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2nd edition. Known as “Community Case Management of Sick Children” (CCM), this approach sends community-based health workers out to find, diagnose, and successfully treat sick children, in partnership
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The key aim of this guideline is to present recommendations based on a critical evaluation of the evidence on emerging digital health intervention
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Universal health coverage ensures everyone has access to the health services they need without suffering financial hardship as a result. In Decembe
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This document presents the World Health Organization Operational framework for building climate resilient and low carbon
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These toolkits were produced and used as part of the Moyo ndi Mpbamba project in Malawi to guide the community mobilization process in target districts.
The module is currently available in English, French, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
This special issue on Newborn Health in Global Health Action is being launched to share the expe
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Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET): Disussion Paper 110
This report compiles evidence from published, grey literature and key informants on ...
This report compiles evidence from published, grey literature and key informants on ...
The Guidelines on promotive and preventive mental health interventions for adolescents - Helping Adolescents thrive (HAT), provide evidence-informe
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In the last five years, i.e. how old turned the Campaign “Indifesa” (Defenceless) in 2016, that was launched by Terre des Hommes in 2012, the w
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A Systematic Review, Country Case Studies, and Recommendations for Integration into National Health Systems
Alliance Report
Participation of community
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Pneumonia and diarrhoea account for 23% of under-five mortality and were responsible for an estimated 1.17 million deaths in children under five globally. Furthermore, pneumonia and diarrhoea were r
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Mental disorders are a leading cause of the global burden of disease, and the provision of mental health services in developing countries remains v
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In 2017, the World Bank and partners created the Global Investment Framework for Nutrition as a roadmap towards achieving
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Regional Action Plan for HIV in South-East Asia (2017-2021)
Evaluating the Return on Investment of Scaling Up Treatment for Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis
The brief concludes that sustaining the continuity of EHS requires policies that ensure a whole-society and systems strengthening approach. This involves increased
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For the primary health worker in a low/middle-income country (LMIC) setting, delivering quality primary care is challenging. This is often complica
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UNHCR’s Public Health Strategy 2021-2025 is based on the lessons learnt, and builds on the achievements, of
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: Development assistance for health (DAH) is one of the most important means for Japan to promot
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Uganda is Africa's largest refugee-hosting country and ranks fifth globally. Over the decades, Uganda has hosted refugees from nations including South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritre
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Levels and Inequities
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 110
This study shows large variations in maternal health indicators across high-priority counties in Kenya. Nairobi exceeds ...
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 110
This study shows large variations in maternal health indicators across high-priority counties in Kenya. Nairobi exceeds ...
This document synthesizes key elements of the World Health Organization (WHO) normative guidance on health policy and system support
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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 health systems persp
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Primary health care, as outlined in the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata and again 40 years later in the 2018 WHO/UNICEF document A vision
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The article "Time to Align: Development Cooperation for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases" argues
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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 health systems persp
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Reproductive health needs are particularly acute in countries affected by armed conflict. Reliable information
on aid investment for reproductive health
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Fully functioning water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and health care waste management services are a critical aspect of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, and ensuring patient safety and quality of care. Such services are also essentia
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An Advocate’s Guide: Strategic Indicators for Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
recommended
This guide was prepared to enable advocates to use data
when advocating for universal access to SRHR at the national,
regional and global levels. It is a direct outcome of
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Mental health problem is one of the growing major public health issues in the Asia Pacific regio
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The WHO document "Integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health
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This compendium collates current tools and resources on quality improvement developed by the WHO Service Delivery and Safety Department and provides examples of how the tools and resources have been
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n 2015, Member States of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its accompanying Sustainable Development Goals
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Report of a regional workshop, New Delhi, India, 29–30 September 2014
To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and its subsequent problems, the WHO Regional Office ...
To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and its subsequent problems, the WHO Regional Office ...
Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being tasked to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors in underserved populations in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, little is known
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22nd edition
Each of the 20 chapters deals with aspects of the UHC journey, dedicated towards an equitable and inclusive national health system th
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Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis on 24 February 2022, WHO has supported Government-led efforts and initiatives alongside key partners on the
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The TB section of the toolkit presents selected (a) programmatic output and (b) outcome and impact indicators for TB. In addition to recommended mo
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This study highlights the challenges and areas in need of improvement as perceived by CHWs and beneficiaries, in regards to a nationwide scale-up of CHW interventions in a resource-challenged country. Identifying and understanding these barriers, an
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The most significant finding of the case study for integrating antimicrobial resistance (AMR)into existing programs and mobilising resou
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The Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT) presents a framework and acts as a guide to support multisectoral action t
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In 2006, the Special Session of African Union Health Ministers adopted the Maputo Plan of Action for
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WHO published guidance for clinicians and health care decision-makers on the use of corticosteroids in patients with COVID-19.
We recommend syst
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Improving the management of childhood tuberculosis within national tuberculosis programmes: research priorities based on a literature review
WHO/HTM/TB/2007.381, 07.02
This handbook was designed primarily as a tool for district clinical specialist teams (DCSTs), and for the provincial specialists who will guide an
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Guideline
Iron deficiency is one of the most common forms of nutritional deficiencies, particularly among vulnerable groups such as women, children and low-income populations. Iron deficiency often precedes anaemia, and anaemia during pregnancy ...
Iron deficiency is one of the most common forms of nutritional deficiencies, particularly among vulnerable groups such as women, children and low-income populations. Iron deficiency often precedes anaemia, and anaemia during pregnancy ...
The National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS and STIs 2017-2024 spells out the objectives and targets that we have jointly committed to achieve.
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This manual for trainers outlines the information and materials required to undertake training in line with the WASH FIT Guide, including backgroun
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It provides insight into WHO’s work that aims to improve the health of the people of the Unite
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arrow country studies
Political developments in Myanmar/Burma prompted the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) in 2013 to undertake a small-scale scoping study to re-eval ...
Political developments in Myanmar/Burma prompted the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) in 2013 to undertake a small-scale scoping study to re-eval ...
Nepal has only recently started its journey on the path to an integrated response to the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Despite this, it is notable that
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Background paper 8
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
May 2021
Draft May 2011
The first ever nursing and midwifery services policy document in the history of MoPH was developed with the following aims:
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The first ever nursing and midwifery services policy document in the history of MoPH was developed with the following aims:
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This guide is an attempt to redress the deficit in understanding of implementation research and to encourage programme personnel and implementers to take a greater interest in the subject, recognizi
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This checklist is for any organization or person supporting the routine use of evidence in
the process of policy-making. Evidence-informed policy-
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Maldives has made significant strides in the area of infectious disease prevention and control. This is exemplified by elimination of malaria from Maldives in 2015 and successes in TB control. In addition, Maldives is a front runner in infectious di
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In an ambitious new era for health development under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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WHO’s Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) defines the Organization’s medium-term vision for working in and with a particular country. The CCS, d
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Available in English, French, Spanish and Russian from the website https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/344562
Medical devices are used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and diseases and for rehabilitation. WHO developed guidance on medi
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This document is an output of a WHO cross-programme initiative aiming to improve the prevention, diagnosis and management of anaemia and thereby accelerate reduction in its prevalence. It comes at an important time, midway through
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July 2014
This report was made possible through support provided by the One Million Community Health Workers Campaign, mPowering Frontline Health
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WHO list of priority medical devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
recommended
This publication was developed in response to the need for a reference list of priority medical devices required for management of noncommunicable
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Vitamin D deficiency is thought to be common among pregnant women, particularly during the winter months, and has been found to be associated with an increased risk of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm birth, and other tissue-spe
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This document outlines why and how nurses and midwives are important, not only for individual health optimization but also to achieve the thematic
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This document is a guide defining requirements for quality and safety for malaria rapid diagnostic testing services to safeguard the quality of
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Background
Asthma education, a key component of long-term asthma management, is challenging in resource-limited settings with shortages of clinical staff. Task-shifting educational roles to lay (non-clinical) staff is a potential solution. We conducted a randomised controlled trial of an enhanced a
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Every year, nearly 250 million people move across borders temporarily or permanently for a job opportunity, studying, to flee a crisis back home, or for other reasons. Another 750 million move
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Sepsis contributes significantly to preventable mortality and is the final common pathway to death for severe infectious diseases; it can also arise as a complication of injuries and non-communicabl
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The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on and policy options
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The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on and policy options
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Obesity and diabetes are affecting the peoples of the Americas at high and increasing rates. National surveys demonstrate that obesity is increasing in prevalence among all age groups; 7% to 12% of
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This document aims to assist countries to take the first step towards better considering gender and equity issues in their efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), to inform the implementat
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The “Right Start Initiative” is a comprehensive program reaching nine countries in Asia and Africa, designed and run by the Nutrition International with
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The WHO country office for Ghana, began the year 2019 with a 4-day staff retreat at the Busua Be
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This Topic Guide has been compiled to provide an overview of undernutrition in the context of development. The focus of the Guide is on undernutrit
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The 2016-2017 Biennial report presents an overview of WHO Namibia's main achievements and challenges and highlights its vision for the next five ye
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Rebuilding Liberia’s health system is crucial for improving the country’s overall health ou
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The Third Rwandan Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP III) provides strategic guidance to the health
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The present information document supplements the WHO audited financial statements for 2018. It contains information on WHO's voluntary contribution
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The report studied child poverty in nine dimensions – development/stunting, nutrition, health, water, sanitation, and housing. Other dimensions i
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Revision for Field Review
Online version of the manual: https://iawgfieldmanual.com/manual
Further Analysis of the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 81
The government of Rwanda conducted the 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) to gather up-to-date information
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The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) is a document to guide WHO’s work in countries. CCS is a medium-term vision for WHO’s technical cooperation with a given Member State, and supports
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The 2019-2023 Strategy for UNU-IIGH, developed in
2018, built on UNU-IIGH’s strategic advantage and
position vis-à-vis the UN and global
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The current SEARVAP (South-East Asia regional vaccine action plan) describes a set of regional goals and objectives for immunization and control of vaccine-preventable diseases
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The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2018-2022 sets out the UN partnership aiming to support Nepal as it carves out its deve
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Transforming Health: Accelerating attainment of Health Goals | THE SECOND MEDIUM TERM PLAN FOR
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The strategic priorities of the CCS 2014–2018 are:
(1) Strengthening the health system.
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(1) Strengthening the health system.
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South Africa has faced many challenges over the past two decades, accomplishing profound positive changes in the social structure and government of
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A framework for planning, developing and implementing solutions with and for young people.
The guidance presented in this document is intended
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This report presents the key findings of the end-of-project assessment of households and
community health volunteers, conducted in 2017 in
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce ex
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