African Health Sciences 2013; 13(2): 219 - 232 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v13i2.4
Background book on Management of the Child with a Serious Infection or Severe Malnutrition
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, a collaborative endeavour of the World
Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank and the Harvard School of Public Health,
drew the attention of the international health community to the burden of neurological
disorders and many other chronic conditions. T...his study found that the burden of neurological
disorders was seriously underestimated by traditional epidemiological and health
statistical methods that take into account only mortality rates but not disability rates. The
GBD study showed that over the years the global health impact of neurological disorders
had been underestimated.
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This 88 page book is designed to help primary care workers understand mental health problems and how they can be treated. Mental health problems from childhood to old age are examined. The book focuses primarily on the Afghan culture but is also relevant to a wider community
This booklet presents key messages for action, summarized from a set of
chapters on different environmental health issues.
Children's Health and the Environment WHO Training Package for the Health Sector World Health Organization
J Pediatr Rev 2015, vol.3 (1) e361
This overview of the current situation summarizes the links between nutrition and disability and identifies potential areas where the global partnership may influence the global agenda
DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED AND SEVERE MALARIA