Global HIV Strategic Information Working Group
For Populations At Risk For HIV
Guide for community-based management and care of people with dementia
Version 1.0
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Division of NCD and Health through the Life-Course
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
The integrated Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD)
Available in: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Tajik, Vietnamese, Uzbek
http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/
This document should be used in conjunction with the WHO checklist for influenza preparedness planning published by the World Health Organization in 2005. Available in English; Chinese; French
Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosisand patient care
2017 Update
Online interactive electronic ICF-based Documentation Tool. To facilitate the use of ICF Core Sets, a manual outlining one approach for using them in clinical practice was published in 2012, including an accompanying electronic documentation tool www.icf-core-sets.org. This tool is currently availab...le in English, French, German, Spanish, Finnish, and Chinese. A detailed instruction of how to use this documentation form and background information about ICF Core Sets can be found in ICF Core Sets: Manual for Clinical Practice.
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A companion to the Child Friendly Schools Manual
WASH in Schools aims to improve the health and learning performance of school-aged children – and, by extension, that of their families – by reducing the incidence of water and sanitation-related diseases. Every child friendly school r...equires appropriate WASH initiatives that keep the school environment clean and free of smells and inhibit the transmission of harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites.
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This document has been developed to support countries develop and strengthen individualized peer support services in mental health and related areas. It addresses the provision of individualized peer support in the context of health services and the wider community.
16-17 march 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
Meeting report
1.Orthopedics - education 2.Prostheses and implants - utilization 3. Orthotic devices - utilization 4.Developing countries 5.Guidelines 6.Teaching materials I.World Health Organization II.International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
Ключевые показатели наркопотребления за последние годы почти не изменились, но такая стабиль-ность скрывает серьезные перемены на рынках наркотиков. Помимо давно... существующих нарко-тиков, таких как героин и кокаин, расширяется потребление НПВ, а также употребление в немеди-цинских целях рецептурных препаратов (которые появляются либо в результате утечки с законного рынка, либо производятся незаконно). Также растет потребление веществ неясного происхождения, поставляемых через незаконные каналы. Такие вещества продаются под видом лекарств, но пред-назначаются для немедицинского употребления. Спектр доступных потребителям веществ и их комбинаций сейчас беспрецедентно широк.
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The report summarizes key global health expenditure patterns and trends, and illustrates the potential of the new database to inform thinking about financing reforms to progress towards UHC, and also raises issues for further research. It analyses the following areas:
Universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals in the WHO African Region
Internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, migrants and returnees constitute a sizeable population in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. There were 12 million refugees (half are Palestinians) and 13 million IDPs in the Region as of 2018. These populations are often vul...nerable to poor health due to the conditions they live in and limited access to needed quality health care. In addition, those who can access care, are often faced with financial hardship. There are also 46 million professionals and low-income labour migrants in the Region (of which 22 million are from the Region), with differential access to health services and varied health coverage schemes
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