World Health Organization (WHO)
(a) news releases, publications catalogue, vacancy notices, email directory for WHO, information on WHO programmes
(b) Statistical databases (WHOSIS): information on the dataset or the dataset itself. Includes: health for all global indicators, mortality database, weekly epidemiological record, malaria information, expanded programme of immunisation (EPI) data, AIDS reporting, veterinary public health information. See separate record for more details
(c) WHO Library and Literature Services (HLT) are included. Provides access to WHOLIS (database, partially abstracted, of: WHO headquarters and regional office publications, periodical articles, technical and policy documents; joint publications or WHO with other publishers and international organisations; publications from Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), International Agency for research on Cancer (IARC), Council for International Organisations on Medical Sciences (CIOMS)). WHOLIS can be searched by word. Bi-monthly issues of WHODOC (their bulletin of new publications) can be downloaded is ascii or CDS-ISIS formats (it cannot be searched online). WHOLIS is also available as part of the LILACS CDRom produced by Bireme (see separate entry)
(d) African Index Medicus (see separate entry)
(e) vaccination requirements and health advice for international travel
(f) Links to other health servers
Published Documents
- What is known about social determinants of health in urban settings?
- T. Kjellstrom / World Health Organization, 2008
- This report summarises the social determinants of health in urban settings and provides guidance and examples of interventions that have been effective in achieving health equity. It is divided into 7 sections. Section 1 provides an i...
- Examining health inequalities in an urban context
- World Health Organization, 2010
- This report exposes the extent to which urban poor suffer disproportionately from a wide range of diseases (malnutrition, diabetes, tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus infection) and health problems (homicide), which can be tra...
- Prevalence and Trends of Stunting Among Pre-school Children, 1990-2020
- M. de Onis; M. Blossner; E. Borghi / World Health Organization, 2010
- The objective of this study was to quantify the prevalence and trends of stunting among children using the WHO growth standards. 576 nationally representative surveys were analysed. Linear mixed-effects modelling was used to estimate ...
- Addressing cervical cancer prevention and control in a comprehensive manner
- World Health Organization, 2013
- Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. This WHO guidance note gives a broad vision of what a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control means. At the national level, a com...
- A manual for community health workers on the pre-referral use of rectal artesunate for childhood malaria
- M. Gomes / World Health Organization, 2012
- This manual for trainers and community health workers (CHWs) concentrates specifically upon childhood malaria and its danger signs, clarifying the conditions for use of pre-referral treatment with rectal artesunate. Key mes...
- The social dimensions of climate change
- World Health Organization, 2011
- This paper by the World Health Organization addresses the social dimensions of climate change from a sustainable, equitable development perspective, understood as ‘an irreducible holistic concept where economic, social and enviro...
- Reform of how health care is paid for in China: challenges and opportunities
- S. Hu / World Health Organization, 2008
- China’s current strategy to improve payment for health services is headed in the right direction, but much more remains to be done. The problems are substantial: high levels of out-of-pocket payments and cost escalation; stalled ...
- Nutrition: nutrition of women in the preconception period, during pregnancy and the breastfeeding period
- World Health Organization, 2012
- This report argues that taking a life cycle approach and securing good nutritional status for women across the life course will in the long term reduce child underweight and stunting. It argues that around 30% of all women aged 15 to ...
- Policy approaches to engaging men and boys in achieving gender equality and health equity
- World Health Organization, 2010
- To reduce gender inequalities, efforts to transform men’s behaviours need to increase. Policy processes and mechanisms are key elements in engaging men and boys to bring about this change. This policy brief outlines the rational...
- Guidelines for improving mental health policies and services
- M. Funk (ed); M. Freeman (ed); N. Drew (ed) / World Health Organization, 2009
- This document outlines a comprehensive strategy for how to improve mental health policy and service development. It shows that lack of political support, inadequate management, overburdened health services and, at times, re...
