Review of disability issues and rehabilitation services in 29 african countries.
Experience of national TB partnerships
Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic is having far reaching impacts, well beyond the health crisis and needs, with the most severe impacts experienced in
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the poorest countries and those most vulnerable to humanitarian crises including natural disasters, such as Nepal.
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A summary of what we know
Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster
The first WHO Priority Assistive Products List was launched in May 2016. The List includes hearing aids, wheelchairs, communication aids, spectacles, artificial limbs, pill organizers, memory aids a
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nd other essential items for many older people and people with disabilities to be able to live a healthy, productive and dignified life
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The 2nd edition is publised in 2017.
This document contains: The systematic reviews and GRADE assessments used at the Index-TB Guideline Panel in July 2015; The Evidence to Decision ta
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bles that record the Panel’s assessment and recommendations from
this meeting
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Report by the Director-General 22 May 2022
The new WHO guidelines recommend that people living with HIV be started on antiretrovirals (ARVs) as soon as possible after being diagnosed. Currently, many people living with the virus globally mus
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t wait until their CD4 counts fall to 500 to start treatment. According to the WHO, the move to early treatment –or what some have dubbed the “test and treat” model –is backed by the latest research.
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WHO six-year strategy for the health sector and community capacity development.
What near-term climate impacts should worry us most?
Supporting the most exposed and vulnerable societies to reduce
regional and global climate risks
Guidelines for WHO Representatives and Country
Offices in the Western Pacific Region
This guidance provides an overview of interventions to improve early diagnosis of TB and treatment completion in these populations, as well as factors to consider when developing programmes for heal
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th communication, awareness and education, and programme monitoring and evaluation
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The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2010, 4, 33-37
Its main objectives are: to explain the educational approach underlying the Guide; to explain how to teach pharmacotherapy with the Guide; to give
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practical advice on how to assess the students, the teachers and the course; and to assist in mobilizing support for problem-based pharmacotherapy teaching.
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The new WHO guidelines provide recommended steps for safe phlebotomy and reiterate accepted principles for drawing, collecting blood and transporting blood to laboratories/blood banks.
front cover © Hannah Maule-Ffinch/Save the Children
This Guide provides practical guidance for governments regarding how to effectively communicate with communities during the recovery phase following an emergency. It explains how to identify communication needs, and presents “best fit” communica
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tion methods and strategies to deploy to support Disaster Recovery Frameworks (DRF) and recovery strategies.
The Guide is divided into six sections, as follows:
SECTION 1 Good Practice Principles for Effective Communication
SECTION 2 Barriers to Effective Communication
SECTION 3 How to Identify Communication Needs during Recovery
SECTION 4 Communication Methods for Recovery Planning and Operations
SECTION 5 Developing a Communication Plan
SECTION 6 Key Take-away Messages
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