PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192765 February 23, 2018
These country reports provide information on the legal situation for displaced populations, namely asylum seekers, refugees, and returnees, where relevant, regarding access to mobile services, in each country covered
Review of disability issues and rehabilitation services in 29 african countries.
UNICEF trucks water to the camps where people displaced by the conflict have temporarily settled. UNICEF also installed latrines, showers and water storage tanks in
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the camps and distributed family hygiene kits to protect children against waterborne diseases.
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On the road to ending TB
Highlights from the 30 highest TB burden countries
Global Situation Assessment of El Niño-related Health Risks
The achievable imperative for global progress
TECHNICAL NOTE III
WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017
An Examination of 13 Projects in PEPFAR-Supported Countries
Experience of national TB partnerships
This research report provides results from the study on living conditions among people with disabilities in Zambia. Comparisons are made between individuals with and without disabilities and also between households with and without a disabled family
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member. Results obtained in Zambia are also compared to those obtained in earlier studies carried out in Namibia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The Zambian study was undertaken in 2005-2006.
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:42
http://www.idpjournal.com/content/3/1/42
This is one of seven Medical Peace Work courses.
In 2024, we need US$1.5 billion to provide live-saving health care to millions of people in emergencies. An alarming combination of conflict, climate-related threats and increasing economic hardship
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mean an estimated 166 million people require health assistance.
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Guidelines for planning and provision of pastoral and social support services
Ending Cholera—A Global Roadmap to 2030 operationalises the new global strategy for cholera control at the country level and provides a concrete path toward a world in which cholera is no longer a
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threat to public health
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Fact Sheet Global Atlas of medical devices
front cover © Hannah Maule-Ffinch/Save the Children
The WHO standard: Universal access to rapid tuberculosis diagnostics sets benchmarks to achieve universal access to WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics (WRDs), increase bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis and drug resistance detection, and reduce
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the time to diagnosis. WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics are highly accurate, cost-effective, reduce the time to treatment initiation, and impact patient-important outcomes.
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Emergencies, in spite of their tragic nature and adverse effects on mental health, are unparalleled opportunities to build better mental health systems for all people in need. This WHO publication shows how this was done in 10 diverse emergency-affe
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cted areas
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