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Analysis of the nature and contribution of innovative health financing mechanisms in the WHO African Region

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Africa is off track to reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and lags behind in building resilient health systems and health security, against a backdrop of limited resources. The world e ... more
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The failure of community-based health insurance schemes in Tanzania: opening the black box of the implementation process

Kigume, R.; Maluka, S. (2021) CC2
Globally, there is increased advocacy for community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes. Like other low and middle-income countries (LMICs), Tanzania officially established the Community Health Fu ... more
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Philippines: National Objectives for Health 2011 - 2016

Department of Health (DOH) (2012) C1
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South African Health Review 2019. Chapters at the glance
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Sanders, S. Health System Trust HST (2020) C1
22nd edition Each of the 20 chapters deals with aspects of the UHC journey, dedicated towards an equitable and inclusive national health system that leaves no-one behind. While some authors describe the fundamental changes and practical considerati ... more
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The EU in Global Health

European Commission (2014) C2
EU and Global Governance for Health - How EU global policies impact health
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Health Sector Quality Improvement framework and strategic plan 2010/11 - 2014/15

Ministry of Health, Uganda (2011) C1
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Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan 2011 - 2016
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Ministry of Health, Malawi (2012) C1
Moving towards equity and quality
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Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2004

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Bureau of Statistics (BOS) and ORC Macro (2005) C2
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Antiretroviral Treatment in the Spotlight: A Public Health Analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean 2013

M. A. Jiménez; S. Cabrera; J. J. Fiol; et al. Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization (Americas) (2013) C_WHO
Washington, DC, 2013
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Summary of Guidance for Public Health Strategies to Address High Levels of Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Related Deaths, December 2020

Honein MA, Christie A, Rose DA, et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2020) C_CDC
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 4 December 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6949e2
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Ghana’s National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study

Kavita Singh, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Frank Otchere et al. BMC Health Services Research (2015) C1
Ghana is attracting global attention for efforts to provide health insurance to all citizens through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). With the program’s strong emphasis on maternal and ... more
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Tanzania's Countdown to 2015: an analysis of two decades of progress and gaps for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, to inform priorities for post-2015

Hoviyeh Afnan-Holmes, Moke Magoma, Theopista John, et al. (2015) CC
Lancet Glob Health 2015; 3: e396–409. Open Access
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Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health

Robert E. Black, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Marleen Temmerman; et al. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The World Bank (2016) CC
Disease Control Priorities –3rdEdition, Volume 2. This book focuses on maternal conditions, childhood illness, and malnutrition. Specifically, the chapters address acute illness and undernutrition in children, principally under age 5. It also covers maternal mortality, morbidity, stillbirth, and ... more
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Community Health Workers in Sub Saharan Africa
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Hannah Faal, Rènée du Toit, Henrietta Monye, Ronnie Graham IAPB Africa (2016) CC
A booklet on how CHWs were addressing eye health across Africa based on desk research and a survey in 23 countries
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Lancet Series Maternal Health

The Lancet (2016) CC
Each year, about 210 million women become pregnant and about 140 million newborn babies are delivered. The sheer scale of maternal health issues makes maternal well being and survival vital concerns. A decade after The Lancet published a Series on m ... more
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Community Health Extension Workers Strategy in Uganda (2015/16- 2019/20)

Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda (2016) C1
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Community Health Worker Programmes in the WHO African Region: evidence and options - policy brief

Nana Twum Danso, Uta Lehmann, Jennifer Nyoni et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
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Developing a National Health Financing Strategy: A Reference Guide

Joseph Kutzin, Sophie Witter, Matthew Jowett et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
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Primary Health Care Revitalization in Nepal

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2010) C_WHO
Workshop on PHC Revitalisation in Nepal, April 5-6, 2010
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Motivating and demotivating factors for community health workers: a qualitative study in urban slums of Delhi, India

Mathew Sunil George, Shradha Pant, Niveditha Devasenapat, et al. (2017) C_WHO
WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, April 2017, 6(1) 8 pp. 211 kB
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Nepal Health Sector Strategy Implementation Plan 2016-2021
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Governement of Nepal, Ministry of Health (2017) C1
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Improving Financial Access to Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services for the Poor in Nigeria

Cynthia Green (2012) C1
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Improving the quality of care in the public health system in Bangladesh: building on new evidence and current policy levers

Krishna Hort, Valeria de Oliveira Cruz, Murad Sultan World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Bangladesh Health Systems in Transition
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Training of community health workers: Cervical cancer screening and management of cervical pre-cancers

Lakhbir Dhaliwal, Vanita Suri, Reshmi Bagga et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide and causes a significant number of deaths in the South-East Asia Region. Nearly 200 000 new cases of cervical cancer occurred in SEA Region Member States in 2008, giving an incidence of almost 25 per 100 ... more
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Ethiopia: Health Sector Transformation Plan 2015/16 - 2019/20 (2008-2012 EFY)

Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2015) C1
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Kenya reproduvtive, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) Investment framework

Ministry of Health, Government of Kenya (2016) C2
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World Health Statistics 2021: monitoring health for the SDGs
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
The report presents the latest data on more than 50 health-related Sustainable Development Goal and "triple billion" target indicators. The 2021 edition includes preliminary estimates for global excess deaths attributable to COVID-19 for 2020 and th ... more
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Attraction and Retention of Rural Primary Health-care Workers in the Asia Pacific Region

Liu Xiaoyun; Zhu, Anna; Tang, Shenglan World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia (2018) C_WHO
The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a collaborative partnership which supports and promotes evidence-based health policy making in the Asia Pacific Region. Based in WHO’ ... more
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Evaluation of WHO's contribution to maternal health in the South-East Asia Region

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East-Asia (2016) C_WHO
The Report describes the evaluation of WHO's contribution to the Maternal Health Program in South-East Asia Region. This was an independent evaluation conducted in 2015 by Amaltas, a Delhi based organization. The evaluation highlights the progress i ... more
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Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This report aims to raise awareness about the role that the reform of public health laws can play in advancing the right to health and in creating the conditions for people to live healthy lives. By ... more
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UNICEF’s Strategy for Health (2016-2030)

UNICEF Programme Division (2015)
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Linking Private Primary Health Care Networks to Sustainable Domestic Financing: A Practical Guide for Network Managers

Hariharan, N., Ishtiaq, A., Eldridge, C., et al. Results for Development (R4D) (2018) C1
The guide helps network managers and technical experts navigate the steps necessary for gathering, structuring, analyzing and reporting information needed to make strategic plans that improve sustainability and equity.
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Human Resources for Health Country Profile Indonesia

World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia (2012) C_WHO
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Increasing equity in health service access and financing: Health strategy, policy achievements and new challenges

Annear, Peter Leslie; Veasnakiry, Lo; Momoe Takeuchi World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
Policy note: Cambodia Health Systems in Transition.
The health system includes a mix of public and private providers. The use of private providers is much greater among the wealthy, while the u ... more
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2016 Health Facility Assessment for Reproductive Health Commodities and Services

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports, Department of Public Health, Department of Medical Services and UNFPA (2016) C1
A nationwide survey of a representative sample of health facilities across public health services in all states and regions of Myanmar has been undertaken since 2014 to track Reproductive ... more
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MYANMAR/BURMA Breaking Barriers: Advocating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

McGuin, Rachael; Nang Lao Liang Won (Researcher) Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) (2016) C1
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-evaluate and refine its advocacy strategies for sexual and reproductive ... more
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Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into primary health care : WHO guide for planners, implementers and managers

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
Inequality of access to palliative care and symptom relief is one of the greatest disparities in global health care (1). Currently, there is avoidable suffering on a massive scale due to lack of access to palliative care and symptom relief in low- a ... more
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Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into paediatrics: a WHO guide for health-care planners, implementers and managers

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global population of least-developed nations. The number of children - neonates, infants, children, and adolescents up to 19 years of age - who need pediatric palliative care (PPC) each year may be as high as 21 millio ... more
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Rehabilitation in health systems (brochure)

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Rehabilitation in health systems provides recommendations for Member States and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen and expand the availability of quality rehabilitation services. Currently, there is a significant unmet need for rehabilitation ... more
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Policy Options on Mental Health

World Health Organization WHO Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2017) C_WHO
"This is the final report of the six-year collaboration between the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and the Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform, an initiative of the Caloust ... more
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Declaration on Achieving Equality for Mental Health in the 21st Centuryeclaration on Achieving Equality for Mental Health in the 21st Century

Global Ministerial Summits on Mental Healt World Health Organization WHO (2018) C2
The Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit Conclusions
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What you need to know about Health in All Policies

World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO
Accessed 4 March 2019.
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Investing in Mental Health: Evidence for Action

World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO
In this report, potential reasons for this apparent contradiction between cherished human values and observed social actions are explored with a view to better formulating concrete steps that governments and other stakeholders can take to reshape social attitudes and public policy.
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Seventy-third World Health Assembly - COVID-19 response

World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO
Deeply concerned by the morbidity and mortality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the negative impacts on physical and mental health and social well-being, the negative impacts on economies and societies and the consequent exacerb ... more
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Global report on urban health: equitable healthier cities for sustainable development

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
This timely report comes at a decisive moment in history where we can reshape urban environments and health systems for the majority of the world’s population that live in cities. Enabling this transformation are the SDGs, which have reconfigur ... more
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Urbanization, migration & health

Ross, A. World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO
An overview on the health equity impact of policy and action: Is it making a difference? Why or why not?
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Mental Health. Fact sheet on sustainable development goals: health target

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
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WHO guideline recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
The key aim of this guideline is to present recommendations based on a critical evaluation of the evidence on emerging digital health interventions that are contributing to health system improvemen ... more
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National Health in All Policies Strategic Framework 2017-2021

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2018) CC
The attainment of Zambia’s goal of being a prosperous and middle-income country by 2030 as stipulated in its Vision 2030 is dependent on among others, a healthy and productive population. Therefore, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has prioritized ... more
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Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness

Jack, H.; R.G. Wagner, I. Petersen, et al. (2014) CC
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Human Resources For Health Planning & Development Strategy Framework

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2017) C1
Zambia has about 1.2 physicians, nurses, and midwives per 1000 population while the minimum acceptable density threshold is 2.3 per 1000 population. The estimated shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives in Zambia is about 14,960. However, with the projected population growth the deficit more than d ... more
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Global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections for the period 2022-2030

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
Towards ending AIDS
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What does the next 25 years hold for global health?

S. Marzouk and H. Choi Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2019) CC
Analysis of survey data looking at 25 years of progress in and the future challenges for tropical medicine and global health
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Compendium of good practices in the health sector response to HIV in the WHO European Region

Dr. M. Dara; Z. T. Gavry; M. Mansfeld World Health Organization (Europe) (2018) C_WHO
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Action plan for the health sector response to HIV in the WHO European Region

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2017) C_WHO
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Universal Periodic Review of Albania - 33rd Session

Albania Center for Population and Development (ACPD); Albanian Association of People Living with HIVAIS; Roma Active Albania; STOP AIDS; Aksion Plus; et al. (2019) C2
Joint Stakeholder Submission Accessed: 29.09.2019
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Fact sheets on sustainable development goals: health targets - HIV

World Health Organization (Europe); 3 Good Health and well-beeing (2017) C_WHO
SDG target 3.3: by 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, waterborne diseases and other communicable diseases.
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Framework for health information systems and core indicators for monitoring health situation and health system performance

World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (2019) C_WHO
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Thematic segment: Mental Health and HIV/AIDS – Promoting human rights, an integrated and person-centered approach to improving art adherence, well-being and quality of life

UNAIDS; STRIVE (2018) C2
1-13 December 2018 | Geneva, Switzerland UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Issue date: 23 November 2018 UNAIDS/PCB (43)/18.32
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Assessment of the Implementation of the Regional Health Sector Strategy on HIV

World Health Organization (Regional Office for South-East-Asia) World Health Organization (Regional Office for South-East-Asia) (2016) C_WHO
2011-2015
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Strengthening the capacity of community health workers to deliver care for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

World Health Organization (WHO); H4+, UNFPA; et al. World Health Organization (WHO); H4+, UNFPA; et al. (2015) C_WHO
Technical brief by the H4+ (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO and the World Bank)
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Why palliative care is an essential funtion of primary health care

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
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Primary Health Care As An Enabler For “Ending The Epidemics” Of High-Impact Communicable Diseases

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showed that global commitment and collective action could significantly reduce the disease burdens of three deadly communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The MDGs helped focus efforts on these three deadly diseases and leveraged ... more
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COVID-19 pandemic in the health of women, children, and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean

Castro, A. UNDP (2020) CC
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Quality health services: a planning guide

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The WHO Quality Health Services: a planning guide focuses on actions required at the national, district and facility levels to enhance quality of health services, providing guidance on implementing ... more
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COVID-19 health system response monitor, Thailand

World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (2020) C_WHO
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Promoting Health - Guide to national implementationof the Shanghai Declaration

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
Guide to national implementation of the Shanghai Declaration describes policy orientations and approaches that can unlock the transformative potential of health promotion for sustainable development. This guide was developed to support country level ... more
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The Case For Frontiline Health Workers in Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases Globally

IntraHealth International (2016) CC
Frontline health workers (FHWs) provide services directly to communities where they are most needed, especially in remote and rural areas. Many are community health workers and midwives, though they ... more
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National Health Policy: Health lives for all. Revised Edition, January 2020

Ministry of Health Ghana (2020) CC
This National Health Policy has 5 objectives, namely i. To strengthen the healthcare delivery system to be resilient ii. To encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyles iii. To improve the physical environment iv. To improve the socio-economic s ... more
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Resource considerations for investing in hand hygiene improvement in health care facilities

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Investment in all the drivers and facilitators of hand hygiene action in health care to ensure that it occurs at the point of care and other critical moments requires a multidisciplinary, multifaceted approach. WHO describes such an approach as a ... more
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WHO European framework for action on mental health 2021-2025: draft for the Seventy-first Regional Committee for Europe

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The framework sets out a response to current mental health challenges arising from the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on population mental health and well-being. The EFAMH provid ... more
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Kenya Health Workforce Report: The Status of Healthcare Professionals in Kenya, 2015

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2017) CC
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Ghana National Community Health Worker Training Manual. Module I: Community Health Basics

Ministry of Health, Ghana; World Vision (2013) CC
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Humanitarian development peace nexus for health profile: Yemen, October 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC
The humanitarian-development-peace nexus (‎HDPNX)‎ is a new way of working that offers a framework for coherent joined-up planning and implementation of shared priorities between humanitarian development and peacebuilding actors in emergency settings. To advance the HDPNx in a given country a sh ... more
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Community health worker models in South Africa: a qualitative study on policy implementation of the 2018/19 revised framework

Murphy, J.P.; A. Moolla, S. Kgowedi et al. Health Policy and Planning (2020) C1
South Africa has a long history of community health workers (CHWs). It has been a journey that has required balancing constrained resources and competing priorities. CHWs form a bridge between communities and healthcare service provision within ... more
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Health workforce governance for compassionate and respectful care: a framework for research, policy and practice

Cometto, G.; S. Assegid; G. Abiyu, et al. (2022) C1
BMJ Global Health 2022;7:e008007. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2021-00800
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Climate information for public health action

Thomson, M.C.; and S.J. Mason Routledge (2019) CC
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Health systems resilience toolkit: a WHO global public health good to support building and strengthening of sustainable health systems resilience in countries with various contexts

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
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Assessment of Sudan’s health information system 2020

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Assessment Report
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WHO Quality Toolkit: Navigating tools to improve the quality of health services
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The WHO Quality Toolkit: Navigating tools to improve the quality of health services helps easy identification and access to a wide range of WHO published materials to improve the quality of health s ... more
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WHO Guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being, 2022 revision: executive summary
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
A global shortage of an estimated 18 million health workers is anticipated by 2030, a record 130 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and there is the global threat of pandemics such as COVID-19. At least 400 million people worldwi ... more
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Improving the quality of care for maternal, newborn and child health: implementation guide for national, district and facility levels

World Health Organization WHO World Health Organization (2022) C_WHO
Implementation guide for national, district and facility levels. This implementation guide contains practical guidance for policy-makers, programme managers, health practitioners and other actors working to establish and implement quality of care ... more
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Ensuring health security in the African region - Emergency preparedness and response flagship programmes

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2022) C_WHO
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship programmes to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect and re ... more
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Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – experience a significant disability today. Persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities. However, th ... more
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Working for Health 2022-2030 Action Plan: planning and financing

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This thematic brief accompanies the Working for Health 2022–2030 Action Plan, providing a rationale for the related actions of the Working for Health progression model (see Annex). This brief ai ... more
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Integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health programmes: implementation guidance

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health programmes: implementation guidance
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WHO research for hand hygiene in health care 2023–2030: summary

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Hand hygiene is vital for safe health care delivery, yet practices at the point of care remain suboptimal worldwide. A comprehensive research agenda is therefore necessary to improve our understanding of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour an ... more
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A primary health care approach to obesity prevention and management in children and adolescents: policy brief

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Obesity in all age groups, including children and adolescents, is a public health challenge across all settings. Obesity is now classified as a complex multifactorial chronic disease and not just a risk factor for other noncommunicable diseases and ... more
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World health statistics 2023: monitoring health for the SDGs, sustainable development goals

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The World health statistics report is the annual compilation of health and health-related indicators which has been published by the World ... more
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Financing Health for All: Increase, transform and redirect - The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for all - Council Brief No. 2

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
The world has been turned on its head by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This has provided a stark wakeup call on the severe under-financing of health systems around the world. It has laid bare the inequalities and limitations in t ... more
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Integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health programmes

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The WHO document "Integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health programmes: implementation guidance" provides a framework for integrating noncommunicable diseases (NC ... more
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Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa; Primary Healthcare Level 2020 Edition; Department of Health: Republic of South Africa

National Department of Health, South Africa National Department of Health, South Africa (2020) CC2
The "Primary Healthcare Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List" by the South African National Department of Health provides evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing common medical conditions at the primary healthcare ... more
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Health statistics in the Western Pacific Region 2023: monitoring health for the SDGs

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) CC
Health Statistics in the Western Pacific Region 2023: Monitoring health for the SDGs is the third biennial report providing an overview of the progress of the World ... more
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Health equity for persons with disabilities: guide for action: executive summary

World Health Organization WHO (2024) CC
The Disability inclusion guide for action supports ministries of health and their partners in both advancing health equity for persons with disabilities by identifying entry points, and planning app ... more
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mhGAP Intervention Guide Mental Health Gap Action Programme Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings
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Tarun Dua, Nicolas Clark, Neerja Chowdhary et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
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