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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
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Achieving quality universal health coverage through better water, sanitation and hygiene services in health care facilities: A focus on Ethiopia

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
A two-week mission was conducted by WASH and quality UHC technical experts from WHO headquarters and supported by the WHO Ethiopia Country Office (WASH and health systems teams) in July 2016, to understand how change in WASH services and quality imp ... more
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Phone Myint; Than Tun Sein; Cassels, Andrew World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
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Quantification of Health Commodities: RMNCH Supplement - Forecasting Consumption of Select Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Commodities

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Medicines in Health Care Delivery Myanmar

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South East Asia (2014) C_WHO
Situational Analysis: 13-23 October 2014
Report prepared using the WHO/SEARO workbook tool for undertaking a situational analysis of medicines in health care delivery in low and middle income countries
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Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities

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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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Working together to promote health. WHO Tanzania Annual Report 2017

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2018) C_WHO
It provides insight into WHO’s work that aims to improve the health of the people of the United Republic of Tanzania in collaboration with key stakeholders.
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COP24 special report: health and climate change
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World Health Organization WHO WHO (2018) C_WHO
Exposure to air pollution causes 7 million deaths worldwide every year and costs an estimated US$ 5.11 trillion in welfare losses globally. In the 15 countries that emit the most greenhouse gas emissions, the health impacts of air pollution are esti ... more
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The Gambia - Effective and humane mental health treatment and care for all

Mental Health Improvements for Nations Development (MIND); Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO
Republic of The Gambia; Accessed on 31.01.2019
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A systematic review of online interventions for mental health in low and middle income countries: A neglected field

Arjadi , R.; Nauta, M. H.; Chowdhary, N.; et al. Global Mental Health (2015) C1
Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2015; 2: e12. Published online 2015 Jul 14. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2015.10 Low and middle income countries (LMICs) are facing an increase of the impact of mental health problem ... more
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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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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 Education Competencies Tool-Kit

Astle. B.; C.A.Faerron-Guzman; A. Landry, et al. Consortium for Universities for Global Health (2018) CC
2nd edition. The tool kit provides learning objects and curricular content to support the competencies for those proficiency/trainee levels
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WHO-AIMS Report on mental health system in Ghana

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2011) C_WHO
The World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) was used to collect information on the mental health syste ... 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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Executive Summary - Chapter 2 Health Services

T. F. Babor; K. Stenius ATLAS on substance use (2010)— Resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder; WHO (2019) C_WHO
ATLAS on substance use (2010) — Resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders Accessed: 14.03.2019
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Global status report on alcohol and health 2018

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
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ASEAN Mental Health Systems

ASEAN for Mental Health (2016) C1
The ASEAN Mental Health Systems Report catalogues the situation of mental health in ASEAN Member States. This report provides comprehensive information on the progress made so far by AMS in inte ... more
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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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Culture and reform of mental health care in central and eastern Europe

World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Europe (2018) C_WHO
The WHO Regional Office for Europe, the WHO Collaborating Centre on Culture and Health at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom) and the National Institute of Mental Health (Czechia) convened a w ... more
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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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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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Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems

World Health Organization WHO (2005) C_WHO
1. Provide treatment for mental disorders in primary care 2. Ensure wider accessibility to essential psychotropic drugs 3. Provide care in the community 4. Educate the public 5. Involve communities, families and consumers 6. Establish national policies, programmes and legislation on mental ... more
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Innovative Mental Health Programs in Latin America & The Carribbean

Caldas de Almeida, José Miguel (‎ed.)‎ & Cohen, Alex (‎ed.)‎. Pan American Health Organization (2008) C_WHO
In the last quarter century, several projects emerged to reform mental health services in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Some did not survive the difficulties that inevitably arise in processes of change, and ended up disappearing before th ... more
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Mental Health. A Guide for Faith Leaders
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American Psychiatric Association Foundation and the Mental Health and Faith Community Partnership Steering Committee (2018) C2
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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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Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2020
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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This updated Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030 builds upon its predecessor and sets out clear actions for Member States, the WHO Secretariat and international, regional and national partners to promote mental ... more
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Child and adolescent mental health policy in South Africa: history, current policy development and implementation, and policy analysis

S. Mokitimi; M. Schneider; P. J. de Vries International Journal of Mental Health Systems; BioMed Central (2018) CC
Mental health problems represent the greatest global burden of disease among children and adolescents. There is, however, lack of policy development and implementation for child and adolescent mental healt ... more
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Healing minds, changing lives : a movement for community-based mental health care in Peru – delivery innovations in a low-income community, 2013-2016

World Bank (2018) CC
This report explores community-focused change initiatives in the financing, organization, and delivery of mental health services in Peru from 2013 to 2016. It examines the national dimension of reforms but focuses above all on implementation and res ... more
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Integrating mental health into South Africa’s health system: current status and way forward

Schneider, M.; E. Baron, E. Breuer, et al. (2016) CC
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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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Understanding the Climate Change and Health Interface

The One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn) World Health Organization WHO (2013) C_WHO
Resource Guide for Advanced Learning
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Why urban health matters

World Health Organization WHO; 1000 Cities 1000 Lives (2010) C_WHO
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Case Study: Mental health in Makueni County, Kenya

Ndetei D, Musyimi C, Musau A, Matoke L, Mutiso V Shaping Health Programme (2017) CC
Shaping Health programme on Learning from international experience on approaches to community power, participation and decision-making in health,AMHF, TARSC
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Mental health legislation & human rights

World Health Organization WHO (2003) C_WHO
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Planetary Health Ethics: Beyond First Principles

FosterA.; J. Cole A. Farlow and I. Petrikova (2019) CC
Planetary health is a transdisciplinary approach that aims to advance the understanding of the links between human-driven changes to the planet and their consequences, and to develop appropriate solutions to the challenges identified. This emerging ... more
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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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COMPENDIUM of health system responses to large-scale migration in the WHO European Region
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2018) C_WHO
The scale of international migration in the WHO European Region has increased substantially in the last decade. The dynamics of large-scale migration pose specific challenges and opportunities to health systems, and responses will differ from countr ... more
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Towards universal access - Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector

World Health Organization; UNAIDS; Unicef (2010) C_WHO
Progress Report 2010
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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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Urban HEART : Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO
The Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) is a user-friendly guide for policy- and decision-makers at national and local levels to: identify and analyse inequities in health ... more
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Updated Program Functionality Matrix for Optimizing Community Health Programs

CHW Central; Community Health Impact Coalition; USAID; et al. (2018) C2
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Global Health Security (GHS) Index

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHU) The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) (2019) CC
The GHS Index is intended to be a key resource in the face of increasing risks of high-consequence and globally catastrophic biological events and in light of major gaps in international financing for preparedness. These risks are magnified by a rapidly changing and interconnected world; increasing ... more
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Community Health Systems Catalog Country Profile: Benin, July 2017

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (2017) C2
This Community Health Systems (CHS) Catalog country profile is the 2016 update of a landscape assessment that was originally conducted by the Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) project in 2014. The CHS Catalog focuses on 25 countries deemed pr ... more
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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.

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation guide. This package supports Ministries of Health ... more
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Forschung mit Weitblick - Ein Handbuch für Studierende mit Interesse an Global-Health-Forschung
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Hommes F, Stratil J, Ströbele L, Bruchhausen W Global Health Alliance-Deutschland (GHA-D) (2019) CC
Eine wachsende Anzahl von Studierenden interessiert sich für Global Health. Bisher mangelt es jedoch an ausreichenden Angeboten zur Verwirklichung von studentischen Global-Health-Forschungsprojekte ... more
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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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Classification of digital health interventions v1.0. A shared language to describe the uses of digital technology for health

World Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
The classification of digital health interventions (DHIs) categorizes the different ways in which digital and mobile technologies are being used to support health system needs. Historically, the di ... more
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Assessing the efficiency of rural health centres in Burkina Faso: an application of Data Envelopment Analysis

Marschall P., S.Flessa Journal of Public Health (2010) CC
In this paper we aim to provide information on the importance of efficiency measurement of health care facilities in developing countries. We state that efficiency measurement can be a substantial contribution to saving lives. Therefore we analyse t ... more
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Operational Framework for Primary Health Care - Transforming Vision Into Action

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
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 for primary health care in the 21st century: towards universal ... more
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Antibiotic resistance: using a cultural contexts of health approach to address a global health challenge

Ledingham, K. World Health Organization Europe (2020) C_WHO
This policy brief has been developed in response to the contemporary challenge of antibiotic resistance (‎ABR)‎. ABR poses a formidable threat to global health and sustainable development. It is now increasingly recognized that the systematic ne ... more
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Strengthening the health systems response to COVID-19: policy brief: recommendations for the WHO European Region (‎‎1 April 2020)‎‎

World Health Organization (Europe) (2020) C_WHO
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Investing in and building longer-term health emergency preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Interim Guidance This document is to help Member States build on actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve national medium- to long-term preparedness for future threats. It maps COVID-19 preparedness and response actions to the building of sustainable International ... more
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Public health considerations while resuming international travel

World Health Organization WHO (2020) 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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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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Youth-centred digital health digital health interventions

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
A framework for planning, developing and implementing solutions with and for young people. The guidance presented in this document is intended for digital health intervention designers, developers, implementers, researchers and funders. Newcomers t ... more
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Digital Implementation Investment Guide (DIIG): Integrating Digital Interventions into Health Programmes

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
his practical Guide serves as a companion to the “WHO guideline: recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening” and provides a systematic process for countries to develop a costed implementation plan for digital ... 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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Roadmap on human resource strategies to improve newborn care in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Every year, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm – before 37 weeks of pregnancy. That is more than 1 in 10 live births. Approximately 1 million children die each year worldwide due to complications from their early birth. Those that survive often face a lifetime of ill- ... more
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State of the world's sanitation: An urgent call to transform sanitation for better health, environments, economies and societies. Summary

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
For the first time WHO and UNICEF bring together the data on sanitation coverage and investment, and how it impacts health, economies, and the environment. Citing evidence on what works from successful countries and global guidelines, WHO and UNICEF ... more
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A framework for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC) (2020) C_WHO
The health impact of radiological and nuclear emergencies can last for decades. Lessons learned from past radiological and nuclear accidents have demonstrated that the mental health and psychosocial ... more
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Operational Framework for Primary Health Care
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World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2020) C_WHO
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Quality Criteria for Health National Adaptation Plans

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The Quality Criteria for Health National Adaptation Plans (HNAPs) presents examples of good practice in HNAP development to assist countries in developing a comprehensive, feasible and implementable plan. The criteria are also intended to guide coun ... more
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Operational framework for building climate resilient health systems

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
The framework responds to the demand from Member States and partners for guidance on how the health sector and its operational basis in health systems can systematically and effectively address the ... 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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Linking Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) - Practical tools, approaches and case studies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC), Save the Children, et al. (2021) C_WHO
Technical Note Recently, the approach to hazardous events has undergone a considerable shift, away from reactive activities focused on managing and responding to events and towards a more proactive process of emergency and disaster risk management (DRM). The ultimate goal of this shift in focus is ... more
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Understanding barriers to quality of care: an approach for conducting a situational analysis of water, sanitation and hygiene (‎WASH)‎ and quality in health care facilities

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The availability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in health care facilities, especially in maternity and primary-care settings where they are often absent, supports core aspects of quality, equity and dignity for all people. This doc ... more
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The role of community health workers in COVID-19 vaccination: Implementation support guide

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This guide is intended to support national governments developing their national deployment and vaccination plans (NDVPs) for COVID-19 vaccines by outlining the roles, needs and opportunities for community health workers (CHWs) to contribute. This n ... more
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Community outreach mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
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Handbook for Public Health Emergency Operations Center Operations and Management

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
A Public Health EOC (PHEOC) serves as a hub for coordinating the preparation for, response to, and recovery from public health emergencies. The preparation includes planning, such as risk and resour ... more
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Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) Legal Framework Guide

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC
A public health emergency operation center (PHEOC) serves as a hub for better coordinating the preparation, response, and recovery for public health emergencies. A functional PHEOC is critical for t ... more
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One Health National Emergency Risk Communication Strategic Plan

Government of Sierra Leone (2019) CC
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Measures to strengthen primary health-care systems in low- and middle-income countries

Etienne V Langlois, Andrew Mc Kenzie, Helen Schneider & Jeffrey W Mecaskey World Health Organization (2020) C_WHO
Primary health care offers a cost–effective route to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). However, primary health-care syst ... more
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Functionality Matrix for Optimizing Community Health Programs - Updated Program

Community Health Impact Coalition (2018) CC
As the global community aims to fulfill its commitments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the achievement of universal health coverage, dozens of countries have committed to the expansion of community ... more
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Development of a checklist for implementing rural pathways to train and support health workers in low and middle income countries

O’Sullivan BG., Chater AB, Bingham A., et al. (2020) CC
This document presents an evidence-informed Checklist for implementing rural pathways to train and support the rural health workforce in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Rural areas are the most underserviced around the world.
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Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment
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World Health Organization WHO; UN Environment; UNICEF (2021) C_WHO
Almost 25% of deaths worldwide could be prevented if the actions in the compendium were fully implemented This compendium provides a systematic compilation of published guidance from WHO and other UN organizations on health and environment. Guidanc ... more
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Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks- A comprehensive toolkit for all-hazards health emergency risk assessment

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The Strategic Tool for Assessing Risks (STAR) offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use toolkit and approach to enable national and subnational governments to rapidly conduct a strategic and evidence-based assessment of public health risks for planning an ... more
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Climate Change and Health - Training Modules

World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for South-East Asia (2015) C_WHO
Training Modules for climate change and Health - WHO
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Climate change and health: vulnerability and adaptation assessment

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
Climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessment In 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) published the report Protecting health ... more
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Impact of COVID-19 on human resources for health and policy response: the case of Plurinational State of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

World Health Organization & Pan American Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The overview of findings from five Latin American countries
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The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future

Romanello M., McGushin A., et al. (2021) C2
The Lancet Countdown is an international collaboration that independently monitors the health consequences of a changing climate. Publishing updated, new, and improved indicators each year, the Lancet Countdown represents the consensus of leading ... more
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Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: Training Guide – Health Workers and Nutrition Managers

Quinn, V., and A. Guyon (2015) CC
This training guide applies a participatory approach, reflecting the considerable evidence that adults learn best by practicing and reflecting on their experiences. It thus emphasizes exercises to improve skills in counseling that support clients to adopt optimal nutrition practices. Women’s nutri ... more
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South African MATERNAL, PERINATAL, and NEONATAL Health Policy

National Department of Health (NDoH) South Africa NDoH South Africa (2021) CC
As a lower-middle-income country (LMIC), South Africa (SA) bears the burden of maternal and neonatal mortality similar to other sub- Saharan African countries. According to the Saving Mothers Report 2017/19, there has been a progressive and sustained reduction in institutional maternal mortality ... more
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Primary Health Care Network Guidelines

Kenya Ministry of Health (2021) C1
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Primary Health Care Systems (PRIMASYS) - Case Study from Kenya

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
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Kenya Health Sector Strategic Plan 2018-2023

World Health Organisation (2018) C_WHO
Transforming Health Systems: Achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2022. The development of the Kenya Health Sector Strategic Plan 2018–2023 is ... more
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WHO implementation handbook for national action plans on antimicrobial resistance: guidance for the human health sector

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The purpose of this publication is to to provide a practical, stepwise approach to the implementation of the national action plans on AMR within the human health sector; and to provide a process and collation of existing WHO tools to prioritize, cos ... more
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Development of primary health care nursing in Ukraine

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2021) C_WHO
Nurses play a key role in the provision of primary health care (‎PHC)‎ and the coordination and organization of medical care overall. Nurses are often the first point of contact with the health ... more
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The Planetary Health Diet in Theory and Practice

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2019) CC
On the global scale, the impacts of the current food system on the environment are severe. The agro-industrial revolution has made it possible to increase food production at a price.
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Integrating health in urban and territorial planning: a sourcebook

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This sourcebook aims to detail why health needs to be part of urban and territorial planning and how to make this happen. It brings together two vital elements we need to build habitable cities on a habitable planet: 1) Processes to guide the develo ... more
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Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2017) C2
This guideline covers road-traffic-related air pollution and its links to ill health. It aims to improve air quality and so prevent a range of health conditions and deaths.
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Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office of the Western Pacific (2015) C_WHO
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The Essential Environmental Public Health Functions

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2022) C_WHO
A framework to implement the Agenda for the Americas on Health, Environment, and Climate Change 2021–2030
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Integrating health in urban and territorial planning

UN Habitat and World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
A sourcebook
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Urban Health Initiative a model process for catalysing change - air pollution: econmics and urban health

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
Economics plays a vital role in health policy-making and investments to reduce air pollution; in helping to understand the costs of health care; and in determining nations’ wealth and ability to i ... more
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International health regulations (‎2005)‎: state party self-assessment annual reporting tool, 2nd ed

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Second edition. AVailable in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Portuguese