WHO Regional Office for Africa
Namibia 2012/13 Health Accounts Report
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report presents the findings and policy implications of Namibia’s Health Accounts estimation for the fiscal year April 2012 through March 2013 (2012/13).
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WHO Regional Office for Africa
Nutrition In The WHO African Region
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report explores the current nutrition status of countries in the WHO African Region in relation to the six primary outcomes achievable by 2025 and the other global nutrition monitoring framework indicators. It also aims to trigger reflection by...
WHO Regional Office for Africa
Public Health & Environment in the African Region: Report on the Work of WHO
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report presents the work of WHO in managing environmental determinants of human health in the African Region over the period 2010-2011. It highlights WHO’s progress in strengthening the policy framework and the strategic agenda during the bien...
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Proposed policy priorities for preventing obesity and diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Report
17 Oct 2018
This document presents an initial proposal for 10 priority areas for action, which cover 37 strategic interventions to help prevent overweight, obesity and diabetes in the whole population in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including children, adol...
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Effectiveness of large pictorial health warnings on tobacco packages: A review of the global evidence
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report presents research evidence on the effectiveness of large pictorial warnings on tobacco product packaging. It is intended to assist policy-makers and key stakeholders in adopting strong, evidence-based tobacco product packaging and labelli...
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: Report of the 2015 country capacity survey in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Report
17 Oct 2018
This regional report of the 2015 country capacity survey offers an overview of the current capacities of the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region to respond to noncommunicable diseases, particularly in the four key areas of governance, preve...
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Implementing the WHO recommendations on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Report
17 Oct 2018
This report provides a situational analysis of the progress made in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in implementing the WHO recommendations and identifies issues Member States need to consider when adopting policies intended to restrict the marketin...
World Health Organization
World Health Statistics 2018
Report
17 Oct 2018
The World Health Statistics series is WHO’s annual snapshot of the state of the world’s health. This 2018 edition contains the latest available data for 36 health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators.
World Health Organization
Raising revenues for health in support of UHC: Strategic issues for policy makers
Report
17 Oct 2018
Governments should aim to move towards a predominant reliance on public funding for health, as evidence shows this increases access to health services and improves financial protection for the population. This is a key message in a new policy brief a...
World Health Organization
Research for Universal Health Coverage
Report
17 Oct 2018
The World health report: research for universal health coverage focuses on the importance of research in advancing progress towards universal health coverage. In addition, it identifies the benefits of increased investment in health research by low a...
World Health Organization
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly - Scope, modalities, format and organization of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
Report
17 Oct 2018
This document, adopted by the General Assembly on 12 April 2018, presents the scope, modalities, format and organization of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
World Health Organization
Second Global Conference Health and Climate report 2016
Report
17 Oct 2018
The 2016 conference showcased how the public health community will support the implementation of the Paris agreement, in order to build healthier and more sustainable societies.