The new Global Strategy aims to achieve the highest attainable standard of health for all women, children and adolescents, transform the future and
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ensure that every newborn, mother and child not only survives, but thrives.
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This document has been developed to support countries to develop and strengthen peer support groups in mental health and related areas. It addresse
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s the provision of peer support groups in the context of health services and the wider community.
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This document has been developed to support countries develop and strengthen individualized peer support services in mental health and related area
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s. It addresses the provision of individualized peer support in the context of health services and the wider community.
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This module has been developed to provide training and guidance to improve the quality of care and human rights conditions in inpatient, outpatient and
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community based mental health and related services, following the conduct of a comprehensive assessment using the WHO QualityRights assessment toolkit.
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This document has been developed to provide training and guidance on how to integrate a human rights approach in mental health and related areas, b
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ased on international human rights instruments, in particular the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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Miscellaneous
Child and adolescent psychiatric emergencies
Chapter J.1
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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health systems perspective and for people who use these interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the following working definition of self-care: Self-care is the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a health- care provider
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Training for Health Care Providers
Facilitators’ Manual
World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research
Brocher Foundation, Hermance, Geneva, Switzerland, 27–29 April 2016
Accessed: 02.05.2020
These interim IPC recommendations for health settings have been developed through the contributions of many individuals and institutions, such as the Centers for Disease Contro
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l-Kenya; ITECH; US Agency for International Development (USAID) Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program; and WHO that are committed to ensuring that the transmission of COVID-19 to HCWs and the public within the health care setting is limited. The Ministry of Health (MOH) through the Directorate of Health Standards Quality Assurance and Regulations wishes to thank all the contributing authors led by the sub-committee on case management and IPC for the COVID-19 response for their expertise and time given to writing these guidelines.
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Despite the continuing war in Ukraine, the Government is preparing for the country’s recovery and reconstruction. Given the magnitude of the attacks on the health infrastructure
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and consequent disruption to health system functioning, reconstruction of the health system is integral to the country’s recovery. The immediate priorities are to restore essential services, respond to new physical and mental health needs, protect public health, and provide a secure and attractive environment for the return of both health professionals and the general population. This policy note identifies strategic directions for post-war health system recovery in the short and longer terms, while sustaining essential health services during the ongoing invasion
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This Guide responds to requests from practitioners and country teams who have learned about the Nurturing care framework and want to understand how to adapt
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health and nutrition services to be supportive of nurturing care and strengthen caregivers’ capacity.
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The standards define 10 key competencies for health and care workers to support self-care in their clinical practice as well as the specific, measurable behaviours that demonstrate those competencie
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s, focusing on people-centredness; decision-making; effective communication; collaboration; evidence-informed practice, and personal conduct.
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A review of current literature and up date data from the field, April 2015.
This report has been published in part in J Hosp Inf. 2015;90:1-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=ebola+nosocomial+shears
Common presentations of other significant mental health complaints include: depressed mood, irritability, anxiety, stress, extreme tiredness, unexplained physical complaints. Other significant mental healt
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h complaints are frequently seen in non-specialized health settings, but are often treated inappropriately, with excess investigations and inappropriate medications.
OTH supporting material: Role plays, LIVES intervention, Case scenarios, Alternative relaxation exercises, Multiple choice questions, Video link
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- A Skills Building Program for Clinicians and Non-Clinicians. Adherence guidelines- slide deck- training course for health providers
This research aims to identify a core set of clinical skills for working in
a Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) setting, and to discuss whether they are appropriate for task shifting to a new or an alternative cadre of rehabilitation workers.