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WHO guidelines on parenting interventions to prevent maltreatment and enhance parent–child relationships with children aged 0–17 years

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on parenting interventions for parents and caregivers of children aged 0–17 years that are designed to reduce child maltreatment and harsh parenting, enhance the parent–child relationship, and prevent poor mental health among parents and emo ... more

Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: the need for a broad perspective

Cupp, E.; Sauerbrey, M.; Cama, V. National Library of Medicine (2019) CC

In response to the recent publication “Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes” by Dadzie et al., it is important to clarify and highlight the positive and unequivocal research and operational contributio ... more

Human African trypanosomiasis. Seminar

Büscher P., Cecchi G., Jamonneau V. et al (2017) C2

The Lancet Volume 390, Issue 10110p2397-2409November 25, 2017. Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also called sleeping sickness, is a parasitic infection that almost invariably progresses to death, unless treatment is provided. HAT caused devastating epidemics during the 20th century. Thanks to ... more

WHO Monographs On Selected Medicinal Plants - Volume 4
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World Health Organization WHO (2009) C_WHO

• provide scientific information on the safety, efficacy, and quality control/ quality assurance of widely used medicinal plants, in order to facilitate their appropriate use in Member States; • provide models to assist Member States in developing their own mono- graphs or formularies for these ... more

Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2024) CC

Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People ... more

WHO country cooperation strategy 2014-2018, Myanmar

World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office for Myanmar (2014) C_WHO

The strategic priorities of the CCS 2014–2018 are:
(1) Strengthening the health system.
(2) Enhancing the achievement of communicable disease control targets.
(3) Controlling the growth of the noncommunicable disease burden.
(4) Promoting health throughout the life course.
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Пропаганда актуальности охраны психического здоровья

Alberto Minoletti, Michelle Funk, Natalie Drew et al. World Health Organization (2006) C_WHO

Свод методических рекомендаций по вопросам политики и оказания услуг в области психического здоровья был выпущен под руководством д-ра Michelle Funk, координатора по со ... more

Philippines: A Training Manual for Health Workers on Healthy Lifestyle - Promoting Mental Health (Module 6/6)

WHO and DOH Philippines (2009) C_WHO

Policy brief on tuberculosis-associated disability

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

People affected by impairments and disabilities associated with TB are even more likely to belong to marginalized segments of society and are more likely to have their human rights unprotected. The challenges faced by people affected by TB include the consequences of impairment and disability associ ... more

Community Health Extension Workers Strategy in Uganda (2015/16- 2019/20)

Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda (2016) C1

Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences and lessons learned

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This document was designed to inform educators, amongst others, about enhancing the pre-service curriculum with mental health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) materials, which can provide future professionals with the theoretical and clinical knowledge they need to provide mental h ... more

Guidelines for the Development of Pharmaceutical Services in Primary Health Care

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2011) C_WHO

The State of Access to Education by Women and Girls with Disabilities. The case of Uganda

Guzu Beatrice (Executive Secretary of NCD) (2014) C1

A Paper submitted to the 56th session of the UN Committee to CEDOW, July 2014, Geneva

Toolkit on disability for AFRICA: FRAMEWORKS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

United Nations Division for Social Policy Development (DSPD) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2016) C1

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Policy Brief: The impact of COVID-19 on older persons

United Nations (2020) C2

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world. As of 26 April, the virus itself has already taken the lives of some 193,710 people, and fatality rates for those over 80 years of age is five times the global average. As the virus spreads rapidly to devel ... more

National Community Health Worker Strategy in Zambia

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2010) C1

Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Zambia [Part 3]

Population Council, UNFPA, Government of Zambia Human Rights Commission, WLSA, and United Nations in Zambia (2017) C1

Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

Policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing: WHO guideline

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

Children continue to be exposed to powerful food marketing, which predominantly promotes foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars and/or sodium and uses a wide variety of marketing strategies that are likely to appeal to children. Food marketing has a harmful impact on chi ... more

The impact of COVID-19 on mental, neurological and substance use services
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Results of rapid assessment The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to a new WHO survey. The survey of 130 countries provides the first global data showing the devastating ... more