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World Health Organization

Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLIS) country profile indicators

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This Indicator Interpretation Guide provides information on all indicators included in the Country Profile. For each indicator, the Guide gives a general understanding and scientific definition, a description of consequences or implications, including cut-off-values for public health significance where these have been established, and reference to the source of information and suggested further re...

PublicationNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Plan of action – The path to Universal Health Coverage

Report

17 Oct 2018

Since WHR 2010, over 60 countries have approached WHO to modify their health financing systems in order to achieve the UHC goal. In March 2011 WHO convened a meeting of health financing experts - from partner agencies, government, civil society and academia. This document draws on their inputs. Although it stops short of outlining which of the partners will undertake the work, with time lines and...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Programme reporting standards for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

Guide

17 Oct 2018

The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide for implementation researchers who need to document important details of implementation and context in addition to the results of their studies.

GuideMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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World Health Organization

Promoting health while mitigating climate change

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This is one of two technical background papers prepared as a basis for discussion at the WHO Health and Climate Conference. It provides a brief summary of the available evidence on the health impacts (co-benefits and risks) of climate change mitigation strategies, and an outline of the necessary health sector responses that may contribute to optimizing co-benefits while mitigating risks.

PublicationMultisectoral ActionEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report provides an update of the evidence on health risks caused by climate change, describes which populations are most vulnerable, and outlines the actions that will be necessary to protect health from climate change.

ReportEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: Global research priorities

Publication

17 Oct 2018

WHO carried out a global consultation which brought experts on climate change, health and related disciplines together to produce background reports covering each of the themes identified by the WHA Resolution. This report presents the conclusions and recommendations from this process, with the aim of improving the evidence base for policies to protect health from climate change.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: vulnerability and adaptation assessment

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document is designed to provide basic and flexible guidance on conducting a national or subnational assessment of current and future vulnerability (i.e. the susceptibility of a population or region to harm) to the health risks of climate change, and of policies and programmes that could increase resilience, taking into account the multiple determinants of climate-sensitive health outcomes.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protecting health from climate change: vulnerability and adaptation assessment

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document is designed to provide basic and flexible guidance on conducting a national or subnational assessment of current and future vulnerability (i.e. the susceptibility of a population or region to harm) to the health risks of climate change, and of policies and programmes that could increase resilience, taking into account the multiple determinants of climate-sensitive health outcomes.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This treaty aims at eliminating all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products. It provides tools for preventing illicit trade by securing the supply chain, including by establishing an international tracking and tracing system, by countering illicit trade through dissuasive law enforcement measures and a suite of measures to enable international cooperation.

PublicationMultisectoral ActionTobacco use

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World Health Organization

Global nutrition policy review: What does it take to scale up nutrition action?

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report presents the current global nutrition challenges, drawing on data from various sources including existing WHO Global Nutrition Databases being managed by the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (Section 2), the methods and main outcomes of the Global Nutrition Policy Review, showing the extent of policy and programme implementation and nutrition governance in 119 WHO Mem...

ReportNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Guidance Note on the Integration of NCDs into the UNDAF

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

This Guidance Note is intended to assist those who are developing United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) to strengthen the integration of NCDs into the UNDAF process, within the context of the United Nations Development Group’s (UNDG) guidance for developing UNDAFs.

Fact sheetMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Guidelines for primary health care in low-resource settings

Guide

17 Oct 2018

These guidelines provide recommendations on the diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes and the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care in low-resource settings.

GuideChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care+1

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