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Extensive review of tuberculosis prevention, control and care in Armenia 17–25 July 2014

World Health Organization Europe (2015) C_WHO

COVID-19 vaccines

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

West & Central Africa HIV catch-up - WHO in an era of transformation

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

The Transformation Agenda (TA) ushered in an ambitious reform process intended to transform the World Health Organization (WHO) into an organization that is proactive, results-driven, accountable and which meets stakeholder expectations, towards tra ... nsforming and improving public health services in the African Region. It aimed to achieve a WHO that is pro-results, which optimally and creatively targets technical work as well as make operations more responsive, with greater effectiveness in both communications and partnerships. The Africa Region has been the epicentre of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic and it’s one of the leading causes of disease and death on the continent. The WHO, with partners, has worked tirelessly for many years to control the threat and reduce the negative impact of the disease. Since the early 2000s, significant progress has been made in the global fight against the scourge of HIV. However, the WCA subregion was falling concerningly behind ESA on several key indicators of progress. In 2016, the WHO joined UNAIDS, UNICEF and other partners in a call for a strong and urgent response to support WCA countries to develop catch-up plans to triple and fast-track ART coverage, to enable the region to catch up with ESA by the end of 2020. Implementation of a widespread test-and-treat strategy, coupled with the scale-up of differentiated service delivery (DSD) and mobilization of requisite funding, accelerated WCA’s progress towards this goal. The HIV treatment catch-up and fast-track plan has achieved its target of seeing the West and Central African region (WCA) catch up with the Eastern and Southern African region’s (ESA) antiretroviral coverage rate of 78% in 2021, albeit later than the 2020 target time frame. A 33% improvement was achieved in WCA, against 21% in ESA, between 2015–2020. WCA achieved a significant 42% increase, compared to ESA’s 23%, between 2015 and 2021, to see WCA draw level with ESA at 78%. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) alone, progress of up to 47% was observed between 2015 and 2020, for example. In addition, 1.6 million more People Living with HIV (PLHIV) were enrolled on antiretroviral treatment (ART) between 2015 and 2020. more

Key points for considering adoption of the WHO Labour Care Guide: Policy Brief

World Health Organization WHO United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (2022) C_WHO

To improve the quality of care during labour and childbirth, facilitate effective implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations: Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience, published in 2018, and promote a shift to ... more

Dementia mhGAP module
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

DEM supporting material • Person stories • Role plays • Case scenarios • Treatment planning handouts • Treatment planning suggestions • Multiple choice questions • Video link Activity 3: mhGAP DEM module – assessment

Plan Operationnel du Groupe de Responsabilité Sectorielle "Cluster" Santé en Republique Centrafricaine

Health Cluster (2018) C1

Module: Dementia

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

mhGAP Training Manual for the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings – version 2.0 (for field testing) Accessed 06.03.2019

Seks İşçileri ile Kapsamlı HIV/CYBE Programlarının Uygulanması

K. Ördek; Ö. Göpınar; Y. Tercüman; et al. World Health Organization; Kırmızı Şemsiye Cinsel Sağlık ve İnsan Hakları Derneği (2017) C_WHO

İŞBİRLİĞİ ODAKLI MÜDAHALELERE DAYALI UYGULANABİLİR YAKLAŞIMLAR World Health Organization (2013) Kırmızı Şemsiye Cinsel Sağlık ve İnsan Hakları Derneği (2017)

Smoking prevalence in WHO Member States

World Health Organization; WHO Report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017 (2017) C_WHO

WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017

The ASSIST project - Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO

The ASSIST package is developed to help the primary health professionals to detect and manage substance use and related problems in primary and general medical care settings. Download the ASSIST screening test version 3.0 and feedback card ... more

WHO Summary of Key Indicators - WHO SYRIA

World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2021) C_WHO

Somalia WASH Cluster Humanitarian Dashboard

World Health Organization WHO Reliefweb OCHA (2025) C_WHO

19 July 2025

The impact of suspensions and reductions in official development assistance on HIV, hepatitis and STIs

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

Strategic information and analytics report No 1, published 17 April 2025. 75 out of 106 surveyed countries reported disruptions in at least one essential health service area.

WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience. Presentation
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) CC

This guideline aims to improve the quality of essential, routine postnatal care for women and newborns with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and newborn health and well-being. It recognizes a “positive postnatal experience” as a significa ... more

A Toolkit for integrating menstrual hygiene management (MHM) into humanitarian response

r2hc Reserach for Health in Humanitarian Crisis; Elrha; et al. (2017) C1

In many humanitarian emergencies, there is a serious lack of access to even the most basic materials needed for managing the blood in addition to a lack of appropriate sanitation facilities (including water), which are critical for addressing menstrual hygiene. Privacy in emergencies is often scarc ... more

Ethical considerations for vaccination programmes in acute humanitarian emergencies

Keymanthri Moodley, Kate Hardie, Michael J Selgelid, et al. World Health Organization (2013)

Humanitarian emergencies result in a breakdown of critical health-care services and often make vulnerable communities dependent on external agencies for care. In resource-constrained settings, this may occur against a backdrop of extreme poverty, ma ... more

Consultation on Potential Ebola Therapies and Vaccines. Background Document

World Health Organization (2014)

Epilepsy

World Health Organization (2004) C_WHO

Brief review of selected topics The following pages provide a focus on selected areas in relation to neurology. The specialists who contributed the reviews are listed in the Project Team and Partners Neurology Atlas (2004)

Advice on the use of masks for children in the community in the context of COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

21 August 2020 This guidance provides specific considerations for the use of non-medical masks, also known as fabric masks, by children as a means for source control in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. It also advises on the use of medical masks for children under certain conditions.