Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health crisis that resulted in 1.14 million deaths in  2021. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates, 96 416 	of these deaths  occurred 	in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region. All 22 countr...ies/territories in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are enrolled in the global AMR 
surveillance system, and 17 countries/territories reported data in 2024 (for the year 2023). The total  number of isolates reported to the system increased sixfold between 2017 and 2022, but the proportion  of blood isolates is relatively very low. Most of the data come from public sector laboratories or  hospitals, although the private sector has increased its participation in some countries/territories  recently. Three pathogens account for three quarters of all the reported pathogens – Escherichia coli 
(26%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (23%), and Staphylococcus aureus (22%).
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                                                                In the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response, WHO identifies young people as a priority target audience with specific concerns, experiences and behaviours. This policy brief provides relevant insights from behavioural evidence and a set of behavioural considerations for tho...se promoting COVID-19 preventive behaviours among young people. Designers of programmes and initiatives targeting youth may find it helpful to refer to the youth-specific barriers and drivers identified in this policy brief and to prioritize these for testing when planning initiatives targeted at young people.
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                                                                Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic and Portugues
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A guide to promote health  systems strengthening to achieve universal health coverage. 
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Getting to Zero
Sustainable Financing of National HIV Responses
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Reflecting its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Namibia volunteered to undertake a second national review of the SDGs in 2021. The focus is on three SDG dimensions, namely, Economic, Social, and Environmental. These three dimensions are comprehensively integrated in ...the fifth National Development Plan (NDP5) pillars: Economic Progression, Social Transformation, Environmental Sustainability, and Good Governance.
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                                                                Achieving financial risk protection for the whole population requires significant financing for health. Health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are plagued with persistent underfunding, and recent reductions in official development assistance have been registered. To create fiscal
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space for health, the pursuit of efficiency gains and exploring innovative health financing for health seem attractive. This paper sought to synthesize available evidence on the nature of innovative health financing instruments, mechanisms and policies implemented in Africa. We further reviewed the factors that hinder or facilitate implementation, the lessons learnt on the structure, the development process and the implementation.
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                                                                In 2008 the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) commissioned a national health and social service system review which found that although some progress has been made in primary health care, provision of health services did not go beyond the health facilities, irrespective of the fast dist...ances between the Health facilities and community. The review then recommended that health services should be extended in a structured manner to communities through the establishment of paid health workers.
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