Health websites
- Global standards for the initial education of professional nurses and midwives
- E. Girardet (ed) / World Health Organization , 2009
- The great variation in the levels of initial education for professional nurses and midwives around the world can no longer be neglected, and the need for global standards in this area is increasing...
- Verbal autopsy standards: ascertaining and attributing cause of death
- C. AbouZahr;R. Bahl;L. Bartlett / World Health Organization , 2007
- Verbal autopsy is an interview carried out with family members and/or caregivers of the deceased to elicit signs and symptoms and other pertinent information that can later be used to assign a prob...
- Rapid advice: treatment of tuberculosis in children
- A. Ridge;M. Grzemska;S. Hill / World Health Organization , 2010
- The aim of this guideline is to establish standards for high-quality treatment of tuberculosis in children by providing evidence-based recommendations. ...
- Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers
- World Health Organization , 2011
- This guide covers psychological first aid which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events. It is written for people in a position to help ot...
- Caring for people with chronic conditions: a health system perspective
- E. Nolte (ed);M. McKee (ed);J. Pomerleau / World Health Organization , 2008
- The prevalence of chronic disease is likely to grow, particularly in middle income countries, substantially increasing the overall burden of these diseases. This paper emphasises that all countries...
- Mental Health Atlas 2011
- World Health Organization , 2011
- Project Atlas was launched by the WHO in 2000 in an attempt to map mental health resources in the world. This information was updated in 2005. The 2011 version of the Atlas represents the latest globa...
- Closing the gap: policy into practice on social determinants of health
- World Health Organization , 2011
- This discussion paper aims to inform proceedings at the World conference on social Determinants of Health (“World conference”) about how countries can implement action on social determinan...
- Ageing in India
- I. J. Prakash / World Health Organization , 1999
- The Indian subcontinent is physically and culturally diverse. Though Hindus are the majority, secular India is home to different religions. Sixteen per cent of the world’s population lives in the coun...
- Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases: a roadmap for implementation
- L. Savioli;D. Daumerie / World Health Organization , 2011
- Efforts to combat the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) reached a turning point in 2007, when global partners committed to support WHO goals by working together in an innovative, flexible and cost...
- Valuing water, valuing livelihoods: guidance on social cost-benefit analysis of drinking-water interventions, with special reference to small community water supplies
- J. Cameron (ed);P. Hunter (ed);P. Jagals (ed) / World Health Organization , 2011
- Economic evaluation of drinking-water supply options is crucial. The aim of this book is to give decision-makers, health professionals and analysts a comprehensive view of the arguments and challen...
