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This report reviews the current situation in relation to national capacity to address NCDs and the progress made at country level over the past decade. It highlights that, while progress is being made, there is still much work to be done to create the infrastructure, policies, surveillance and healt ... more
The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities examines the barriers – from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, from invisibility in official statistics to vicious discrimination – that deprive children with disabilities of their rights and keep them from partic ... more
The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period 5-11 November 2017 and includes updates on measles, rubella, chikungunya, West Nile virus, Plague, monkeypox, legionnair ... more
July 2018 This fourth edition of the Unitaid/WHO market and technology landscape: HIV rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing report summarizes the current HIV testing gap; the challenges facing efforts to scale up; and the potential role HIV self-testing (HIVST) could play to achieve the United ... more
This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level, together with data concerning the consequences of these disorders in terms of lost health.
This report reviews and analyses the Affordable Medicines Programme, which was introduced in Ukraine in April 2017 to provide patients with improved access to 23 outpatient medicines for the treatment of chronic noncommunicable diseases. The evaluation combines both quantitative and qualitative anal ... more
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing worldwide public health problem with important implications for the European Union (EU). When antibiotics become ineffective, bacterial infections lead to increased morbidity, use of healthcare, mortality and cost. Globally, estimates suggest that ... more
Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), 17 September 2021, Vol. 96, No. 37 (pp. 445-460)
Policy Statement
Автоматизированная технология амплификации нуклеиновых кислот в режиме реального времени для быстрого и одновременного выявления туберкулеза и устойчивости к р ... more
Expert opinion of the European Tuberculosis Laboratory Initiative core group members for the WHO European Region.
Policy update.
A review of available evidence (2016). 28-29 June 2016; Geneva, Switzerland The END TB strategy.
Report: A survey conducted among the 27 high MDR-TB burden countries. March – July 2015 Stop TB Partnership in collaboration with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Accessed November 2017.
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133869 July 28, 2015, p.1-16
Health Evidence Network synthesis report 53
World's largest Science, Technology & Medicine Open Access book publisher Chapter 7 from the book People's Movements in the 21st Century - Risks, Challenges and Benefits

Migration, public health and compulsory screening for TB and HIV

R. Coker Institute for Public Policy Research (2003) C2
Asylum and Migration Working Paper 1
Scientific advice Prevention and control of communicable diseases in prison settings.
Key population brief.

Personas encarceladas

FG Consulting Group; C. Daniels; C. Smyth, et al. Stop TB Partnership; UNOPS; END TB (2016) C1
Informe sobre poblicationes clave.
13280–13285 / PNAS / September 9, 2008 / vol. 105 / no. 36
Surveillance Report
Towards ending tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 808–817 | DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00840-2016
Eur Respir J 2014; 43: 24–35 | DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00113413
6 de diciembre del 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark, 24–25 August 2017
South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, EEJPH 2016, posted: 11 January 2016. DOI 10.4119/UNIBI/SEEJPH-2016-85
Results of the first national survey, 2013–2014
Совместные действия в связи с туберкулезом и злоупотреблением алкоголем в Эстонии Первый отчет по демонстрационному проекту
First report of a demonstration project
This World Migration Report 2018 is the ninth in the series. Since 2000, IOM has been producing world migration reports to contribute to increased understanding of migration throughout the world. This new edition presents key data and information on migration as well as thematic chapters on highly t ... more
Setting WHO directions
Report of the Joint World Health Organization–Brien Holden Vision Institute Global Scientific Meeting on Myopia | University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 16–18 March 2015

Landmine Monitor 2017

International Campaign to Ban Landmines – Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC) (2017) C3
This is the 19th annual Landmine Monitor report. It is the sister publication to the Cluster Munition Monitor report, first published in November 2010. Landmine Monitor 2016 provides a global overview of the landmine situation. Chapters on developments in specific countries and other areas are ava ... more
The Education 2030 Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action specifies that the mandate of the Global Education Monitoring Report is to be ‘the mechanism for monitoring and reporting on SDG 4 and on education in the other SDGs’ with the responsibility to ‘report on the implementation of nat ... more
This guidance document provides basic broad principles for a spokesperson of any health authority on how to respond to vocal vaccine deniers. The suggestions are based on psychological research on persuasion, on research in public health, communication studies and on WHO risk communication guide ... more
The new WHO recommendations for the treatment of isoniazid-resistant, rifampicin-susceptible TB are based upon a review of evidence from patients treated with such regimens by a Guideline Development Group in conformity with WHO requirements for evidence-based policies.
2016 Update Key population
ECDC Technical Report
In line with ECDC’s recommendations provided in the ’Risk Assessment of HTLV-1/2 transmission by tissue/cell transplantation’ dated 14 March 2012, this Directive replaces the term ‘incidence’ with ‘prevalence’ in the description of endemic areas of HTLV-1/2 i ... more

Social inclusion and inclusive education

Marsela Robo Academicus (International Scientific Journal) (2014) CC
The key question addressed in this article is social inclusion, as an opposite concept of social exclusion. The author provides a historical of social inclusion/exclusion terminology. Further, some of the principles of social inclusion are presented. In the end, the article focuses on the role of ed ... more
A review of proactive risk assessment and risk management practices to ensure the safety of drinking-water
Based on information gathered from 118 countries representing every region of the globe, this report provides a picture of WSP uptake worldwide. It presents information on WSP implementati ... more
TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, second only to COVID-19, and drug-resistant TB strains are still a major concern. In the fight against TB, urgent investment is critical, especially in the context of the ongoing pandemic.
Summary
The second edition of the WHPCA Global Atlas of Palliative Care was launched during World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 10 October. The Atlas is an update of the original WHPCA/WHO Global Atlas of Palliative care at the end of life published in 2014. It is full of useful facts and figures to support ... more

European Drug Report - Trends and Developments

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2018) C1
Table of contents: - Preface - Introductory note and acknowledgements - Commentary - Chapter 1: Drug supply and the market - Chapter 2: Drug use prevalence and trends - Chapter 3: Drug-related harms and responses - Annex: National data tables Available in 24 languages on: http://www.emcdd ... more
The review’s objectives are to review progress in TB control with emphasis on DOTS strategy implementation, summarize the experience, lessons learnt and methods of work and to make recommendations for international donors, technical agencies and the Ministry of Health.
Outstanding child and adolescent TB priorities include the need to: find the missing children with active TB and link them to TB care; prevent TB in children who are in contact with infectious TB cases (through implementation of active contact investigation and provision of preventive treatment); an ... more
OECD Family database www.oecd.org/social/family/database OECD - Social Policy Division - Directorate of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
Every five minutes a child dies as the result of violence, according to a ground-breaking report from Unicef UK. The report reveals that the vast majority of children are killed outside warzones and that physical, sexual and emotional abuse is widespread with millions of children unsafe in their hom ... more
KEY INDICATORS (AS OF 31 AUGUST) 905,831 Refugees and asylum seekers registered in Ethiopia 59% Percentage of refugees below the age of 18 36,135 New arrivals registered in Ethiopia in 2018
ECDC MISSION REPORT 19–21 September 2016 ; 14–15 November 2016
This analytical report reviews and discusses the potential role and influence of political commitment in implementing endorsements and conducting policy in the field of tuberculosis (TB) prevention and care. It promotes discussion by comparing and analysing the extent to which selected international ... more
This report presents an overview of the transition process in Azerbaijan, some sustainability aspects and challenges stemming from donor withdrawal from TB-related activities, along with recommendations on how to overcome transition-related difficulties and ensure sustainability.
Discussion Paper "Mental health, poverty and development", July 2009

Mental Health Reforms

Mercer, E; Germanavicius, A.; Juodkaite D.; et al. Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) (2011) C2
Special issue: Mental Health Challenges in Lithuania Nos. 1-2 '11
Data on the essential building blocks of mental health systems, including mental health governance, financing, service delivery, human resources and information, are reported. For mental health planning, it is important to know not only the level of resources in these six areas, but also how thos ... more
Curricular Modules for Lecturers and Teachers. The 2nd edition of the Global Public Health Curriculum has been published in the South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, end of 2016 as a special volume . The curriculum targets the postgraduate education and training of public health professi ... more

The Burden of Stroke in Europe

E. Stevens; Dr. E. Emmett; Dr. A. Wang; et al. Stroke Alliance for Europe, King's College London (2019) C2
Accessed: 11.03.2019

Fentanils and synthetic cannabinoids: driving greater complexity into the drug situation

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2018) C2
An update from the EU Early Warning System
Observations from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) WHO collaborative cross-national study

Alcohol taxation policy in Kyrgyzstan

World Health Organization (Europe) (2017) C_WHO

Trends in heroin use in Europe — what do treatment demand data tell us?

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2019) C2
Analysis Accessed: 14.03.2019

The drug problem and organized crime, illicit financial flows, corruption and terrorism

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
World Drug Report 2017 -5- Accessed: 14.03.2019

Market Analysis of synthetic drugs

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
Amphetamine-type stimulants, new psychoactive substances -4- World Drug Report 2017 Accessed: 14.03.2019

Market Analysis of plant-based drugs

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
Opiates, cocaine, cannabis World Drug Report 2017 -3- Accessed: 14.03.2019

Executive Summary - Conclusions and policy implications

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; World Drug Report 2017 (2019) C2
World Drug Report 2017 -1- Accessed: 14.03.2019

The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2017

G. Sander Harm Reduction International; European Union (2018) C2

Taking stock Tobacco control in the WHO European Region in 2017

World Health Organization (Europe) (2017) C_WHO

Smoking prevalence in WHO Member States

World Health Organization; WHO Report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017 (2017) C_WHO
WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017
New criteria for classifying and diagnosing hyperglycaemia first detected during pregnancy have been accepted by a group of experts convened by WHO. These new criteria are an update of recommendations published by WHO in 1999

Tobacco taxes in WHO Member States

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO
TECHNICAL NOTE III WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017
The WHO Regional Office for Europe, the WHO Collaborating Centre on Culture and Health at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom) and the National Institute of Mental Health (Czechia) convened a workshop on culture and reform of mental health care in central and eastern Europe on 2–3 October 201 ... more
The report focuses on several key areas where health outcomes are falling short, and provides insight into ways in which countries can improve the situation for their children and adolescents. Areas in focus include mental health, overweight/obesity and adolescent risk-taking behaviour. The report ... more
A stated objective of WHO’s European Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020 is to ensure better information and knowledge for service planning, development, monitoring and evaluation, including requesting Member States to report on the indicators in the Plan. Progress towards achieving the int ... more
Mental disorders are one of the top public health challenges in the WHO European Region, affecting about 25% of the population every year. In all countries, mental health problems are much more prevalent among the people who are most deprived. The WHO European Region therefore faces diverse challeng ... more
Depression is a leading cause of non-fatal disease burden worldwide, with a lifetime prevalence of 9% among European adult men and 17% among European adult women. The task at hand requires substantial investments in preventive mental health care, but the potential benefits can be equally rewarding. ... more

Analysis of drug markets - Opiates, cocaine, cannabis, synthetic drugs

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2018) C2
World Drug Report 2018 -3-