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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) Article 5.3 Protecting public health policies with respect to tobaccocontrol from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

Fact sheet on WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 5.3, which sets guidelines to ensure that efforts to protect tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry are comprehensive and effective.

Fact sheetHealth promotionSocial determinants of healthTobacco use

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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 labelling measures, in accordance with Article 11 of the WHO FCTC and its guidelines.

ReportHealth promotionSocial determinants of healthTobacco use

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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 marketing of unhealthy food to children.

ReportNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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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

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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World Health Organization

Lessons learned on health adaptation to climate variability and change: experiences across low and middle-income countries

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document in the first part reviews and synthesizes the first five years of implementation (2008–2013) of projects on health adaptation to climate variability and change in low and middle income countries worldwide. The second part of the report presents results of qualitative research undertaken to document lessons learned and good practice examples from health adaptation projects to facili...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Creating an enabling environment for population-based salt reduction strategies

Report

17 Oct 2018

This report is a summary of the evidence and experiences presented during the technical meeting, as well as the discussions of the working group sessions and conclusions reached by the participants. It will contribute to the development of the WHO toolkit of population-based salt reduction strategies.

ReportHealth promotionSocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Assessing mental health and psychosocial needs and resources

Report

17 Oct 2018

The WHO-UNHCR publication Assessing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs and Resources: Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings was developed because of frequent requests from the field to advise on assessment. Although a range of assessment tools exist, what has been missing is an overall approach that clarifies when to use which tool for what purpose. This document offers an approach that should help...

ReportMental Health and Neurological ConditionsRefugee and migrant healthSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

Care of girls and women living with female genital mutilation

Guide

30 Apr 2018

This handbook is for health care providers involved in the care of girls and women who have been subjected to any form of female genital mutilation (FGM). This includes obstetricians and gynaecologists, surgeons, general medical practitioners, midwives, nurses and other country-specific health professionals. Health-care professionals providing mental health care, and educational and psychosocial s...

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsGender, equity and human rightsPrevention of violence and injuriesSocial determinants of health
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