This study addresses part of the Terms of Reference for a scoping report ‘An analysis of approaches to laboratory capacity strengthening for drug resistant infections in low and middle income countries’. It has been produced as a separate report because it is also very relevant for a second stud...y ‘Supporting Surveillance Capacity for Antimicrobial Resistance: Regional Networks and Educational Resources’. This study compares antimicrobial surveillance systems in three low and middle income countries in order to describe the components of these systems and to understand which surveillance models are best suited to particular contexts. Ghana, Nigeria and Nepal were selected as study countries because they cover different continents and include one ‘fragile’ context (Nigeria). Brief information from Malawi is also included.
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Its main objectives are: to explain the educational approach underlying the Guide; to explain how to teach pharmacotherapy with the Guide; to give practical advice on how to assess the students, the teachers and the course; and to assist in mobilizing support for problem-based pharmacotherapy teachi...ng.
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HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice No. 188
HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice No.202
This Handbook, an updated edition of the Management of Severe Malaria, provides new and revised practical guidance on the diagnosis and management of severe malaria.
Participatory Learning and Action Planning; A Facilitator's Guide
Why a 4°C warmer world must be avoided
Rreport of a WHO Consultative Meeting Kolkata India 2012
Guidelines on care, treatment and support for women living with HIV/AIDS and their children in resource-constrained settings
This position paper on polio vaccines replaces the 2016 WHO position paper, and summarizes recent developments in the field.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization Volume 91, Number 4, April 2013, 237-312
A quick reference guide for health authorities and health-care workers
Revised 2015
Volume 1 covers emergency triage assessment and treatment, and acute care for a severely ill or acutely injured patient for approximately the first 24 hours of care. It describes the clinical procedures commonly used in emergency and acute care, and gives a summary of the medicines used and the step...s necessary for infection control.
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