Compiled by Tin Geber for HIVOS. London, March 2018
F1000Research 2019, 8:323 Last updated: 17 MAY 2019
Frontiers in Public Health | www.frontiersin.org 1 June 2017 | Volume 5 | Article 127
Guideline
SAJHIVMED DECEMBER 2013, Vol. 14, No. 4
Lancet Glob Health 2019Published OnlineOctober 22, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30425-5
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.
provide primary care health workers with a set of tools/instruments to assess older people's hea...lth.
raise awareness among primary care health workers of the accumulation of minor/major disabilities experienced by older people.
provide guidance on how to make primary health care management procedures more responsive to the needs of older people's needs.
offer direction on how to do environmental audits to test primary health care centres for their age-friendliness.
The toolkit comprises a number of instruments (evaluation forms, slides, figures, graphs, diagrams, scale tables, country guidelines, exam sheets, screening tools, cards, checklists, etc.) that can be used by primary health care workers to assess and address older persons' health. These resources are meant to supplement and not to replace local and national materials and guidelines
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Including a Tool to Assess the Adolescent Health and Development Component in Pre-Service Education of Health-Care Providers
2nd edition. These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention,... treatment and care
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This brief document aims to provide a framework for WHO assistance in this area.
Manual for Trainers and Programme Managers