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Maternal mortality has fallen significantly in recent years, especially in countries that have emphasized the prevention of its main causes, such as hemorrhagic and infectious complications and hypertension , including in the Region of the Americas. In its final report on the Plan of Action to Accel...
The objective of this guideline is to present the complete set of all WHO recommendations and best practice statements relating to abortion. While legal, regulatory, policy and service-delivery contexts may vary from country to country, the recommendations and best practices described in this docume...
Le présent guide opérationnel sert de feuille de route pour la surveillance et les interventions en matière de mortalité maternelle et périnatale dans les milieux cliniques et politiques, comme décrit dans les deux guides de référence de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) intitulé...
The recommendations in this guideline are intended to inform development of national and subnational health policies, clinical protocols and programmatic guides. The target audience includes national and subnational public health policy-makers, implementers and managers of maternal, newborn and chil...
L’objectif de ces lignes directrices est de présenter l’ensemble complet des recommandations et des énoncés de meilleures pratiques de l’OMS en matière d’avortement
very woman has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to dignified, respectful health care.
Many women experience disrespectful and abusive treatment during childbirth in facilities worldwide. Such treatment not only violates the rights of women to respectf...
This guide is intended to promote a global health sector response to FGM for the provision of high-quality prevention and care services to women and girls at risk of FGM or living with the consequences of FGM. It also aims to support the systematic development of pre-service and in-service FGM conte...
Implementation guide for national, district and facility levels.
This implementation guide contains practical guidance for policy-makers,
programme managers, health practitioners and other actors working to
establish and implement quality of care (QoC) programmes for maternal,
newborn and child ...
This film explains the importance of antenatal care and in particular, the principles of ‘focused antenatal care’ (FANC). It describes what is involved in the four visits that make up FANC, including taking a patient’s history, examinations, checks and giving information.
This film is for u...
Detecting breast cancer early improves survival, lowers morbidity and reduces the cost of care. Learn about the major breast cancer early detection strategies in this knowledge summary, including breast cancer education and awareness, and breast self-detection and clinical breast exams (CBE).
This film explains what antenatal care is and why it is important for the mother and baby. It explains the importance of attending 4 antenatal sessions before the baby is born and what should happen at each session.
This film is for use in community health education.
Our OppiaMobile learning platform offers a wide variety of courses on primary health care to enhance the training of health workers worldwide.
These mobile-ready content includes quiz questions, and features video content from Medical Aid Films, Global Health Media Project, and other contributors...
Here you can download differtent films for community health in various languages
A health professional's guide to pregnancy and childbirth. Online learning programme
1.1 Why this course is needed
The first few hours and days of a newborn baby’s life are a critical window for establishing breastfeeding and for providing mothers with the support they need to breastfeed successfully. Since 1991, the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has helped to motivate...
Soins obstétricaux et néonatals essentiels
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Guide pratique à l’usage des sages-femmes, médecins spécialisés en obstétrique et personnel de santé devant faire face à des urgences obstétricales. Ce guide a été conçu comme un outil qui permette de protéger la mère et son enfant dans un environnement défavorable. Il est destiné a...
Essential obstetric and newborn care
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Essential obstetric and newborn care is designed as a tool to help protect mothers and their children in adverse environments. It is intended for midwives, doctors with obstetrics training, and health care personnel who deal with obstetric emergencies.
دليل عملي موجه للقابلات والأطباء المدربين في مجال التوليد والعاملين بالرعاية الصحية الذين يتعاملون مع حالات الطوارئ التوليدية
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide and causes a significant number of deaths in the South-East Asia Region. Nearly 200 000 new cases of cervical cancer occurred in SEA Region Member States in 2008, giving an incidence of almost 25 per 100...
Four simple steps to practice quality improvement at health facility level
