Healthy maternal nutrition, exclusive breastfeeding, and optimal infant and young child nutrition are critical for appropriate growth and development, as well as reducing the risk of developing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), for both mothers and children. On 7–8 November 2018 the ...tribute-to-highlight medbox">WHO Regional Office for Europe convened an international conference of key stakeholders to discuss good practices and share experiences on these important issues.
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Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 808–817 | DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00840-2016
Special issue: WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health -Vol. 5, Issue 1, April 2016.This special This issue contains a rich collection of articles, demonstrating the encouraging scientific momentum to address the growing burden of diabetes in t...he region
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.178608
Bulletin of the World Health Organization; http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.176677
Public Health Fact Sheet
Involving the Community in Responding to TB/HIV: Outcomes of Community-Led Monitoring and Advocacy
Accessed November 2017
Assessment in action series
Key Findings from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine
Writing by Katya Burns
Editing by Paul Silva and Roxanne Saucier
Public Health Factsheet
Accessed: 29.09.2019
AHRO Reviews of Nursing is an international open-access journal that promotes the dissemination of quality knowledge in all aspects of nursing practice
The AHRO Review of Nursing (ARN) is an international, ...x">open-access, peer reviewed, scientific journal that seeks to promote the dissemination of quality knowledge related to all spheres of nursing practice. The primary aim is to promote a high standard of clinically related scholarship which advances and supports the practice and discipline of nursing. The Journal also aims to promote the international exchange of ideas and experience that draws from the different cultures in which practice takes place. Further, ARN seeks to enrich insight into clinical need and the implications for nursing intervention and models of service delivery. Emphasis is placed on promoting critical debate on the art and science of nursing practice.
ARN is essential reading for anyone involved in nursing practice, whether clinicians, researchers, educators, managers, policy makers, or students. The development of clinical practice and the changing patterns of inter-professional working are also central to ARN's scope of interest. Contributions are welcomed from other health professionals on issues that have a direct impact on nursing practice.
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Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters
Chapter 10
excreta disposal in emergencies
The WHO Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study measures the burden of
disease using the disability-adjusted life year metric (DALY). The DALY metric
was developed to assess the burden of disease consistently across diseases,
risk factors and region...s. A consistent and comparative description of the burden
of diseases and injuries and the risk factors that cause them is important as it
can inform health decision-making and health care planning.
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The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2013, 7, (Suppl 1: M6) 54-59