC and Climate Centre today details the adverse impacts of climate change on human
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The toolkit's purpose is to:
improve the primary health care response for older persons.
sensitize
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Cascading risks from rising prices and supply disruptions, April 2022.
Global resource markets are still reeling from the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; the two countries are major suppliers of energy, food
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Unmet mental health needs in the Region of the Americas are a leading source of morbidity and mortality, which result in tremendous health, social,
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Strengthening rehabilitation in health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience: policy
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Nurses are critical to deliver on the promise of “leaving no one behind” and the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They make a central contribution to national
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microorganisms to resist antimicrobial treatments, especially antibiotics – has a direct impact on hum
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Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019 Jun; 222(5): 765–777. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.004;
To develop updated estimates in response to new exposure and
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