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WHO manual for organizing a national external quality assessment programme for health laboratories and other testing sites

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
This manual describes some of the strategic, managerial, financial, technical and scientific aspects to be considered in establishing a national EQA programme for clinical laboratories and other testing services at all health care levels
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Antimicrobial Resistance in the Western Pacific Region. A Review of Surveillance and Health Systems Response

World Health Organization WHO Western-Pacific Region (2015) C_WHO
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National Health Promotion and Communication Strategy 2016-2020

Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia (2016) CC
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Nigeria: Demographic and Health Survey 2013

National Population Commission (NPCNigeria) and ICF International (2014) C1
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Resettlement Policy Framework For Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Improvement Project
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Ministry of Health Uganda (2016) C1
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Toolkit for assessing health system capacity to manage large influxes of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants

World Health Organization (WHO); Regional Office for Europe UNHCR; IOM (2016) 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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Nepal: Health Facility Survey 2015. Final Report
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Ministry of Health and Population, Ministry of Health, Nepal New ERA; NHSSP; ICF (2017) C1
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Nepal HIVision 2020. Ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat, by 2030
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Government of Nepal; Ministry of Health; National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (2016) C1
National HIV Strategic Plan 2016-2021
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Quality of care in contraceptive information and services, based on human rights standards: A checklist for health care providers

Rajat Khosla, Moazzam Ali and Jane Cottingham World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This checklist covers five areas of competence needed by health care providers to provide quality of care in contraceptive information and services including: respecting users’ privacy and guaranteeing contfidentiality, choice, accessible and acce ... more
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The Associations between Nutrition, Stress, Infection, and Inflammation and Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes in Rural Malawi

Ashorn, P.; B. Poelman, K.G. Dewey, et al. Fanta Project; USAID (2017) C1
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Nepal: Health Sector Strategy Health Sector Strategy for Addressing Maternal Undernutrition 2013-2017
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Governement of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, Department of Health Services (2013) C1
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WHO Profile on mental health in development (WHO proMIND): Sierra Leone

World Health Organization (WHO), Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2012) C_WHO
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Transforming Health Systems for Universal Health Care

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2016) C1
Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Planning Framework
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India: Confronting Commercialization of Health Care!

National Coordination Committee, Jan Swasthya Sabha (2000) C1
Towards the Peoples Health Assembly Book -5
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India: What Globalization does to People’s Health!

National Coordination Committee, Jan Swasthya Sabha (2000) C1
Towards the Peoples Health Assembly Book -1
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Namibia Health Facility Census 2009: Key Findings on Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, and Malaria

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Namibia; ICF Macro, USA (2010) C_WHO
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Ghana: Public Health Act

Government of Ghana (2012) C1
Act 851 | AN ACT to revise and consolidate the law relating to public health to prevent disease, promote, safeguard, maintain and protect the health of humans and animals and to provide for relate ... more
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Framework for the engagement of all health care providers in the management of drug resistant tuberculosis

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO
The END TB strategy
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International Health Emergency Response Plan- Marburg Virus Disease

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
On 17 October 2017, the Ugandan Ministry of Health notified WHO of a confirmed Marburg outbreak of Marburg Virus disease (MVD) in Kween district, Eastern Uganda. The outbreak was officially declared by the Ministry of ... more
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Children under Age 2 in the Cambodia and Kenya 2014 Demographic and Health Surveys

Grace A. K. Ettyang & Caroline J. Sawe United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (2016) C2
DHS WORKING PAPERS 2016 No. 126 | DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS
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Kenya: Health Sector Disaster Risk Management Strategic Plan 2014-2018

Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya (2016) C2
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Trends in Demographic and Reproductive Health Indicators in Ethiopia

Zachary, Blake, Zhuzhi Moore, and Pav Govindasamy ICF International (2013) C2
Data from the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Trend Reports No. 7
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Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Youth In Nepal: Trends and Determinants

Khatiwada N., Silwal P.R., Bhadra R., and Tamang T.M. Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, New ERA, and ICF International (2013) C2
Further analysis of the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey
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Management of severe malnutrition: a manual for physicians and other senior health workers

World Health Organization WHO (1999) C_WHO
This manual provides practical guidelines for the management of children with severe malnutrition. It seeks to promote the best available therapy so as to reduce the risk of death, shorten the length of time spent in hospital, and facilitate rehabilitation and full recovery. Emphasis is given to the ... more
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Tracking progress towards universal coverage for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health

Ties Boerma, Jennifer Requejo, Cesar Victora et al. UNICEF; WHO, et al. (2018)
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Community Mental Health Policy
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Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2008)
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Explosive Weapon Effects - final report

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) (2017) C3
States, the United Nations and civil society organisations continue to raise concerns about the humanitarian impact caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA). This issue is currently being examined from political, legal, socio-economic and humanitarian perspectives. The GICHD ... more
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Climate-resilient water safety plans: Managing health risks associated with climate variability and change

World Health Organization (2017) C_WHO
Long-term planning for an adequate and safe supply of drinking-water should be set in the context of growing external uncertainties arising from changes in the climate and environment. The water safety plan (WSP) process offers a systematic framework to manage these risks by considering the implica ... more
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Standards for improving the quality of care for children and young adolescents in health facilities

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
These standards for the quality of paediatric care in health facilities form part of normative guidance for improving the quality of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health care. In view of ... more
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WHO Competency Framework for Health Workers’ Education and Training on Antimicrobial Resistance

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The framework is to be used as a reference guide, applied according to local priorities and needs, and targeted at academic institutions, educators, accreditation bodies, regulatory agencies and other users. The ultimate aim is to ensure that all health ... more
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Improving the quality of care for mothers and newborns in health facilities: facilitator's manual. Version 02.

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2017) C_WHO
WHO-SEARO in partnership with WHOCC AIIMS, UNICEF, UNFPA and USAID has prepared a training package for building capacity of healthcare teams in health facilities for continous quality improvement of maternal and newborn healthcare. The focus is on t ... more
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Rwanda: HEALTH SECTOR ANNUAL REPORT July 2015-June 2016

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2016) C2
For the Fiscal Year 2015-2016, the Health Sector continued to implement actions meant to improve the availability, and access to quality healthcare. The following report highlights achievements registered by the ... more
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Rwanda: THIRD HEALTH SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN JULY 2012 – JUNE 2018

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2012) C2
The Third Rwandan Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP III) provides strategic guidance to the health sector for six years, between July 2012 and June 2018. HSSP III has been inspired and guided by th ... more
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UNICEF’s Strategy for Health (2016-2030)

UNICEF Programme Division (2015)
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Indonesia Health Profile 2013

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia (2014) C1
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Indonesia Health Profile 2014

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia (2015) C1
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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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The National Tuberculosis Health Sector Strategic Plan 2015-2020
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Bonsu FA, Hanson-Nortey NN, Afutu FK et al. Ghana, Ministry of Health (2014) C1
The mandate of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme is to provide leadership and stewardship to accelerate intense and coordinated efforts to reduce the adult TB burden of 290 per 100,000 population recently established in the 2013 National TB Prevalence Survey. Other key challenges are low T ... more
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The Republic of the Union of Myanmar health system review

Phone Myint; Than Tun Sein; Nilar Tin et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2014) C_WHO
(Health Systems in Transition, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2014)
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Improving medicines access and use for child health: a guide to developing interventions

Ross-Degnan, D., Vialle-Valentin, C., and Briggs, J. USAID, SIAPS (Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services) (2015) C1
Submitted to the US Agency for International Development by the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. This manual provides a framework to identify problems and design interventions to improve access to and use of medicines for children. It is a resource for ... more
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WHO recommendations on adolescent health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This document is meant to respond to the questions:
■ What health interventions should the adolescent receive and when should s/he receive it?
■ What health behaviours should the adole ... more
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Indonesia Health Profile 2015 (Part 1/2)

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia (2016) C1
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World Health Organization. Typhoid vaccines: WHO position paper.

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
Accessed Sept, 5 2018 Weekly epidemiological record, Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire : Vol.93 (2018) No.13
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Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities

National Institute for Health and Care Expericen (NICE) (2016) C1
Prevention, Assessment and Management
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WHO recommendations on home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health. Web annex B. Characteristics of included studies, key informants and related documents.

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
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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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Integrating the response to mental disorders and other chronic diseases in health care systems

World Health Organization World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO
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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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Strategy, responsiveness and preparedness of the Syrian health care system in the short, mid and long term

Ebens, B., E. Fosse, M. Niechzial, et al. World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Eastern Management (2016) C_WHO
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The Effects of Severe Burns on Levels of Activity

Hooman Ghrobani, Mahnoush Momeni, Ali Zavareh, Mahshid Aghajanzadeh, Maryam Roham, Hamid Karimi, Hossein Rahbar Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2017) CC
With the recent advances in medicine, the survival rate of clients with severe burns has improved. This has resulted in greater demand for rehabilitation services. One of the major goals for rehabilitation programmes is to restore these clients to their pre-trauma activity levels. However, there is ... more
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Public health guidance on screening and vaccination for infectious diseases in newly arrived migrants within the EU/EEA

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2018) C1
The main objective of this guidance is to provide scientific advice, based on an evidence-based assessment of targeted public health interventions, to facilitate effective screening and vaccination for priority infectious diseases among newly arrive ... more
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Philippines: A Training Manual for Health Workers on Healthy Lifestyle - Overview of Major Noncommunicable Diseases (Module 1/6)

World Health Organization (WHO) and DOH Philippines (2009) C_WHO
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Mental Health Reforms

Mercer, E; Germanavicius, A.; Juodkaite D.; et al. Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) (2011) C2
Special issue: Mental Health Challenges in Lithuania Nos. 1-2 '11
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Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The global burden of disease due to mental disorders continues to rise, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In addition to causing a large proportion of morbidity, mental disorders – especially severe mental disorders (SMD) – are linked with poorer ... more
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Realising supported decision making and advance planning WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This training and guidance has been developed to provide an in-depth understanding on what it means to respect legal capacity in mental health and related areas as well as concrete strategies to ensure that people are able to exercise their right to ... more
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Global Health Essential Core Competencies

AFMC Resource GroupGHEC Committee (2009) CC
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WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care: a summary

World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO
Confronted with the important issue of patient safety, in 2002 the Fifty-fifth World Health Assembly adopted a resolution urging countries to pay the closest possible attention to the problem and to strengthen safety and monitoring systems. In May 2 ... more
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Social determinants approaches to public health: from concept to practice

Erik Blas, Johannes Sommerfeld and Anand Sivasankara Kurup World Health Organization WHO (2011) C_WHO
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Positive Mental Health, fighting Stigma and promoting resiliency for children and adolescents

Matthew Hodes and Susan Gau IACAPAP (2016) C2
The International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) aims to promote the mental health and development of children and adolescents worldwide. It seeks to achieve this by contributing to the training a ... more
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Maternal mental health interventions to improve child development

World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO
Q1: What are the effective maternal mental health interventions to prevent developmental problems in early infancy?
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Improving the physical health of adults with severe mental illness: essential actions

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges , England; et al. (2016) C1
This report, written in partnership with various Royal Medical Colleges and Public Health England, sets out the essential actions to improve the physical health of adults with severe mental illness ... more
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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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The European Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2015) C_WHO
Mental disorders are one of the top public health challenges in the WHO European Region, affecting about 25% of the population every year. In all countries, mental health problems are much more prev ... more
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Mental health policy developments in Latin America

R.D. Alarcón & S.A. Aguilar-Gaxiola Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2000) C_WHO
New assessment guidelines for measuring the overall impact of mental health problems in Latin America have served as a catalyst for countries to review their mental health policies. Latin American c ... more
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Fundamental Facts about mental health 2016

Mental Health Foundation (2016) CC
A comprehensive summary of mental health research, providing a unique handbook of key facts and figures, covering all key areas of mental health
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Child and adolescent mental health policies and plans

Dr M.Funk; M. Belfer; N. Drew; et al. World Health Organization (2005) C_WHO
Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package Languages: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian
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Mental Health - Our world in data

H. Ritchie and M. Roser (2018) CC
Mental health disorders remain widely under-reported — in our section on Data Quality & Definitions we discuss the challenges of dealing with this data. Figures presented in this entry should be taken as estimates of mental ... more
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Ukraine: Mental Health in Transition

World Bank (2017) C1
Assessment and Guidance for Strengthening Integration of Mental Health into Primary Health Care and Community-Based Service Platforms in Ukraine
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Casebook on Ethical Issues in International Health Research

Cash R et al. World Health Organization (2009) C_WHO
This casebook collects 64 case studies, each of which raises an important and difficult ethical issue connected with planning, reviewing, or conducting health-related research. The book’s purpose is to contribute to thoughtful analysis of these is ... more
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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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Community Mental Health Practice. Seven essential Features for Scaling up in low- and middle-income Countries

Basic Needs Basic Rights (2009) CC
The seven essential features of practice for scaling up are described with great clarity. They are practical and universal, and encourage local innovation. They include policy, funding and local management structure, as well as working with all possible partners and developing local context adaptati ... more
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Research for universal health coverage: World health report 2013

World Health Organization (2013) C_WHO
Universal health coverage ensures everyone has access to the health services they need without suffering financial hardship as a result. In December 2012, a UN resolution was passed encouraging gove ... more
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Out of Silence. Women's mental health in their own words

National Women's Council of Ireland (2018) CC
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Mental Health Promotion. Case Studies from Countries

Shekhar Saxena and Preston J. Garri World Federation for Mental Health; World Health Organization WHO (2004) C_WHO
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Epilepsy: a public health imperative
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World Health Organization WHO, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) (2019) C_WHO
This is the first global report on epilepsy summarizing the available evidence on the burden of epilepsy and the public health response required at global, regional and national levels. The reports highlights major gaps in awareness, diagnosis, t ... more
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VISHRAM. Vldarbha Stress and Health Program

N. Chowdhary, S. Schmelzl, S.Gangale, et al. (2018) CC
Training Manual for Community Health Workers
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Report on the health of refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2018) C_WHO
No Public Health without Refugee and Migrant health. This report, the first of its kind, creates an evidence base with the aim of catalysing progress towards developing and promoting migrant-sensit ... more
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Public Health Aspects of Mental Health Among Migrants and Refugees: A Review of the Evidence on Mental Health Care for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in the WHO European Region

Priebe, S.; D. Giacco, and Rawda El-Nagib. World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office Europe (2016) C_WHO
Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, No. 47 The increasing number of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants poses a challenge for mental health services in Europe. This review found t ... more
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Optimization of ART in Ukraine: general principles of ART optimization from a public health perspective

Professor J. Lundgren World Health Organization (Europe); Centre for Health & Infectious Disease Research (2016) C_WHO
Mission report April 2016
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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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Age-friendly Primary Health Care (PHC) Centres Toolkit

World Health Organization WHO (2008) C_WHO
The toolkit's purpose is to: improve the primary health care response for older persons. sensitize and educate primary health care workers about the specific needs of their older clients. ... more
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HEARTS. Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care. Evidence-based treatment protocols

World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2018) C_WHO
In many low- and middle-income countries, there is a wide gap between evidencebased recommendations and current practice. Treatment of major CVD risk factors remains suboptimal, and only a minority of patients who are treated reach their target levels for blood pressure, blood sugar and blood choles ... more
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Public health guidance on HIV, hepatitis B and C testing in the EU/EEA - An integrated approach

A.Sullivan; A. van Ahee; C. Rae; et al. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2018) C2
Scientific Advice
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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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Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries. A WHO practical toolkit

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
Stewardship is defined as “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care”. It was originally applied in the health-care setting as a tool for optimizing antimicrobial use, termed “antimicrob ... more
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Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns,in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
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World Health Organization WHO, IFRC; UNICEF (2020) C_WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging health systems across the world. Rapidly increasing demand for care of people with COVID-19 is compounded by fear, misinformation and limitations on the movement of people and supplies that disrupt the delivery o ... more
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Maintaining essential health services: operational guidance for the COVID-19 context
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
1 June 2020 Countries around the world are facing the challenge of increased demand for care of people with COVID-19, compounded by fear, misinformation and limitations on movement that disrupt the delivery of health care for all conditions. Mainta ... more
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Health workers’ education and training on antimicrobial resistance: curricula guide
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World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
This curricula guide builds on several existing products of WHO and partners, aimed at supporting countries in their effort to address the first objective of the GAP-AMR (to improve awareness and understanding of AMR). It is targeted specifically at health ... more
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Health and the Economy: A Convergence Needed to Address COVID-19 and Retake the Path of Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO
he pandemic has produced an unprecedented economic and social crisis, and it could generate a food, humanitarian, and political crisis if urgent measures are not taken. The policy options for addressing the pandemic entail consolidating national plans and achieving intersectoral consensus. The respo ... more
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WHO recommendations on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
This document provides an overview of sexual and reproductive health and rights issues that may be important for the human rights, health and well-being of adolescents (aged 10–19 years) and the r ... more
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Strengthening Quality Midwifery Education for Universal Health Coverage 2030

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
Framework for Action
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Guidelines on post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and the use of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis for HIV-related infections among adults, adolescents, and children: recommendations for a public health approa

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
Guidelines on post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and the use of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis for HIV-related infections among adults, adolescents, and children: recommendations for a public health approach : December 2014 supplement to the 2013 Consoli ... more
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Protect the Progress: Rise, Refocus, Recover - 2020 Progress Report on the Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030)

UNICEF, World Health Organisation (2020) C_WHO
Conflict, climate crisis and COVID-19 pose great threats to the health of women and children.
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WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable and changing climate; and to empower ... more
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Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful implementation of all three could reduce more than 40% of new cases of the disease and 5 million related deaths by 2050.
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Migration health: 2019 activities overview - Leave no migrant behind

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1
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 for similar reasons within the borders of their countries. With the understanding that human mobility affec ... more
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Mapping the health system response to childhood obesity in the WHO European Region. An overview and country perspectives (2019)

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2019) C_WHO
Childhood obesity is a major public health problem globally, which could undermine progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Prevention is recognized as the most efficient means of curbing the epidemic; however, given the scale o ... more
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Communicating about Vaccine Safety: Guidelines to help health workers communicate with parents, caregivers, and patients

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO
28 Dec 2020. The main objective of these guidelines is to provide tools for staff working in the field of immunization to support effective communication between health personnel and the general population, with the aim of strengthening, maintaining ... more
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Framework for Supply Chain Management for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
1 February 2021