Database
27 Nov 2017
Health in All Policies is an approach to public policies across sectors that systematically takes into account the health implications of decisions, seeks synergies, and avoids harmful health impacts, in order to improve population health and health...
Publication
27 Nov 2017
Achieving UHC is a major responsibility and goal of the health sector. But it cannot be done by the health sector alone. Its achievement depends on factors affecting the population being serviced, that are not under the direct control of the health s...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
09 Nov 2017
Key facts Dental caries (also known as tooth decay or dental cavities) is the most common noncommunicable disease worldwide. Severe dental caries affects general health and often causes pain and infection, which may result in tooth extraction...
Guide
28 Oct 2017
Effective, integrated and coordinated communications are integral to achieve WHO’s goal of building a healthier future and deliver on WHO’s mission to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. This Framework describes a st...
Article
13 Oct 2017
In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language revealed the depth of the suffering.We put Mr S on morphine, among...
Publication
11 Oct 2017
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Many of the determinants of NCDs go beyond the purview of the health sector. Hence, the involvement of nonhealth stakeholders along with the health sectors is import...
Strategy document
11 Jun 2017
This strategy document entails the national multisectoral action plan developed by the Ministry of Health in India. National Multisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of common NCDs (2017-2022) is a national blue print and will provide a c...
Publication
01 May 2017
The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based polici...
Article
16 Apr 2017
Multisectoral actions for health, defined as actions undertaken by non-health sectors to protect the health of the population, are essential in the context of inter-linkages between three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social, and e...
Publication
08 Mar 2017
This chapter reviews the available evidence concerning the cost and cost-effectiveness of interventions for the protection, prevention, and treatment of mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders. Economic evidence is most available for the...
Dialogue
08 Mar 2017
Mental health issues impose an enormous disease burden on societies across the world. Depression alone affects 350 million people globally and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite its enormous social burden, mental disorders continue...
Publication
04 Mar 2017
OverviewThis publication is based on the list of clinical interventions selected from clinical guidelines on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, monitoring and end of life care. This publication addresses medical devices for...
